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League One round-up: Coventry and Gillingham level at top of table after victories

Marc-Antoine Fortune sealed the win with a tap in
Image: Marc-Antoine Fortune sealed the win for Coventry with a tap-in

Gillingham lead the Sky Bet League 1 table while Coventry moved into second spot after two goals from Jacob Murphy gave them a 3-1 win over Colchester.

Macauley Bonne had given the home side the lead before the Sky Blues hit back thanks to Murphy's double and Marc-Antoine Fortune.

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Highlights of Coventry's 3-1 win over Colchester in the Sky Bet League One.

The victory puts the Midlands club level on points at the top of the table with Gillingham who hold top spot thanks to a better goal difference after they came from behind to beat Bury 3-1.

Leon Clarke had given the visitors an early lead before Dominic Samuel, John Egan and Emmanuel Osadebe netted for the Gills.

The Sky Blues and the Gills move above Walsall and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's Burton Albion, who did not play this weekend due to international call-ups.

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Highlights of Gillingham's 3-1 win over Bury in the Sky Bet League One.

Elsewhere, Wigan moved up to fifth place after a 2-0 win over Rochdale.

Jason Pearce and Michael Jacobs scored in each half for the Latics who recorded their first clean sheet away from home this season.

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Rochdale slip to 15th place and have won just one of their last eight games.

Sheffield United fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Southend United.

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Highlights of Sheffield Utd's 2-2 draw with Southend in the Sky Bet League One.

Ryan Leonard and Jack Payne looked to have put the visitors in a winning position before the Blades hit back through former Everton player Jose Baxter and Neill Collins on his 200th appearance for the club.

The point sees United remain in eighth while Southend climb into 11th spot.

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Image: Sheffield United's Jose Baxter was on the scoresheet

Crewe remain bottom of the division after a 2-0 loss to Bradford City. Gary Liddle and Billy Clarke scored second-half goals for the Bantams to move them into seventh place.

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Highlights of Bradford's 2-0 win over Crewe in the Sky Bet League One.

Barnsley are just a point ahead of Crewe after a 2-1 defeat to Port Vale.

Ajay Leitch-Smith and Sam Foley were on the scoresheet for Vale while Sam Winnall scored a consolation for the hosts.

Fleetwood remain in the drop zone after losing 2-1 to Peterborough with Jermaine Anderson scoring the winner 13 minutes from time.

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Highlights of Peterborough's 2-1 win over Fleetwood in the Sky Bet League One.

Souleymane Coulibaly had given the home side the lead before David Ball equalised. But Anderson had the final say with his third goal in three games to move Peterborough into 10th place.

Swindon Town moved out of the relegation zone after a 2-1 win over Scunthorpe United for their first win since September.

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Highlights of Swindon's 2-1 win over Scunthorpe in the Sky Bet League One.

Raphael Branco and Nicky Ajose scored for Town while Jordan Clarke put away a header for Scunthorpe.

Swindon Town's Nicky Ajose celebrates scoring his side's second goal against Scunthorpe
Image: Swindon Town's Nicky Ajose celebrates scoring his side's second goal against Scunthorpe

Blackpool have slipped into the relegation zone after a 2-0 defeat to Doncaster.

Andy Williams and Aaron Taylor-Sinclair netted in each half for Rovers who move into 17th place while the Tangerines are in 21st spot.

Oldham continued their unbeaten away record after Danny Philliskirk's late winner at Chesterfield.

The home side led through Sylvan Ebanks-Blake before Dominic Poleon equalised.

And David Dunn's side clinched victory courtesy of Philliskirk three minutes from time.

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