League One & League Two round up: Big wins for Cardiff City and Lincoln City

A full complement of League One and League Two took place on Tuesday, with the exception of two fixtures at Barrow and Cheltenham Town, with huge results at both the tops and bottoms of either table.

Lincoln City put Bradford City to sword comfortably to go six points clear in second place and Cardiff City maintained their cushion at the top by putting four past Barnsley.

Elsewhere, there were huge results at the bottom of the table for Doncaster and Rotherham as the relegation battle heats up yet again.

Here is the full round-up of Tuesday’s League One and League Two action.

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Lincoln City 3-0 Bradford City

Lincoln were in front after just seven minutes.

Draper won a free-kick after being booted in the face by Curtis Tilt and then met Reeco Hackett’s pinpoint set-piece to power a superb header past Sam Walker.

Street nodded an Adam Reach cross just over and Walker dived low to keep out a fierce Hackett effort as the onslaught continued.

Lincoln duly doubled their lead four minutes shy of the break when Hackett had a shot blocked and the ball was recycled to Moylan, who smashed a low shot into the bottom corner.

Bradford had their only shot at goal after 56 minutes, but Stephen Humphry’s grass-cutter was shovelled behind by George Wickens.

Ben House sealed the win as he headed home Tom Hamer’s cross in the 86th minute.

Ben House scored for Lincoln
(Nigel French/PA)

Cardiff City 4-0 Barnsley

Chelsea loanee Omari Kellyman filled the front running spot in Yousef Salech’s absence and he ended with an assist and a goal.

Perry Ng gave the home side a dream start as he scored in the third minute but it took the Bluebirds until the stroke of half-time to add to their tally.

Kellyman set Chris Willock free to allow him to cut inside and make it 2-0 just before the break to put Cardiff in firm control.

Barnsley felt they should have had a penalty at the start of the second half when Corey O’Keeffe went down under a challenge from Willock.

Cardiff then finished with a flourish as Kellyman notched a third in the 63rd minute and Willock completed his brace with 21 minutes remaining.

Rotherham United 2-1 Northampton Town

Emmanuel Adegboyega celebrated a dream debut as his late goal earned Rotherham their first League One win since November in a narrow 2-1 comeback victory against fellow strugglers Northampton.

Leeds loanee Harry Gray’s second-half header cancelled out former Rotherham striker Tom Eaves’ opener but it was new signing Adegboyega who sealed the victory for the Millers late on.

The Cobblers opened the scoring in the 27th minute after Jon Guthrie found Eaves in the six-yard box and he made no mistake as he calmly slotted the ball into the back of the net.

Dean Campbell struck the crossbar directly from a corner before the break for the away side but it was the Millers who scored next after Gray headed in Joe Powell’s corner in the 58th minute.

Substitute Adegboyega was in the right place at the right time for Rotherham as he headed home in the 84th minute to give the Millers their first league win since November 8.

Bromley 2-2 Crewe Alexandra

The table-topping Ravens took the lead in the 31st minute, as Corey Whitely did well to dispossess Max Sanders before shooting beyond Lawlor for the opening goal.

It was the Railwaymen who started the better in the second half and deservedly equalised nine minutes after the restart, Alfie Pond heading in Reece Hutchinson’s cross.

One could have become two for Pond but he scooped a shot over the bar when it seemed easier to hit the target.

Bromley punished Crewe for that miss 20 minutes from time, when substitutes Will Hondermarck and Ben Thompson combined for the latter to shoot low past Lawlor.

Lawlor had to be at his best to deny Kyle Cameron’s looping header and it was second-half substitute Demetriou who had the last laugh with a back-post header to grab a point for the Railwaymen.

Mickey Demetriou earned a point for Crewe
(Cody Froggatt/PA)

Notts County 2-1 Swindon Town

Robins captain Ollie Clarke hammered his side into the lead against the run of play in the 39th minute with a sweet half-volley into the top corner from 18 yards.

However, the Magpies were back on level terms just five minutes later when Jodi Jones’ free-kick was headed on by Jacob Bedeau and Jatta bundled the ball over the line.

A dominant County also saw Jodi Jones’ powerful effort strike the bar, while Jatta’s glancing header from Nick Tsaroulla’s cross was superbly saved by Ripley before the break.

Dennis was also sharply stopped from adding a third by Ripley on the stroke of added time, but his earlier breakthrough was enough for County to claim three points.

Salford City 0-1 Chesterfield

In a low-key first half, Chesterfield goalkeeper Zachary Hemming made a superb reflex save to keep out a powerful header from Ollie Turton after 30 minutes.

Kallum Cesay blazed over from the edge of the box as Salford began the second half with improved intent.

Ryan Graydon missed a golden chance to give the hosts the lead after 57 minutes when he fired against the angle of the crossbar from five yards out with the goal at his mercy.

The Irish striker struck wide on the turn before Chesterfield substitute Liam Mandeville fired over the bar from distance as both sides exchanged chances.

With the game seemingly petering out, Paul Cook’s men snatched victory as Cooper got the final touch on Curtis’ cross to end Salford’s impressive unbeaten run in all competitions.

Full League One and League Two results

League One:

Blackpool 1-2 Stockport County

Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Burton Albion

Cardiff City 4-0 Barnsley

Huddersfield Town 1-0 Luton Town

Lincoln City 3-0 Bradford City

Plymouth Argyle 1-1 Mansfield Town

Rotherham United 2-1 Northampton Town

Stevenage 1-0 Peterborough United

Wycombe Wanderers 2-0 Wigan Athletic

Doncaster Rovers 3-0 Leyton Orient

Reading 2-2 Exeter City

League Two

Newport County 1-4 Accrington Stanley

Barnet 1-0 Tranmere Rovers

Barrow P-P Oldham Athletic

Bromley 2-2 Crewe Alexandra

Cambridge United 1-0 Shrewsbury Town

Cheltenham Town P-P Gillingham

Colchester United 0-1 Grimsby Town

Harrogate Town 1-2 Fleetwood Town

MK Dons 1-0 Bristol Rovers

Notts County 2-1 Swindon Town

Salford City 0-1 Chesterfield

Walsall 0-0 Crawley Town

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