SHEFFIELD United moved two points clear at the top of League One despite being held to a 2-2 draw at home to Gillingham.

Top scorer Billy Sharp put United in front with his 18th goal of the season but they were reliant on Kieron Freeman to salvage a point after Josh Wright’s double briefly put the visitors ahead at Bramall Lane.

The Blades knew before kick-off that their lead would be extended providing they avoided defeat, after the games involving second-placed Scunthorpe and third-placed Bolton were postponed.

Graham Alexander’s Iron were scheduled to play at mid-table Charlton, while the Trotters were due to take on play-off hopefuls Southend at Roots Hall, but both matches were called off because of frozen pitches.

Rochdale’s top-six aspirations suffered a setback as they were thumped 4-0 by Oxford at Spotland.

Goals from Marvin Johnson and Robert Hall put the U’s in control at the break before Ryan Taylor and Ryan Ledson secured an emphatic win to inflict Dale’s first home league defeat since August.

Cian Bolger struck a late winner as promotion-chasing Fleetwood climbed to fourth with a 1-0 success at bottom club Coventry.

The defender claimed his second goal in three games in the 90th minute to heap more misery on the struggling Sky Blues.

Bradford dropped to fifth after coming from behind to earn a 1-1 draw against Millwall at Valley Parade.

Lions top scorer Lee Gregory put the visitors ahead early in the second period but the lead was short-lived as James Meredith equalised for the Bantams.

Chuks Aneke scored twice and made another as MK Dons moved further away from the drop zone with a 5-3 victory at home against near neighbours Northampton.

Aneke set up Kieran Agard for the breakthrough strike before his goals, the first from the penalty spot following John-Joe O’Toole’s handball, put Robbie Neilson’s men in control.

In an end-to-end second half, strikes from Dons pair Darren Potter and debutant Harvey Barnes proved decisive after Gregg Wylde’s goal and a brace from Marc Richards, one a penalty, kept the Cobblers in contention.

Freddie Ladapo claimed the only goal for the second successive week as Oldham’s difficult campaign continued with a 1-0 loss at Shrewsbury.

The Shrewsbury forward, on loan from Crystal Palace, struck in the 68th minute to prevent John Sheridan picking up a positive result in his second game since returning to the Latics.

Bristol Rovers suffered a seventh successive away defeat as they lost 3-1 at Walsall.

Eoghan O’Connell edged the Saddlers ahead on the stroke of half-time before Simeon Jackson and Joe Edwards put the result beyond doubt, prior to Matt Taylor’s consolation for the Pirates.

Gary Caldwell’s first game in charge of relegation-threatened Chesterfield ended in a goalless draw at home to mid-table AFC Wimbledon.