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League 2 round-up: Oxford go top with victory at Hartlepool

Danny Hylton of Oxford United celebrates scoring Oxfords 2nd goal during the Capital One Cup match between Brentford and Oxford United at Griffin Park
Image: Danny Hylton netted the winner for Oxford at Hartlepool

Oxford United went top of Sky Bet League 2 with a 1-0 victory over Hartlepool at Victoria Park.

Danny Hylton scored the only goal of the game when he netted in the 70th minute and it was enough to take the Us to the summit on goal difference.

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Highlights of the Sky Bet League 2 match between Hartlepool and Oxford United.

Morning leaders Plymouth are alongside Oxford on 40 points but they have now gone three matches without a win following a 1-1 draw at Dagenham & Redbridge.

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Highlights of the Sky Bet League 2 match between Dagenham & Redbridge and Plymouth.

Argyle looked to be heading for a defeat after Joss Labadie put the Daggers ahead in the 59th minute, but they snatched a point when substitute Ryan Brunt smashed the ball home in the third minute of injury-time.

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Northampton also have 40 points in a tightly-packed top three after they notched their fourth successive league win by defeating bottom-of-the-table Yeovil 2-0 at Sixfields.

Town, now owned by former Oxford chairman Kelvin Thomas, went ahead in the 35th minute through Lawson D'Ath and Marc Richards added the second goal in the 57th minute.

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Highlights of the Sky Bet League 2 match between York and Accrington.

Accrington Stanley are up to fourth after destroying York City 5-1 at Bootham Crescent.

York manager Jackie McNamara named a much-changed line-up following his side's 6-0 defeat at Portsmouth in midweek, but the newcomers failed to prevent the Minstermen from slipping to a club-record equalling eighth successive loss and their sixth on the trot since McNamara took charge.

Billy Kee (33 and 72) scored twice for Stanley with further goals coming from Matty Pearson (15), Josh Windass (61pen) and Shay McCartan (88), while substitute Bradley Fewster (75) netted for the hosts.

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Highlights of the Sky Bet League 2 match between Wycombe and Portsmouth.

Portsmouth failed to hit their midweek heights but they produced a battling performance against Wycombe at Adams Park as they rallied from 2-0 down to snatch a 2-2 draw.

Michael Harriman (28) and Garry Thompson (30) put the Chairboys in command before Caolan Lavery pulled a goal back just before the break and Adam Webster headed the equaliser in the 56th minute.  

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Highlights of the Sky Bet League 2 match between Leyton Orient and Wimbledon.

Leyton Orient had striker John Marquis sent off as they were held 1-1 at home by AFC Wimbledon.

Jay Simpson gave Orient a 10th-minute lead and Marquis was sent off for his second yellow card in the 58th minute before Adebayo Akinfenwa headed an 80th-minute equaliser.

Carlisle moved up to sixth after a 3-1 home win against Crawley thanks to two first-half goals from Charlie Wyke and a third from Jabo Ibehre after Crawley had replied through Rhys Murphy (34).

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Highlights of the Sky Bet League 2 match between Barnet and Mansfield.

Mansfield occupy the final play-off position after a 3-1 win at Barnet.

Reggie Lambe gave Mansfield a 31st-minute lead before Barnet defender Josh Clarke was sent off for his second bookable offence.

Matt Green made it 2-0 on the hour mark before visiting midfielder Chris Clements followed Clarke in being dismissed.

John Akinde converted a 77th-minute penalty after he was fouled by Brian Jenson, but Michael Nelson scored an own goal two minutes from time.

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Highlights of the Sky Bet League 2 match between Cambridge Utd and Notts County.

Cambridge United came from behind at home to beat Notts County 3-1.

Adam Campbell (24) gave County a half-time lead but Barry Corr converted a 50th-minute penalty after Alan Smith's foul on Ben Williamson, who fired Cambridge in front in the 77th minute before Luke Berry (87) added their third.

Exeter drew 1-1 with south-west rivals Bristol Rovers courtesy of Jamie Reid's stoppage-time equaliser, which cancelled out Stuart Sinclair's 83rd-minute opener.

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Highlights of the Sky Bet League 2 match between Stevenage and Morecambe.

Chris Whelpdale completed a hat-trick as Stevenage won 4-3 against Morecambe.

Morecambe's Kevin Ellison (13) cancelled out Dean Wells' seventh-minute opener for Stevenage but Whelpdale put the home side back in front.

Whelpdale notched his second early in the second half and completed his hat-trick in the 61st minute before Paul Mullin (82) reduced the deficit from the penalty spot after Mark Hughes' foul on Ellison, who scored his second in time added on.

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Highlights of the Sky Bet League 2 match between Newport County and Luton Town.

Newport County's on-loan Swansea striker Oliver McBurnie also fired a second-half hat-trick on his debut in a 3-0 home win against Luton.

McBurnie struck in the 63rd, 79th and 86th minutes as the Welsh side registered their first home league win of the season.

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