The Bulls' safety gap drops to three points after tonight's results. Northampton remain bottom but join Plymouth and Dagenham on 24 points after a late winner to beat Wimbledon 1-0. The Pilgrims drew 0-0 with Barnet, while the Daggers lost 2-1 at Oxford. The Bulls are on 27, with Bradford on 28 after salvaging a late 1-1 draw with Port Vale. Macclesfield earned their sixth straight loss with a 1-0 defeat at Morecambe.
At the top, six sides are now seperated by just two points. Southend lead on goal difference from Cheltenham, who lost 1-0 at home to third place Torquay, with fourth placed Swindon a point behind after thumping fifth place Crawley 3-0. Shrewsbury are a further point behind after beating Bristol Rovers 1-0 before an eight point gap to seventh placed Oxford. Rotherham's 1-0 win over Accrington has them three points outside the play-offs from Stanley on goal difference, with Port Vale next after their draw. Crewe beat Burton 3-2 to continue the poor form of Paul Peschisolido's men.