OXFORD United’s unexpected blank Saturday saw them fall a place to 13th in Sky Bet League One.
The U’s were one of just four teams not in action after their trip to Northampton Town was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch less than five hours before kick-off.
Of the sides below them at the start of the day, only Gillingham took advantage.
Steve Evans’ men triumphed 1-0 at Accrington Stanley to leapfrog United and move into the top 12, Kyle Dempsey scoring the only goal in first-half stoppage time.
Karl Robinson: Oxford United trying to arrange game for Tuesday
Elsewhere, Blackpool are only below the U’s on goal difference after drawing 1-1 at second-placed Hull City.
Plymouth Argyle would have moved above United if they had beaten visitors Crewe Alexandra, but Ryan Lowe’s side were also held 1-1.
MK Dons were the only other team who could have leapfrogged the U’s, but they went down 3-0 at Peterborough United.
Looking up the table, the gap between United and the play-off places grew to eight points following Charlton Athletic’s 1-0 win at Bristol Rovers – who visit the Kassam Stadium next Saturday.
The U’s could fall further down the table before then, with nine games scheduled for Tuesday.
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