A debut goal from Danny N'Guessan helped Charlton Athletic to maintain their lead at the top of League One with a 3-0 win over Yeovil Town this evening.
The Addicks' closest rivals Sheffield United were also impressive in victory as they beat play-off chasing Notts County 5-2 at Meadow Lane.
However, United's city neighbours Sheffield Wednesday lost ground on the top two after they could only draw 2-2 at home to Walsall.
MK Dons and Huddersfield kept their hopes of automatic promotion alive with wins over Leyton Orient and Chesterfield respectively.
It was a bad night all round for those sides batting the drop, as Rochdale and Exeter City both remain in the relegation zone after defeats to Tranmere Rovers and Wycombe Wanderers, who move out of the bottom four with victory.
League One results: Bournemouth 1 - 0 Brentford; Bury 0 - 0 Scunthorpe; Carlisle United 0 - 0 Preston North End; Charlton 3 - 0 Yeovil; Chesterfield 0 - 2 Huddersfield; Exeter 1 - 3 Wycombe; Hartlepool 0 - 1 Oldham; MK Dons 4 - 1 Leyton Orient; Notts County 2 - 5 Sheff Utd; Rochdale 0 - 2 Tranmere; Sheff Wed 2 - 2 Walsall; Stevenage 0-0 Colchester United
