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Peterborough United 1-2 Coventry City

Coventry City closed in on the League One play-off places with victory at fellow promotion chasers Peterborough.

Goals from Amadou Bakayoko and Bright Enobakhare either side of half-time made it three wins in four for the Sky Blues, who leapfrogged their opponents into seventh. After 38 games, Coventry are now just one point adrift of the top six.

A deflected long-range Louis Reed shot eight minutes into stoppage time at the end of the match was a consolation for Peterborough.

An entertaining game saw Coventry come close to taking the lead when Brandon Mason's left-wing cross from 40 yards flew onto the crossbar.

Peterborough defender Ben White's intercepted pass then allowed Luke Thomas to play in Bakayoko, who calmly finished from inside the area after 42 minutes.

White and Lafferty then failed to deal with a Lee Burge clearance, allowing Enobakhare to cushion home a close-range shot four minutes into the second half.

Posh goalkeeper Conor O'Malley endured a tough afternoon but made a terrific stop to tip a 25-yard free-kick from Liam Kelly onto the bar.

The visitors missed a number of other good chances but held on despite Reed's late goal.

Match report supplied by the Press Association.

Line-ups

Peterborough

Formation 4-1-2-1-2

  • 25O'MalleyBooked at 52mins
  • 2NaismithBooked at 62mins
  • 6White
  • 18Lafferty
  • 23DentonSubstituted forTomlinat 56'minutesBooked at 90mins
  • 11Reed
  • 15Ward
  • 14CookeSubstituted forDempseyat 45'minutes
  • 21Maddison
  • 17Toney
  • 9Godden

Substitutes

  • 1Chapman
  • 4Woodyard
  • 16Bennett
  • 19Cooper
  • 26Stevens
  • 29Tomlin
  • 30Dempsey

Coventry

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 1Burge
  • 17Sterling
  • 4Willis
  • 15Hyam
  • 3MasonSubstituted forBrownat 58'minutes
  • 6Kelly
  • 20Bayliss
  • 23ThomasSubstituted forShipleyat 74'minutes
  • 24Enobakhare
  • 11Hiwula-Mayifuila
  • 21Bakayoko

Substitutes

  • 2Grimmer
  • 8Meyler
  • 12Brown
  • 19Ponticelli
  • 26Shipley
  • 33Addai
  • 44Wakefield
Referee:
Michael Salisbury
Attendance:
7,084

Match Stats

Home TeamPeterboroughAway TeamCoventry
Possession
Home44%
Away56%
Shots
Home15
Away9
Shots on Target
Home8
Away5
Corners
Home7
Away4
Fouls
Home11
Away5

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, Peterborough United 1, Coventry City 2.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, Peterborough United 1, Coventry City 2.

  3. Post update

    Attempt missed. Louis Reed (Peterborough United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.

  4. Goal!

    Goal! Peterborough United 1, Coventry City 2. Louis Reed (Peterborough United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.

  5. Post update

    Corner, Peterborough United. Conceded by Jordan Willis.

  6. Post update

    Attempt saved. Jordan Shipley (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.

  7. Post update

    Attempt saved. Marcus Maddison (Peterborough United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.

  8. Booking

    Lee Tomlin (Peterborough United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  9. Post update

    Foul by Lee Tomlin (Peterborough United).

  10. Post update

    Tom Bayliss (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  11. Post update

    Hand ball by Jason Naismith (Peterborough United).

  12. Post update

    Dominic Hyam (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  13. Post update

    Foul by Ivan Toney (Peterborough United).

  14. Post update

    Tom Bayliss (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  15. Post update

    Foul by Marcus Maddison (Peterborough United).

  16. Post update

    Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Louis Reed.

  17. Post update

    Attempt saved. Marcus Maddison (Peterborough United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

  18. Post update

    Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jason Naismith.

  19. Post update

    Attempt blocked. Ivan Toney (Peterborough United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.

  20. Post update

    Attempt saved. Ivan Toney (Peterborough United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

As It Stood

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3Sunderland371916264343073
4Portsmouth382011766412571
5Charlton381910955371867
6Doncaster3715121061461557
7Coventry38168144342156
8Peterborough381510135854455
9Blackpool381314113940-153
10Fleetwood381410144941852
11Burton381311144844450
12Plymouth38129174759-1245
13Bristol Rovers371111153737044
14Wycombe381111164758-1144
15Accrington361111143849-1144
16Gillingham38128184961-1244
17Scunthorpe38128184664-1844
18Shrewsbury381013154250-843
19Oxford Utd381013154454-1043
20Southend38126204755-842
21Walsall38119184260-1842
22Wimbledon38116213253-2139
23Rochdale37108194475-3138
24Bradford38106224263-2136
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