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Shrewsbury cut Burton Albion's lead at top of Sky Bet League Two

 Connor Goldson of Shrewsbury Town in action
Image: Connor Goldson of Shrewsbury Town in action

​Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's Burton Albion saw their lead at the top of League Two cut to a point after they were pegged back 1-1 by play-off hopefuls Plymouth Argyle.

Kevin Stewart fired Albion ahead after 33 minutes at Home Park when his long-range shot took a deflection and looped over Argyle keeper Luke McCormick and into the net.

But Carl McHugh headed in Bobby Reid's cross to snatch a point for Argyle with four minutes remaining.

Two goals from Connor Goldson ensured Shrewsbury moved to within touching distance of the leaders. The 22-year-old centre-half struck twice in the first half from Liam Lawrence crosses to sink Dagenham 2-0 at the New Meadow.

Third-placed Wycombe lost ground on the top two after a surprise 3-2 home defeat by Oxford. Danny Rose set up two goals for Kemar Roofe and hit the other himself while Paul Hayes and Aaron Holloway were on target for Wanderers.

That defeat helped Bury close the gap on the automatic promotion places to four points, with a game in hand, after beating Cambridge 2-0 thanks to goals in either half from Nathan Cameron and Tom Soares.

Barry Corr and Will Atkinson were on target as Southend cemented their place in the play-offs places, and kept their slim automatic promotion hopes alive, with a 2-0 win over Mansfield.

Luton's promotion hopes are in tatters, however, after they blew a two-goal lead to slip to a seventh straight defeat, 3-2 at home to Exeter.

At the bottom of the table, Hartlepool's great escape under Ronnie Moore hit a hurdle as they let a two-goal advantage slip to draw 2-2 with Newport. They went ahead when Lee Minshull headed Michael Duckworth's cross into his own net and Jordan Hugill flicked in the second after Jonathan Franks' shot came back off the crossbar.

But Darren Jones pulled one back moments before half-time and Aaron O'Connor's strong run and finish hauled Newport level.

Pools are still a point above the drop zone, however, after Tranmere were held 2-2 at Stevenage after Charlie Lee's leveller with 12 minutes remaining.

Rock-bottom Cheltenham are three points from safety after Dave Winfield condemned them to a 1-0 defeat at York in Gary Johnson's first game in charge.

Charlie Wyke's goal four minutes into stoppage time secured a 2-2 draw for Carlisle against Portsmouth, Northampton drew 2-2 at AFC Wimbledon and Morecambe were held 1-1 by Accrington.

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