SEVERAL Sky Bet League One promotion-chasers are in action tonight - and Oxford United will hope for some unlikely results.
The five teams immediately below the play-off positions – Sunderland, Plymouth Argyle, Ipswich Town, Portsmouth and Bolton Wanderers – all have games this evening.
Meanwhile, third-placed MK Dons host Cheltenham Town.
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All six top-half sides face teams in the bottom 12 of the division, with Sunderland and Plymouth able to rise into the play-off positions if they win their matches.
The top half of Sky Bet League One going into tonight's games
The good news for United is they will stay fourth in the table whatever happens tonight as they are four points clear of the teams in fifth and sixth, Wycombe Wanderers and Sheffield Wednesday.
Karl Robinson’s men are next in Sky Bet League One action on Saturday when they travel to Shrewsbury Town.
Meanwhile, a young U’s side take on Thame United in the Oxfordshire Senior Cup at Court Place Farm this evening.
Tonight’s League One fixtures:
- Crewe Alexandra v Portsmouth
- Ipswich Town v Lincoln City
- MK Dons v Cheltenham Town
- Plymouth Argyle v AFC Wimbledon
- Sunderland v Fleetwood Town
- Bolton Wanderers v Morecambe
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