Tranmere got back to winning ways with a convincing 4-0 win over table-topping Stockport at Prenton Park.

The home side took the lead after 30 minutes when skipper Tom Davies poked the ball home from close range following a Brad Walker free-kick.

Despite enjoying a lot of possession, the visitors were limited when it came to goalscoring opportunities with Nick Powell having the best chance to level the game before the interval.

At the other end, Harvey Saunders could have doubled Rovers’ lead, only to be denied by Ben Hinchcliffe in the County goal.

The Hatters started brightly after the break and could have been level through Will Collor, who was denied by home goalkeeper Luke McGee, before Odin Bailey saw his effort from a narrow angle flash wide.

However, Tranmere made it 2-0 in the 55th minute when Jordan Turnbull turned sharply to divert the ball home after Stockport failed to clear the danger from a free kick.

The points were secured when Turnbull rose to head home his second of the game through Rovers’ third goal from a Walker cross eight minutes later, before Connor Jennings completed the scoring in the 85th minute.

Gavin Gunning called for Harry McKirdy to take his confidence to the next level after the loanee’s stoppage-time equaliser secured Swindon a point in a 2-2 draw with Gillingham.

New signing Sean McGurk struck after 24 minutes at Priestfield to give Town the lead, though Oli Hawkins’ header and Connor Mahoney’s penalty edged the Gills ahead.

The hosts thought they had wrapped up a comeback triumph, but Swindon managed to snatch a point through substitute McKirdy’s late equaliser – his first goal since returning to Town on loan from Hibernian.

Interim head coach Gunning, who has spent almost a month at the helm since Michael Flynn’s departure, said: “When it clicks for Harry, he can carve up defences at this level and I’m very happy for him.

“In his career he’s struggled for a bit of confidence, so maybe that goal will spur him on to the next level, I’m looking forward to his next few weeks unfolding.

“They’re in good form, they’re an experienced team, so all in all I’ll take the draw, 90 plus four, but it’s frustrating when we’re missing a load of chances.

“Obviously scoring at the death is brilliant, but when you’re in charge of a game and you miss chances, the players can get sloppy, they can punish you and you get out of your rhythm.

“Every manager we’ve played against has been really positive about the way we’re playing. When it clicks, somebody’s going to get a belting.”

Stephen Clemence’s side were on track to claim back-to-back wins and their fifth in eight matches before substitute McKirdy disrupted their evening at home.

Following a further dent to the Gills’ play-off charge, and the chance to move into seventh, the boss felt assured that his side’s belief is still strong.

He said: “You can’t fault the effort of the lads, they dug in when it was difficult and then had a right go in the second half. We were unfortunate not to win it in the end.

“There’s a belief in the group now that they can score goals and take teams on. They are in a much better place.

“We haven’t lost, we’ve moved a point closer to the play-offs, but it’s a bit frustrating knowing if we’d have won we’d have moved into the top seven.

“We didn’t start well enough, but fair play to Swindon, they played well and they could have been two or three up.

“We had to change one or two things at half-time, which helped us in the second half and allowed us to get more pressure up the pitch. I feel disappointed right now but I think it’s a fair result.”

Crawley boss Scott Lindsey was critical of referee John Busby’s decision to awarded Walsall a first-half penalty in his side’s 1-1 League Two home draw against the Saddlers.

Busby adjudged that Jack Earing was tripped by Jay Williams seven minutes before the break, but Lindsey felt the decision was unjust.

Former Crawley midfielder Isaac Hutchinson sent goalkeeper Corey Addai the wrong way from the resulting spot-kick to put Walsall ahead, but Liam Kelly equalised midway through the second half as the Reds halted a run of three-successive league defeats.

Former Swindon manager Lindsey was delighted with the manner of his side’s performance and said: “We were outstanding.

“It was a penalty that wasn’t. I’ve seen it back it and it was a dive.

“A tactical shift helped to speed up our play in the second half and we cut through them at times. We deserved more than a point, but we’ll take it and move on.”

This was Crawley’s first home league draw for 10-and-a-half months – since a goalless stalemate with Walsall last April – and Lindsey has now told his men they must be at their very best for the visit of second-bottom Forest Green on Saturday.

Forest Green won for the first time under boss Steve Cotterill with a 2-1 victory at Barrow and Lindsey warned: “Saturday’s game will be the hardest of the lot.

“Forest Green are scrapping for their lives and their win will give them a tremendous boost.”

Walsall boss Mat Sadler was delighted at the response of his team after a 3-0 home defeat against Newport last Saturday.

He said: “We came out fighting.

“When you lose at home like that, you’ve got to be facing questions. But I’m proud at the way we responded and we came out fighting.

“In the end I’m delighted that Isaac got the penalty because of the way he’s performed, but I also think that Jamille (Matt) and Jack (Earing) deserve a lot of credit for their performances.”

Sadler felt Crawley defender Laurence Maguire was lucky to avoid a sending off, adding: “The referee should have given (Maguire) a second yellow card but he had already booked him and didn’t want to send him off.

“Obviously we would have had an advantage, but I’m delighted by our group’s response to the result at home to Newport (a 3-0 defeat).

“Crawley had a spell in the second half that put them back in it and we had to settle for a point – but it could have been better.”

Barrow boss Pete Wild cut a frustrated figure after a disappointing 2-1 defeat to struggling Forest Green.

But the Bluebirds chief urged his side to “stick together” and get through their sticky patch after they lost ground in the promotion race.

Cole Stockton’s stunning 25-yard chip of emergency loan goalkeeper Vincente Reyes restored parity after Kyle McAllister’s deflected header put the visitors in front at Holker Street.

But Manny Osabede was allowed to run through Barrow’s midfield to fire home a second-half winner.

After seeing his side drop four points off the top three, Wild said: “I’m frustrated tonight.

“First and foremost well done to Forest Green, they’ve taken their opportunities.

“But it’s two silly, frustrating goals for us to give away. They’ve taken them well and left here with the points.

“It’s a really frustrating evening. It’s an evening that promised so much.

“Again for large parts I felt completely in control and quite at ease.

“To come away with nothing is a tough pill to swallow.

“We just now need to regroup and stick together.

“Nobody said it would be easy, nobody said it was going to be a walk in the park.

“It’s certainly not been that at the moment. It’s really important now that we stick together and get back to basics and make sure we come out of this little blip as soon as possible.”

Relegation-threatened Rovers dragged themselves off the foot of Sky Bet League Two with a welcome win.

It was Steve Cotterill’s first since taking charge of the Gloucestershire club and more importantly ended a painful 15-game winless run which stretched back to the end of October.

“It’s a brilliant win for us,” said Cotterill, whose side had a 472-mile round trip for the game.

“There’s no shying away from the fact it’s a long way to come for us.

“We didn’t want to come all this way and leave with nothing, so we’re delighted.

“Hopefully it’s a sign of an upward curve for us. The players have been brilliant since I’ve come in and this is what we’ve been working towards.

“They’ve worked hard on the training ground and results have been good.

“A special mention has to go to Vincente (Reyes). He’s come here on an emergency loan for us and been thrown straight in.

“We want to thank everybody at Norwich for their co-operation yesterday (Monday) to make it happen.”

Mansfield manager Nigel Clough said no one was getting carried away after his side equalled the club’s all-time biggest win in demolishing Harrogate 9-2.

They had never beaten Harrogate at home and the visitors were six games unbeaten and in the play-off spots.

But Clough’s men were 5-0 up and out of sight by half-time as they equalled their score against Rotherham in 1932 to close in on top spot.

“I think most teams in the league would have struggled to cope with us tonight,” said Clough.

“It might sound silly, but the only thing that stopped us scoring more was the professionalism of the opposition as they kept going.

“For a team to go 6-0 down away from home and score two goals says an awful lot about their character as well.

“We were extremely clinical in our finishing. I don’t think their goalie had a chance with any of them all night.

“But we’re not getting carried away yet. There are 15 games to go and no one has achieved anything yet.

“It was a wonderful performance but it was three points and all we are thinking about is Walsall on Saturday. That one has gone now and it will count for nothing come Saturday.”

Lucas Akins began the rout with an 11th-minute penalty before Hiram Boateng fired home the second on 20 minutes.

Davis Keillor-Dunn set up Boateng for his second and Tom Nichols tucked home a fourth before teeing up Keillor-Dunn to net his 16th goal of the season.

Stephen Quinn laid on Boateng’s hat-trick goal from six yards on 50 minutes before Harrogate hit back with two in just over a minute as George Thomson finished off a fast break and Abraham Odoh scored after Josh March’s effort came back off a post.

But Akins’ 61st-minute shot deflected in and then sub Will Swan smashed in a spectacular eighth on 75 minutes, before turning home an Aaron Lewis cross two minute later.

Harrogate boss Simon Weaver said: “It was an incredible scoreline for Mansfield and, fair play to them, I thought they were brilliant in all aspects. We were well beaten by the better team.

“But in spite of that we still have everything to go for if we have a positive attitude.

“I am not going to batter them as the lads have been absolutely magnificent for the football club for several months.

“We have been hard to beat all season, we’ve been entertaining, we’ve been everything that we want to see from a Harrogate Town team. But tonight we weren’t.

“So we have to treat it as a one-off and move on quickly. But we also have to learn from the harsh lessons that were dealt by a really strong Mansfield team tonight.

“We didn’t lay a glove on them which is not a characteristic of ours over the years. But we mustn’t suddenly rip up the way we’ve been playing.”

Dave Challinor lamented the “horrendous” goals Sky Bet League Two leaders Stockport conceded in their 3-1 loss to Crewe as he admitted his side’s performance was “miles off” what he expects.

Mickey Demetriou put the visitors ahead before Stockport’s Tanto Olaofe equalised at Edgeley Park, but goals from Ed Turns and Josh Austerfield either side of half-time ensured back-to-back victories for Crewe in their promotion quest.

Second-placed Mansfield are now a point behind the Hatters and Challinor was in no mood to forget a bad night at the office as he demanded improvement after a four-game winning run came to an end.

“It’s a poor night for us. I’m not great for positives straight after a game and I could be sentimental and say ‘we’ve had a good run and we’re in a great position’ but that’s not me,” Challinor said.

“I don’t care what team you are, you can’t concede them goals. We’ve conceded three goals from set pieces, horrendous goals. I thought we were poor from the get-go and take nothing away from Crewe.

“You get the equaliser and you’re sort of back in the game, you shoot yourself in the foot and you try and regroup and make some changes at half-time and then you shoot yourself in the foot straight after half-time.

“It then becomes a poor night and one that I’d love to say I’m going to brush under the carpet and move on from but I’m not because this isn’t a short-term process around what tonight looks like, it’s longer term than that and that was miles off it from one of my teams.”

Crewe remain third after the impressive win but narrowed the gap to Stockport to four points as boss Lee Bell enthused about his side’s showing.

He said: “I think it’s the best result for the players to come away against a really top team with good players and rightly so, they’re top of the league.

“To put on that performance, all credit to the players as they played exactly how we wanted them to play, with the energy and understanding that we’re after. It was top drawer. We couldn’t have asked any more of the players.

“We got goals. That’s what we wanted to bring to the game and we thought we could get some control within the game of how they’re playing.

“It’s just a really good result, really positive. We’ll enjoy the next five minutes and then we’ll be focusing, as soon as we get on the bus, on Saturday.

“I go back to being that consistent team and if you want to achieve anything in this league it’s the consistency, but it’s a really good night and I hope the fans enjoyed it.”

Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson praised his side’s spirit after a late 2-1 win at struggling Sutton.

The Dragons ended a three-game losing streak thanks to Elliot Lee’s 85th-minute winner.

Will Boyle had earlier fired the visitors ahead before Charlie Lakin levelled.

But a first victory at Gander Green Lane meant Parkinson’s charges maintained the pressure in the promotion race. They sit two points shy of third-placed Crewe with two games in hand.

Parkinson said: “It’s another windy night with conditions against us in the first half.

“The difference between this game and Salford is we stood strong and the players were brilliant. They put their bodies on the line when they needed to.

“We waited for the game to open up a bit.

“I told the lads that games are scrappy at this stage of the season and you have to be prepared to fight tooth and nail to win them.

“I’m so pleased with the application of everybody. It was a real team effort.

“It can be tough. Sutton are at the bottom and teams are scrapping for everything at this stage of the season.

“There was a real team togetherness and it’s got us back to winning ways.

“When you’re under the cosh, the conditions were tough first half, you have to stay strong and come through those periods unscathed.

“We did that and got better, showed some quality and got the three points.”

Sutton slipped back to the foot of the League Two table after a ninth game without a win.

Steve Morison’s side are seven points off safety with time running out and the home boss felt his side were robbed of two clear penalties.

He said: “I didn’t think we got what we deserved. I’m gutted for the players. I’m gutted because I thought we were the better team.

“They got a bit of luck at the end when they scored so it’s a tough one to take.

“They’re two penalties. I can’t say anymore because you get in trouble. They [officials] just get away with it, it’s crazy.

“We didn’t want to just draw, we wanted to try and win the game.

“There’s a ricochet and it could go anywhere but it goes straight to Elliot Lee’s feet and he scores.

“It’s a frustrating one but the boys didn’t give up. We almost got one back but we couldn’t in the end.

“We’re disappointed not to get the three points.

“Ultimately, we’ve just got to win our games. We can’t worry about anyone else and see how we get on.”

Graham Alexander can see positive signs from improving Bradford after they made it back-to-back wins.

Goals from Matty Platt, Calum Kavanagh, Andy Cook and Clarke Oduor earned an emphatic 4-0 victory over MK Dons at Valley Parade.

That followed up the weekend win at Wrexham and Bradford’s former MK manager Alexander was delighted with what he saw.

He said: “It’s been a brilliant night for the team, the supporters and the staff.

“We’ve been through a difficult period. I still think we’ve got to improve certain things but following on from Saturday, which was a fantastic win at a near-impossible place, to beat another good team 4-0 shows more good signs that it’s coming together.

“The confidence in front of goal was a little bit low. But the belief in what we were doing has always been there for the players.

“We just haven’t had that final touch. If we could find that, I just felt we were a good team waiting to happen and I think we’ve shown that in the last two games.

“I understand there’s still work to be done but let’s not take anything away from the boys. They’ve been fantastic against two very good teams in League Two.”

Alexander was pleased to see four different scorers rather than just Cook.

“It’s something we’ve looked at not to rely just on one guy because it’s too much pressure on Andy.

“He’s a team player and obviously wants to score as a proper number nine. But just looking to him is not right.

“It makes it easier for the opposition to defend against us as a team and Andy as well.”

MK Dons manager Mike Williamson thought his side did well to keep going when the game was gone.

He said: “The scoreline is a difficult one to take but I’m proud of the boys.

“It was a difficult pitch to play on, I thought we controlled it and the first goal was against the run of play.

“We’ve got to be humble in defeat but the character and willingness was out there. The heads didn’t drop and they wanted to move the ball.

“We made a few more longer passes than I would have preferred but that was the nature of the players wanting to take the game by the scruff of the neck and change it.

“It was a bit of a crazy football game. It was as if they had an invisible wall in front of their goal.

“We had a few chances, especially in the second half, but every attack they had seemed to go in.

“The scoreline was hugely disappointing but I’m really happy with the performance, the spirit and the grit of the boys.”

Morecambe boss Ged Brannan believed his side could still win the game despite falling two goals behind early in their 3-2 victory at Tranmere.

A stunning free-kick from substitute Jacob Davenport deep in added time saw his side come from two goals down to take all three points with a dramatic comeback victory at Prenton Park.

Rovers raced into a two-goal lead when Rob Apter scored after just four minutes and Connor Jennings doubled the lead from the penalty spot six minutes later.

But the Shrimps halved the arrears after 14 minutes when Charlie Brown fired home from 10 yards, with the Tranmere defence appealing for offside.

Apter had a glorious opportunity to extend Tranmere’s lead with 20 minutes left, only to be denied by Archie Mair in the Morecambe goal.

And Rovers were made to pay when substitute Jordan Slew levelled with eight minutes remaining before Davenport won the game with a glorious free-kick from 25 yards out with almost the last kick to make it three wins on the bounce for the Shrimps.

Morecambe manager Brannan said: “We started the game off quite well and gave two silly goals away but we played really well.

“To be honest, when we scored our first goal I knew we’d win the game and if we kept going we’d score again in the second half and we did. It was a fantastic performance, I’m absolutely delighted.

“You can’t write a finish like that and it kills you when you get beat with a goal like that late on. I saw him lining it up and I was thinking ‘Don’t shoot, don’t shoot’, and then he puts it right in the top corner.

“A few times we’ve gone behind lately and we’ve shown great character to come back and win and, as I say, the way we played today it was never in doubt, to be honest.

“The game is 95 minutes now and we know we’ve just got to keep going until the final whistle and that’s exactly what we did.”

Tranmere boss Nigel Adkins said: “It was a tough one to take and we started the game ever so well to go 2-0 up.

“It was a great first goal from Rob Apter and then Connor Jennings making it two from the spot, it was well deserved.

“But they got themselves back into the game and all of a sudden it makes it a bit more challenging against a team who have won their last three games.

“Even at 2-2 I’m thinking we can still go on and win the game and once again the officials have played over time and they’ve scored to leave them elated and leave us in a difficult position.

“Consistency is what I’m after and I’m going to have to reflect on that at the end of the game.

“The result has gone against us but what I’ve got is an honest and hard-working bunch of players.

“There are some things we’ve got to improve on and there are some things we’ve done very well.”

Karl Robinson has called for his Salford team to mirror the community and be “relentless” after they drew 2-2 with Doncaster.

The Ammies head coach extended his unbeaten start at his new club to seven games since he came in, but had Luke Garbutt to thank for rescuing a late point with a free-kick.

Own goals from Curtis Tilt and Richard Wood sent the Sky Bet League Two teams in level at the break.

Hakeeb Adelakun thought he had won it for Doncaster, until Garbutt struck in the 89th minute.

Robinson said: “We want to make sure that we are relentless. It’s the name of Gary Neville’s company as well but it’s a word that I’ve always loved! That’s part of who we want to be.

“We always want to try and win games, you’ll never see a Salford team trying to hold on for a draw. You will always see a Salford team that is immersed in the identity of the community – edgy, working-class, fight for everything, honest, loyal. That’s who we are.

“I’ve very quickly understood what the identity is here and how people want to see their team.”

Both teams had chances and in the end it ended all square, but Robinson believed his side should have got more from the game.

He added: “We weren’t happy with just a point. I’m disappointed with their second goal and their first goal was an own goal but we responded really well to that.

“In the second half, we were in a good moment and they scored a second goal but again we responded in a positive manner.”

Adelakun netted the winner at Tranmere on Saturday and would have done the same again were it not for Garbutt’s late strike.

Rovers manager Grant McCann said: “It was hard-fought. They’re a form team, we knew that coming in because they’ve been consistent and they’re unbeaten under Karl since he’s come in.

“I thought the first half was nip and tuck, and second half we upped the ante a bit more with the ball in their half.

“First half we probably played too quickly but second half we were much better because we kept the ball in their half.

“We got to the top, top end of the pitch and we created more moments and possibly should have scored more.”

McCann also believed his side should have won, adding: “I’m disappointed that we’re stood here talking about a 2-2 draw away from home and the lads are disappointed.

“Any point away is usually OK but I want this group to be better than that and have that mindset.

“I can’t fault our commitment and effort tonight and our desire to win duels and tackles.”

Stuart Maynard praised a superb collective effort from his Notts County players as he earned a first win as manager with a 3-1 victory at in-form Newport.

Two headers from Macaulay Langstaff and a tap-in for David McGoldrick secured the points before the hour mark, while Will Evans’s 90th-minute penalty was nothing but a consolation for the hosts.

“It’s good to get the first three points on the road and I thought it was an excellent away performance,” said Maynard, whose side climbed back up to seventh in League Two.

“For the fans to come down to Newport on a wet Tuesday night and get behind the lads for 90 minutes – they deserve that.

“And for the staff as well behind the scenes who have worked so hard with the change of management team – huge praise has got to go to them as well.

“This is our third week in charge now, we’ve not been with them long, but the lads are taking it all on board.

“I’m just gutted that we didn’t get the clean sheet that we deserved. I think it’s the softest penalty you’ll see all season. It was frustrating, but we managed the game really well.”

Jodi Jones created both Langstaff goals – the opener on 22 minutes and the third in the 59th.

And Langstaff turned provider in between for McGoldrick to double the Magpies’ lead 10 minutes before the break.

“We know what we’ve got going forward, but the defensive performance was immense tonight as well,” added Maynard.

“They’ve all put a shift in, and that’s what it takes to win games consistently at this level – we’ve shown both sides of the game.”

The home side saw a seven-match unbeaten run ended in convincing style to drop to 14th and Graham Coughlan admitted his side got what they deserved.

“We got beaten by the better team,” said the Irishman. “When you win you take the plaudits and when you get beaten you have to take a bit of stick.

“We made elementary mistakes and basic errors, we just weren’t at it. Too many of our players didn’t turn up, too many had an off night, and we were sloppy.

“On the occasions we got into really good positions in the first half we didn’t pick out a final ball. We weren’t clinical.

“I stuck with a group of boys who were in great form, so if anybody wants to have a go then point the finger at me and nobody else. I should have maybe changed a few things around, but I am stubborn.

“I don’t think that was a true reflection of us, and that is down to me and nobody else.”

John Coleman praised two ‘special’ goals as his Accrington side boosted their play-off hopes with a 2-0 win over fellow promotion challengers AFC Wimbledon in Sky Bet League Two.

Jack Nolan curled the ball in from the edge of the area on 50 minutes and Ben Woods blasted home from 25 yards with nine minutes remaining to make the win safe and move 12th-placed Stanley to within two points of the top seven – two places below their opponents.

In between, Manchester United loan keeper Radek Vitek pulled off a double save to keep out unmarked Kofi Balmer’s header and then cleared Lee Brown’s follow-up with his feet. He also denied Harry Pell near the end.

Coleman said: “It’s an important three points. It was a typical League Two game played on a lively pitch.

“It wasn’t conducive to a lot of football being played but we stuck to our task well and scored two great goals to win it.

“We got ourselves into areas where we can have shots and when you do that, eventually they are going to go in.

“We have had games this season where we have had 25-plus shots and not scored. There were not too many on target tonight but the ones that were, were special.

“That’s clean sheets in three out of our last four games and Radek has made a wonderful save. It’s moments of brilliance which win you games at both ends of the pitch.

“The word at half-time was belief, we have to believe we are going to win this game and we showed that.”

AFC Wimbledon boss Johnnie Jackson said: “We are disappointed. There wasn’t a lot in the game but we lost to two worldie strikes.

“The table shows we are evenly matched and this is a difficult place to come to. To take something out of the game we needed something out of the ordinary and they did that with their two moments of quality.

“We arguably had the two best chances but we couldn’t take them. We didn’t create enough and, in games like this, you want to come away with something and 0-0 is never a bad result but their two worldies were the difference.

“We are in a good place, we have been on a good run. Last time we took a punch like this we responded well and we have two home games coming up.

“We have been strong at home this season with six wins out of seven and we have to take this on the chin and move on. It is frustrating but we have full belief we can respond.”

Liam Kelly equalised midway through the second half as Crawley ended a run of three successive League Two defeats with a 1-1 home draw against Walsall.

Former Reds’ midfielder Isaac Hutchinson put Walsall ahead with a 38th-minute penalty but their hopes of a first league victory since New Year’s Day were thwarted by Kelly.

This was Crawley’s first home league draw for 10-and-a-half months – since they drew 0-0 with Walsall last April.

Former Crawley loanee Hutchinson tested goalkeeper Corey Addai in the 19th minute with a 25-yard shot which was turned around the post.

Hutchinson later crossed for Jamille Matt to put the ball over from close range.

Hutchinson made the breakthrough seven minutes before the interval when he sent Addai the wrong way from the penalty spot after defender Jay Williams was adjudged to have tripped Jack Earing.

Crawley started the second half on a more positive note and Klaidi Lolos and Danilo Orsi both had shots blocked before the Reds levelled after 65 minutes.

Midfielder Kelly rifled an unstoppable shot into the roof of the net after a move involving Orsi and substitute Jack Roles.

The hosts came close to snatching victory five minutes from time when Will Wright’s header from Kelly’s corner was saved by goalkeeper Jackson Smith and the spoils were shared.

Luke Garbutt’s late free-kick salvaged a point for Salford in a 2-2 draw at home to Doncaster in Sky Bet League Two.

The teams were level at the break courtesy of own goals at either end from Curtis Tilt and Richard Wood.

Lincoln loanee Hakeeb Adelakun hoped he had won the game for Doncaster with 20 minutes left to play, only for Garbutt struck late on.

The hosts had the first chance of the contest when Junior Luamba crossed for Callum Morton, who headed just over.

Doncaster took the lead in the 13th minute when Tilt put Luke Molyneux’s cross into his own net.

The same thing happened at the other end two minutes later as Luamba’s cross deflected in off Rovers captain Wood to level the scores.

The second half was a scrappy affair with very few chances created, until Matt Craig set up Adelakun to stroke the ball into the bottom corner and seemingly set up an away win.

However, former Everton left-back Garbutt had other ideas when he stood over a free-kick in the 89th minute, curling the ball up and over the wall and past Thimothee Lo-Tutala.

Steve Cotterill earned his first win since taking charge at Forest Green as the visitors lifted themselves off the bottom of Sky Bet League Two with a 2-1 victory at Barrow.

Relegation-threatened Rovers put a dent in the hosts’ promotion hopes as they ended a 15-game wait for a win.

Kyle McAllister put the visitors ahead in the 21st minute with a deflected effort as he nodded in Fankaty Dabo’s cross.

The lead did not last long as Cole Stockton pounced on a poor backpass to score a 25-yard lob eight minutes later.

Goalkeeper Paul Farman kept the hosts in the game as he denied McAllister and Christian Doidge.

Manny Osadebe fired Forest Green back in front just before the hour after an attempted pass bounced back to him.

Barrow’s best chance to rescue a point came when Stockton smashed a long-range strike against the crossbar late on.

Pete Wild’s side slipped to fifth, while Cotterill’s charges cut the gap to safety to six points.