Coppinger comes to the rescue
HULL’S promotion push suffered a major setback as they blew a two-goal lead at Doncaster in League One and saw George Honeyman leave the field on a stretcher.
The second-placed Tigers looked to be soaring to a second straight win as they led 3-1 at the break through a brace of Mallik Wilks headers and a first club goal for Jacob Greaves, with Reece James replying for Rovers.
But Omar Bogle’s 68th-minute penalty gave the hosts hope and after a delay for Honeyman to be carried off on the stroke of full-time, James Coppinger fired home a direct free-kick to snatch a 3-3 draw.
The result saw Grant McCann’s men slide out of the top two, with two goals from Sammie Szmodics and a late effort from Jonson Clarke-Harris helping Peterborough overhaul them with a 3-0 win over AFC Wimbledon at London Road.
And it also enabled Lincoln to extend their lead at the top, though they had to come from behind to beat struggling Wigan 2-1 at the DW Stadium.
Michael Appleton’s side went front just past the half-hour mark through Callum Lang, but Anthony Scully equalised almost immediately before Tom Hopper’s 73rd-minute effort sealed victory.
There was a shock for Portsmouth who fell to a 1-0 defeat to Blackpool at Fratton Park, with Jerry Yates grabbing an 82nd-minute winner.
Sunderland cruised to a 3-0 win at bottom club Burton, who had Josh Earl sent off in the 56th minute, with goals from Grant Leadbitter, Lynden Gooch and Charlie Wyke.
MK Dons launched a dramatic late comeback to beat Northampton 4-3 and extend the Cobblers’ run without a win to nine games.
Fraser Horsfall’s second-minute opener for the visitors was cancelled out by goals from Andrew Surman and Will Grigg before half-time, but Northampton levelled through Ryan Watson just after the break.
Peter Kioso’s 78th-minute effort looked to have won it but the home side equalised through Cameron Jerome on 83 before Charlie Brown grabbed the points five minutes later.
Shaun Whalley’s 77th-minute equaliser grabbed a point for Shrewsbury at Accrington, who had to settle for a 1-1 draw despite Seamus Conneely’s 47th-minute opener.
Scott Twine’s injury-time strike grabbed three precious points for Swindon in a 2-1 win over Crewe, Paddy Madden equalised for Fleetwood in a 1-1 draw against Charlton, who led early through Jayden Stockley’s header, while a brace from John Akinde saw Gillingham beat Bristol Rovers
2-0.
Ipswich were held to a goalless draw at home to Oxford.