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Millwall rode their luck to bolster their bid for promotion with a 1-0 win against Derby. Alex Neil’s side took the lead through Josh Coburn’s goal in the 43rd minute at the Den. Barry Bannan’s free-kick was not cleared and the Millwall defender Tristan Crama hooked the ball back into the six-yard box, where Coburn glanced his header in at the far post.
That was enough to secure a fourth successive Championship victory for third-placed Millwall, as they closed the gap on second-placed Middlesbrough to one point. The Derby striker Patrick Agyemang hit the post in stoppage time after earlier missing another golden opportunity to equalise in a second half dominated by the visitors.
Millwall, who have won seven of their past nine games, will hope for a favour from their south London neighbours Charlton when they face Middlesbrough on Wednesday.
Fourth-placed Ipswich are three points behind Millwall after a dramatic 3-3 draw at Stoke. Milan Smit and Bae Jun-ho scored to put Stoke two goals ahead in the first half. Wes Burns and Jack Taylor dragged Ipswich level before George Hirst gave Kieran McKenna’s side the lead. But Smit converted a stoppage-time penalty to dent Ipswich’s push for automatic promotion.
League One roundup: Lincoln pull clear as Cardiff stumble
ShowTom Hamer's 32nd-minute header proved enough to send Lincoln four points clear at the top of League One with a 1-0 win over Exeter at St James Park. Michael Skubala's men built on Saturday's win at their title rivals Cardiff as they extended their unbeaten league record to 19 games.
Cardiff stumbled again as they were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw at Barnsley, Robin Colwill's early opener for the visitors cancelled out by Scott Bankes' first half leveller.
Leyton Orient muscled their way out of the relegation zone as a Dom Ballard brace saw them come from behind to win 2-1 at fading Stevenage, while Mansfield managed to rebound from their big FA Cup clash with Arsenal as Louis Reed's long-range effort proved enough to sink Reading 1-0 and end a nine-game run without a league win.
There was more frustration for Jack Wilshere as Kasey Palmer's 27th-minute opener was cancelled out by Brandon Hanlan as Luton were forced to settle for 1-1 draw at struggling Doncaster.
Plymouth's improbable playoff push shows no signs of abating as two goals from Aribim Pepple and one for Caleb Watts eased them to a 3-0 win at Wigan, who drop into the relegation zone as a result. PA Media
Hull strengthened their grip on a playoff place with a 2-1 win at Wrexham. Joe Gelhardt and Lewis Koumas scored for Hull, who also missed a penalty from Gelhardt. Sixth-placed Wrexham, with the co-owner Ryan Reynolds watching on, threatened a late comeback as Nathan Broadhead swept home in the 76th minute. But their rally fell short as Hull, in fifth place, made it eight wins from their past 10 away league games.
Ethan Galbraith and Josh Key’s goals pushed Portsmouth towards the relegation fight as Swansea boosted their playoff hopes with a 2-1 away victory. Galbraith and Key both scored eye-catching goals from the edge of the area as the Swans belied their away-day woes with their first league victory at Fratton Park since 1959 to move within five points of the playoff places.
Jacob Brown scored for the first time in 13 months but it only proved a consolation, as Pompey sit four points above the relegation zone, and could be closer after the fixtures on Wednesday.
Leicester moved two points above West Brom and out of the relegation zone by beating Bristol City 2-0 at the King Power Stadium, through Ben Nelson and Bobby De Cordova-Reid. Albion host Southampton on Wednesday.
League Two roundup: MK Dons put five past Gillingham
ShowMK Dons moved within two points of Bromley, the leaders, as they extended their unbeaten run to 12 with a stunning 5-1 win at Gillingham. Goals from Alex Gilbey, Gethin Jones, Marvin Ekpiteta, Ben Wiles and Liam Kelly did the damage while Seb Palmer-Houlden netted a consolation for the woeful hosts.
Fabio Borini came off the bench to boost Salford's play-off prospects with a 74th-minute winner to sink free-falling Walsall 1-0.
Barrow remain on the brink of the drop zone after goals from Tommy Leigh and Fabrizio Cavegn eased Bristol Rovers' worries with a 2-0 win at Holker Street, while Fleetwood and Cheltenham drew 2-2. PA Media
Vivaldo Semedo’s last-gasp equaliser denied the relegated Sheffield Wednesday their first win in 31 games as Watford salvaged a 1-1 draw at Hillsborough.
