LEAGUE TWO ROUND UP
A LOOK OVER TUESDAY NIGHT’S GAMES IN LEAGUE TWO
Bolton players celebrate Lloyd Isgrove’s winner at Salford
Bolton Wanderers closed the gap on the Sky Bet League Two leaders with a 1-0 win at Salford City. Lloyd Isgrove put the visitors ahead with a low strike in the 23rd minute after a well-worked free-kick picked out the midfielder. The Trotters moved to within a point of Cambridge and two behind leaders Cheltenham, who have a match in hand. Play-off hopefuls Tranmere Rovers lost 1-0 at Walsall, where they saw midfielder Jay Spearing dismissed during the second half. Emmanuel Osadebe made the breakthrough with 20 minutes left when he drilled in a 25-yard effort which came off the underside of the crossbar. In Tuesday night’s earlier kick-off, Morecambe thumped Scunthorpe United 4-1 at the Globe Arena. Cole Stockton fired the hosts in front in the 25th minute, with midfielder Carlos Mendes Gomes adding another shortly before half-time. Iron defender Jacob Bedeau saw the ball go into the net for an own goal from a corner just four minutes into the second half. Yann Songo’o added a fourth on the hour following a quick free-kick. Scunthorpe substitute Alfie Beestin scored a late consolation, slotting in a rebound after his initial shot was saved. Newport County were held to a goalless draw at home by Carlisle United, but that was enough to move them up to sixth above Forest Green Rovers. Barrow beat Exeter City 2-1 to pull further clear of the drop zone in the fight to stay up. Patrick Brough broke the deadlock just before the break and Scott Quigley made sure of victory when he knocked in from a free-kick during stoppage time. Exeter defender Pierce Sweeney grabbed a late consolation shortly before the final whistle.
Fixtures 17th April 2021
Carlisle United v Port Vale Colchester United v Walsall Crawley Town v Cheltenham Town Exeter City v Southend United
Crawley Town won 2-0 at Bradford City with goals in each half from defenders Jordan Tunnicliffe and Joe McNerney. Harrogate Town twice fought back to draw 2-2 against Leyton Orient at the EnviroVent Stadium. Conor Wilkinson broke the deadlock just a minute after the restart to give the O’s the lead with a low effort from 20 yards, but Dan Jones levelled just before the hour. Danny Johnson put Orient back in front in the 63rd minute, before Harrogate were awarded a penalty, which Jack Muldoon saw saved. Harrogate, though, did soon force an equaliser when winger Josh McPake cut in from the left with 15 minutes to go.
LEAGUE TWO TABLE 2020/21 TEAM P 1 Cheltenham Town 40 2 Cambridge United 41 3 Bolton Wanderers 41 4 Morecambe 41 5 Tranmere Rovers 41 6 Newport County 40 7 Forest Green Rovers 40 8 Exeter City 40 9 Carlisle United 40 10 Salford City 40 11 Leyton Orient 41 12 Bradford City 40 13 Crawley Town 41 14 Port Vale 41 15 Stevenage 41 16 Oldham Athletic 41 17 Harrogate Town 41 18 Walsall 41 19 Scunthorpe United 40 20 Barrow 40 21 Mansfield Town 41 22 Colchester United 41 23 Southend United 41 24 Grimsby Town 40
HOME W D 11 4 11 5 10 5 11 5 10 3 10 5 8 6 10 4 12 2 9 11 8 7 9 6 9 5 8 5 8 7 6 2 6 5 7 6 7 6 7 8 4 10 7 7 4 5 3 8
Forest Green Rovers v Scunthorpe United Grimsby Town v Bolton Wanderers Harrogate Town v Bradford City Leyton Orient v Barrow
L 5 5 6 4 7 4 5 5 6 1 5 5 6 8 5 13 9 8 8 6 7 6 12 9
F 31 27 25 32 29 20 26 34 37 31 26 22 28 25 23 30 17 20 22 31 26 27 13 14
A 19 19 21 23 22 16 22 17 24 15 18 17 23 21 15 37 21 23 25 28 30 25 27 26
AWAY W D L 10 5 5 10 3 7 10 5 5 8 4 9 8 8 5 7 6 8 9 5 7 6 8 7 5 6 9 6 2 11 8 3 10 7 4 9 6 6 9 7 3 10 4 10 7 8 7 5 8 3 10 3 13 4 6 2 11 5 2 12 5 9 6 1 10 10 4 8 8 4 5 11
F 23 34 26 26 23 29 25 31 18 15 20 24 23 28 13 34 26 22 17 18 20 12 11 16
A 16 22 24 31 26 24 24 29 22 18 25 28 30 31 21 31 27 24 26 23 22 34 26 32
GD 19 20 6 4 4 9 5 19 9 13 3 1 -2 1 0 -4 -5 -5 -12 -2 -6 -20 -29 -28
Pts 72 71 70 66 65 62 62 60 59 58 58 58 56 53 53 51 50 49 47 46 46 41 37 34
Morecambe v Oldham Athletic Newport County v Cambridge United Stevenage v Mansfield Town Tranmere Rovers v Salford City Last updated 13 April 2021
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