Chris Sutton savoured his first win as Lincoln manager after Sergio Torres' goal was enough to beat Aldershot 1-0 at Sincil Bank.

The former Blackburn, Chelsea and Celtic striker saw Torres net in the 83rd minute to secure a third home win of the season for the Imps.

Leaders Bournemouth were held to a goalless draw at Port Vale. Marc Richards, Kris Taylor and Brett Pitman all hit the woodwork for the unlucky Cherries.

Rotherham closed the gap down to just two points after they won 3-2 at Crewe.

The home side, under the guidance of former boss Dario Gradi in a caretaker role, had led twice through strikes from Steven Schumacher (6) and Calvin Zola (51).

However, Rotherham equalised through Kevin Ellison's goal direct from a corner (15) and Adam Le Fondre's penalty (58) before substitute Drewe Broughton grabbed the winner with a superb lob after 85 minutes.

Barnet also kept up with the promotion chasers as they beat Grimsby 3-0 at Underhill.

John O'Flynn (11) put Barnet in front from the penalty spot before Albert Adomah (16) doubled the hosts' advantage and Yannick Bolasie (67) fired home a fine 25-yard strike.

Barry Conlon (87) was sent off for Grimsby late on.

Notts County were denied a third consecutive win as Elvis Hammond struck a late equaliser for Cheltenham.

Chesterfield beat Accrington Stanley 1-0 with a dramatic stoppage-time effort from Wade Small moments after Jamie Lowry had seen his penalty saved.

Macclesfield won 1-0 at bottom club Darlington through an own goal from the unfortunate Jeff Smith.

Hereford drew 1-1 with Dagenham and Redbridge, where there was a goal for each side in the last 10 minutes.

It was also all square at 1-1 between Morecambe and Shrewsbury.

However, both teams finished with 10 men after Danny Adams and on-loan West Brom midfielder Joss Labadie - who had earlier scored for the visiting Shrews - were dismissed.

John Johnson scored in the 90th minute to give Northampton a share of the spoils in a four-goal thriller with Bradford, who had led 2-0 at Sixfields Stadium, while Torquay and Bury drew 1-1 at Plainmoor.