Billy Sharp hat trick powers Doncaster to 3‑1 win at Peterborough

PETERBOROUGH, England (Interstat) — Billy Sharp scored three goals Saturday to lead Doncaster to a 3-1 victory over Peterborough United in a League One match at Weston Homes Stadium.

Sharp opened the scoring in the 54th minute, then added goals in the 73rd and 79th minutes. Harry Leonard pulled a goal back for Peterborough in the 76th minute, assisted by Harley Mills. Darren Robinson and Sean Grehan each earned an assist for Doncaster.

Yellow cards were issued to Mills in the 38th minute, Robinson in the 56th, Grehan in the 68th and Peterborough’s Elliot Lee in the 87th.

Doncaster improved to 16-20-9 in League One and 21-21-9 overall. Peterborough fell to 15-23-9 in the league and 15-26-9 across all competitions. The result reversed November’s meeting in which Peterborough won 2-1 at Doncaster.