Coventry City are down to sixteenth in the League One table after the 2-0 defeat at Crawley Town.
Preston's 1-1 draw at Carlisle took both the Lillywhite and the Cumbrian above the Sky Blues by a point.
One ground City will not be going to in League One next season is Gigg Lane after Bury were beaten 1-0 at home by Oldham Athletic.
Hartlepool are still second bottom despite a 1-0 win at Tranmere Rovers but they have the same 39 points as Portsmouth who lost 3-2 at Brentford and three points behind Scunthorpe who drew 1-1 with Walsall at Glanford Park.
The top two sides, who have both dropped six points to the Sky Blues, both won away. Doncaster won 2-1 at Crewe whilst AFC Bournemouth won 3-0 at Shrewsbury Town.
Yeovil Town are up to fourth with a 2-0 win at Stevenage whilst manager-less Sheffield United beat Swindon 2-0.
Elsewhere, Leyton Orient, who visit the Ricoh Arena on Saturday, beat MK Dons 2-0 and Notts County beat Colchester 3-1.