Leicester increase their lead at the top to two points after beating Southend 3-0 thanks to another Matty Fryatt hat-trick. Millwall go second after beating Bristol Rovers 3-2, with MK Dons dropping to third after a 2-0 home loss to fifth placed Scunthorpe. Peterboro are fourth after beating Stockport (8th) 3-1, with Oldham rounding out the play-offs with a 1-1 draw with Brighton after Leeds lost 2-1 at Tranmere.
Down the bottom the Bulls are five points short of safety after that point for 20th placed Brighton. Cheltenham's 1-0 win over Crewe means the Railwaymen - who lost two players in the first ten minutes to head injuries - are eleven points short of safety. Yeovil's 0-0 draw at Hartlepool keeps them within a point of Brighton and Swindon, who drew 1-1 with Carlisle who remain immediately above them. The Cumbrians have 21 points, as do Colchester and Leyton Orient with Orient drawing 1-1 at Northampton.
In League Two Wycombe are still six points clear despite losing 3-2 at Aldershot. Shrewsbury are second but needed Rotherham to have two men sent off before securing their 1-0 win. Darren Anderton ended his career with the only goal of the game as Bournemouth beat Chester to cut the safety margin to seven points.
In the Conference Burton stay top after winning 3-2 at Forest Green. Histon, with two games in hand thanks to their FA Cup run, are three points behind after beating Woking 1-0. Kidderminster hang onto a play-off spot after struggling to a 3-2 win over crisis club Salisbury.