Doncaster collected a fourth straight league triumph on home soil with a comfortable 4-1 win over Sutton.

Joe Ironside scored twice, including a first-half penalty, while Zain Westbrooke and Mo Faal also found the net for Grant McCann’s side with Harry Smith replying for the visitors in stoppage time.

Rovers were gifted the lead after 17 minutes when Craig Clay fouled Faal in the box and Ironside drilled into the top corner from the penalty spot.

Doncaster goalkeeper Louis Jones was forced into a smart save from Smith after he latched onto a long ball but it was a moment of rare threat from the visitors.

Ironside doubled the lead after 52 minutes when he flicked home a cross from Owen Bailey, quelling a lively start to the second half from Sutton.

Westbrooke increased the advantage after 63 minutes as he followed up with a low 15-yard drive after his initial effort hit the post.

Faal rounded off the scoring for Doncaster four minutes later when turning home at the near post.

Smith scored a consolation header for Sutton with the last act of the game.

Wrexham recorded a miraculous comeback as they came from 2-0 behind to defeat Salford 3-2.

The Ammies took a deserved early lead when Stephen Mallan’s precise delivery was met by Matt Smith, nodding in his ninth goal of the campaign.

A dozing home side, who had not conceded in more than five hours in all competitions prior to Smith’s opener, then fell further behind.

Declan John’s fierce strike was parried away by goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo, but only as far as Matthew Lund to convert the rebound.

However, less than three minutes after a Salford second, Wrexham halved their arrears with Elliot Lee’s accurate header creeping in off the underside of the crossbar.

The visitors should have regained their two-goal cushion after the interval, but Mallan spurned a glorious chance following Luke Bolton’s good work.

Mallan’s mistake would prove to be costly after a dramatic finish and rapid double from the Red Dragons.

Steven Fletcher levelled with a routine tap-in and Jordan Davies completed the turnaround less than 60 seconds later, extending their unbeaten run to five games.

Isaac Hutchinson scored a hat-trick as Walsall recorded a 4-1 League Two victory over Gillingham, for whom caretaker boss Keith Millen had to watch from the stands after being shown the red card.

Millen was dismissed after 28 minutes for tripping Walsall winger Tom Knowles as he attempted to take a quick throw-in.

From there, Hutchinson took centre stage, scoring three goals and setting up the other.

The opener came after 34 minutes as Hutchinson beat a couple of defenders to curl the ball home with a left-footed shot from the edge of the area.

Hutchinson turned provider five minutes later to slip Freddie Draper in to coolly slot beneath visiting goalkeeper Jake Turner.

Saddlers stopper Owen Evans made a fine double save from Macauley Bonne’s header and Tom Nichols’ snapshot to keep the lead at two.

Hutchinson made it 3-0 just before the hour mark with a low left-footed finish that beat Turner at his near post.

Gillingham pulled one back three minutes later as Bonne thumped the ball home from close range after Evans denied Connor Mahoney.

But, after a Draper lob clipped the crossbar, Hutchinson headed home Ross Tierney’s 85th-minute cross to seal the points and his treble.

Forest Green moved off the bottom of the League Two table with a 5-0 demolition of 10-man Colchester.

Goals from Callum Morton, Kyle McAllister, Matty Taylor and Matty Stevens (two) made the U’s pay after they had Jay Mingi sent off early in the second half.

Dom Bernard was adjudged to have back-passed to Rovers goalkeeper James Belshaw but Cameron McGeehan’s drive was blocked on the goal line.

But Tyrese Omotoye’s curling effort was parried by U’s shot-stopper Tom Smith into the path of the oncoming Morton, who hammered home from six yards four minutes before the break.

Visiting midfielder Mingi was then sent off for a second bookable offence just two minutes into the second half.

Forest Green doubled their lead after 65 minutes when McAllister received a pass from Omotoye and smashed a left-footed effort into the far corner of Smith’s goal.

A third arrived 12 minutes later as substitute Taylor drilled past Smith despite his best efforts to save.

Stevens (79) made it four by slotting home Sean Robertson’s low cross and also added a fifth in stoppage time when he controlled and finished Harvey Bunker’s lofted pass to complete the rout.

Accrington put 10-man Grimsby to the sword with two late strikes in a 2-0 victory in their League Two match at Blundell Park.

Shaun Whalley and Josh Andrews helped Accrington deservedly pick up three points after Luke Waterfall saw red for two bookable offences.

A superb block from Accrington defender Jay Baghuelou denied Harry Clifton in the early stages, while his Grimsby team-mate Harvey Rodgers glanced over the crossbar after meeting an out-swinging Jamie Andrews corner.

At the other end, Josh Andrews went close with a tame header before Abo Eisa saw his shot clawed away by Accrington goalkeeper Jon McCracken.

Grimsby striker Danny Rose prodded goalwards upon the restart from a set-piece as Eisa then passed up a golden opportunity – on the hour mark – when the winger fired over right-footed from inside the six-yard area.

Waterfall handed Accrington an advantage when he was sent off with 18 minutes to play and they instantly seized control with Whalley and Josh Andrews both scoring in quickfire fashion to help their side to a sixth victory so far this season.

Super sub Emmanuel Osadebe continued Bradford’s revival under caretaker player-manager Kevin McDonald as AFC Wimbledon’s troubles on home turf continued with a 1-0 defeat.

Johnnie Jackson’s Dons began the day in the play-off spots thanks largely to their form on the road, having managed just one League Two victory at the Cherry Red Records Stadium this season.

Wimbledon’s home struggles cost them once more against resurgent Bradford on Saturday, with Osadebe scoring four minutes after his introduction to seal a 1-0 victory in the capital.

The hosts had the better opportunities in a scrappy first half, with City goalkeeper Harry Lewis darting off his line to deny James Tilley before later stopping an Armani Little drive.

Little lashed narrowly over as he again went close for Wimbledon in the second period, but moments later freshly-introduced Osadebe struck at the other end.

The 27-year-old showed strength and perseverance after Andy Cook’s flick-on and coolly directed home in front of the away end in the 62nd minute.

Omar Bugiel saw an effort hit a post and another attempt deflect agonisingly across the goal as Wimbledon sought an equaliser that just evaded them.

Stockport climbed to the top of League Two after seeing off Harrogate 3-1 to record an eighth consecutive win in all competitions.

Antoni Sarcevic, a Warren Burrell own goal and Will Collar secured victory for the visitors with George Thomson’s reply from the penalty spot only proving a consolation for Gate.

During the early stages, Josh March latched on to Kayne Ramsay’s long ball out of defence through the right channel but his blistering shot rattled the crossbar.

Instead, the visitors forged ahead just before the quarter-hour mark when Harrogate were caught napping from Macauley Southam-Hales’ right-wing throw-in with Sarcevic firing across the goal and in off the far post.

Louie Barry should have doubled that advantage moments later but lifted his shot over with only home keeper Mark Oxley to beat.

The on-loan Aston Villa attacker made up for that profligacy in the 50th minute when he ghosted past James Daly and Liam Gibson down the right before reaching the byline and sending in a cross that Burrell diverted past Oxley.

Collar made it 3-0 19 minutes later, climbing above Burrell at the far post to head in Sarcevic’s cross from the left.

After March had his heels clipped cutting inside Ethan Pye, Thomson then found Ben Hinchcliffe’s bottom-left corner from 12 yards in the 73rd minute as the Hatters’ keeper dived in the opposite direction.

Odin Bailey went on to strike an upright in the closing stages as a well-beaten Harrogate suffered a third straight home defeat.

Notts County boss Luke Williams hailed Mansfield as the best team his side have faced during his time in charge following their 4-1 defeat at Meadow Lane.

Dan Crowley gave the hosts the lead inside three minutes, but Louis Reed’s leveller and second-half goals from Baily Cargill, Aden Flint and Lucas Akins sealed an emphatic win for the Stags.

“I thought we started the game brilliantly, we just couldn’t maintain that level,” Williams said.

“I think we played the best team since I have been at this club. There was a noticeable difference and that was reflected in the scoreline.”

Mansfield dominated after falling behind and created several further chances to win by an even more handsome scoreline.

And Williams admitted his side could not live with their opponents.

“Nothing changed, we just couldn’t maintain that level of quality and speed of our play and our opposition played man to man against us which proved to be a brilliant tactic.

“Everyone had to take the ball under more pressure and they came out on top, way on top.

“When you are playing a team with that much quality, it’s understandable that they beat you from planned football with great movement and good finishes, but two set-pieces – it’s difficult for me to take.”

Mansfield assistant Andy Garner applauded his side’s performance but insisted they could still play better.

“Absolutely, it was an outstanding performance,” he said.

“We were gutted to go 1-0 down after three minutes. It took about 10 minutes for us to sort ourselves out and realise what we wanted to do and after that I thought we were outstanding.

“But we can play better. There have been games that we have drawn this season that we have played a lot better in.

“I’m not being over the top, we want to play better than we have just then, but we scored a couple of fantastic goals and they win you football matches.

“I think Louis Reed’s goal is massive. It was important to get in at half-time and (manager) Nigel (Clough) said a few words at half-time – we looked a bit scared in the first 10 minutes.

“We shouldn’t be scared of anyone. We are a good side and have some good players and we needed to get our there and do our jobs.”

Garner was also pleased to see centre-back Flint, a summer signing from Stoke, score his first goal for the club.

“It’s been a long time from corners, we haven’t scored from a corner for a while,” he said.

“I spoke with Aden before the game and said it’s about time you scored a goal. We’ve played 16 games, we brought you here to score some goals as well.

“It’s about time he got on the end of something and I am delighted for him.”

Mansfield maintained their unbeaten start to the season with an emphatic 4-1 win at League Two leaders Notts County.

Dan Crowley gave the hosts the lead inside three minutes, only for Louis Reed to level midway through the first half.

Second-half goals from Baily Cargill, Aden Flint and Lucas Akins ended County’s unbeaten home record at Meadow Lane as the visitors moved to within a point of their hosts.

County got off to the ideal start when Crowley fired the ball into the roof of the net, only for Reed to level with a fine strike, despite John Bostock’s appeals for a foul in the build-up.

Mansfield remained in control going into the second period and two headers from corners in the space of five minutes from Cargill and Flint gave them a two-goal cushion heading into the final 15 minutes.

And Akins added a fourth by sweeping the ball home from inside the area to wrap up a convincing win.

Crewe manager Lee Bell slammed the officials and called for better on-field communication between the referee and his assistants after his side’s 4-2 defeat at Salford.

First-half headers from Courtney Baker-Richardson and Matt Smith meant it was all square at the break, but in the 57th minute Baker-Richardson was flagged for offside – a decision Bell believes the officials got wrong.

It proved costly for Crewe as Smith scored his second just 28 seconds later.

Substitutes Ryan Watson and Kevin Berkoe added two more for Salford before Baker-Richardson pulled one back, but Bell insisted that the result of the game hinged on the offside decision.

He said: “They got it drastically wrong, he’s clearly onside.

“I have quickly got my head around what officiating looks like at this level. But big major turning points that are easily managed should be done better between the two linesmen, the referee and the fourth official.

“That needed the referee to talk to the linesman and say – if you got this spot on then who’s offside? Tell me which player was offside? Because I guarantee when I go and ask him now he won’t give me a response.

“It’s just so hard to take because that decision changed the momentum of the game. We had an opportunity to sit second tonight and that’s been taken away. It’s hard for the players to reset and I feel for them.

“Every time you speak to a fourth official they either threaten you with a yellow card or a red card. They lost control of the game.”

Salford head coach Neil Wood had a different view on the disallowed goal.

Wood said: “I think it’s offside so I think the linesman has it right, and I think the referee has blown for offside.”

After six straight defeats, Salford have now recorded three straight wins to climb to 13th.

Wood added: “We’ve been working hard, trying to integrate the new players and it takes a bit of time. The performances have been getting better.

“Against Newport we stopped the rut and against Sutton in the week I thought we were outstanding. It was similar today, I thought first half we were excellent and didn’t deserve to be 1-0 down.

“We’re disappointed we didn’t score more to be honest but we’re pleased with three wins on the bounce.”

Salford are at home to Stockport on Tuesday in the EFL Trophy in a repeat of last season’s play-off semi-final.

Wood said: “At the moment with all the injuries we don’t have a lot to cope with what Stockport will put out on Tuesday night but we’ll give the young lads the chance to impress.”

Matt Gray was proud as punch with his Sutton players after they hammered Walsall 4-0 at Gander Green Lane.

The U’s dragged themselves off the foot of Sky Bet League Two table with a first win since the opening day of the season.

Harry Smith will get the plaudits after his deadly double after Omari Patrick opened the scoring, while Joe Riley’s own goal helped the cause.

“It was exciting, wasn’t it? It was good to watch,” beamed Gray.

“Of course it’s a relief. It has been a tough run of games and a real mixed bag of games.

“I don’t want to reflect on too much as the real emphasis has been on the togetherness of the club: the supporters, the sponsors, the board and the staffing.

“And the players who go on and put on a performance like that who have always been so committed, have trained really well and are fully on it.

“It was a Matt Gray Saturday night performance right there: front foot, aggressive, full of character, energy and real threat for everything in our game — the delight of a 4–0 win.

“It was a ‘back to us’ performance and that was the most pleasing thing, let alone the scoreline.

“We were very much on the front foot in the first half and full of energy. As the balls came into the box: some of the finishes, some of the movement with the playing and attacking half was just brilliant. I’m really pleased.

“It’s important that we get the first goal. A lot of people say getting the first goal is key. It won’t always win you the game, of course, but the first goal is massive. It was great to get that after five minutes today.”

Walsall boss Mat Sadler was left shell-shocked after his side were hammered.

“For 45 minutes, we couldn’t defend our penalty area,” he admitted.

“I think it was there for everybody to see and we were quite clearly prepared for what we expected to happen in the game; it did and we couldn’t handle it.

“I think the first goal came from a free-kick which came from the long throw as it started into it. The second goal came directly from the long throw. And then the third was a free-kick.

“We just couldn’t deal with their set-piece players at all in the game. If it was anything football-wise or tactics wise then we could talk about it.

“But we purely couldn’t defend that penalty area. That was it in a nutshell.

“And when it’s like that, I stood there on the sidelines thinking that it’s very difficult to know what to change tactically in the middle of that. It was an experience that I don’t intend to endure happening again.

“You don’t come up against many teams throughout the season that are as direct as that. But this was a plan that they clearly adopted and it was effective for them today.

“In terms of the preparation, sometimes you have to have bravery about you. I always say this about long throws: it’s not about the first thing that happens, it’s about the second. You have to be brave about that.”

Pete Wild believes Barrow will be “right up there” this season after his side held League Two leaders Notts County to a 1-1 draw at Holker Street.

Luke Williams’ Magpies went in front thanks to David McGoldrick’s first-half penalty.

But the spoils were shared in the first English Football League meeting between the two sides since 1970 after Dean Campbell converted from the spot for the hosts with 10 minutes to go.

“I think you’ve seen the best of Barrow this week,” said Wild.

“It’s crazy that we’ve only got one point from those two games.

“But I said to the lads in the dressing room that if that doesn’t give you hope that we’ll be right up there then nothing will because Notts County will certainly be right up there. They move the ball really well.

“We’re frustrated we didn’t win it because I think we deserved to win it in the end. But I’ll certainly take a point and certainly take a lot of hope from what I’ve seen this week.

“It was a great advert for League Two football. It was a great game to manage in, I really enjoyed being a part of that game.

“I thought we started rubbish and paid them too much respect. We were too passive and didn’t get going. I thought we played some really good stuff.”

County boss Williams cut a frustrated figure after the final whistle.

His side dominated possession, but Barrow arguably had the better chances.

He said: “After scoring first we dropped two points for sure. We were better in the first half and they were better in the second. We started really correctly, made some openings and scored first.

“It was a very disappointing game for us. We’re frustrated to be leaving here with just a point. We made too many mistakes.

“As the game went on the pitch got harder to play on. You saw players slipping and they coped better with that than we did.

“They got stronger as the game went on and that’s really disappointing for us. We’ve got to score more goals, it’s as simple as that.

“But you don’t have to worry. If you don’t score three goals in the first 20 minutes you just have to continue to concentrate and play the same way.

“You have to wait for your chance and be patient. But we looked determined to concede a goal. It looked like we were desperate to concede, it was crazy.”

Grimsby boss Paul Hurst was left less than impressed with the “ridiculous rule” that saw his side concede the opener in a 2-2 draw at Tranmere.

Donovan Wilson, who collided with Rovers’ goalkeeper Luke McGee, was off the pitch when Kieron Morris opened the scoring for the hosts at Prenton Park.

Danny Rose and Rekeil Pyke had turned the game around before half-time.

Connor Jennings secured caretaker boss Nigel Adkins a fourth point this week just after the hour mark.

“We were down to 10 men for the first goal due to the ridiculous rule that was introduced this season,” moaned Hurst.

“Teams have to try and cope with it, we won’t be the only team punished by it.

“It was two players that have collided and we get punished for that reason. It’s ridiculous.

“Once that happens, we have to be better in tracking the runner which ended up with the goal going in.

“There has to be an element of frustration there with not getting the three points.

“I didn’t feel we had been dominated or outplayed in any way.

“We felt we could go on and win the game, but ultimately we didn’t. We were punished by one of the few attacks that they had.

“But it’s been a really good week for us. We wanted to start an unbeaten run and that’s up to two games now so long may that continue.”

Rovers boss Adkins had mixed emotions after seeing his side go ahead and then forced to come from behind to clinch a point.

“The crowd got right behind the players when we needed it,” said Adkins.

“We went flat after going in front. I was trying to get the crowd going and the super white army saw that and got the lads going.

“We’ve conceded a couple of goals which are frustrating. The first was a deflection, which was a bit of fortune (for them).

“It’s a challenge when you go behind. I challenged them at half-time to go and win it because we’ve not done that in a long, long time.

“We had the right mindset to go and get a point. We competed and changed the formation during the game.

“We had the momentum and what a great goal it was to equalise. What a great header it was.

“I thought ‘here we go’. We had that momentum and it went flat after they made substitutions. We tried to win the game, but it wasn’t to be.”

Manager Phil Parkinson was full of praise for the way his Wrexham side battled with 10 men after a first-half goal from striker Ollie Palmer gave them a 1-0 victory at Crawley.

Wrexham came back three times after having a player sent off to clinch a 3-3 draw at Crewe a fortnight ago and the Red Dragons held firm for the last 24 minutes at the Broadfield Stadium with a man down to move above Crawley and into the top seven.

Palmer’s 13th-minute goal against his former club proved decisive and Parkinson was delighted with the way his men dug in after substitute Andy Cannon received a straight red card for bringing down Adam Campbell only seven minutes after coming on.

Parkinson said: “It was a huge win and there is a great togetherness about this group.

“You need to be resilient and in adversity the lads really dug deep and it was a great three points.”

Parkinson was critical of referee Ollie Yates as he had no doubt Cannon’s challenge on Campbell did not warrant a sending off.

He admitted: “The referee changed his mind after the lad rolled on the floor very theatrically.

“But back-to-back clean sheets and four points from our last two games is a very good return.

“Crawley had possession around our box but didn’t really cut us open.”

Crawley manager Scott Lindsey felt his men paid a heavy price for Danilo Orsi’s first-half miss but was “proud” of his players for the way they performed against “a really strong Wrexham side”.

He said: “I thought we did enough to win the game. I’m frustrated because we have players on the pitch who are capable of scoring.

“Wrexham scored a goal out of nothing and then put men behind the ball and banked in. We didn’t have enough guile in the final third.”

Crawley have suffered back-to-back defeats after a six-match unbeaten run and Lindsey said this must not detract from their best start since promotion to the EFL in 2011.

He added: “We want to own the football; we created more chances in the first half but probably not enough after that with the possession we had.

“Most teams will give us respect. This is high-flying Wrexham who were record-breaking in the National League last season but little old Crawley dominated the game and I’m really proud of my team.”

Bradford caretaker manager Kevin McDonald described City’s 1-0 win over Swindon as a “good day for everyone involved”.

McDonald stepped back from playing duties to take charge for the first time following the sacking of Mark Hughes in midweek.

A first senior goal from local lad Bobby Pointon earned the win for Bradford after taking just two points from the previous three games at Valley Parade.

McDonald said: “We need to make this place a fortress and the fans have obviously gone home happy. But that comes from us.

“The fans react to how we’re performing, which is normal at any football club, especially a big one like this.

“When we won the ball back, we knew exactly where to go with it. I feel seven times out of 10 we did that.

“We created overloads and chances and that’s what you want to see.

“It was a good day for everyone involved. A day that was much needed, especially at home.

“We got three points, which we set out to do, and did that with a good performance.

“There were a few times we nicked the ball in good areas. If we’d had better quality in the final third, we could have scored other goals.”

Teenager Pointon scored in the 50th minute, kneeing the ball home after Swindon goalkeeper Murphy Mahoney fumbled Brad Halliday’s shot and Jamie Walker pounced on the rebound.

“Bobby didn’t disappoint,” added McDonald. “I thought he was brilliant and was absolutely shattered.”

Swindon have lost two in a row after an unbeaten start and boss Michael Flynn called it a “six out of 10” display.

Flynn said: “We didn’t take any chances and we had some good ones so, if you don’t do that, you don’t win football games.

“We had four good chances and, when you come to places like this, you have to take one and see the game out.

“But we allowed it to be a bit easier for them than it should have been because we also moved the ball too slowly and the goal we gave away was almost laughable.

“We don’t get goals given to us like that and it was a goal that was littered with mistakes from our perspective, which was frustrating.

“If the players all analyse their games and look themselves in the mirror and ask if they could assess their performance as positive and negative, I don’t think there’d be too many who could say they fell into the positive category and most would have been neutral really.

“We’ve had two games in a row where we’ve not taken our chances now and we just need to recapture our sparkle and fluency.”