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With Bournemouth losing for only the second time this season, their nearest rivals failed to close the gap to the top. Dagenham slipped to third with a 2-0 loss at Barnet, and Rotherham dropped to fourth after a 3-1 loss at Northampton. Rochdale move up to second after their 2-0 win at managerless Darlington. Shrewsbury are fifth due to winning 2-1 at Cheltenham, with Notts County beating their away blues with a 3-0 win at Lincoln. Aldershot's 1-1 draw at Torquay sees them drop to seventh.
At the bottom Darlington remain rooted to the foot of the table and now seven points short, with Torquay two points shy of Lincoln. Five teams, including the Bulls, are on ten points with Macclesfield drawing at Burton and Morecambe also picking a point up with a goalless draw at home to Bradford. Port Vale overcame their transfer listing by putting in an indifferent performance in a 2-2 draw with Accrington, while Crewe slid further down the table after losing 3-2 to Bury. Manager Gudjon Thordarson has just four wins from the last 17 games.
In the Conference Oxford keep their eight point lead with a 3-1 win over Crawley. Forest Green beat Chester 2-1, and Kidderminster heap further woes onto Wrexham with a 2-0 win at Aggborough.
