MK Dons' eight-game winless run came to an emphatic end on Tuesday evening as the Buckinghamshire outfit beat League One leaders Doncaster Rovers 3-0.
Izale McLeod, Daniel Powell and Stephen Gleeson were all on the scoresheet at Stadium MK.
The result sees the Dons climb to 11th place in the table.
Marcus Haber struck 15 minutes from time to earn Stevenage a 1-0 win over Brentford at the Lamex Stadium.
Colchester United had to play over half of their game at Hartlepool United with 10 men, after Jabo Ibehre had been shown a straight red card for a poor tackle on Neil Austin.
However, Joe Dunne's men defied their numerical disadvantage and battled hard to claim a well-deserved 0-0 draw.
Elsewhere, Crawley Town came from a goal down to hold Carlisle United to a 1-1 draw at Broadfield Stadium.
Jon-Paul McGovern fired the Cumbrians in front midway through the first half, before Matt Sadler responded with a fine outside-of-the-boot strike early in the second period.
Results in full: Crawley 1-1 Carlisle, Hartlepool 0-0 Colchester, MK Dons 3-0 Doncaster, Stevenage 1-0 Brentford
Robert Summerscales
