Charlton pulled off a crucial Boxing Day comeback to stretch their lead, while Sheffield Wednesday suffered defeat at Walsall.
Late woe for Wednesday; Latics march on
Charlton pulled off a crucial Boxing Day comeback to stretch their lead at the top of League One, while Sheffield Wednesday suffered defeat at Walsall to end their unbeaten run.
Stevenage enjoyed an emphatic victory at Colchester, while MK Dons and Huddersfield kept things tight at the top of the table with wins.
Leaders
Charlton twice came from behind at
Yeovil before Danny Green grabbed a stoppage-time winner to seal a 3-2 triumph and keep their title push on track. The win sees the Addicks go eight points clear at the helm.
Sheffield Wednesday suffered their first league defeat since October after
Walsall came from behind to win 2-1, with Manny Smith inflicting the late misery on Gary Megson's Owls to leave them clinging onto second place.
MK Dons kept themselves firmly in the title race with a decisive 3-0 victory at lowly
Leyton Orient in one of Monday's two early kick-offs. Dean Bowditch opened the scoring in the first half before Adam Smith and Charlie MacDonald added strikes after the break to seal the win and fire the Dons into third place in the standings.
Huddersfield also ensured they stayed in the thick of things at the top of the table after beating beleaguered
Chesterfield 1-0. In-form frontman Jordan Rhodes netted the winner in the first half to keep the Spireites rock-bottom and without a victory in the league since September 17th.
Stevenage maintained their promotion push with an emphatic 6-1 triumph at
Colchester, with an influx of second-half goals killing off any hopes of a comeback from the hosts. The win keeps Stevenage in the play-off spots and unbeaten in nine League One encounters.
Last-gasp draw
In Monday's other lunchtime kick-off,
Carlisle were held to a last-gasp 3-3 draw at
Preston North End to keep them out of the play-off places. The visitors were leading until the dying minutes but a stoppage-time strike from substitute Jamie Douglas levelled the tie.
Wycombe Wanderers claimed a much-needed 3-1 victory over fellow strugglers
Exeter to lift them closer to safety, with Marcello Trotta hitting a hat-trick to inspire the home success.
Bournemouth were held by promotion hopefuls
Brentford in a 1-1 draw at Griffin Park after Leon Legge claimed a stoppage-time equaliser.
Hartlepool ended a run of four consecutive defeats with a 1-0 victory at
Oldham after James Poole fired home in just the seventh minute.
Bury recovered from going 1-0 down in the fifth minute to triumph 3-1 at floundering
Scunthorpe and climb into 11th place.
The scheduled meeting between
Tranmere and
Rochdale at Prenton Park was postponed due to concerns over public safety, with Rovers confirming "structural damage to the Main Stand" on their official website.
