EX-MEN: Toney a cert for back-to-back Golden Boots, big Posh favour from Steve Evans, Maddison poorly, penalty mishaps, loan player on target, new deal for Newell, Gavin Strachan latest

Former Peterborough United striker Ivan Toney looks a certainty to claim back-to-back Golden Boot titles.
Ivan Toney.Ivan Toney.
Ivan Toney.

Toney scored the winner for Brentford in a 2-1 Championship success over Stoke City to make it 25 goals for the season for the Bees, six more than the next highest scorer. Toney won League One’s Golden Boot when a Posh player last season.

Ex-Posh loanee Ryan Tunnicliffe was on target as Luton pulled off a terrific comeback to beat Sheffield Wednesday 3-2. Wednesday were 2-0 up at the break.

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In League One Steve Evans’ Gillingham did his old club Posh a favour as they held promotion-chasing Portsmouth to a 1-1 draw at Fratton Park, although the boss felt his side should have won.

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Joe Newell

Other ex-Posh players prominent in League One included Jon Taylor who scored Doncaster’s consolation goal in a 2-1 defeat at Ipswich Town and goalkeeper Joe Day who was taken off with a head injury in the final minute of Bristol Rovers’ 2-1 win over Shrewsbury.

Alex Woodyard conceded a penalty as Hull City won 3-0 at AFC Wimbledon..

Former Posh defender Rhys Bennett also conceded a spot-kick as his Carlisle side lost 3-1 at home to Oldham in League Two. Carl Piergianni scored Oldham’s final goal.

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Marcus Maddison missed Bolton’s 1-0 win over Barrow because of a virus.

Posh have sent teenager Brad Rolt out on loan to Irish League side Boehmians and he scored in a 2-0 friendly win at UCD.

In Scottish football ex-Posh Academy graduate Joe Newell has signed a new contract at Hibernian, but he couldn’t help stop a shock 2-0 loss at home to Motherwell in the Scottish Premiership yesterday.

Former Posh coach Gavin Strachan remains at Celtic despite the resignation of manager Neil Lennon last week.

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