Peterborough United promotion winners on target and huge relief for a former manager and player
Szmodics delivered two deadly finishes to bring his goals tally for the season to four. He should have completed his hat-trick late in the game, but he missed a one-on-one opportunity,
In League One ex-Posh full-back Dan Butler conceded an injury time penalty which enabled Charlton Athletic to leave the Lamex Stadium with a point from a 1-1 draw in Michael Appleton’s first match in charge of the Addicks. The dropped points knocked Steve Evans’ Stevenage off the top of the table.
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Hide AdEthan Hamilton, another promotion winner with Posh, scored his second goal for Lincoln City to rescue a point for the Imps at home to Carlisle United. It was a typical long-range strike from Hamilton.
In League Two Joe Taylor scored his sixth goal of a productive loan spell at Colchester United in a 1-1 home draw with Mansfield and Mo Eisa scored his fifth goal of the campaign for MK Dons as they went down 2-1 at home to Stockport County.
One-time Posh loanee missed a penaltyy for Newport County in a 1-1 home draw with Barrow and there was a first win of the season for Grant McCann’s Doncaster Rovers as a spectacular late winner sealed a 2-1 success at Forest Green Rovers.
Rovers are now off the bottom of the table.