JORDAN Clark scored twice as Accrington continued their surge up the League Two table to close the gap on leaders Luton with a 2-0 victory over Coventry at the Ricoh Arena.

The midfielder netted the opener in the fifth minute before adding a second on the hour mark to secure in-form Stanley's seventh win in eight games.

John Coleman's side jumped two places up to second, leaving them six points behind Luton, who were held to a 1-1 draw by Stevenage at the Lamex Stadium.

The Hatters appeared to be heading for victory courtesy of James Collins' 85th-minute penalty, only for Danny Newton to equalise shortly afterwards.

Wycombe dropped to third following a 1-1 draw with fellow promotion contenders Exeter at St James Park.

Lloyd James' 12th-minute opener was cancelled out by Marcus Bean early in the second half.

Notts County missed the chance to move into the top three after Alex Nicholls' late winner gave bottom-placed Barnet a 1-0 home triumph.

County at least turned in an improved defensive performance, having shipped eight goals in the midweek FA Cup defeat at Swansea, but went down to Nicholls' last-minute effort as Barnet closed to within four points of safety.

Crawley recorded a fourth consecutive win courtesy of a 3-0 success at home to struggling Grimsby.

Jimmy Smith opened the scoring from the penalty spot on the stroke of half-time before Karlan Ahearne-Grant and Enzio Boldewijn moved Harry Kewell's side to four points off the top seven.

The defeat for Grimsby extended their winless streak to 12 games, heaping the pressure on boss Russell Slade.

Mohamed Eisa scored a hat-trick as Cheltenham hammered Port Vale 5-1 at Whaddon Road.

Elijah Adebayo and Will Boyle were also on the scoresheet for the hosts against a Vale side who had equalised in the first half through Tom Pope's penalty.

Crewe moved three points above the relegation zone following a goalless draw against Yeovil at Gresty Road.

Colchester missed the chance to gain ground on the top seven after Jamie Devitt cancelled out Courtney Senior's opener to secure a 1-1 draw for Carlisle at Brunton Park.

Morecambe's relegation battle with Chesterfield and Forest Green's trip to Newport were both postponed due to waterlogged pitches.