With MK Dons stretching their lead at the top, Chester move second after winning 2-1 at Stockport with Darlington only managing a 0-0 draw at Bradford. Chesterfield (4th) drew 1-1 with Dagenham, while Barnet moved to fifth with a 2-0 win over bottom club Wrexham. Peterboro round out the play-off spots with a 1-1 draw at managerless Lincoln, with Wycombe finally finding form with a 3-0 win over Grimsby to move eighth.
Down the bottom, Mansfield stay with Wrexham in the relegation spots after a 2-0 win over local rivals Notts County failed to move them off the bottom. The Stags were the only one of the bottom six to register a win. Bury and Shrewsbury drew 1-1, a scoreline achieved by Rochdale and Brentford.