Football League roundup: Sheffield Wednesday climb into top six with win

Sheffield Wednesday boosted their hopes of an immediate return to the Championship with an impressive 4-1 win over Cheltenham at Hillsborough.

Darren Moore’s side knew victory would lift them above Sunderland and back into the top six, but the hosts made the worst possible start as Alfie May fired mid-table Cheltenham in front with four minutes on the clock. Massimo Luongo levelled from a corner just three minutes later, and the game stayed 1-1 until the break.

Lee Gregory put the hosts in front for the first time in the 58th minute as he found the bottom corner from distance, and Wednesday pulled away late on. Jack Hunt volleyed home in the 83rd minute and George Byers completed the scoring four minutes later, beating his marker before firing home from close range.

Plymouth missed the chance to move closer to the top two as their six-game winning run was ended by Ipswich. Sam Morsy’s close-range finish in the first half – the first goal Argyle had conceded in seven games – proved to be enough for the ninth-placed hosts, who kept their hopes of a late surge into the playoffs alive.

At the other end of the table, Gillingham held on for a 2-1 victory at Accrington to move four points clear of the relegation zone. Charlie Kelman opened the scoring after Vadaine Oliver’s shot had been saved by Stanley goalkeeper Liam Isherwood, with Oliver then beating Isherwood to a high ball to double the lead. Colby Bishop scored a late consolation from the penalty spot.

AFC Wimbledon stay in the bottom four after Adam May struck a superb winner for Cambridge early in the second half at Plough Lane. Doncaster are in even deeper trouble, four points from safety with six games to play, after Jayden Stockley secured a 1-0 win for Charlton at