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Stanley meanwhile were away from their ground playing at Rochdale, that game taking place at Dark Lane, the home of Rossendale United FC. The visitors going 2-0 up through Robert Grant and Martin Payne on 20 and 22 minutes respectively before Dennis Sheriff pulled a goal back for the 'Dale after 35 minutes.
The sides then going into the interval level when Tom McCready scored in the last minute of the half. Kallum Higginbotham then sent the home side 3-2 ahead with a free-kick just before the hour-mark, only for Accrington to take a deserved point out of the game when Scott Craggs fired home with only four minutes left.
Next week there are four games on in the division, with Carlisle and Preston the only teams out of action. The reason for that being that United's home game with North End has been moved to a 2pm kick-off at Brunton Park on Monday the 30th of March, the match the first of four the Blues second-string have left before their divisional season ends on Monday the 20th of April at home to Bury.
Outside of the division Derby County earned their place in the totesportcasino.com Reserve League Cup final with a 3-1 victory at home to Grimsby on Wednesday afternoon. All the goals coming in the first-half at Alfreton Town's Impact Arena as Liam Davis put Town ahead early on before a strong Rams side netted three times through Tito Villa, Josh O'Keefe and Nathan Ellington.
Results in the division on Wednesday 18th March
Burnley 4-0 Tranmere Rovers (7pm)
Rochdale 3-3 Accrington Stanley (2pm)
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Derby County 3-1 Grimsby Town (2pm)
Fixtures in the division on Wednesday 25th March, all 7pm
Burnley v Blackpool
Morecambe v Accrington Stanley
Rochdale v Bury
Tranmere Rovers v Manchester City
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