Fryatt keeps Leicester flying high with hat-trick

Matty Fryatt scored his second consecutive hat-trick as Leicester maintained their position at the top of Coca-Cola League One with a 3-0 victory over Southend.

The striker put the Foxes ahead after only six minutes, made it two in the 76th minute, and then tucked away a penalty to make it 22 goals for the season.

MK Dons suffered their fourth home defeat of the season as Ian Morris (77) and Garry Thompson (83) netted late on to give fellow promotion chasers Scunthorpe a 2-0 victory.

Stockport scored three goals against Peterborough – but still slumped to a 3-1 defeat.

Michael Raynes put through his own net (22) to give Posh the lead. Anthony Pilkington then levelled (52) but Craig Mackail-Smith put the visitors back in front (62) and a second own goal from James Tunnicliffe (75) settled matters.

Oldham dropped below Scunthorpe and Peterborough to sixth after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Brighton at Boundary Park.

Andy Liddell's penalty put the hosts ahead in the ninth minute but Glenn Murray equalised (20) and Albion held on despite having Adam Virgo sent off early in the second half.

Leeds' patchy form continued as they were beaten 2-1 by Tranmere despite taking the lead through Enoch Showunmi (11).

Antony Kay levelled six minutes later and Ian Moore grabbed a 49th-minute winner.

Michael Collins netted three minutes into injury-time as Huddersfield sneaked a 2-1 win at home against fellow mid-table outfit Walsall.

Gary Roberts' penalty had given the hosts the lead in the 26th minute before Alex Nicholls levelled matters four minutes after the break.

Crewe are now six points adrift at the bottom of the table after losing 1-0 to fellow strugglers Cheltenham – Drissa Diallo (48) getting the only goal – while Hereford claimed their first away victory of the season with a 2-1 win at Colchester.

Stephen Guinan (29) and Lionel Ainsworth (39) gave the Bulls a two-goal cushion and they held on despite Jermaine Easter pulling a goal back for Paul Lambert's side (71). Drissa Diallo scored the only goal of the game at Whaddon Road (48).

Paul Thirlwell salvaged a point for Carlisle in a 1-1 draw at Swindon with an 87th-minute equaliser after an own goal from Peter Murphy had put the hosts ahead.

It was the same score at Sixfields in the match between Northampton and Leyton Orient. Liam Davis put the Cobblers ahead after only two minutes but JJ Melligan levelled for Orient just before half-time.

Yeovil stay fourth bottom despite holding Hartlepool to a 0-0 draw.