LEAGUE ONE
ACCRINGTON 2 CHARLTON 1
TEN-MAN Accrington extended their unbeaten home run to nine games. Jayden Stockley gave Charlton the lead before Rosaire Longelo and Tommy Leigh hit back for the home side. Leigh was later sent off for an elbow and Accrington boss John Coleman said: ‘I don’t think there was one player who didn’t run themselves into the ground.’
AFC WIMBLEDON 0 LINCOLN 2
LINCOLN boss Michael Appleton called it a ‘strange game’ as his side hung on to secure victory. Lewis Fiorini and Teddy Bishop scored for the visitors, who had Brooke Norton-Cuffy sent off.
BOLTON 0 PLYMOUTH 1
MACAULAY GILLESPHEY’S goal earned promotion-chasing Plymouth victory at Bolton. And manager Steven Schumacher believes his side’s fans should embrace their end of season run-in. ‘Everyone should be excited,’ he said.
BURTON 3 FLEETWOOD 2
A BRACE from Oumar Niasse saw Burton come from two down to win. Deji Oshilaja (own goal) and Dan Butterworth netted for Fleetwood, with Louis Moult also scoring for the hosts.
DONCASTER 0 GILLINGHAM 1
GILLINGHAM boss Neil Harris says he will use whatever means necessary to ensure his side remain in League One. Charlie Kelman’s header sealed the points and Harris said: ‘The goal was testament to the players’ learning potential .’
IPSWICH 0 PORTSMOUTH 0
PORTSMOUTH boss Danny Cowley claimed his side had the best chance of the game against Ipswich when Aiden O’Brien fired just over the bar. ‘We just weren’t able to take it,’ Cowley said.
MK DONS 1 WIGAN 1
A LATE equaliser from Harry Darling earned MK Dons a draw with Wigan, who led through Tom Naylor. The home manager Liam Manning said: ‘I think the referee’s performance made it very difficult. Wigan had a clear game plan to stop us playing.’
MORECAMBE 1 CHELTENHAM 3
CHELTENHAM boss Michael Duff said it was ‘brilliant to get the win’ at Morecambe. Liam Sercombe, Callum Wright and Alfie May scored for the visitors, with Greg Leigh on target for Morecambe.
SHEFF WED 6 CAMBRIDGE 0
SAIDO BERAHINO scored a hat-trick as Wednesday swept aside Cambridge. Manager Darren Moore said: ‘It was an emphatic win for us.’ Lloyd Jones’s own goal and
Barry Bannan and George Byers strikes completed the scoring.
SHREWSBURY 1 OXFORD 2
CAMERON BRANNAGAN’S late penalty secured the points for Karl Robinson’s Oxford. The boss called it a ‘fantastic win’. Matty Taylor’s opener for the visitors was cancelled out by Ryan Bowman.
SUNDERLAND 2 CREWE 0
ALEX NEIL believes Sunderland are giving themselves a platform to win promotion. Substitutes Dan Neil and Patrick Roberts scored the goals to beat Crewe and boss Neil said: ‘We are moving in the right direction. It’s three clean sheets in four games.’
WYCOMBE 0 ROTHERHAM 0
WYCOMBE manager Gareth Ainsworth praised Rotherham’s defending after their miserly backline shut out his team. ‘That’s why they’re at the top. They are tough to break down,’ he said.