Bradford v MK Dons: Washout at Valley Parade

Bradford City's home game against MK Dons was postponed because of a waterlogged pitch.
New Bradford City manager Simon Grayson: Would have made home bow in charge had match not been postponed.New Bradford City manager Simon Grayson: Would have made home bow in charge had match not been postponed.
New Bradford City manager Simon Grayson: Would have made home bow in charge had match not been postponed.

The League One fixture was called off shortly after 1pm following an inspection by referee Ben Toner.

A team of groundstaff and volunteers had been forking the pitch at Valley Parade since early morning, but conditions did not improve sufficiently for the game to go ahead.

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Adam Armstrong bagged a brace as Blackburn kept their charge towards a return to the Championship on track with a 3-0 win over Blackpool.

Bradley Dack broke the deadlock in first-half stoppage-time and two second-half goals from in-form Armstrong settled proceedings as Rovers extended their unbeaten run to 16 matches to move eight points clear of third place.

Shrewsbury took advantage of a slip by Wigan to move three points clear in second place. Alex Rodman and Abu Ogogo were on target in a 2-0 win over Walsall.

Substitute Gary Roberts popped up with an 87th-minute equaliser to earn Wigan a thrilling 3-3 draw with Scunthorpe.

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It had looked like Ivan Toney had won it for the visitors with a clinical finish eight minutes into the second half but Roberts had other ideas, with a cool finish from close range shortly after coming onto the pitch.

Steve Evans made a winning start in charge of Peterborough with a 4-1 victory against fellow play-off hopefuls Charlton.

Goals from Andrew Hughes, Marcus Maddison (penalty) and Jack Marriott, with two late on, helped Peterborough leapfrog the Addicks.

Michal Zyro had pulled a goal back for the visitors, who saw Josh Magennis miss a penalty at 1-0.

Bury remain rooted to the bottom of the table as they allowed Oldham to come back from 2-0 behind to earn a 2-2 draw following goals from Craig Davies and Ben Pringle.