Peterborough United players finished the season well, especially top scorer Ivan Toney

Peterborough United top scorer Ivan Toney finished the season strongly.
Joe Ward opens the scoring for Posh against Burton. Photo: David Lowndes.Joe Ward opens the scoring for Posh against Burton. Photo: David Lowndes.
Joe Ward opens the scoring for Posh against Burton. Photo: David Lowndes.

After scoring twice in a dramatic 3-2 win at Portsmouth on April 30 he scored a goal and crated one as Posh beat Burton Albion 3-1 in their final League One game of the season.

There were several good performances by Posh players against Burton including from wingers Joe Ward and Siriki Dembele, the latter was a half-time substitute for Marcus Maddison who twisted his ankle.

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RATINGS KEY: 10-Perfect, 9-Outstanding, 8-Very good, 7-Good, 6-Average, 5-Poor, 4-Average.

Lee Tomlin in action for Posh against Burton. Photo: David Lowndes.Lee Tomlin in action for Posh against Burton. Photo: David Lowndes.
Lee Tomlin in action for Posh against Burton. Photo: David Lowndes.

Aaron Chapman: Made an important early save with his feet early on and handled some dangerous low crosses well. He’s certainly finished the season well 7

Jason Naismith: The right-back improved under Darren Ferguson’s management. Defended consistently well here and burst forward to create the second goal with a powerful cross 7.5

Daniel Lafferty: An improvement on recent performances, but then he wasn’t tested by a hard-running, direct winger. Used the ball efficiently 6.5

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Ryan Tafazolli: Very calm and very solid. Played through pain again and didn’t look that mobile at times. 7

Ivan Toney is set to celebrate with Jason Naismith (foreground) after the second Posh goal. Photo: David Lowndes.Ivan Toney is set to celebrate with Jason Naismith (foreground) after the second Posh goal. Photo: David Lowndes.
Ivan Toney is set to celebrate with Jason Naismith (foreground) after the second Posh goal. Photo: David Lowndes.

Ben White: Recovered from an early blunder to make a goal-saving tackle and settled down to play with great maturity and confidence 7

Josh Knight: A caution for a reckless tackle, but he again looked the part in midfield. He’s very athletic and pretty quick 7

Alex Woodyard: The captain’s workrate has been immense all season, but particularly so in recent weeks when other have flagged. Some great pressing in this game 7

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Joe Ward: A fine performance from the wideman capped by a tap-in goal to open the scoring. Tireless and looked secure when he had to defend 7.5

Lee Tomlin: Not at his sharpest, but still showed some lovely touches. Big part in the opening goal. Substituted midway through the second-half and given a very fond farewell by the home fans 7

Marcus Maddison: Prospered only in spurts, twisted his ankle and taken off at half-time 6

Ivan Toney: Top effort by the big man again. A quality assist and a well-taken late goal. Unsettled the Burton defence in the air and on the deck 8

Substitutes

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Siriki Dembele: (for Maddison, 46 mins) Flashes of real pace, skill and passing. It’s exciting to think what he’ll achieve under Ferguson 7.5

George Cooper: (for Tomlin, 66 minutes) A neat and tidy half an hour 6

Matt Godden: (not used).

Rhys Bennett: (not used).

Matty Stevens: (not used).

Louis Reed: (not used).

Conor O’Malley: (not used).