Jamie Reid and Jordan Roberts helped second-placed Stevenage towards a 3-0 win over Leyton Orient which moved them to within two points of the League Two leaders.
Stevenage extended their unbeaten Sky Bet League Two run to 10 games but had to settle for a share of the spoils in a 1-1 draw against Harrogate.
League Two club Stevenage produced an incredible late turnaround by scoring twice in three minutes to dump Aston Villa out of the FA Cup.
Arsenal will face a huge FA Cup fourth-round tie against Manchester City at the Etihad after they beat Oxford United on Monday night.
Defender Carl Piergianni’s third goal in two games earned promotion-chasing Stevenage a scrappy 1-0 victory over League Two’s bottom side, Gillingham.
Centre-back Carl Piergianni scored a brace as promotion-chasing Stevenage cruised to a 3-1 League Two victory over troubled Crawley at the Lamex Stadium.
League Two leaders Leyton Orient retained their seven-point advantage over nearest rivals Stevenage following a goalless encounter at Brisbane Road.
Stevenage and Mansfield were forced to share the spoils as the promotion hopefuls played out a gritty 0-0 draw at the Lamex Stadium.
Jake Reeves scored a stunning goal to put Stevenage on the path to putting out a real statement at the top of League Two by thrashing fellow contenders Barrow 5-0.
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Grimsby netted a last-gasp equaliser draw 1-1 with promotion-chasing Stevenage and bring their three-match losing run to an end.
A howler from Hartlepool goalkeeper Ben Killip handed high-flying Stevenage all three points with a 1-0 victory at the Lamex Stadium.
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Bottom-placed Colchester held League Two automatic-promotion chasers Stevenage to a hard-fought 1-1 draw at the JobServe Community Stadium.
Stevenage battled to a 1-0 victory to inflict defeat on Danny Schofield in his first home game in charge of Doncaster.
Shaun McWilliams snatched all three points for his hometown club as Northampton claimed a dramatic 3-2 win over fellow promotion hopefuls Stevenage at the Lamex Stadium.
Stevenage remain two points clear at the top of League Two after playing out a 1-1 draw in Steve Evans' return to former club Gillingham.
Two goals from Jordan Roberts ensured that Stevenage moved to the top of the League Two table as they recorded a 2-0 victory at home to Swindon.
Luke Norris scored twice as Stevenage maintained their 100 per cent home record in League Two with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Sutton.