LEAGUE TWO
COVENTRY 0 ACCRINGTON 2
TWO goals from Jordan Clark saw Accrington continue their chase for promotion with a third win in a row, but manager John Coleman warned: ‘We’ll worry about where we are in May.’
CRAWLEY 3 GRIMSBY 0
IN-FORM Crawley made it seven wins from eight thanks to goals from Jimmy Smith, Karlan Ahearne-Grant and Enzio Boldewijn. Under-pressure Grimsby boss Russell Slade insisted: ‘I’m not a quitter.’
CARLISLE 1 COLCHESTER 1
JAMIE DEVITT’S free kick saved a point for Carlisle after Courtney Senior had put Colchester ahead. Visiting boss John McGreal said: ‘Pleased with the performance, disappointed with the result.’
SWINDON 1 MANSFIELD 0
MATT TAYLOR finished off a wonderful team goal as Swindon overcame their promotion rivals. Manager David Flitcroft said: ‘I am delighted for the players. They ran themselves into the ground and created plenty of opportunities.’
CREWE 0 YEOVIL 0
DAVE ARTELL admitted his Crewe side never looked like scoring. He said: ‘The players stuck at it but I felt we were never going to score. We didn’t have enough craft or guile.’
STEVENAGE 1 LUTON 1
STEVENAGE stopped the rot after two defeats as they held leaders Luton thanks to a dramatic header from Danny Newton (right) two minutes from time. Luton, who won the reverse fixture 7-1, had led through James Collins’ spot-kick. But Stevenage boss Darren Sarll was furious with the penalty award, which he called: ‘Probably the most scandalous decision I’ve ever seen.’
EXETER 1 WYCOMBE 1
WYCOMBE boss Gareth Ainsworth was happy with a point in difficult conditions. He said: ‘The pitch is terrible here. Trying to play football is a no-no.’ Exeter led through Lloyd James before Marcus Bean levelled for the visitors.
CHELTENHAM 5 PORT VALE 1
A HAT-TRICK from leading scorer Mohamed Eisa helped Cheltenham secure an emphatic win over Port Vale. Elijah Adebayo and Will Boyle also scored, with Tom Pope replying.
BARNET 1 NOTTS CO 0
ALEX NICHOLLS’ injury-time goal secured a first win of 2018 for Barnet, while Notts County manager Kevin Nolan admitted: ‘We were totally poor. I cannot protect them because that performance is not good enough for me.’