LEAGUE TWO

FOREST GREEN 3 SALFORD 1

SALFORD boss Gary Bowyer tipped opposite number Rob Edwards for bigger things after seeing his side dismantled by Forest Green. ‘Their biggest challenge is keeping hold of the coaches,’ he said. Nicky Cadden cancelled out Brandon Asante’s opener for Salford, before goals from Kane Wilson and Jack Aitchison won it for the table-toppers.

SWINDON 1 BRADFORD 3

SWINDON crashed at home but boss Ben Garner said: ‘I won’t change how I play.’ Caolan Lavery, Levi Sutton and Theo Robinson won it for Bradford, with Jack Payne replying with a penalty.

HARTLEPOOL 3 HARROGATE 2

DAVE CHALLINOR felt his Hartlepool side were ‘worthy winners’ against Harrogate at Victoria Park. David Ferguson, Mark Cullen and Matty Daly won it for the hosts, after George Thomson and a Niall Byrne own goal had put Harrogate ahead.

PORT VALE 3 COLCHESTER 0

GOALS from James Gibbons, James Wilson and Aaron Martin, earned Vale their seventh win in nine. Manager Darrell Clarke was delighted. ‘I’m over the moon with the performance,’ he said.

TRANMERE 0 NORTHAMPTON 2

KION ETETE’S fine effort and Sam Hoskins’s penalty secured a third straight league win for Jon Brady’s Northampton. ‘We were brave all over in what we did and how we did it,’ the boss said. ‘We didn’t give them any space or any room.’

EXETER 2 MANSFIELD 1

EXETER made it a club-record 14 games unbeaten in all competitions, thanks to goals from Tim Dieng and Matt Jay. Mansfield had gone in front through Ollie Hawkins.

ROCHDALE 3 SUTTON 2

AARON MORLEY scored a 94thminute winner for Rochdale, who had taken a 2-0 lead through Alex Newby and Liam Kelly. Sutton, who had Richie Bennett sent off, had pegged the hosts back thanks to Isaac Olaofe and Alistair Smith.

CARLISLE 0 OLDHAM 0

CARETAKER boss Gavin Skelton stressed his Carlisle side need to find inspiration in front of goal. He said: ‘Whoever comes in needs to look into that transfer market because we’re not scoring goals.’

STEVENAGE 0 LEYTON ORIENT 0

ALEX REVELL urged his Stevenage side to find their cutting edge after they had to settle for a point. Revell said: ‘We have to be more ruthless but you also have to be there to miss them.’ Both sides created enough chances to win the game.

BRISTOL ROVERS 1 NEWPORT 3

JAMES ROWBERRY made a successful start as Newport boss. A Courtney Baker-Richardson strike and a brace from Dominic Telford saw off Rovers, who scored through Brett Pitman.

WALSALL 2 BARROW 2

BARROW boss Mark Cooper was unhappy despite their late equaliser. ‘We need to stop conceding soft goals,’ he said. Two goals from Walsall’s George Miller were cancelled out by George Williams and Josh Gordon’s late strike.

SCUNTHORPE 2 CRAWLEY 1

MANAGER Neil Cox said there is ‘much more positivity’ around Scunthorpe. A George Francomb own goal and a strike from Jake Scrimshaw saw off Crawley, who replied through Kewsi Appiah.