Cheltenham Town vs Milton Keynes Dons. Sky Bet League Two.
Whaddon Road GroundAttendance3,266.
Wednesday 26 December 2018 19:17, UK
Cheltenham upset promotion-chasing MK Dons with an impressive 3-1 home win.
Nigel Atangana headed the Robins into the lead after 14 minutes from an Alex Addai cross on the left. It was the Frenchman's second goal in three games.
But the Dons were level eight minutes later when Alex Gilbey's ball into the box was nodded home by Chuks Aneke for his 11th goal of the season.
Cheltenham regained the lead a minute before half-time when Tyrone Barnett headed in Chris Hussey's cross at the end of a slick move which also involved Sam Jones.
Goalkeeper Scott Flinders kept out a deflected shot from Aneke just after the restart.
Hussey saw a fierce drive hit the side-netting and Atangana's shot was blocked in the six-yard box by Jordan Houghton as Cheltenham pressed for a third.
Substitute Ryan Watson missed a good chance to level for the Dons, but Cheltenham made sure of the points when Chris Clements volleyed in Addai's flick in the 86th minute.
