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League Two roundup: Burton Albion stay top with win over Accrington Stanley

Sports Mole rounds up Saturday's League Two action as Burton Albion maintain top spot with a 3-0 victory over Accrington Stanley.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's Burton Albion maintain their lead at the top of League Two with a 3-0 victory over Accrington Stanley this afternoon.

Sam Wood's 30-second opener proved to be the difference as Wycombe Wanderers defeat Shrewsbury Town in the battle at the top of the table.

Southend United remained within touching distance of the automatic promotion places with a 3-1 away win over Dagenham & Redbridge.

Bury picked up three points away from home courtesy of a Ryan Tafazolli own goal against Mansfield Town.

Cambridge United rescued a point against Stevenage as Robbie Simpson scored a last-minute equaliser.

Andy Parrish's own goal gifted Hartlepool United three points, leaving the North-East side six points from safety.

A Tom Nichols brace and a David Wheeler strike were enough to secure Exeter City the win against 10-man AFC Wimbledon.

Matt Tubbs scored his 16th goal of the season to help Portsmouth overcome fifth-placed Luton Town.

Northampton Town kept their playoff hopes alive as they edged out Tranmere Rovers 1-0 thanks to a second-half strike from Ryan Cresswell.

Both Oxford United and Plymouth Argyle were unable to break the deadlock in their match as the game finished 0-0 and York City and Carlisle United played out the other goalless game in League Two.

Results in full (half-time scores in brackets): Burton Albion 3-0 Accrington Stanley (1-0), Cambridge United 1-1 Stevenage (0-1), Dagenham & Redbridge 1-3 Southend United (1-2), Exeter City 3-2 AFC Wimbledon (0-1), Mansfield Town 0-1 Bury (0-1), Morecambe 0-1 Hartlepool United (0-1), Northampton Town 1-0 Tranmere Rovers (0-0), Oxford United 0-0 Plymouth Argyle (0-0), Portsmouth 2-0 Luton Town (1-0), Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Shrewsbury Town (1-0), York City 0-0 Carlisle United (0-0).

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2Wycombe WanderersWycombe25156450272351
3Wrexham25156437181951
4Huddersfield TownHuddersfield24145537191847
5Barnsley2512673933642
6Reading2412573933641
7Stockport CountyStockport25108737271038
8Leyton Orient24114932221037
9Mansfield TownMansfield2311483126537
10Bolton WanderersBolton2411493637-137
11Charlton AthleticCharlton239772721634
12Lincoln CityLincoln258892830-232
13Rotherham UnitedRotherham248792424031
14Stevenage238781820-231
15Exeter CityExeter2494112831-331
16Blackpool247983235-330
17Wigan AthleticWigan2376102123-227
18Northampton TownNorthampton2568112439-1526
19Peterborough UnitedPeterborough2474134146-525
20Bristol Rovers2474132238-1625
21Crawley TownCrawley2355132443-1920
22Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury2445152444-2017
23Cambridge UnitedCambridge2445152243-2117
24Burton Albion2428142038-1814


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