Peterborough bounced back against a determined Scunthorpe whilst MK Dons settled for a point against Huddersfield.
Posh bounce back; Dons settle for a point
Peterborough bounced back against a determined Scunthorpe whilst MK Dons settled for a point against Huddersfield.
Peterborough cemented their automatic promotion status after bouncing back from a goal deficit against a determined
Scunthorpe at London Road.
Chris Whelpdale and Craig Mackail-Smith converted to cancel out Henri Lansbury's first half strike to bridge the gap between second and third place.
Promotion rivals
MK Dons, however, were made to settle for a point against
Huddersfield as defender Andy Butler brought the visitors level late on following Sam Boldock's earlier strike.
Jermaine Beckford scooped a hat-trick as
Leeds United regained their play-off status with an impressive 4-0 win over
Yeovil at Elland Road.
Elsewhere, fellow promotion hopefuls
Millwall required just the one goal from Gary Alexander to secure their third consecutive league victory against
Northampton.
Stockport continued their challenge on the top six with their first win in five games against a lacklustre
Hartlepool, Michael Mackay's late strike offering minor consolation for the travelling fans.
Colchester's Clive Platt netted a brace in a five-goal thriller in Essex as the U's saw out a narrow 3-2 victory over strugglers
Swindon.
Elsewhere, fellow relegation battlers
Leyton Orient picked up a crucial three points on the road against
Carlisle pulling them four points clear of the drop zone.
Brighton, in the mean time, were dealt a hammer blow to their survival hopes with yet another home defeat at the hands of
Southend, Lee Barnard netting a brace for the Blues who fought out 3-1 victors at the Whitdean Stadium.
Lowly
Hereford were also left licking their wounds as Rickie Lambert netted a hatrick for the travelling
Bristol Rovers fans, whilst
Crewe secured a stoppage time point against
Walsall in a hard-fought 1-1 draw.
