LEAGUE ONE
CHARLTON 0 SHEFF WED 1
DARREN MOORE admitted his only grumble after Wednesday set a club record as they made it 20 League matches without defeat was that they were not more clinical. Liam Palmer’s fourth goal of the season sealed the win, and Moore said: ‘If there is one marker I can say to the boys, it is we could’ve had a more ruthless mentality.’
PETERBOROUGH 5 PLYMOUTH 2
JONSON CLARKE-HARRIS scored twice, while Hector Kyprianou, Harrison Burrows and Jack
Taylor were also on target for Peterborough. Saxon Earley and Macauley Gillesphey replied.
MK DONS 0 IPSWICH 1
KIERAN McKENNA says his Ipswich side’s ‘anxious’ victory at MK Dons can fuel a promotion-winning mentality. Sam Morsy’s first-half strike fired the visitors to an important win and McKenna said: ‘We saw it out well.’
OXFORD 0 BRISTOL ROVERS 3
JOEY BARTON said ‘it was a great team performance’ from his Rovers side. Scott Sinclair’s spot-kick and strikes from Aaron Collins and Luca Hoole saw off Karl Robinson’s struggling Oxford.
PORTSMOUTH 4 CHELTENHAM 0
JOHN MOUSINHO hailed his Portsmouth side’s first-half demolition of Wade Elliott’s Cheltenham as ‘the best I’ve seen under my tenure’. Ryan Tunnicliffe, Michael Jacobs, Ronan Curtis and Louis Thompson scored the goals.
BARNSLEY 4 DERBY 1
PAUL WARNE said his Derby players have to ‘bounce back’ after this defeat. Devante Cole (two), Adam Phillips and Luke Thomas scored for the hosts, with David McGoldrick replying.
SHREWSBURY 2 WYCOMBE 0
SHREWSBURY boss Steve Cotterill is delighted to see the progression at the club. ‘People are seeing the fruits of the labour,’ he said. Jordan Willis’s own goal and Rekeil Pyke’s late effort did the damage against Matt Bloomfield’s Wanderers.
FOREST GREEN ROV 1 LINCOLN 1
JORDAN GARRICK rescued a point for Forest Green after
Ben House’s opener for Lincoln. Rovers manager Duncan Ferguson said: ‘We’re not getting decisions, it’s as simple as that.’
FLEETWOOD 1 MORECAMBE 0
FLEETWODD manager Scott Brown saluted his players’ commitment after a first-half goal from former Morecambe player Carlos Mendes-Gomes sealed the win. ‘The lads have a great desire and togetherness,’ he said.
EXETER 2 CAMBRIDGE 0
GARY CALDWELL said it was ‘a good day at the office’, as his Exeter side secured their first League home win since November. Archie Collins and Kevin McDonald scored the goals.
BOLTON 2 PORT VALE 1
BOLTON boss Ian Evatt admitted the points were all that mattered against Vale. ‘Credit to the players, they found a way to win,’ he said. Ellis Harrison fired the visitors into the lead, but Bolton hit back through Victor Adeboyejo and Josh Sheehan.
BURTON 0 ACCRINGTON 0
BURTON boss Dino Maamria appeared satisfied to take a point following an attritional stalemate. ‘We knew the type of game it was going to be,’ the boss said. ‘They came for a draw.’