Colchester United are two points above the relegation zone

The U's moved up a place in the table to 20th spot with the draw.

Six teams are separated by just three points between 18th and 23rd spot, following last night's results.

Oldham Athletic were unable to climb out of the relegation zone but did claim another point in a 2-2 draw with Crawley Town.

All the goals came in a frantic period midway through the second half.

Hallam Hope put Oldham ahead in the 56th minute but a quickfire double from Ashley Nadesan turned the tables before Christopher Missilou drew the Latics level in the 70th minute.

Carlisle United made it back-to-back victories in their bid to beat the drop.

Omari Patrick and Tobi Sho-Silva scored in their 2-0 success over Rochdale.

At the other end, Forest Green maintained their 10-point lead over Northampton Town at the top of the League Two table as both teams were held to draws.

Forest Green fell behind in only the third minute against fellow promotion chasers Newport to Finn Azaz's effort but levelled 10 minutes after half-time through Jack Aitchison to earn a 1-1 draw.

Newport ended the match with 10 men after James Clarke was shown a second yellow card six minutes from time.

Northampton's game with Walsall ended in the same scoreline but followed the opposite pattern, with Mitch Pinnock giving the Cobblers the lead in only the fourth minute but Conor Wilkinson levelling for Walsall in the 50th minute.

In-form Bristol Rovers finally ended ten-man Barrow's resistance as Antony Evans' long-range strike earned them a 1-0 victory over the Cumbrians, who had Niall Canavan sent off in the 32nd minute.

Harrogate and Port Vale had to settle for a point each in a 1-1 draw, Ryan Edmondson cancelling out Alex Pattison's opener.