Table-topping Stockport broke two club records as they defeated 10-man Tranmere 2-0 in Sky Bet League Two.

Goals from Isaac Olaofe and Antoni Sarcevic meant Dave Challinor’s men secured a 10th straight league victory and an 11th on the spin in all competitions.

The hosts got off to a flying start at a packed Edgeley Park.

Odin Bailey threaded a perfect through ball into the path of Olaofe, and he easily slotted home his 12th goal of the season.

Kyle Wootton headed over as Stockport were in control, before the big striker was denied by goalkeeper Luke McGee’s smart save.

Rovers lost Harvey Saunders to a second yellow card minutes after the restart, before Stockport added a second goal.

Sarcevic beat McGee after playing a neat one-two with Wootton.

The goal frame then saved Rovers twice as Wootton’s follow-up hit the crossbar after skipper Ryan Croasdale’s shot had struck a post.

Rob Apter twice went close for Tranmere late on, but they slumped to a fourth straight loss and are still without a point on the road this term.

Michael Flynn said Swindon need to stop giving points away if they are to sustain a promotion challenge.

Connor Mahoney’s first-half goal earned Gillingham a 1-0 victory as the Kent side leapfrogged their rivals into the League Two play-off places.

Flynn said: “We have to stop throwing points away.

“We have absolutely dominated the game, but we gave away a poor goal. We know that Mahoney is left-footed and we have let him cut in on his left, nobody put any real pressure on him.

“The chances we missed were poor, they should have been in the back of the net.

“We have missed a header from three yards and you don’t see the Wrexhams and the Stockports missing those kind of chances.

“Wrexham have gone and scored an 89th-minute winner again today – that can’t be just by luck, that is about belief, it is about being clinical, and it is about a winning mentality.”

Gillingham ended a barren run on the road with a first away win in five.

The visitors took the lead midway through the first period as Mahoney came inside from the right and drilled the ball low and a deflection wrong-footed keeper and namesake Murphy Mahoney.

Swindon were almost level moments later when Dan Kemp clipped the ball into Jake Young, whose powerful volley was spectacularly saved down low by Jake Turner.

Swindon’s Charlie Austin turned a corner just wide and Murphy Mahoney denied Macaulay Bonne one on one at the other end. Gillingham could have put it beyond doubt when they won a 74th-minute penalty after a foul from Harrison Minturn but Cheye Alexander stepped up and side-footed it well wide.

Scott Lindsey lauded the character of his Crawley side after they dramatically salvaged a point to avoid a fourth successive defeat at Walsall.

Danny Johnson opened the scoring for the hosts on 88 minutes before Danilo Orsi headed in a 94th-minute equaliser.

Lindsey said: “Great character. The lads are disappointed with the second-half performance, had we have continued on the same vein of how we did in the first half I think we could have gone on and won the game but we didn’t.

“A game of two halves really, I felt that we were really good first half, I thought we were outstanding, really good possession, some very good football being played.

“We had a couple of chances, [Klaidi] Lolos had a good chance at the near post, keeper makes a good save and we had a few bits and pieces flying around their box and across their box.

“Second half changed, we weren’t as good. We struggled with the way they pressed us, we couldn’t make the right decision whether to play round, through or over their press.

“We came under a lot of pressure, they put a lot of balls in our box and Corey [Addai] was outstanding with some unbelievable saves and the goal, the shot hits the post and lands straight to their man who can’t really miss.

“We did succumb to a lot of pressure but we stuck to it and we showed character, a great goal from us at the end. There was another chance just before with Travis [Johnson], great header and the keeper makes an unbelievable save.”

A disappointed Mat Sadler claimed it felt like two points dropped after Walsall’s second-half onslaught left them with just a point.

Sadler explained: “It feels like two points dropped, mostly because we felt we had earned the win and it hurts.

“I thought we were brilliant second half. We ran them into the ground and there was a spell when I looked around at their players and they were gone.

“We sucked the life out of them and a fantastic performance, especially second half. The frustration is we didn’t see out that last little bit which is a gut-wrencher.

“I thought we should have had a free-kick on the halfway line immediately before the goal – and it definitely was having seen it back – which is frustrating.

“We just have to keep positive, keep moving forward and get some of the players back we’ve got missing through injury.

“The law of averages says if we keep doing the right things we will end up with the right results, and we’ve put in some good performances in recent weeks.

“We are emotional on the back of not seeing the game out but over the next 24 hours I will look back at the game and be extremely pleased with most of it.”

Salford head coach Neil Wood heaped praise on hat-trick hero Matt Smith after he netted all three goals in the 3-0 triumph at Doncaster.

The Ammies made their opportunities count against a Doncaster side who enjoyed the better of the attacking play but could not find the back of the net.

And key to the visitors’ victory was Smith, who scored two trademark headers before completing his hat-trick with a poacher’s finish.

“We know, and we’ve said it all along, if we can provide the right crosses, provide the right opportunities for him, then he will score goals,” Wood said.

“It’s important he’s in the right position in the box to take that, and he did that tonight and I thought we could have had a couple of others.”

Wood was delighted to see plenty of work on the training ground come to fruition in the game as he seeks to get Salford climbing the table.

He said: “Consistency is the hardest thing to find, we’ve had a lot of learning and we learn in good times, we learn in bad times, and to be fair to the lads they’ve took every single bit on that we’ve thrown at them and they’re slowly making improvements.

“It’s nice when we get a win like this we see large elements of the game that are how we want to play, what we should look like, and how we should defend.

“The lads know that in the dressing room, they can give me all the answers of what went well, so that’s the pleasing thing.”

Doncaster manager Grant McCann was torn in his thoughts over the defeat as he praised his side’s build-up play but was left bemoaning a lack of ruthlessness in both boxes.

He said: “It’s an old cliche that matches are won in both boxes and we just weren’t good enough in both.

“We know Matt Smith’s threats. He’s probably one of the best centre-forwards in the division, he’s played at a higher level and we just couldn’t cope with his threat in the air. He could have had four.

“I try to give a fair reflection and it’s probably the best we’ve been between the boxes. Credit where credit is due, I was pleased with the boys and the way they kept going.

“Ultimately it’s your final ball and your edge at the top end of the pitch that wins you games, and so does keeping the ball out of the back of your own net.

“Salford did a job on us. Smith’s gone away with a hat trick. But we’ve put in 44 crosses and how we haven’t scored is very frustrating for me. It’s the difference between winning and losing.”

Mike Williamson hailed MK Dons’ energy as he claimed his first victory as manager in a rousing 4-1 win over Bradford at Stadium MK.

Joe Tomlinson gave The Dons an early advantage, but it was cancelled out by Bradford’s Alex Gilliead in the opening 20 minutes.

They reclaimed their lead through a Jack Payne free-kick before running away winners with two second-half goals from Max Dean and Alex Gilbey, marking Dons’ first victory in 10 league games.

“The boys were fantastic and played with so much energy,” Williamson said. “We created so many chances, which was pleasing, but I’ve got to say it was mainly off the players and less about the structure.

“When we get the ideas across, we should start to see things a bit cleaner. But the boys deserve that.

“They’ve been working extremely hard and it’s been tough so they deserve that feeling now.

“I think we probably missed the easier chances and put away the harder ones, as is football.

“I’m sure a lot of fans were thinking we were going to get that sucker punch. That’s the atmosphere. That’s what we’ve got to work through, understand and appreciate, and just focus on what we’re doing with the lads.

“It’s just about that emotional and tactical reset from the first minute to the 95th minute.

“We’ve got an extremely talented, hard-working and humble group here, and it’s just up to us to find the things we can improve and support them on.”

Bradford’s caretaker player-manager Kevin McDonald, who named himself in midfield in place of suspended captain Richie Smallwood, admitted standards slipped as City fell to their first defeat in five matches.

“We’ve set a standard and we fell below that standard,” McDonald said. “We expect better, the fans expect better and the fans deserve better.

“We need to pick ourselves up and be ready to go. I tell you one thing, we’ll be ready to go because we don’t want a performance like that and we won’t accept it as a player or as a coach.

“On a night like that, it’s one of those ones where we’ve got to have a good look over it and see where things went wrong and things we can improve.

“We’ve been compact as a team in and out of possession and when you are, you can win the ball back and play forward quickly.

“Tonight didn’t seem to be that way but credit to them, they played some nice stuff and it was a tough evening for everyone.

“At times we were a bit all over the place, and that’s not what we’ve been. They played some nice stuff and it was a tough evening for everyone.”

Manager Dave Challinor says the depth of Stockport’s squad will help them maintain their promotion bid after Kyle Wootton came off the bench to make a decisive impact in a 2-0 win at Crewe.

The leaders struggled to break down their local rivals in a first half lacking in quality in front of goal.

But Wootton, who has been confined to a substitute role this season, was thrown on by the County boss after a first-half injury to Louie Barry.

And the striker’s far-post header from a short corner engineered by Antoni Sarcevic and Odin Bailey edged the visitors ahead in front of 2,141 of their own fans at Gresty Road.

Isaac Olaofe sealed Stockport’s ninth consecutive league win and a club record 10th in all competitions with a second.

Challinor said: “I think the depth of our squad will be a really important factor and Kyle has come on and made a difference. We work hard on our set-pieces in terms of what teams do and we try to be inventive around what we do.

“We worked a short corner really well and it was bread and butter for Wootts to get on the end of that. It’s great to have him back and the timing worked really well with Barry having to go off.

“It’s an amazing achievement to win 10 games in a row (nine league and one EFL Trophy win). It is tough at any level in winning games of football and to do it in this division with the same group of players is a great effort, particularly coming here and winning when it’s a first-versus-third game.

“Crewe changed their shape and we had a game plan. Technically we were terrible in the first half and we didn’t make the most of situations. But we dug in and we were better in the second half and it was pleasing how we managed the game after the second.”

Olaofe was thwarted by Harvey Davies soon after the restart. But the Crewe keeper was beaten when County worked a short corner routine (66) with Bailey flighting the ball across for Wootton to direct a header into the bottom corner.

Olaofe should have made the game safe, but lifted over in front of goal before he took Wootton’s pass and found the bottom corner (89) to seal victory.

For Crewe defeat meant an end to a 14-game unbeaten home run stretching back to February and boss Lee Bell said: “We are disappointed to lose in that manner. I didn’t think it was a very good game in the first half and we played into Stockport’s hands. We tried playing them at their own game and we weren’t good enough with our football.

“Stockport have a group of players who have got a bit of knowhow for these games. It is the first time as a group we’ve been in that situation. What we’ve got to do is draw on it and learn quickly from it. We’ve got to play how we want to play.

“We did a little bit when we threw on extra players at the top to go around them, so we’ve got to learn from this and do what we think we’re good at which has got us into the position we are in the league.

“For the first goal we switched off from the corner and Wootton is a real danger in the box. It could have been a 0-0 game and later Mickey Demetriou took a risk at the back. But I’m more disappointed with how we weren’t able to do what we’ve been doing this season.”

Wrexham assistant Steve Parkin hailed his side’s resilience and belief to go to the end as they scored a last-gasp winner in the 2-1 victory against Sutton.

Paul Mullin’s fantastic early finish put the Red Dragons ahead at the Racecourse before Aiden O’Brien equalised after the break, but substitute Elliot Lee struck just before full-time to ensure Wrexham crept into Sky Bet League Two’s top three.

Wrexham have made a habit of scoring late goals this season and Parkin was a relieved man after the latest one, though he hopes they do not end up relying on it as the campaign progresses.

He said: “I think they believe in the dressing room that they go right to whatever it may be, the 100th minute if necessary, and I think they always feel as though they’re going to have a chance.

“The resilience to keep the ball in the box and keep it alive was there for everybody to see, but I think the key thing is we don’t want to be relying on that all the time, and we have already relied on it quite a bit this season, but at the end of the day there’s loads of different ways to get three points and we’ll take it.

“We got the early goal which we needed, never really capitalised on that but had some good play, some good patient play without creating the chances that we wanted to.

“To come up with such a quality goal at the end to get the points for us was a big relief.”

Sutton boss Matt Gray cut a disappointed figure after conceding late on, but believes a throw-in in the build-up to Lee’s strike went against his side.

He said: “It’s a blatant throw-in to us in about the 88th minute and everyone in the ground I believe knows it’s our throw and he gives it to them and it puts them right back on the front foot again.

“It goes against you and it’s a real key moment for me at a big stage of the game that I’m just gutted hasn’t gone for us because the lads are just getting a second wind and ready to go again.

“I was very pleased with the performance, there were so many good things, so many positives, but unfortunately late heartbreak and it’s very hard to take.

“My players have been absolutely superb, run through a brick wall, put their bodies on the line, showed some real moments of quality as well. We were thoroughly in the game and to get done at the end, I just feel gutted for them and disappointed we haven’t at least got a point.”

Interim manager Matthew Etherington was delighted with the guts shown by his Colchester players as they beat Grimsby 3-2 in their League Two showdown on Tuesday night.

Etherington took charge for the first time at Blundell Park after Colchester sacked Ben Garner and the former Premier League midfielder oversaw a deserved victory with Joe Taylor, Zach Mitchell and Arthur Read all on target.

Grimsby had taken the lead when goalkeeper Owen Goodman turned into his own net in bizarre fashion, with Donovan Wilson also scoring for the hosts.

Colchester had been consigned to four straight defeats before their midweek trip to Cleethorpes and that, ultimately, cost Garner his job as manager.

Etherington said: “You can go through all the tactical stuff you want and that’s all important, but heart and desire are the most important things.

“We showed that in abundance tonight with blocks, tackles and our effort.

“It was nothing short of brilliant and full of guts.

“That was the most pleasing thing for me, but we eventually got a foothold in the game [after the opener] and then played some really, really good stuff.

“You can’t blame Owen [Goodman] for the first goal.

“It’s taken a deflection and there was so much spin on the ball. I could see it from where I was in the dugout.

“He then made a brilliant save at 2-2 when he tips that one on to the post.”

Grimsby manager Paul Hurst said: “I’m not going to come out here and make excuses, but I will always be honest with what I see.

“In the second half in particular, it was one-way traffic.

“That [third] goal is from nothing and we had a really good chance right at the end and their goalkeeper has made two good saves.

“I can’t go and kick a bin, throw something or go mad at them, because I genuinely don’t think the players deserve that, but we have lost the game again.

“Colchester have had three attempts on target and they’ve scored three goals, but that’s happened far too often, so maybe it’s not meant to be.”

Grimsby were gift-wrapped their opener after seven minutes when Will Greenidge hacked back towards his own goalkeeper and Goodman could do nothing but help that wayward pass into the net.

Read teed up Taylor for the equaliser three minutes later as the latter finished low and powerfully into the corner, while Colchester then went in front 10 minutes before half-time as Mitchell nodded in from a Read corner.

Grimsby improved after the interval and Wilson made it 2-2 with a neat left-footed strike with 52 minutes on the clock.

Goodman kept Colchester in the match with two stunning saves and that proved to be telling with Read going on to grab a 64th-minute winner.

Barrow boss Pete Wild praised his side’s ‘winning ugly’ mentality after beating Forest Green 2-0.

First-half goals from Sam Foley and Dom Telford secured a fifth League Two triumph this season and saw them end a run of four league games without a win.

Barrow goalkeeper Paul Farman produced a string of fine saves to preserve the clean sheet for the visitors.

Wild said: “At the end of last season we talked about finding different ways of winning. We wanted to make it scrappy, ugly and force mistakes, and the two goals came from forcing mistakes.”

Barrow led after just four minutes through Foley’s deflected strike from 25 yards following a well-worked short corner routine.

Kyle McAllister should have equalised soon after but his close-range header was parried by Barrow goalkeeper Paul Farman.

Telford doubled Barrow’s lead when he controlled Elliot Newby’s goalward effort and hammered home into the far corner on 18 minutes.

Callum Morton was Forest Green’s biggest threat but he failed to make use of Troy Deeney’s lofted pass as his tame effort was comfortably saved.

Deeney was denied at point-blank range by Farman having been played through one-on-one inside the penalty area.

Telford whistled a left-footed effort fractionally past James Belshaw’s post as Barrow chased a third first-half goal.

Foley almost doubled his personal tally as he cannoned the crossbar just minutes before the break.

Wild was also pleased striker Telford opened his account for the club.

He added: “I believe that was his 250th game and what a way to mark that.”

Farman denied Deeney again from six yards before Forest Green striker Callum Morton’s goalbound strike was cleared off the line.

Charlie McCann was next to be thwarted by Farman as the Barrow goalkeeper smothered his close-range effort.

“We’ve now had nine away games and six positive results. That’s an outstanding return on the road,” claimed Wild.

“Forest Green caused us more problems than any other side this season and it won’t be long before their luck changes.”

Forest Green boss David Horseman was left frustrated.

He said: “It’s a real tough one to take. If you’re going to defend like that, you’re going to give yourself a mountain to climb.

“Certain people have got to do better at their jobs. I’m not happy but it doesn’t mean we didn’t have enough chances to win the game.

“The story of the season is we need to score more goals and we’re soft at the other end.

“We created endless amounts of chances and James Belshaw’s kit is still clean.

“I understand the frustration because if you don’t take the opportunities and you lose 2-0 at home to Barrow then I expect some abuse.”

Morecambe boss Derek Adams was full of praise for his players as they overcame Tranmere 1-0 to move up to eighth in the League Two table.

The Shrimps were given a helping hand by Jordan Turnbull’s own goal 18 minutes from time but Adams felt his side were worthy winners.

He said: “Tranmere are a really good side but tonight we managed to get the better of them.

“It was a great team performance overall to get us the win. We had to make changes but everyone that came in showed great character and the team ethic was superb to keep the clean sheet and put ourselves into a fantastic position in the league.

“Their keeper was outstanding and kept them in the match and we could have won by a greater margin.”

The game was decided by a huge slice of misfortune for Turnbull, who was unlucky to divert a superb Chris Stokes cross past his own keeper Luke McGee.

Tranmere had plenty of possession but it was Morecambe who created the better chances, with McGee twice saving well from JJ McKiernan in the first half after good work from Tom Bloxham.

The visiting keeper had to be at his best after the break with a superb save from Bloxham’s close-range effort with his feet and another excellent block from Michael Mellon.

The Shrimps finally broke through with Turnbull’s own goal before Connor Jennings wasted two great late chances for the visitors.

First he fired over from 18 yards before missing the target from close range after Adam Smith had saved well from substitute Rob Apter.

Tranmere’s caretaker boss Nigel Adkins admitted the defeat was a blow but was proud of his team’s efforts.

He said: “We are in the mire at the moment but you could see tonight how everyone is together and fighting for this club.

“Everyone could see the commitment and with every single player and every member of staff giving their all for the cause and for this football club.

“On another day we could have scored three, four or five goals but it hasn’t happened and one really unlucky deflection (decided the game).

“Ultimately we didn’t get the result we were after but our luck will change because we will all work as hard as we can to make sure that does.”

Manager Nigel Clough expressed his delight after Mansfield finally defeated bogey side Harrogate – and did so in devastating fashion.

The Stags had never beaten their North Yorkshire nemesis in seven previous contests, including six defeats.

But goals from Lucas Akins (two), Louis Reed and George Maris rendered Levi Sutton’s late reply mere consolation during a thumping 4-1 triumph.

The comprehensive victory also extended Mansfield’s impressive unbeaten run to a 19th game in all competitions.

Clough was, nevertheless, still frustrated by the lack of a clean sheet.

“We’ve never got anything before against Harrogate, apart from a 0-0 draw, so it was nice to break that run in style and to keep our unbeaten run going,” he said.

“We kept them at arm’s length, which we’ve not been able to do in previous seasons but, whereas a 4-0 victory away from home would have been a brilliant result, I was disappointed by the manner in which we conceded their goal.

“As a team, we needed to show more pride in keeping a clean sheet. We’ve got a brilliant defensive record this season and should have had another clean sheet.

“I also thought we could have scored more goals because we had a few miss-kicks and even took three attempts to score the second, but our front three and midfield three were very good.”

Akins’ brace took him past 100 career league goals, with Clough adding: “I thought he might have got more than that already as he’s been around for quite a while but, to get to three figures while being such a good team player, is a good achievement.”

Harrogate boss Simon Weaver was fuming with his team’s “weak” display and perplexed by the discrepancies between the side’s home and away form, with 13 of this term’s 19 points having come on the road.

“I’m bitterly disappointed because we were well short of what was required and let the fans down,” Weaver said. “Every single one of us was just weak and full credit to Nigel Clough and his team because they were hungrier tonight and we were beaten by the better team.

“We were too easily beaten and I won’t be going to bed happy. For the first goal, we know (Aden) Flint can be hard to deal with at the far post but, then, you have to deal with the second ball and we were just very dozy.

“They looked a threat every time they went forward and we didn’t win the battle against (Lucas) Akins either. We also looked scared to have a shot at goal in case we got booed, but I don’t think we have a threatening atmosphere in the ground.

“We have been very deserving of our away wins this season, but we look a shadow of ourselves at home and we’ve got to create a better atmosphere here by doing better.”

John Coleman hailed Accrington’s two-goal opening salvo at AFC Wimbledon as the best start his team have made in 27 years of management.

Stanley struck twice in the first 10 minutes to blow away the Dons and lay the foundations for a 4-2 win – their fourth consecutive victory in League One.

Captain Joe Pritchard bundled home and Tommy Leigh netted a stunning 25-yarder with the visitors creating further chances to score in a scintillating start.

“I thought we were fantastic from start to finish,” said Coleman.

“I said to the lads at half-time, 27 years I’ve been managing, I don’t think I’ve ever seen the team start like that. We were like rabid dogs. Everything I wanted from them today, they showed.”

Dons manager Johnnie Jackson made a triple substitution at half-time but 24 seconds after the restart, Pritchard made it 3-0.

Jackson got the desired response with Omar Bugiel’s brace seeming to set up a tense finish, but Brad Hills’ bullet header put paid to the comeback.

“In a perverse sort of way, it’s more character-building for us for them to get us to 3-2. If that would have petered out to 3-0, our character wouldn’t have been tested,” said Coleman.

“Our character was tested to the hilt and we’ve passed it with flying colours. They showed everything I wanted from them.”

It has been a turbulent week at Accrington with owner Andy Holt announcing that he is putting the club up for sale after a public spat with Coleman’s assistant Jimmy Bell over the renewal of coaching contracts.

“It’s not extra special (because of club being put up for sale), it’s extra special because you come away from home and win,” said Coleman.

“We’ve got the players believing in themselves and believing in each other.”

The Dons’ fortunes have improved dramatically after they finished 21st in League Two last season.

But home form has eluded Jackson’s side and they have won just one of their first seven games at Plough Lane this term.

“We were second best in the first half and well below our level,” said Jackson.

“We gave ourselves too much to do. Three of the goals were poor ones to concede. We have been solid and haven’t given up much, but everything seemed to go wrong. There was no evidence that was about to happen.

“There are 16 games and a big body of work, this is a rarity. There are things we can do to be a little bit more solid and we’re going to need a plan going away from home on Saturday, to defend better than we did here.”

Despite taking his tally into double figures for the season, Luke Williams insisted Notts County striker Macaulay Langstaff was still fuming with his performance.

The National League’s record goalscorer from last term scored two more in the Magpies’ 3-0 win over Newport – taking his tally to 11 for the campaign.

But Langstaff could have had a hat-trick late in the second half, only to be denied by a superb challenge by Matt Baker.

“I was so impressed with the quality and his work-rate,” Williams said on the striker’s display.

“I’m not surprised that the first words he said to me was that he was ‘fuming’ because he didn’t score a hat-trick – he said ‘I’m more disappointed that I didn’t score a hat-trick than I am happy that I scored two’ and that’s why he is a goalscoring machine.”

In a comfortable game which keeps Notts County within touching two points of leaders Stockport, Williams gave his assessment of how the game unfolded at Meadow Lane.

“It was a good display, very professional. It probably petered out in the end. We pretty much controlled the game until the end, it’s probably not as much fun for the fans but it was better for my blood pressure.”

The next challenge for the Magpies will see a reunion with Wrexham – the side that pipped Williams’ side to the National League title in an enthralling campaign in the fifth tier.

The Magpies boss expressed the importance of the fixture, but insisted the encounter would be more interesting for those outside of the two sides involved in the clash.

“We know it’s a huge game, but it’s probably a bigger game for everybody watching than both the teams involved – for the teams involved, all the games are huge.”

Newport head coach Graham Coughlan bemoaned his side’s performance on another difficult night for the Welsh outfit – acknowledging his side came up against a quality outfit but questioning his players and their mentality.

“We came up against a real quality team, they possess a lot of quality that we don’t have, and it was a difficult night all round.

“One or two of our players didn’t show up, but overall, I was wanting more quality in the final third because we had some good chances when we won the ball back high up.

“But again, it’s the same old story, we are leaking goals, not good enough in defence, making too many mistakes and can’t keep clean sheets and that’s the disappointing part of it.

“They have the quality to punish you and they have punished quite a lot of teams here – if you make mistakes against good teams, they will hurt you.”

Mike Williamson got his first win as MK Dons head coach with a 4-1 victory over Bradford at Stadium MK.

Joe Tomlinson gave MK Dons an early lead, which was cancelled out by Alex Gilliead. Jack Payne restored the Dons’ lead before Max Dean and Alex Gilbey added second-half goals.

MK Dons got their first win in nine League Two games, while Bradford lost for the first time in four.

The Dons struck early when Payne’s low corner picked out Tomlinson, whose low strike from just outside the box beat Harry Lewis.

Gilbey, Dean and Tomlinson all came close to a second but Bradford then equalised as Gilliead beat Craig MacGillivray from outside the box.

The Dons re-took the lead just after half an hour as Payne’s free-kick from 25 yards flew past Lewis.

Dean then hit both post and bar, but he scored the Dons’ third when he steered home Tomlinson’s cross.

The hosts added a fourth late on as Gilbey took advantage of a defensive error to score.

Morecambe maintained their excellent run of form as Jordan Turnbull’s own goal gave the Shrimps a 1-0 win over Tranmere at the Mazuma Stadium.

The defender was unfortunate to divert a superb Chris Stokes cross past his own keeper Luke McGee with 18 minutes to go.

Tranmere started well, with Kristian Dennis missing a great early opportunity  but it was Morecambe who created the better chances, with McGee twice saving well from JJ McKiernan in the first half after good work from Tom Bloxham.

The visiting keeper had to be at his best after the break with a superb save from Bloxham’s close-range effort with his feet and another excellent block from Michael Mellon.

The Shrimps finally broke through with Turnbull’s own goal before Tranmere wasted two glorious late chances to get back in the game.

Connor Jennings fired over from 18 yards before missing the target from close range from the rebound after Adam Smith had saved well from the impressive Rob Apter.