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Pompey miss chance to extend lead
Top of League One
With Bolton and Peterborough in FA Cup action this weekend, Portsmouth had the opportunity to stretch their lead at the top of League One to five points - only to come unstuck at lowly Cheltenham.
Derby were the only other side in the top six to be in action today and moved closer to the top two with a 3-1 win at Fleetwood.
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Big wins for Cheltenham and Exeter
Bottom of League One
Exeter are out of the relegation zone thanks to their win over Carlisle, who remain in the bottom four, while Cheltenham's win over Portsmouth boosts their survival hopes.
Fleetwood remain bottom after their home loss to Derby, and they are joined in the drop zone by Reading, who were not in action today.
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Stockport still top as Stags slip up
Top of League Two
Mansfield missed the chance to go top of League Two, the Stags losing at home to Crewe, so Stockport remain as the leaders of League Two.
Barrow's win over Tranmere keeps them within touching distance of Wrexham in the third automatic promotion spot.
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Forest Green off the bottom
Bottom of League Two
A crazy game at the bottom of League Two between Salford and Forest Green ended 2-2, leaving Troy Deeney's Rovers six points from safety but no longer at the foot of the EFL.
Sutton, who were in FA Cup action today, slip to the bottom of the table as a result of that draw.
Colchester snatched a point at Swindon in their first game under Danny Cowley and are six points above the relegation zone.
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What do today's results mean for the league tables?
Let's find out, shall we?
League One headlines
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- Leaders Portsmouth lost to strugglers Cheltenham 2-1. Do John Mousinho's side have the staying power to hold out the rest of the season?
- What a game we were treated to at Vale Park between Port Vale and Charlton Athletic - it ended 3-3 and both remain in mid-table.
- Exeter lifted themselves out of the relegation zonewith a 2-1 home win over a Carlisle side that remains in the bottom four.
- Burton and Wycombe claimed a point each after a 1-1 draw.
- In the early kick-off, Derby continued their promotion push with a pretty straightforward 3-1 victory over Fleetwood, who remain bottom.
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League Two headlines
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- In League Two, Mansfield failed to go top of the table after fallingto promotion chasers Crewe 1-0.
- Barrow continue their pursuit ofpromotion with a 1-0 win over Tranmere to stay just outside the automaticspots in fourth.
- A thunderous end to their game at Bradford saw Crawley scorethree goals in the game’s final minutes and run out 4-2 winners.
- Salford City stopped the rot and escaped with a pointafter Ryan Watson scored late from the penalty spot for a 2-2 draw against aspirited Forest Green side. A chaotic start to this game saw Salford’snew head coach Karl Robinson shown a red card inside 15 minutes.
- Swindon were denied victory after an injury-timeequaliser from Colchester’s Bradley Ihionvien, giving Danny Cowley a point from his first match in charge of the U's.
- In the early kick-off, Harrogate put on a dominantdisplay in their Yorkshire derby with Doncaster to seal a comfortable3-1 win.
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What an eventful end, eh?
We'll wrap up the day's action shortly.
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Swindon 2-2 Colchester
Bradley Ihionvien's 94th-minute equaliser earns Colchester a point in Danny Cowley's first game in charge.
He'll be delighted considering his team were 2-0 down shortly before the break.
But Matt Jay scored in first-half injury time and Ihionvien's late goal means they take a vital point in their battle at the bottom of the table.
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Mansfield 0-1 Crewe
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Crewe keeper Tom Booth has made a string of fine saves to preserve his side's lead and finishes the game with another, turning Baily Cargill's free-kick around the post.
Mansfield miss the chance to go top of the table - if they had won today they would have gone above Stockport to the League Two summit but they couldn't find a way past Booth.
A first home defeat of the season for Nigel Clough's men and what a time to lose that unbeaten record.
GOAL: Bradford 2-4 Crawley
Klaidi Lolos (90+10 mins)
What a way to finish.
Two goals in the closing minutes for the visitor Crawley.
Klaidi Lolos seals the win.
Bradford fans are booing at the final whistle here.
GOAL: Bradford 2-3 Crawley
Daniel Orsi (90+7 mins, pen)
Goals are flying in everywhere!
Nick Tsaroulla is fouled in the box and Daniel Orsi steps up to take the spot kick and scores.
And as i'm writing this ... Crawley have scored again!
Standby ....
'Season-defining result'
Exeter 2-1 Carlisle
Pat Baldwin
Former Exeter City defender on BBC Radio Devon
What a game.
Carlisle were always going to get one or two opportunities, but the second goal made all the difference.
This could be season-defining.
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FULL-TIME
Exeter 2-1 Carlisle
Exeter get a huge three points against Carlisle to move out of the bottom four in League One and keep the visitors deep in trouble.
Reece Cole and Sonny Cox were their goalscorers in the second half.
GOAL: Swindon 2-2 Colchester
Bradley Ihionvien (90+4 mins)
Colchester grab a late, late leveller!
It's as scrappy as they come as a corner causes chaos in the penalty area.
There's a swing and miss by the goalkeeper, an attempted backheel and who knows what else but the ball ends up in the back of the net!
Bradley Ihionvien is the man claiming it anyway!
'Nine minutes up'
Exeter 2-1 Carlise
Dave Saunders
BBC Radio Devon commentator
The big board says nine minutes have been played.
What a result this would be.
GOAL: Port Vale 3-3 Charlton
Gavin Massey (90+3 mins)
What a game this is!
Just when you thought Port Vale were dead and buried, Gavin Massey finds an equaliser.
FULL-TIME
Cheltenham 2-1 Portsmouth
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A BIG win for struggling Cheltenham, for whom Liam Sercombe scored twice after Pompey had taken the lead early in the second half.
Portsmouth miss the chance to go five points clear at the top - the gap to second-placed Bolton remains at two points.
FULL-TIME
Barrow 1-0 Tranmere
Barrow take the points but were made to work extremely hard for them by Tranmere.
That takes the hosts to within one point of third-placed Wrexham.
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