Late targets from Colby Bishop and Conor Shaughnessy confirmed Portsmouth’s return to the Championship after a 12-year absence. John Mousinho’s facet twice hit again from behind to beat playoff hopefuls Barnsley 3-2 and guarantee they’ll end the season as champions, sparking celebrations at Fratton Park.
Portsmouth appeared possible be annoyed of their seek for the only level they wanted in an effort to make sure of promotion when Devante Cole gave Barnsley an early lead then John McAtee restored the guests’ benefit after Kusini Yengi’s equaliser. However Bishop levelled from the penalty spot within the 83rd minute and Shaughnessy headed in from a nook six minutes later to place the seal on Portsmouth’s promotion celebration.
Actually the late drama at Fratton Park had no bearing on the night time’s occasions attributable to third-placed Bolton being held 2-2 at residence by Shrewsbury. Mid-table Shrewsbury twice led via Daniel Udoh and Jordan Shipley, whereas Bolton responded via Cameron Jerome and Paris Maghoma, whose 71st minute leveller strikes them inside three factors of second-placed Derby.
Peterborough confirmed their place within the playoffs with a 4-1 win over Fleetwood, who stay nearly alive of their battle to beat the drop. Two targets in stoppage time from Jonson Clarke-Harris put the seal on a commanding Peterborough win though they’d a fright at the beginning as Fleetwood opened the scoring after 17 seconds via Bosun Lawal. Promise Omochere and Lawal missed penalties for the guests both facet of Malik Mothersille’s equaliser, earlier than Archie Collins put the hosts forward with 9 minutes remaining.
Veteran defender Curtis Davies scored a 71st-minute winner as Cheltenham grabbed a priceless 2-1 win at fellow strugglers Burton Albion, shifting the away facet inside two factors of Albion who stay one place above the drop zone.
Port Vale are nonetheless in serious trouble after a 2-1 residence defeat to Wycombe, for whom Nigel Lonwijk scored a late winner, and Cambridge United should not sure of security after they fell 1-0 to Chris Martin’s 87th-minute objective at Bristol Rovers.
Lincoln Metropolis saved their push for a playoff place alive with a 1-0 at sixth-placed Oxford United, Daniel Mandroiu’s Forty seventh-minute penalty separating the groups in a recreation during which Dylan Duffy was despatched off for the guests late on.
Stockport had been topped League Two champions after a 5-2 win at Notts County whereas Forest Inexperienced’s seven-year keep within the EFL got here to an in depth attributable to Colchester’s 2-0 win over Grimsby. Stockport sealed the title in model with Paddy Madden’s first-half hat-trick paving the way in which for an emphatic win on the County Floor, and they are going to be joined in League One subsequent season by Mansfield, who held on for a 2-1 residence win over Accrington Stanley.
Crawley and Barrow stay clinging on to the ultimate two playoff spots after a 1-1 draw at Broadfield Stadium however Walsall moved inside some extent of the highest seven as Danny Johnson scored within the 89th minute to seal a 2-1 win over Swindon.
In the meantime within the Championship, Che Adams scored twice to present Southampton a 3-0 victory over Preston, a 3rd residence win in seven days and a transparent view of the Sky Wager Championship computerized promotion locations. Striker Adams recorded a cultured first-half double – which took him previous 100 profession league targets – earlier than Scotland teammate Stuart Armstrong scored a 3rd.
After three defeats in 4 matches in February, Southampton appeared as if they’d be consigned to the playoffs however three wins in a row, together with Ipswich, Leeds and Leicester’s stumbles, have them 4 factors outdoors the highest two with a recreation in hand on all however Leicester.
