Peterborough United vs Cheltenham Town. Sky Bet League One.
Weston Homes StadiumAttendance5,845.
Wednesday 20 September 2023 10:00, UK
Struggling Burton turned the Sky Bet League One formbook on its head as they held on to claim a shock 3-2 win over in-form Port Vale at Vale Park.
Dino Maamria's team limped into the game still looking for their first win of the season, while Vale looked set to extend their unbeaten run to 10 matches.
But Beryly Lubula shocked the hosts with an 11th-minute opener and despite Ben Garrity equalising for Vale before the break, second-half strikes from Steve Seddon and Kwadoh Baah put the visitors in command.
Oliver Arblaster gave Vale hope in the 86th minute and Burton goalkeeper Max Crocombe preserved the points when he denied James Wilson in stoppage time.
Barnsley also fell to a surprise home defeat as they were beaten by the same score at home to Portsmouth.
Pompey got off to a dream start with Colby Bishop's eighth-minute penalty being swiftly followed by a strike from Paddy Lane, before Connor Ogilvie's header put the visitors 3-0 up with just 16 minutes gone.
Barry Cotter reduced the deficit for the Tykes early in the second half and Callum Styles headed a second but the fightback proved in vain.
Peterborough took their time to wrap up a 3-0 win over struggling Cheltenham, who finished with nine players at London Road.
James Olayinka was sent off with just five minutes gone but the visitors held on until the 54th minute, when Harrison Burrows broke the deadlock.
Jonson Clarke-Harris added a second on the hour mark and after Nathan Butler-Oyedeji was also sent off for a second yellow card late on, Peter Kioso completed the scoring in stoppage time.
