Will Grigg scored his 11th goal of the season to help MK Dons to a 2-0 win at home to Barnsley as they moved within three points of the Sky Bet League One summit.
The Dons took the lead through Dele Alli just before the hour and Will settled matters six minutes later as he took the ball down on his chest, rounded the keeper and rolled the ball home.
The win made it seven points from three games for Karl Robinson's side and they are just three points off top spot with a game in hand, which is tomorrow night against Scunthorpe United.
In Sky Bet League Two Alfie Mawson and Wycombe Wanderers maintained top spot after a 0-0 draw away at Mansfield Town which stretches their unbeaten run to ten games.
The Chairboys had to work hard for their point and were indebted to Matt Ingram, Alfie and former Bee Aaron Pierre for keeping a fourth clean sheet in five matches.
Results elsewhere mean Gareth Ainsworth's side stay a point clear at the top of the table and five points clear of fourth placed Luton Town.
17-year-old winger Courtney Senior, who is also on loan at Adams Park, was an unused substitute for the third game in succession.
In the non-league scene Mark Smith was again on top form as Hampton & Richmond Borough defeated high-flying Dulwich Hamlet 1-0 at The Beveree.
Dulwich came into the game having won seven of their last eight but could not find a way past Mark in the home goal.
Charlie Moone scored the all-important goal five minutes before the break as Borough moved up to 15th in the Ryman Premier Division with a fifth game unbeaten.
Elsewhere Gradi Milenge was an unused substitute as Farnborough were knocked out of the FA Trophy at the Third Round stage by North Ferriby United.
The visitors scored twice in the opening half an hour to settle the tie and set up a last eight meeting at home to Braintree or Ebbsfleet United.
Tyrell Miller-Rodney will have to wait until next Saturday for his Boreham Wood debut as they were without a fixture this weekend.
Kieran Morris missed Stourbridge's 3-2 win over Stamford through injury as The Glassboys stay eight points off the play-off places in the Evo-Stick Northern Premier Division.
Montell Moore was not involved as FC Midtjelland beat Randers FC 2-0 in a friendly ahead of their ten-day training camp in Portugal.