Saturday 2 September 2023 19:06, UK
Ryan Trevitt fired Exeter to the top of the League One table on goal difference as leaders Oxford suffered a day to forget.
Trevitt's 75th-minute strike was enough to secure a 1-0 win at Burton for the Grecians, who like Bolton, Stevenage and Port Vale, leapfrogged the U's, beaten 2-1 at home by the Valiants in a dramatic finish having been reduced to nine men.
Alex Iacovitti put Vale ahead after striker Mark Harris' 63rd-minute dismissal for violent conduct and although Greg Leigh levelled at the end, he too departed prematurely for a second bookable offence before substitute Alfie Devine won it from the penalty spot deep into stoppage time.
Tyrese Fornah's own goal handed Bolton a 2-1 win over Derby after Conor Hourihane and Dion Charles had traded penalties and Rams goalkeeper Joe Wildsmith had been sent off for handling outside his area.
Goals from Manchester United loanee Charlie McNeill, Dan Sweeney and Nick Freeman eased Stevenage to a 3-0 victory at Leyton Orient
Portsmouth came from behind to beat Peterborough 3-1 despite having Joe Morrell sent off late on, but Lincoln had to make do with a point after Bristol Rovers substitute Josh Grant equalised in added time to clinch a 1-1 draw.
At the other end of the table, a Tom Bayliss own goal and Joe Garner's effort in added time handed promoted Carlisle a first win of the season, but Fleetwood's woes continued as Alfie May's double saw Charlton fight back from 1-0 down to beat them 2-1.
Elsewhere, Kenneth Dougall came off the bench to clinch a 2-1 victory for Blackpool over Wigan - their first in the league since opening day - while Barnsley emerged from their trip to bottom-of-the-table Cheltenham 2-0 to the good and Wycombe won 1-0 at Northampton.
