Tranmere Rovers 3-0 Crewe Alexandra
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Micky Mellon's Tranmere Rovers moved up to sixth thanks to their win against Crewe Alexandra
Upwardly mobile Tranmere climbed into the top six in League Two with a 3-0 victory over Crewe at Prenton Park.
Southampton loanee defender Dynel Simeu's first league goal after 22 minutes set up Micky Mellon's in-form side for a fifth successive victory.
Elliott Nevitt came off the bench in the opening period to net his fourth of the campaign with a 56th-minute back-post header from Josh Dacres-Cogley's cross.
And Rovers completed an easy win when Nevitt's stoppage-time attempt was deflected past Arthur Okonkwo.
Tranmere's winning streak has also been achieved with five clean sheets in a row, built on the central defensive partnership of 20-year-old Simeu and Jordan Turnbull.
Crewe kicked off only one place behind their hosts, hoping to win a league encounter at Prenton Park for the first time since September 2000.
Instead, Alex are now winless in four and only occasionally suggested they would find a way past goalkeeper Ross Doohan.
Courtney Baker-Richardson had the Cheshire outfit's best opportunity but failed to test Doohan.
Five minutes later Nevitt put the result beyond doubt before claiming his second goal with a late effort to add extra shine to the result.
Match report supplied by PA Media.