The Bulls remain four points clear of the bottom two, but slip a place down to 21st. Plymouth are off the bottom after their 1-1 draw with Bradford saw them go above Dagenham on goals scored. The Daggers slumped to their ninth consecutive League defeat with a 2-1 home loss to Port Vale in front of the lowest attendance of the day. Bradford's point keeps them three points clear of the bottom two, with the Bulls level on points with Northampton, but beneath on goal difference, after the Cobblers drew 1-1 with Crewe. 18th placed Bristol Rovers salvaged a point with an equaliser in their 1-1 draw with Swindon to move up to 23 points, four ahead of Barnet, while Wimbledon are down to 17th after a 2-0 home loss to Accrington.
At the top Crawley are three points clear after a 3-0 home win over Burton, with Southend losing 3-0 at Cheltenham. The Robins are now three points clear inside the automatic promotion zone after Shrewsbury lost 1-0 at Aldershot. Burton stay fifth, and Swindon sixth, and Gillingham hold seventh after a goalless draw at Macclesfield. Morecambe are eighth after they drew 0-0 with Oxford in front of only eight more fans than at Edgar Street.