League One highlights and round-up: Hull open up lead at summit
Hull come from behind to beat Peterborough 3-1; Lincoln stay third after 1-1 draw at Ipswich; Sunderland move to within five points of the League One summit after beating Portsmouth; also wins for Crewe, Bristol Rovers, Wigan
Tuesday 9 March 2021 22:14, UK
Hull came from behind to beat 10-man Peterborough and open up a three-point lead at the top of Sky Bet League One.
Second-place Posh had taken the lead through Reece Brown, having kicked off behind the visitors on goal difference alone.
A Reece Burke header would level for Hull before Ethan Hamilton was sent off before the interval for a second bookable offence.
The Tigers, who have played two games more than Peterborough, ultimately ran out 3-1 winners as Keane Lewis-Potter put them in front and a Mallik Wilks penalty on the hour saw them leave with the points.
Lincoln could not take full advantage of Peterborough's defeat and remain third after being held to a 1-1 draw at Ipswich.
Morgan Rogers had put the Imps in front with a good finish but the hosts secured a share of the spoils in manager Paul Cook's first home game as James Wilson hit his second goal in three games.
Sunderland moved to within five points of the summit as they won 2-0 at out-of-form promotion rivals Portsmouth.
A 26th goal of the season for Charlie Wyke had the Black Cats ahead at the break and Jordan Jones wrapped up the points, while Mikael Mandron scored the only goal of the game as Crewe beat promotion hopefuls Doncaster 1-0.
At the other end of the table, bottom club Rochdale lost 2-0 at home to Shrewsbury as the visitors struck twice in the second half through a Josh Daniels header and a smart Josh Vela finish.
Wigan pulled themselves out of the relegation zone for the first time since October with a 2-0 victory at Plymouth.
The hosts struck the woodwork three times but a Viv Solomon-Otabor strike and a Curtis Tilt header gave the Latics the three points.
Bristol Rovers also moved out of the bottom four courtesy of a fine 4-1 home win against Accrington.
Luke Leahy and Alex Rodman had Rovers two goals to the good at half-time, with Sam Nicholson and Zain Westbrooke pulling the hosts further clear before Paul Smyth hit a consolation.
AFC Wimbledon dropped to 23rd after falling to a 1-0 defeat at home to resurgent Burton. Michael Bostwick hit the only goal of the game for Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's men.
Swindon fell below Wigan and Bristol Rovers as they were beaten 2-1 by Oxford at the County Ground.
Brandon Barker struck in the third minute for Oxford, whose goalkeeper Jack Stevens saved a Brett Pitman penalty in the second half to maintain the advantage.
Dan Agyei doubled the lead moments after coming off the bench, with Taylor Curran grabbing a stoppage-time consolation for Swindon.
Charlton beat Northampton 2-1 as Conor Washington scored twice, which included a penalty, with Alex Jones halving the deficit late on.
There was another penalty at Fleetwood as Kyle Vassell converted from 12 yards just two minutes after kick-off as the hosts beat Gillingham 1-0.
Meanwhile, Jerry Yates hit the only goal as Blackpool were 1-0 winners at MK Dons.
