The former made the trip to Swindon Town and flew out of the traps, going two goals up within the opening 10 minutes. However, a 14th-minute red card for Richard Smallwood gave the Robins a chance to fight back and emerge from a hectic game as 5-4 victors.
Doncaster also finished their game with 10 men, seeing veteran marksman Billy Sharp dismissed shortly after stepping off the bench in a 1-1 draw with AFC Wimbledon.
Elsewhere, Notts County’s promotion hopes were dented by a 3-1 loss to Salford City on home turf. Port Vale, however, climbed to the top of the league with a 5-0 rout of Bromley.
Colchester United defeated Newport County 2-0 and Carlisle United saw off Morecambe with the same scoreline. Harrogate Town welcomed Grimsby Town to North Yorkshire and the spoils were shared in a 2-2 draw.
Milton Keynes were beaten on the road by Gillingham, Chesterfield eased past Fleetwood Town and Walsall’s implosion continued with a 2-0 defeat at Barrow.
Tranmere Rovers hit the headlines for a remarkable comeback away at Accrington Stanley, heroically fighting back to salvage a point in a 3-3 draw.
Following the latest round of League Two games, here is how the Football Web Pages supercomputer expects the final table to look.
1. Supercomputer predicts final League Two table
Here is how the supercomputer expects the final League Two table to look. Photo: Catherine Ivill/Getty Images
