A second half goal from skipper Johnny Mullins ensured Luton moved six points clear at the top of League Two as they saw off a plucky Morecambe side 1-0 at Kenilworth Road.
Town were dealt an early blow when top scorer Danny Hylton limped off after eight minutes, with Andrew Shinnie then denied by keeper Barry Roche from 20 yards.
Luke Berry hammered over the top and Glen Rea swivelled to fire off target in a first half of few chances.
Morecambe's only real opportunity saw Aaron McGowan bring a diving save out of Marek Stech.
In the second period, Stech saved brilliantly from Adam McGurk's deflected attempt and then denied the attacker again from Luke Conlan's cross.
Stech also parried Michael Rose's blast, with Aaron Wildig putting a header inches wide, but Town took the lead after 64 minutes, Mullins heading home Olly Lee's pinpoint free kick.
Mullins almost had a second, flicking just wide, but Morecambe threatened a leveller late on, Kevin Ellison off target from the edge of the box and Steven Old heading off target from a corner.
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English League Two Standings
| POS | Team | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln City | 8 | +10 | 19 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 8 | +7 | 16 |
| 3 | Newport County | 8 | -4 | 16 |
| 4 | Colchester United | 8 | +12 | 15 |
| 5 | Yeovil Town | 7 | +12 | 14 |
| 6 | Oldham Athletic | 8 | +6 | 14 |
| 7 | Bury | 8 | +4 | 13 |
| 8 | Tranmere Rovers | 8 | +3 | 13 |
| 9 | Milton Keynes Dons | 7 | +3 | 13 |
| 10 | Crawley Town | 8 | +1 | 13 |
| 11 | Carlisle United | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 12 | Forest Green Rovers | 8 | +5 | 12 |
| 13 | Stevenage | 8 | +1 | 12 |
| 14 | Swindon Town | 8 | -1 | 12 |
| 15 | Mansfield Town | 7 | +3 | 10 |
| 16 | Port Vale | 8 | +1 | 10 |
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 7 | +1 | 8 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 8 | -2 | 8 |
| 19 | Cambridge United | 8 | -8 | 7 |
| 20 | Northampton Town | 8 | -5 | 6 |
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 8 | -10 | 5 |
| 22 | Morecambe | 8 | -14 | 3 |
| 23 | Macclesfield Town | 8 | -10 | 2 |
| 24 | Notts County | 8 | -14 | 2 |
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Harry Kewell appointed manager of Notts County
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Kevin Nolan sacked as Notts County manager after four straight defeats
Nolan initially joined as player-manager in January 2017, but a 3-1 loss to Lincoln on Saturday signals the end of his career at the Magpies.
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League Two club Forest Green Rovers become world's first carbon neutral team
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Coventry return to League One as Exeter suffer more playoff misery
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Notts County 1-4 Coventry City
Exeter City 3-1 Lincoln City
