Bradford earned their third win in five games with a 2-1 victory against Walsall at the Banks's Stadium.
Exeter boosted their play-off hopes with a 2-0 victory at 10-man Walsall.
In-form Mansfield chalked up their seventh home League Two win in a row and an eighth league victory from their last nine to leap into the play-off spots.
Paul Tisdale recorded his first win as Stevenage manager as his side beat a below-par Walsall 3-1 to move four points above the League Two relegation zone.
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Conor Wilkinson hit a late equaliser after earlier netting with his first touch and also scoring an own goal as Walsall came from behind to draw 3-3 with Newport.
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Walsall's Manny Monthe has been banned for seven games after being found guilty of homophobic abuse from when he was playing for Tranmere last season.
Otis Khan scored two and set up another on his first home league start for Walsall as they brushed aside struggling Colchester 3-0.
Out-of-form pair Walsall and Crawley battled out a 1-1 draw at a windswept Banks's Stadium.
Carlisle ended a 12-match winless run in League Two as a last-gasp Tristan Abrahams goal saw them beat Walsall 1-0.
Walsall picked up three vital points in a feisty affair as they won 1-0 at Port Vale who finished the game with 10 men.
Neither side could find the moment of quality to settle a frantic stalemate as Walsall and Rochdale shared the spoils from a goalless draw in League Two.
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Harrogate cruised to a first victory in five League Two games as they turned the formbook on its head to win 3-1 at Walsall.
Tyrese Shade's second-half goal proved the difference as Walsall extended their unbeaten League Two run to six matches thanks to a narrow 1-0 victory at Sutton.
Josh Gordon equalised six minutes into stoppage time to rescue Barrow a 2-2 draw at former club Walsall.
Two quickfire goals shortly before half-time helped Walsall on their way to an eventual 3-1 League Two victory at Oldham.
Defences ruled the day at Brisbane Road as Leyton Orient and Walsall battled their way to a 0-0 draw.
AFC Sudbury have been handed a plum home draw in the first round of the FA Cup after being paired with local League Two club Colchester United.
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