L1: Scunthorpe three clear

Scunthorpe restored their three point lead at the top of Sky Bet League One with a comfortable 3-0 win over Millwall.

The Iron had been joined on 44 points by Sheffield United when they beat Coventry 2-1 on Thursday but first half goals from Paddy Madden and Hakeeb Adelakun sent them on their way to victory.

Madden headed home a Josh Morris cross to break the deadlock on 36 minutes and Adelakun made boss Graham Alexander’s half-time team talk a lot easier with a second just before the break.

And Madden sealed the points with a 67th-minute goal after a poor clearance from Millwall ‘keeper Jordan Archer.

Bolton dropped four points off the pace-setters as they were beaten 1-0 by Chesterfield at the Proact Stadium.

Liam O’Neil put the home side in front on 26 minutes with a shot into the top corner of Ben Alnwick’s goal and the Spireites were able to hold on despite plenty of Wanderers pressure.

Fourth-placed Bradford City also had a frustrating afternoon as they could only manage a point from a 1-1 draw with Walsall at the Banks’s Stadium.

Isaiah Osbourne fired Walsall into the lead on 49 minutes but they were pegged back only four minutes later when Jordy Hiwula scored from close range for the Bantams.

Rochdale remain fifth but had to come …

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