League One round-up: Leaders Wigan score seven at Oxford
Saturday 23 December 2017 18:36, UK
Will Grigg scored a hat-trick as Sky Bet League One leaders Wigan extended their winning run to five matches with a resounding 7-0 away victory over Oxford.
Grigg slotted Wigan's opener into the bottom corner before Nick Powell netted his third from the last three games - and 10th of the season - with a close-range header following Lee Evans' corner.
Gavin Massey added a third just before the half-hour mark as Grigg turned provider and the Northern Ireland striker fired home a quickfire brace to complete his treble within the opening 10 minutes of the second half, while a double from Max Power completed the triumph.
Shrewsbury remain four points off the pace in second thanks to a 2-0 victory over Portsmouth, with Shaun Whalley and Stefan Payne on target in the second half. Fellow promotion contenders Blackburn saw their six-game league winning run brought to an end - but extended their unbeaten streak to 11 games - when they were held to a 1-1 draw by lowly Northampton.
Scunthorpe claimed a 3-1 comeback win at home to Southend, while Bradford dropped down a spot to fifth after a 2-1 defeat at AFC Wimbledon, with Paul Taylor's 47th-minute equaliser sandwiched between efforts from Cody McDonald and Lyle Taylor.
Joe Aribo's 15th-minute finish proved enough as Charlton edged a 1-0 victory over Blackpool to hold onto the last play-off place. Peterborough remain just a point further back thanks to a 3-0 victory over 10-man bottom-side Bury, who lost Eoghan O'Connell to a second yellow card as Danny Lloyd netted each side of Jack Marriott's header.
Plymouth moved out of the relegation zone following a 4-1 triumph over Oldham, while Will Vaulks was on target for Rotherham's winner in a 2-1 comeback victory over MK Dons.
Doncaster moved up five places to 14th with Niall Mason's 33rd-minute penalty enough for three points at Bristol Rovers, while Maz Kouhyar's late equaliser rescued Walsall a point from a 1-1 draw at Rochdale.
Gillingham won 2-0 at Fleetwood on Friday night.
