EFL: League One & Two - Pompey, Derby & Bolton win, Mansfield beaten

1. League One: Leaders Portsmouth beat Burton 2-1 to remain five points clear
2. Second-placed Derby beat 10-man Reading 2-1; Bolton thrash Oxford 5-0
3. League Two: Leaders Mansfield beaten 2-1 at Tranmere
4. Second-placed Wrexham held 0-0 at home by Harrogate

Goodnight

That's us heading back to the stables for tonight, hope you've enjoyed the League One and Two action.

But the starting tape will be pulled back again tomorrow as Peterborough host Stevenage in League One.

Salford and third-placed Stockport will also face off on Thursday in League Two.

Join us then but for now, goodnight.

League One - bottom six

BBC Sport

Not a single winner in League One's bottom six where bottom side Carlisle's defeat at home to Barnsley means the Cumbrians are one match nearer relegation.

Fleetwood and Port Vale both missed the chance to leapfrog Cheltenham, who did not play, suffering goalless draws at home to Bristol Rovers and Leyton Orient.

Burton lost at leaders Portsmouth, but still managed to climb a place. That's because Cambridge were stuffed 6-0 away at Lincoln in Garry Monk's second match in charge of the Us.

League One - top six

BBC Sport

It's as you were in League One after the top three all won tonight.

Portsmouth tick off another three points after seeing off Burton 2-1, the same scoreline by which Derby beat Reading.

Bolton were the big winners as they thumped Oxford 5-0 to remain on the Rams' coat-tails.

Barnsley climb to fourth after a 3-2 win at doomed Carlisle, but look at what is in store in the next few days.

It's fifth against sixth tomorrow as Peterborough face Stevenage, before on Saturday, Posh host Pompey and it's Derby v Bolton at Pride Park.

League Two - bottom six

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Steve Cotterill's Forest Green are a step closer to the Great Escape after Christian Doidge scored in the opening and the dying seconds to win 2-0 at Bradford.

Although they have played two more games, the win saw them climb out of the drop-zone and leapfrog Colchester who saw their game against Doncaster postponed due to an unplayable pitch.

Grimsby also picked up a massive win, seeing off MK Dons 1-0 which has hauled Salford into more bother ahead of their Thursday night game against Stockport.

Sutton are six points from safety, having played an extra game and with a worse goal difference after a 1-0 defeat at Crewe.

League Two - top six

BBC Sport

Without even playing, Stockport were the big winners tonight.

With Mansfield losing 2-1 at Tranmere and Wrexham thwarted in a stalemate at home to Harrogate, the Hatters now have the chance to go top, with a game in hand, when they face Salford on Thursday - which we will be covering right here, of course.

MK Dons missed the chance to climb into the automatic promotion places as they were stunned 1-0 at Grimsby and Barrow had to come from behind to draw at Walsall, with Crewe the only other winners in the top six thanks to a somewhat fortuitous goal against rock-bottom Sutton.

League Two full-time headlines

• Good night for Stockport as leaders Mansfield beaten at Tranmere
• Wrexham fail to capitalise with stalemate at home to Harrogate
• MK Dons stunned 1-0 at Grimsby and slip to fifth after Crewe hold-off Sutton by same score
• Barrow earn point at Walsall while Omar Bugiel double takes AFC Wimbledon into play-offs with win over 10-man Gillingham
• Crawley close on play-offs after late-show to beat 10-man Notts County who are 17th
• Morecambe lose ground on play-offs after losing eight-goal thriller at Newport
• Christian Doidge scores in 1st and 93rd minutes to give Forest Green precious win at Bradford
• Rovers climb out of bottom two with Colchester sliding in after game postponed
• Accrington come from behind to beat Swindon

'A joy to watch'

Keith Hill

Former Bolton and Barnsley boss on BBC Radio Manchester

Oxford have shown a lack of belief. I can't work out what they are; they've not demonstrated what type of team they are tonight.

There was no pressure on Bolton's performance. It was outstanding individually and as a team. The intensity of the way they dismantled Oxford was fantastic.

Incredible - a joy to watch!

League One full-time headlines

• Two goals from Kusini Yengi keep Portsmouth five points clear at the top with a 2-1 win over Burton
• Conor Hourihane's second-half penalty ensures no slip up for Derby as they beat Reading 2-1 to stay second
• Bolton earn a first win in three games as they hammer Oxford 5-0 and stay third
• Fourth-placed Barnsley trailled early at Carlisle but John McAtee and Jon Russell score second-half goals in a 3-2 win
• Blackpool close to within a point of the play-offs with Matt Pennington's second-half goal enough for a 1-0 win at Northampton
• Jack Moylan and Joe Taylor each score twice as Lincoln smash six past struggling Cambridge to move to within three points of the top six
• Fleetwood stay six points from safety after a 0-0 draw at home to Bristol Rovers
• Port Vale are also six points below water and their winless run extends to 13 games with a 0-0 draw at Leyton Orient

FULL-TIME

Five goals and five different scorers in a five-star display. Bolton have been excellent tonight.

After some indifferent recent results, this win reignites their automatic promotion hopes.

And what a time to get it with an away game against Derby to come on Saturday.

A night to forget for Oxford, who drop to eighth and must quickly regroup to try to salvage their own play-off hopes.

INJURY TIME

The board goes up to signal six minutes of injury time.

Not sure we need any as this game was settled a long, long time ago.

'Convincing Portsmouth'

Paul Robinson

Former Pompey defender and coach on BBC Radio Solent

Portsmouth have got the job done. They were looking at tonight thinking this is a game they should win.

They were convincing through the majority of the match. Other than the Burton goal, they were worthy winners and it didn't look like they were really under threat.

The most important thing this time of year is winning and getting those three points.

FULL-TIME

Derby see this one out and it's a third successive win for the Rams at such a critical juncture.

Dwight Gayle and Conor Hourihane grab the goals either side of Sam Smith's equaliser.

Reading fail to move any further away from the drop zone - the gap remains five points for them.

FULL-TIME

Kusini Yengi's two goals bring up three more points for Portsmouth as they remain five points clear at the top of League One.

With matches against the rest of the top five still to come, this had to be a home win and they got the job done.

John Brayford's late goal made it interesting but Burton remain in trouble just above the bottom four.

FULL-TIME

Paul Mullin has lashed over the bar inside the box with the final kick of the game. Of all the people you'd want on the end of that one. Wow.

Credit to Harrogate - who surely have PTSD from their 9-2 shellacking at Mansfield. They have tamed the Dragons and earned a useful point.

Wrexham miss the chance to go level on points with leaders Mansfield.

Derby have the chance to kill this game off, but Joel Pereira produces a big save to deny Martyn Waghorn.

Not quite over yet.

FULL-TIME

The leaders have been beaten. Tranmere have slayed the table-toppers once again.

Regan Hendry and Rob Apter got the goals with Will Swan's goal a mere consolation.

That's three losses in five away games for the division's best travellers.

INJURY TIME

Portsmouth are hanging on in this home banker! Not what we were expecting.

We have five minutes of injury time.

FULL-TIME

Grimsby have done it. They have taken everything MK Dons have thrown at them and come out with the points.

Justin Obikwu's first-half finish was enough to seal it, despite Gavan Holahan's penalty being saved and Harry Wood thumping the post late on.

MK lose ground on the automatic promotion places after a fourth defeat in six on the road, all without scoring.

Grimsby are unbeaten in five and now six points clear of the drop-zone.

GREAT SAVE!

Rex Features

Wrexham have piled on the pressure but Harrogate have put in a resolute defensive display... so far.

Luke Young tries his luck from distance but keeper James Belshaw is equal to it and helps it over the bar.

Paul Warne has made all five changes as Derby look to see this one out.

This would be a big win for the Rams, however they get it.