Oldham Athletic 1 MK Dons 2

George Baldock showed that an eye for goal runs in the family as he helped keep MK Dons in the play-off hunt.

Baldock, 20, is the brother of current Bristol City and former Dons hit man Sam, 24, and he showed his sibling's predatory instincts in the fourth minute.

Midfielder Stephen Gleeson's 22 yard shot ricocheted off team mate Izale McLeod, but right back Baldock pounced to drill in his first senior goal from twelve yards.

Gleeson teed up the second goal four minutes before the break when Adam Lockwood misjudged his long pass and striker McLeod nipped in behind the defender to stroke in his eighth goal of the campaign.

Latics boss Lee Johnson shook his side up with a triple substitution at the break and striker Charlie MacDonald pulled one back when he out jumped the static defence to nod in a Gary Harkins's 57th minute corner.

Oldham manager Johnson was seething and blasted:

"I was disappointed with all of them, to a man. I've got no complaints about the result. All I can do is apologise for the first half. It wasn't a nice place to be tonight - Boundary Park. It was unacceptable.

"Maybe we could've equalised, but on the first half performance, we probably didn't deserve it."

Delighted MK Dons boss Karl Robinson said:

"I thought the way the players rose to the challenge was tremendous. I'm so happy because we've got such a small squad and I could only name five on the bench.

"I don't normally get this excited after a game, but to a man they were fantastic.

"I'm made up for George. He's becoming a bit of a hero at the club and it's hard living in the shadows of a brother who is worth millions."

Reading 0 Blackburn Rovers 1

Craig Conway opened his account on his full debut to give Blackburn's play-off hopes a boost.

Scotland international winger Conway signed for the club from Brighton on transfer deadline day in January and is already proving a good bit of business for boss Gary Bowyer.

But Reading skipper Jobi McAnuff had a mad twenty seconds to forget in the build up to Conway's 36th minute winner.

First he pulled rank on team mate Jordan Obite and smashed a free kick into the Blackburn wall.

Then, as Rovers broke upfield, his weak header fell to opposition striker Jordan Rhodes.

And finally he failed to clear Conway's goal bound strike from the left side of the box.

Bowyer was delighted with the win and said:

"It was not the most attractive of games, but it was such a great team effort from us. They are a good team and they'll be in the shake-up for the play-offs, if not automatic, so it is a very good win for us."

"I was really pleased with an impressive away performance from us. When you come to a top team there’s going to be spells when it’s frantic and all hands on deck and the players responded magnificently.

"There’s loads of clubs in our position and we’ve got 15 games left. With what we’ve been through in the last couple of years we’re just going to try and keep picking up points and see where it takes us."

Reading boss Nigel Adkins made three changes in the 62nd minute as his side failed to reach the levels that had seem them win five of the last seven games.

But his substitutes seemed to have the same problem hitting the target as their team mates.

In the 70th minute substitute Royston Drenthe blasted wide from ten yards and three minutes later he fired over the bar from the edge of the box following a pass from fellow replacement Danny Guthrie.

But Conway continued to look a threat and curled a free kick narrowly wide of goal after Guthrie up-ended Chris Taylor 22 yards out.

Reading upped the tempo as the game moved into ELEVEN minutes of added time, but Blackburn defended bravely and in the 97th minute substitute Luke Varney even cleared the ball off Guthrie's toes as he was lying injured in the penalty area.

Reading had the better of the few chances on offer before Conway's strike.

Pavel Pogrebnyak teed up Jobi McAnuff in the eleventh minute, but the Reading skipper's low shot from the edge of the box was saved by former England stopper Paul Robinson.

And on the half hour Pogrebnyak fed winger Garath McCleary on the right who lashed the ball over from 25 yards.

Two minutes after Conway's strike leading striker Jordan Rhodes had a volley well saved at full stretch by keeper Alex McCarthy as Blackburn grew in confidence.

Alex Pearce admits Reading need to think smarter at home to keep their play-off hopes on track.

Rovers set out to frustrate and looked as though they would settle for a point before Conway's goal from a swift counter attack, but central defender Pearce, 25, said:

"Certain teams are coming here now, sitting in and then hitting us on the break, so we need to deal with it. We need to make something happen rather than be too direct. We've definitely got the players to do it.

"It was a poor goal to give away and we huffed and puffed, but it just didn't quite drop for us."

But Royals striker Adam Le Fondre was furious that his appeal for a penalty was ignored by referee Graham Scott after Rovers defender Matt Kilgallon appeared to handle late on. Le Fondre, 27, said:

"It's the most blatant handball I've ever seen in my entire life. I'm sure pretty much everyone in the stadium saw that it was a penalty.

"The ref said he didn't see it - but surely the linesman has seen it. He's got a clear view and he must have seen him pull the ball away from me. I'm in the six yard box, so in my mind he's denied a goalscoring opportunity. You can't handle the ball in the area. Those decisions make the difference and we aren't getting them."

Adkins refused to be downbeat, but admitted:

"It wasn’t a great game was it? Give them credit, they’ve come to slow the game down and they’ve done that. We've been here before and we know what is required. We have a togetherness at the club and I'd like to think that we have as good a chance of going up as anyone."

"It was a clear penalty - we just didn't get the rub of the green on it. Alfie's six yards from goal so it's a penalty.

"We got the ball in the penalty area enough times, but give Blackburn credit because they had something to hold on to, which they did. They showed great spirit so I'm not going to take anything away from them.

"It's disappointing because we've been on a good run of form and got some good momentum but we weren't able to capitalise on that today.

But Adkins is still confident of a top seven finish and explained:

"We are on 50 points and we've looked over the history of how many points are going to be required to get in the play-offs so we know what we've got to go and achieve.

"There's lots of games to go and we're right in the mix, as are a lot of teams, but we've got a team who work extremely hard and got a great spirit."

Bristol Rovers 2 Burton Albion 0

David Clarkson used his head to edge Rovers further away from the relegation scrap.

Winger Clarkson nodded in his fifth goal of the season in the 70th minute at the far post from right back Michael Smith's cross as Rovers dominated promotion hopefuls Albion.

Nine minutes later midfielder John-Joe O'Toole prodded in from two yards to seal the win after keeper Rob Lainton fumbled a cross from Smith.

And Albion really could have gone for a Burton with more clinical finishing.

Smith and midfielder O'Toole both dragged 20 yard shots wide.

Clarkson nodded Kaid Mohamed's cross into the side netting from two yards

And Mohamed drilled a low shot inches wide from the edge of the area.

Rovers manager John Ward was delighted with his players after they beat promotion chasing Burton and said:

"It was an excellent night's work. We needed to start fast and well. We did that and maintained it. Everyone knew what was required of them. We've beaten a very good top six team.

"It was nice to get a couple of goals and I'm not being greedy, but maybe we could have had more. Our goal scoring record's not great if you look at the whole season, but we're improving steadily."

Albion boss Gary Rowett said:

"I'm hugely disappointed, but we have to take it on the chin. We've got fourteen games now and it's in our hands what we do with them

"Rovers are a big, strong side and arguably could've had more. We spoke to the players beforehand about being tough, but Rovers did a better job than us."

Swindon Town 0 Colchester United 0

Sanchez Watt had some birthday cards to forget, but his mates still held play-off chasers Swindon.

Watt was celebrating his 23rd birthday, but picked up a straight red card in the 70th minute to add to the yellow card Darren Sheldrake had given him in the first half.

Former Arsenal winger Watt was given his marching orders for lashing out at defender Nathan Thompson.

But boss Joe Dunne admitted: "I'm afraid I can't defend him. 0-0 sort of summed the game up and I'm very proud of my players. It's a big point at a club that are fighting for promotion."

Swindon manager Mark Cooper was frustrated and said: "We totally dominated the game and I thought we played some good football in difficult conditions. We should have scored at least two. We created the opportunities, but just didn't have the quality to finish them off."

Swindon's came close to sealing the win at the death in a game of few chances in wet and very windy conditions.

Defender Nathan Byrne volleyed over from twelve yards in the 90th minute.

And in injury time Thompson and Alex Pritchard dragged shots narrowly wide with the goal begging.

And midfielder Pritchard nearly broke the deadlock before the break.

Classy Spurs loanee Pritchard rifled in a shot from 25 yards that keeper Sam Walker did well to turn away at full stretch in the 21st minute.

And seconds later Pritchard's low cross was blocked by Walker, but ricocheted narrowly wide off Colchester skipper Brian Wilson.

Swindon's spirits were dampened further seconds before half time when leading marksman Nile Ranger hobbled off with a hamstring problem.

Walsall 0 MK Dons 3

Izale McLeod insists quitting the Dons for a second time never crossed his mind.

　

McLeod ran ten man Walsall ragged and grabbed a brace to put a dent in their play off hopes and opened the scoring on the half hour.

Winger Samir Carruthers threaded the ball into the area and McLeod chipped keeper Richard O'Donnell from fourteen yards.

One minute before the break McLeod burst into the box and was scythed down by Saddlers skipper Andy Butler who was sent off before co-striker Ben Reeves drilled in his ninth of the season from the spot.

In the 70th minute McLeod sealed a first win for the Dons in six games with his seventh goal of the season.

Defender Dean Lewington played a ball over the top of the Walsall defence and McLeod raced into the left side of the area before blasting in from twelve yards.

And McLeod's super show left manager Karl Robinson purring. He said:

"In our hour of need he has come up trumps for us. I couldn't be more proud that he's scored two and won the penalty, but I'm proud of the group today. It's been a good day."

"Izale’s missed out all season because Patrick was in unbelievable form. He was wonderful though. The man of the match decision was quite easy."

Walsall's wretched day was summed up in the 89th minute when Liverpool loanee striker Michael Ngoo was up-ended in the box by defender Antony Kay before seeing keeper David Martin save his weak penalty.

McLeod was proving a menace before he scored and hit the side netting, clipped two efforts just over the bar and saw O'Donnell make a great block before things started going his way.

The defeat Walsall knocked out of the play off places, boss Dean Smith was more upset with whistler James Linington. He blasted:

" I don't think it was a sending off because their player was taking the ball away from goal. We shall have a look to see if its worth an appeal.. I thought the referee was poor all game. We were second best in the first half and that's what cost us."

McLeod has struggled to find the form that saw him join Charlton in a £1.1 million deal in 2007 and was kept out of the side by Patrick Bamford until the seventeen-goal Chelsea loanee moved on to Derby last month.

But McLeod, 29, revealed:

"This season's been difficult for me sitting on the sidelines and not figuring as much as I'd like, but there was never any thought in my mind about leaving. It's a club I want to be at. The gaffer gave me an opportunity and I took it.

"I've had to bide my time and hopefully the second half of the season will be my time to score and play games."

Reeves admitted he had a let change of heart when preparing to take the spot kick. He explained:

"I changed my mind about where I was going to put it about five seconds before I took it. You're not supposed to do that, but it was just as well I did because I had been planning to put it exactly where the goalie dived."

Swindon Town 0 Oldham Athletic 1

Jonathan Grounds grabbed the winner bring Swindon's ten man play-off hopefuls down to earth.

Defender Grounds drilled in only his second goal of the season to give Oldham their first away win in the league since late November and ease any relegation concerns.

In the 73rd minute impressive winger Gary Harkins cut the ball back from the left flank and Grounds raced into the box to fire in a low shot after substitute Jon Stead's effort had been half cleared.

Swindon then had Troy Archibald-Henville sent off in the 91st minute to complete a miserable day after he picked up two second half bookings for reckless challenges.

Latics boss Lee Johnson was delighted with the win and said:

"We played the conditions better than they did. It was a boggy pitch and played in howling winds and while I'm an advocate of Barcelona football, at times you just can't do that. We were superb though. I thought we were excellent."

"They've shown great spirit this year. We've been unlucky because we've dropped seven points that the refs have admitted we should've had. That's cost us.

"We just chucked that back four together. We've done two days of work on it, which isn't enough work for any back four, but sometimes when you do that it ends up working well."

Swindon keeper Wes Foderingham had kept his team in the game with two great saves in the space of four minutes.

In the 66th minute Foderingham got down to turn a fifteen yard shot from striker Danny Philliskirk past his post.

He then did brilliantly to tip a looping header from Stead over the bar at full stretch.

Oldham dominated a poor first half, but Swindon midfielder Ryan Harley had the only shot on target.

In the 14th minute Harley was fed a short free-kick 30 yards out and keeper Mark Oxley did well to block the low drive.

Swindon manager Mark Cooper was seething and fumed:

"We needed to compete and we didn't. It's taught me that one or two players have been able to talk a good game, but not take it onto the pitch."

And Cooper strangely pointed to central defender Archibald-Henville, 25, as the plus point from the game - after the half time sub was sent off for picking up two clumsy yellow cards.

Archibald-Henville was making his first Swindon appearance since suffering knee cartilage damage in November 2012. Cooper claimed:

"He was outstanding when he came on. It's not a red card. The referee was poor again, but we're not looking for that as an excuse."

Nathan Thompson's big day was ruined by the Latics.

Right back Thompson, 22, came through the club's youth set up and was given the captain's armband after skipper Darren Ward was subbed at the break. Thompson said:

"It was an extremely proud moment for me to captain the team I've grown up with. It's a small consolation as I would've preferred the three points, but it's still a highlight.

"There aren't too many positives we can take from that performance. We only applied any pressure when they scored. It's something we need to assess and address."