Words: Chris Deeley

Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Northampton Town

Northampton went ahead just before half-time with a strike from Ryan Gilligan. However, Brighton equalised on 57 minutes through defender Tommy Elphick who headed home to earn a valuable point.

Both sides went down to ten men eight minutes later as Northampton's Adebayo Akinfenwa and Adam Virgo of Brighton received their marching orders after a scuffle in the middle of the pitch.

Cheltenham Town 1-3 Millwall

Richard Duffy's own goal gave Cheltenham the lead half an hour into the game, but after the break James Henry's penalty and goals from former Swindon loanee Ashley Grimes and Marc Laird sealed the win for the Lions, who rise to fourth place in League One.

Colchester United 1-0 Stockport County

A 17th-minute header from Marc Tierney was enough to ensure Colchester took all three points at home to the Hatters.

Stockport County manager Jim Gannon will reportedly hold talks with Brighton on Wednesday, so this might have been his last game as County's boss.

Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Yeovil Town

Crewe were left just two points away from safety after Byron Moore took advantage of a blunder by Yeovil goalkeeper Josh Wagenaar. Wagenaar's misplaced punch fell to Moore outside the box and he set up Clayton Donaldson to score.

The Glovers keeper made things worse for the visitors when he dropped a seemingly harmless cross into his own net on 79 minutes.

Oldham Athletic 0-2 Bristol Rovers

Oldham fell to their second home loss of the season as Darryl Duffy and Byron Anthony scored in the second half for the Pirates.

Oldham had their own chances to win the game, but Lee Hughes' soft penalty was saved by Rovers keeper Steve Phillips.

Peterborough United 1-0 Carlisle United

Aaron Mclean grabbed his sixth goal in seven games to bring Posh within a point of second-placed MK Dons.

It was not all good news for the home side though, as they lost Gabriel Zaukani to a back injury and Lee Frecklington suffered a hamstring strain.

Southend United 2-0 Scunthorpe United

The Shrimpers recorded a comfortable victory at Roots Hall by seeing off play-off hopefuls Scunthorpe United, who suffered their second defeat in three days.

Joe Murphy and Alan McCormack scored for the home side without reply. This win was Southend's fourth in five games.