Coventry City are thirteen points behind fifth from bottom Gillingham tonight after today's League One games.
Gillingham are fifth bottom with 45 points and five games left to play after losing 3-2 at MK Dons.
City, who travel to League One leaders Shefifeld United on Wednesday night, are two points behind Chesterfield who drew 0-0 at second placed Bolton Wanderers, ten behind third from bottom Swindon Town who won 1-0 at third placed Fleetwood Town and eleven points behind Shrewsbury Town who lost 2-0 at Bristol Rovers.
Port Vale moved out of the bottom four with a 2-0 win over AFC Wimbledon and Charlton are not out ofthe woods with 47 points after losing 2-0 at Peterborough United.
Bradford City are fourth thanks to a 1-0 win over Walsall, with Scunthorpe fifth after losing 3-1 at seventh placed Millwall and Southend who beat Oldham 3-0 in sixth place.
Elsewhere, Rochdale drew 1-1 with Northampton.