How the League One play-off picture looks after Blackpool's win at Sunderland and late drama involving Portsmouth and Charlton

The Seasiders got back to winning ways after suffering back-to-back defeats by claiming a magnificent 1-0 win against fourth-placed Sunderland.

The win, handed to them by Sullay Kaikai’s magnificent long-range strike, completed a first league double over the Black Cats in 63 years.

It saw Neil Critchley’s side move up to fifth, where they now sit three points ahead of seventh-placed Oxford United with a game in hand still to play.

With just three games remaining, Blackpool now know they will be guaranteed a top-six finish if they pick up five points from their fixtures against Northampton Town, Doncaster Rovers and Bristol Rovers.

Heading into stoppage-time, with Pool desperately holding on, things remained very much up in the air with both Charlton Athletic and Portsmouth winning.

But Crewe Alexandra snatched a dramatic 96th-minute equaliser to draw 2-2 with Charlton, while Accrington Stanley hit back in the 95th-minute thanks to a John Marquis own goal to draw 3-3 with Portsmouth.

Crewe’s late leveller, meanwhile, came from Owen Dale, a player Critchley coached during his time working at Gresty Road. It was also the 22-year-old’s second of the game.

Sunderland, who are now winless in their last seven, still have work to do to ensure their play-off spot despite being in the hunt for automatic promotion only a few weeks ago.

Lee Johnson’s side are five points clear of Oxford and six points ahead of Charlton in eighth, but the Addicks have a game in hand.

Lincoln City, meanwhile, just need one more point to be assured of a play-off finish, although they still have an outside chance of catching Peterborough United in second.

The Posh, who were held to a 2-2 draw against Doncaster last night, remain eight points clear but the Imps have a game in hand to play and they face Peterborough on Saturday.

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