LEAGUE TWO ROUND-UP: Gillingham’s struggles continued with defeat to Salford, while Stockport smashed Hartlepool… PLUS, Leyton Orient extend their lead at the top of the table
- There was plenty of action in this week’s set of fixtures in League One
- Gillingham’s struggles continued as they were beaten by Salford at home
- Hartlepool’s nightmare season continued as they were thrased by Stockport
AFC Wimb’don 1 Grimsby 0
Ethan Chislett’s second-half strike fired AFC Wimbledon to victory over Grimsby.
The visitors’ boss Paul Hurst bemoaned a couple of big calls that turned the game. ‘Two big decisions went against us in that first half,’ he said.
Gillingham 0 Salford 3
Manager Neil Harris conceded Gillingham’s forward players are out of their depth in League Two.
‘We don’t score enough in training and that transforms into games,’ he said.
‘I can’t change personnel.’ Theo Vassell, Ryan Watson and Callum Hendry all scored for Salford in the second half.
Theo Vassell wheels away in celebration after scoring against Wimbledon on Saturday
Mansfield 2 Colchester 1
Lucas Akins’S 100th senior goal earned Mansfield a stoppage-time victory over Colchester.
Will Swan had earlier canceled out Alex Newby’s opener for the visitors, whose manager Matt Bloomfield felt his side had been ‘robbed’.
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Carlisle boss Paul Simpson was brutally honest in his assessment after his side’s draw with Sutton. ‘I wasn’t happy with what happened,’ he said.
Ryan Edmondson opened the scoring on the half-hour mark before Sutton’s Will Randall leveled on the stroke of half time.
Hart’pool 0 Stockport 5
Dave Challinor believes his Stockport side did not even hit top gear against Hartlepool. ‘We have been better, he said.
Two goals from Kyle Wooton did the damage before Paddy Madden, Callum Camps and Will Collar struck.
Hartlepool’s Jack Hamilton battles for possession with Stockport’s Ryan Johnson in the game
Northampton 0 Tranmere 0
Tranmere boss Micky Mellon was disappointed to come away from Sixfields with only a point against promotionchasing Northampton.
‘I think we showed more of what we are about,’ he said. The hosts’ manager Jon Brady said: ‘The margins are very fine and we had a few chances.’
Crawley 2 Swindon 0
Late goals from Nick Tsaroulla and Jack Powell gave Matthew Etherington a winning start to his reign as Crawley manager.
‘Hopefully with some continuity we will work our way up the table,’ said Etherington.
Leyton Orient 3 Bradford 0
Boss Richie Wellens, who signed a new deal earlier in the week, was delighted after his Orient side beat Bradford.
‘I always want us to be consistent and carry out what we want to do,’ he said. Charlie Kelman, Tom James and Ruel Sotiriou all scored to restore Orient’s five-point lead at the top.
Leyton Orient extended their lead at the top of the table with a comfortable win over Bradford
Rochdale 1 Harrogate 4
Simon Weaver called his Harrogate players ‘immense’ as they thrashed Rochdale.
The home side took the lead through James Ball, before goals from George Thomson, Luke Armstrong (two) and Sam Folarin secured the win.