Town will go into Sunday’s live Sky game at Accrington Stanley (KO midday) one point clear at the top of League One but with two games in hand on second-placed Wycombe following Saturday’s matches.
The Chairboys beat Sunderland, who down to 10th, 1-0 at Adams Park, while Peterborough - in third two points behind Wycombe - won 2-1 at Gillingham.
Fleetwood climb up to fourth after beating Burton 4-1 at Highbury with Oxford United fifth following 2-1 win at Rotherham and Coventry are sixth after a 0-0 draw away against the MK Dons.