League One round-up: Shrewsbury stutter after defeat
Saturday 17 February 2018 19:35, UK
Shrewsbury missed the opportunity to open up a gap at the top of League One as they suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat to in-form Rotherham at New Meadow.
The leaders remain just a point above promotion rivals Wigan and Blackburn, who play in the FA Cup and league respectively on Monday.
Rotherham, who registered a sixth successive win, took the lead just before the break following a close-range effort from Richard Wood and that goal proved enough to strengthen his side's spot in the play-offs.
Scunthorpe remain fifth after hitting back twice to take a point from a 2-2 draw at home to Northampton.
Chris Long's close-range header put the Cobblers in front after 13 minutes as he claimed his ninth goal of the season before Funso Ojo equalised just after the half-hour mark.
Midfielder John-Joe O'Toole headed the visitors in front for the second time after 57 minutes but they were pegged back again as Murray Wallace headed Josh Morris' free-kick home 20 minutes later.
Charlton moved into the play-offs thanks to a 2-1 victory at MK Dons with goals from Ahmed Kashi and Josh Magennis before Kieran Agard reduced the deficit as the hosts remain in trouble - just five points off the bottom.
Defender Sonny Bradley's header on the brink of half-time clinched maximum points as Plymouth edged a 1-0 victory at Oxford to sit one point off the play-offs.
Burnley defender Tom Anderson scored twice after Alex Kiwomya had scored his first goal for the club with the opener as Doncaster eased to a 3-0 win at home to Fleetwood.
It was a day to forget for Portsmouth, who suffered a 3-1 defeat away to Southend in a match where they scored an own goal and had a man sent off.
The hosts took an early lead just six minutes in as Pompey's Matt Clarke unfortunately put into his own net when attempting to clear a dangerous ball from Shayon Harrison.
Jason Demetriou doubled the Shrimpers' lead six minutes later as he fired Stephen McLaughlin's assist home from the edge of the 18-yard box.
The visitors pulled one back nine minutes before the break through Gareth Evans but they were reduced to 10 men when Nathan Thompson saw red for a high tackle and Demetriou netted his second with six minutes remaining to seal the win.
Elsewhere, Wimbledon moved out of the relegation zone as a late Joe Pigott header handed them a massive 1-0 victory over Bristol Rovers and the match between Gillingham and Walsall ended goalless.
