Fleetwood boss Lee Johnson was the happier of the two managers as he secured the first point of his tenure with a battling 1-1 draw at fellow strugglers Burton.

After a 3-0 defeat to Oxford in his first game last weekend, Johnson was pleased to see his work on the training ground paying off.

“It was better today,” he said. “It was progressive and the stuff that we worked on during the week, the lads worked their socks off to try and buy into it and that transitioned into the game, which was important.”

Fleetwood fell behind when Joe Powell struck for Albion after 17 minutes, the midfielder netting after seeing his penalty saved by Jay Lynch following Ben Heneghan’s foul on Mark Helm.

But an instant replay from Junior Quitirna, a rare moment of quality in the game, salvaged a point.

“We weren’t without chances,” Johnson added. “We had some good chances particularly in the first half and we defended much better.

“Burton test you a lot in terms of putting those balls into the box from all angles. We just need to keep building. What has gone has gone and now we have to move forward and that, today, was at least a start in terms of spirit.

“Do I like drawing? Absolutely not but it gives us another week to work towards what is a big home game.”

And the new Town boss was pleased with the contribution of his goalscorer and fellow youngster Promise Omichere, a handful on the wing.

“He is a talented young player,” he said of Quitirna. “I like my teams to have that pace on the counter-attack and him along with Promise both showed that today.”

Burton manager Dino Maamria was more frustrated that his side could not build on their midweek victory over high-flying Port Vale to make it back-to-back wins.

“We are disappointed,” he said. “Our performance wasn’t at the level that we expected today but if I am honest the players gave so much on Tuesday.

“I scratched my head today whether to stay with the same team or freshen things up but I felt we were that good on Tuesday it was a risk to change it.”

Maamria’s other frustration was conceding so quickly after hitting the front and felt his side should have done better.

“They scored a great goal. For some reason we were rushing to take a throw in after we had just scored and we just gave it away for them to counter-attack,” he said.

“It was madness really. When you score it is important, for the next five minutes to keep your head on and stay in the game and then go from there. Although it was a brilliant finish, we gifted them that goal.”

Michael Appleton described his first victory as Charlton head coach as “huge” after they beat in-form Wycombe 3-1 at The Valley.

All three of the Addicks’ victories this season have been in SE7 and Appleton was brought in to make sure they do not let a third successive League One campaign fizzle away to a mid-table finish.

The victory over the Chairboys – with Miles Leaburn, Slobodan Tedic and Corey Blackett-Taylor all scoring – moves them up to 16th but only six points behind Barnsley and Exeter, in fifth and sixth respectively.

“You want to get that first win as early as you possibly can,” said Appleton, who replaced Dean Holden earlier this month. “It’s almost like a striker joining a club and getting off the mark.

“Against a side like Wycombe it is even bigger, because they are on such great form.

“They have got players in that dressing room who are used to being around that top six every single year for the last half a decade or more.

“So for the players to weather the storm like they did in that early part of the second half and come through it is hopefully going to breed confidence.”

Blackett-Taylor is out of contract next summer and Charlton technical director Andy Scott confirmed recently that bids were rejected in the summer transfer window.

Asked if the winger’s livewire displays could also be a negative in terms of attracting more interest, Appleton said: “I’m very much here and now – I want him to play like that every week and score goals every week.

“If he goes on to bigger and better things then so be it. All I would say is we have to make sure, and I knew we will, that if that ever did happen we have got someone who can just slide in.”

Wycombe had levelled the contest through a superb volley by West Ham loanee Freddie Potts but saw their five-match unbeaten league run – in which they had taken 13 points – come to an end.

Wanderers boss Matt Bloomfield said: “We were the ones in the ascendency. It looked like there was one team going to go and win the game – unfortunately that wasn’t to be.

“I’m so proud of the way the boys conducted themselves in the second half. I felt we were below par first half and lacked that energy and drive.

“Even before Freddie’s goal that was just a reward for what we were doing.

“We created so many opportunities to go and get the second goal but we were caught by a sucker punch.

“It’s the second time Tedic has done that to us after his goal for Barnsley last year.

“I have to talk about the way we passed the ball, played attacking football and rolled into wide positions to try and get crossing opportunities – it’s a real tough one to take.

“We deserved to get something. We need to not let this affect our belief.”

Regan Poole nodded the winner against his former club Lincoln to give Portsmouth a 2-1 victory and keep them top of League One.

Centre-back Poole only scored four goals in 130 appearances during his two-and-a-half years at the LNER Stadium, but he completed Pompey’s comeback with a fine header.

The Imps took the lead in the fifth minute in freak circumstances as Conor Shaughnessy hit the ball into Hakeeb Adelakun’s standing foot and it looped into the goal. It was the striker’s first goal on his first league start of the season.

But Portsmouth were level within three minutes as Abu Kamara collected a poor defensive header from Lasse Sorensen and passed to Alex Robertson, who laid the ball on to Paddy Lane to finish.

Poole met Jack Sparkes’ perfect cross to put Pompey ahead in first-half stoppage time to score for the second home match running.

Paudie O’Connor almost stole a point for Lincoln at the death, but Will Norris pulled off a point-blank save as Pompey remained unbeaten in the league this season.

James Collins scored his 200th goal in club football as he fired Derby to a first away league win at Carlisle since 1957.

The Republic of Ireland international opened the scoring after 18 minutes and wrapped up a 2-0 win for Paul Warne’s men with an 84th-minute penalty at Brunton Park.

Potent striker Collins scored for the second league game in a row as he powered home from Nathaniel Mendez-Laing’s cut back.

After the goal, Collins was full of confidence and fired over just moments later.

County goalkeeper Joe Wildsmith was reprieved by the crossbar after he fumbled Jordan Gibson’s dipping strike.

Crystal Palace loanee Luke Plange, who opened his Cumbrians’ account last weekend, fired against a post in first-half stoppage time.

Eiran Cashin nodded wide at the back post on the hour as the visitors chased a second.

And the goal came with six minutes left to wrap up Derby’s third away league win of the season

Collins beat Jokull Andresson to the ball and earned a penalty when he was bundled over by the goalkeeper, and he duly stepped up and rifled home from 12 yards.

Goalkeeper Connor Ripley was the Port Vale hero as he saved a late penalty from Fejiri Okenabirhie to earn his side a 1-1 draw at Cambridge.

Ripley dived to his right to block Okenabirhie’s weak 90th-minute spot-kick, awarded after Jack Lankester had been fouled by Nathan Smith.

Okenabirhie had come off the bench to equalise for the U’s, who trailed to Ben Garrity’s first-half strike.

Garrity opened the scoring in the 20th minute with a neat finish after a fine through ball from Ethan Chislett.

Cambridge’s Sullay Kaikai was then denied by Ripley, who tipped away his header from Danny Andrew’s cross in the 30th minute.

After the interval Andrew hit a post for the home side before Okenabirhie joined the action and headed in the equaliser from fellow substitute John-Kymani Gordon’s cross in the 66th minute.

The striker then had the chance to make himself the hero, but he was foiled by Ripley as the game ended level.

Jordan Rhodes’ first hat-trick for nearly four years helped Blackpool blow away Reading with a comprehensive 4-1 victory.

Three goals in 11 first-half minutes, including one for debutant Kylian Kouassi, left misfiring Reading with a mountain to climb as their 22-year wait for a league victory at Bloomfield Road continued.

Huddersfield loanee Rhodes sealed his first treble since December 2019 shortly after half-time to settle a one-sided contest.

He had earlier given the hosts an ideal start when he fired them ahead from the penalty spot in the 20th minute after Sam Hutchinson felled CJ Hamilton.

Kouassi netted with a bullet header from Owen Dale’s cross just six minutes later before Rhodes was on target again, this time with a sweet strike into the corner.

David Button produced a fine save to deny Kouassi his second just before half-time but Rhodes scored again to kill off the contest with a clinical strike.

Hutchinson’s 78th-minute shot deflected in off James Husband but it proved scant consolation for the Royals.

Wycombe Wanderers’ five-match unbeaten streak in League One was ended as Charlton head coach Michael Appleton won his first home game in charge 3-1.

The Addicks took the lead in the 27th minute after Miles Leaburn scored his first league goal of the season.

The teenager drilled across keeper Max Stryjek after excellent approach play by Tyreece Campbell.

Chairboys striker Sam Vokes headed a Luke Leahy free-kick against the crossbar just before the interval.

Wycombe made it 1-1 after 54 minutes as West Ham loanee Freddie Potts volleyed home his first senior goal from the edge of the box after Garath McCleary’s corner was only partially cleared.

Two Charlton substitutes combined to restore the hosts’ lead. Slobodan Tedic did not connect cleanly with Tennai Watson’s cross but it curled past Stryjek just two minutes after the on-loan Manchester City frontman had been introduced to the action.

Corey Blackett-Taylor, a livewire menace throughout, settled the contest in stoppage time, cutting in from the right of the penalty area before clinically finishing.

Kyle Edwards and Ruben Rodrigues inspired Oxford to a 3-0 win over promotion rivals Exeter in front of more than 10,000 fans at the Kassam Stadium.

Oxford went ahead in the eighth minute when Edwards, on loan from Ipswich, delivered a measured cross from the left for Rodrigues to head in his first goal for the club from six yards.

The Grecians had chances to level, with Reece Cole twice having shots saved, before Cameron Brannagan sealed United’s victory with two late penalties.

Will Aimson tripped Rodrigues seven minutes from time and Brannagan hit his first penalty low into the bottom left corner.

Substitute Josh Murphy was then brought down by Will Aimson in stoppage time and Brannagan converted his second spot-kick in almost identical fashion.

Edwards proved a thorn in Exeter’s side throughout the first half and twice set up opportunities for Billy Bodin.

From the second of them goalkeeper Viljami Sinisalo did well to turn Bodin’s powerful drive around a post.

The Grecians, who had been looking to make it three wins in a row away from home in League One, threatened with Tom Carroll heading Demetri Mitchell’s cross wide at the near post.

Harry Kite sliced a 20-yard effort wide and former Oxford forward Yanic Wildschut saw a fierce angled shot come back off a post.

Oxford left-back Ciaron Brown hammered a long range left-footed drive wide early in the second half and Brannagan went close with a shot that Sinisalo appeared to touch on to a post.

Cole saw his 25 yard free-kick beaten out by home keeper James Beadle, who saved again from Cole on his knees moments later, before Brannagan’s pair of penalties killed off Exeter.

Burton and Fleetwood ground out a hard-fought 1-1 draw at the Pirelli Stadium in a game high on effort but lacking in quality.

Joe Powell and Junior Quitirna scored the goals that were the only real highlights in a game between two sides who have both had difficult starts to their League One campaigns. The point for Albion at least enabled them to climb out of the bottom four courtesy of results elsewhere.

Jack Marriott tested Max Crocombe in the Burton goal inside the first 30 seconds but it was Albion who went in front on 17 minutes. Powell’s penalty – awarded when Ben Heneghan, on his Fleetwood debut, brought down Mark Helm – was saved by Jay Lynch but he fired in the rebound.

Fleetwood hit back two minutes later with a goal of quality when Quitirna turned and beat Crocombe with a curling and dipping effort into the far corner.

Albion had strong shouts for another penalty just before half-time when Mustapha Carayol wend down amidst a scramble in the box but referee Ollie Yates waved it away.

Both sides struggled to create anything to really threaten a winner in a frustrating second half.

Leyton Orient recorded a hard-fought home victory over Shrewsbury with a solitary goal from Ruel Sotiriou separating the two sides.

There was a lively and positive start to the game with five corners within the opening eight minutes, the first in favour of the visitors within 16 seconds of the start.

The Shrews squandered a golden opportunity after four minutes when Max Mata was sent clear but saw his shot blocked by the outstretched foot of O’s goalkeeper Sol Brynn.

But O’s striker Sotiriou showed the way after 20 minutes when he slammed a shot into the roof of the net for his fourth goal of the season after Idris El Mizouni fashioned the opportunity.

The second period lacked quality with the visitors, who had not scored in their previous four league matches, showing their profligacy in front of goal with Brynn denying Ryan Bowman and Tom Flanagan.

At the opposite end, Sotiriou and Ethan Galbraith missed good opportunities to put the issue beyond all doubt for the hosts.

Barnsley made it three away wins in a row with a 2-1 victory over Northampton.

The Tykes hit the front after just four minutes at Sixfields when goalkeeper Lee Burge miscued a clearance straight to Callum Styles, who took advantage with a brilliant first-time volley.

Liam Roberts saved well from Jon Guthrie’s header as Northampton sought a quick response and the Barnsley goalkeeper also kept out Mitch Pinnock’s well-struck volley.

The home side had reacted well to the early setback and applied pressure with a string of corners and set-pieces but they struggled to create clear-cut chances.

Northampton’s frustration continued in the second half and, as they became increasingly desperate, Barnsley threatened a second goal on the break with Styles missing a good chance and Burge saving superbly from Devante Cole’s header.

Cole was not to be denied two minutes from time, though, when he ran the length of the pitch to score Barnsley’s second and secure all three points, with Louis Appere’s stoppage-time struck nothing more than a consolation.

A second-half brace from substitute Elliott List ensured Stevenage continued their impressive start with a 3-0 win at managerless Cheltenham Town.

The Robins, who are yet to score this season, parted company with boss Wade Elliott in midweek and placed Kevin Russell in temporary charge.

It took Boro only seven minutes to pierce their defence when Dan Butler’s corner fell for Jordan Roberts in the box and he beat Luke Southwood with a low finish.

Jovan Malcolm smashed a shot against the bar for the hosts after Liam Sercombe’s pass in the 34th minute.

Aidan Keena fired a shot just over and Sercombe forced Krisztian Hegyi into a flying save before half-time as the Robins rallied.

But List made it 2-0 in the 69th minute after another Butler corner was not dealt with and he followed up to score his second in the 73rd minute after Southwood parried Ben Thompson’s shot from the edge of the box.

Cheltenham have now waited more than 13-and-a-half hours for a goal and never before has a team gone nine games without scoring at the start of a season.

Victor Adeboyejo scored as 10-man Bolton battled to a 1-1 Sky Bet League One draw at home to Peterborough.

Gethin Jones was dismissed for Wanderers just before half-time and Posh went on to hit the woodwork three times in the second half.

In a flurry of action at the end of the first half, Jonson Clarke-Harris headed home Harrison Burrows’ superb cross to give Darren Ferguson’s side a 42nd-minute lead.

But Adeboyejo bagged his fifth goal of the campaign three minutes later after Nicholas Bilokapic only parried Josh Dacres-Cogley’s cross into the striker’s path.

Then, in first-half stoppage time, Jones, deputising as skipper for the injured Ricardo Santos, was dismissed by referee Ross Joyce for his challenge on Ricky-Jade Jones.

Peterborough, who had 25 shots, dominated the second half with Burrows twice striking the woodwork – as did Bolton defender Jack Iredale from Posh wing-back Peter Kioso’s cross.

Jack Hunt scored his first goal in Bristol Rovers colours to put the West Country side on course for a thumping 4-1 win over Wigan at the Memorial Ground.

The tone was set for a vibrant home display on 13 minutes as winger Luke Thomas put Rovers ahead in style, cutting in from the right and shooting left-footed beyond Sam Tickle’s dive.

Charlie Wyke drew the Latics level on 21 minutes with his sixth goal this season, tapping past Matthew Cox, but that was as good as it got for Shaun Maloney’s team.

Rovers regained the lead five minutes later when right-back Hunt popped up in the attack to head in from close range and Joey Barton’s side never looked back.

Welsh forward Aaron Collins doubled the advantage eight minutes after half-time when he smashed the ball beyond Tickle from 12 yards out.

Hunt, who joined Rovers from Sheffield Wednesday last month, turned provider on 68 minutes with a curling cross that striker John Marquis rose to nod in and leave Wigan struggling in the relegation zone.

Burton manager Dino Maamria said he never lost belief in his team ending their torrid start to the League One season after they beat high-flying Port Vale 3-2 to claim a first win at the eighth time of asking.

Watford loanee Kwadwo Baah scored what proved to be the decisive goal to deny Vale the point they needed to move to the top of the table.

“I’ve been emphasising that without winning a game in the last seven, we’re a good group of people, good group of staff and players, we believe in each other and it was always coming,” Maamria said.

“We’re going to win a lot of football matches together, no doubt about it.

“We had a tough start like everybody else, without going on about the ifs and the injuries we’ve had and everything else, but I know when we get this group of players going, we’re going to go on and win a lot of matches.

“But I’m really pleased for the group because they work so hard.

“When it was two weeks off, we did a lot of work and I thought overall it was a brilliant performance, a brilliant win.

“We showed a lot of quality on the ball, we scored three brilliant goals.

“We could have scored more.”

Burton took an 11th-minute lead when Beryly Lubala headed home at the back post to score his first goal for the club.

The home side responded well, though, and their pressure told in the 40th minute as Ben Garrity headed in off a post.

Burton went in front again six minutes after the restart as Steve Seddon poked the ball in from close range.

It got even better just after the hour mark, with Baah, making his full debut, rifling a shot into the net.

Ollie Arblaster halved the deficit in the 86th minute, but Burton held on for a much-needed win.

Port Vale boss Andy Crosby was left to rue his side’s performance off the ball as they suffered a first defeat in 10 matches in all competitions.

“I thought we made a poor start,” he said.

“We certainly lost too many individual aerial duels defensively from their goalkeeper’s kicks.

“We spoke pre-game about the threat of them from set plays, so I think we’ve given them opportunities.

“Not a good night in terms of when we haven’t had the ball, but a hell of a lot to be pleased with when we did have the ball.

“We created a lot of opportunities, we had shots on goal, shots on target, the keeper’s made saves, they’ve blocked things.

“We’ve created good opportunities but I think we’ve been looking to get better at that. So things to be happy with, but you can’t afford to give chances away like we did.

“You’ve got to win balls that come into your box.

“You’ve got to win individual duels, aerial duels, and we didn’t do it in the first half.”