Match ends, Peterborough United 4, Fleetwood Town 1.
Fleetwood Town were left hanging on to their League One status by a thread after missing two penalties in a 4-1 drubbing at Peterborough United.
Promise Omochere and Bosun Lawal both fluffed their lines from the spot when being denied by Posh keeper Jed Steer before an avalanche of late goals secured Posh's play-off place and left the Cod Army six points from safety with just two games to play.
Lawal fired Fleetwood into a shock lead after just 13 seconds and then earned the ninth-minute penalty kick that Omochere saw saved by Steer.
Posh striker Malik Mothersille tapped in his first English Football League goal from David Ajiboye's cross to bring the hosts level in the 17th minute.
But Charlie Adam's men had another golden opportunity to boost their survival hopes when Omochere was brought down by Josh Knight for another spot-kick with 15 minutes to go, only for Lawal to see his effort saved by Steer.
Posh then struck three times late on to wrap up a win that maintained their outside chance of automatic promotion with Archie Collins coolly slotting them ahead in a one-on-one situation in the 81st minute.
Substitute Jonson Clarke-Harris then finished the job by bagging a quickfire brace in the fifth and sixth minutes of stoppage time.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Peterborough
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 21Steer
- 2KatongoSubstituted forJonesat 79'minutesSubstituted forCrichlowat 86'minutes
- 5Knight
- 4Edwards
- 3Burrows
- 22Kyprianou
- 27Collins
- 16Ajiboye
- 14RandallSubstituted forPokuat 57'minutes
- 10Mason-Clark
- 18MothersilleSubstituted forClarke-Harrisat 79'minutesBooked at 81mins
Substitutes
- 1Bilokapic
- 6Crichlow
- 8De Havilland
- 9Clarke-Harris
- 11Poku
- 17Jones
- 36Dornelly
Fleetwood
Formation 3-5-2
- 13Lynch
- 26Rooney
- 16Heneghan
- 4Sarpong-Wiredu
- 2JohnstonSubstituted forPattersonat 85'minutes
- 10Mayor
- 5Lawal
- 22DolanSubstituted forSimonsat 45'minutes
- 11BroomSubstituted forQuitirnaat 85'minutes
- 14LonerganSubstituted forGraydonat 45'minutes
- 20Omochere
Substitutes
- 6Campbell
- 12Samuels
- 15Quitirna
- 17Simons
- 19Graydon
- 30McMullan
- 44Patterson
- Referee:
- Seb Stockbridge
- Attendance:
- 6,358
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home77%
- Away23%
- Shots
- Home14
- Away10
- Shots on Target
- Home7
- Away7
- Corners
- Home7
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home9
- Away7
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Peterborough United 4, Fleetwood Town 1.
Goal!
Goal! Peterborough United 4, Fleetwood Town 1. Jonson Clarke-Harris (Peterborough United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark.
Goal!
Goal! Peterborough United 3, Fleetwood Town 1. Jonson Clarke-Harris (Peterborough United) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jed Steer.
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Attempt saved. Promise Omochere (Fleetwood Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Phoenix Patterson with a cross.
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Attempt saved. Kwame Poku (Peterborough United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Ajiboye.
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Corner, Fleetwood Town. Conceded by Archie Collins.
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Corner, Fleetwood Town. Conceded by Romoney Crichlow.
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Attempt blocked. Junior Quitirna (Fleetwood Town) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu with a cross.
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Attempt saved. Junior Quitirna (Fleetwood Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu.
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Corner, Peterborough United. Conceded by Xavier Simons.
Substitution
Substitution, Peterborough United. Romoney Crichlow replaces Ricky-Jade Jones because of an injury.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution
Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Junior Quitirna replaces Ryan Broom.
Substitution
Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Phoenix Patterson replaces Carl Johnston.
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Delay in match because of an injury Ricky-Jade Jones (Peterborough United).
Goal!
Goal! Peterborough United 2, Fleetwood Town 1. Archie Collins (Peterborough United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonson Clarke-Harris following a fast break.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution
Substitution, Peterborough United. Ricky-Jade Jones replaces Jadel Katongo.
Substitution
Substitution, Peterborough United. Jonson Clarke-Harris replaces Malik Mothersille.
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As per usual Fergie could not come up with a plan "B" until in desperation he sent on our only proven goalscorer Jonno who saved the game.
A bit late to give up on Jade-Jones for someone who knows where the net is! "