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Birmingham 2-0 Stockport: Alfie May's first-half double sees Blues boost promotion push
Match report and highlights as Birmingham bolstered their Sky Bet League One promotion bid with a 2-0 home victory against Stockport
Wednesday 4 December 2024 23:23, UK
Birmingham bolstered their Sky Bet League One promotion bid with a 2-0 home victory against Stockport.
Alfie May's first-half double saw the Blues close to within a point of second-placed Wrexham and Chris Davies' side have two games in hand on their Welsh rivakls.
May struck twice in nine minutes as third-placed Birmingham cut the gap on leaders Wycombe to three points.
Blackpool came from behind to win 2-1 at Shrewsbury and send the Shropshire side to the bottom of the table.
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Mal Benning scored from his own half after four minutes as his free-kick bounced over goalkeeper Harry Tyrer and into an empty net.
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But Blackpool seized the points in the second half as Aaron Pierre put through his own goal and Josh Onomah struck a thunderous winner in the space of five minutes.
Lowly Burton leapfrogged Shrewsbury as Mason Bennett's winner gave the Brewers a shock 1-0 success at Peterborough - only their second league win of the season.
Doncaster climbed into the automatic League Two promotion places with a 4-2 victory at Fleetwood.
Rovers took the the lead on three separate occasions in a frantic first-half with Kyle Hurst, Owen Bailey and Billy Sharp on target.
Fleetwood twice levelled through Mark Helm and Ryan Graydon, but Rovers were not to be denied.
Rhys Bennett was credited with a 68th-minute own goal as Doncaster claimed their first league win in four games.
Bromley claimed a valuable fourth win of the season against Gillingham 2-1 to move six points clear of the relegation zone.
Cameron Congreve's 54th-minute opener for Bromley was quickly cancelled out by Robbie McKenzie.
But Jude Arthurs struck the winner 20 minutes from time by smashing home a half-volley through a crowded penalty area.
