The ups and downs of Peterborough United stars in the Championship, ex-striker warms up well for London Road return, Steve Evans undone by one of his old boys

Mason-Clark struck late in the first-half of a 1-0 Boxing Day home win over Swansea City. Coventry are eight points clear at the top ahead of a home game with third-placed Ipswich Town on Monday.

It had been all good news lately for former Posh winger Joe Ward with Derby County, but he was sent off in the first half of a 1-1 draw at Birmingham City yesterday.

In League One Jack Marriott warmed up for a return to London Road by scoring the final goal in a 4-1 win at Plymouth Argyle. He was also credited with an assist. Reading are at Posh on Monday.

Ex-Posh midfielder Louis Reed converted a penalty as Mansfield Town recovered from an early 2-0 deficit at Barnsley to win 3-2 and climb out of the relegation zone, but ex-Posh goalkeeper Will Norris had an afternoon to forget as Wycombe were smashed 4-0 at Luton Town.

It looked like being a winning home debut for former Posh manager Steve Evans as his Bristol Rovers team took a 2-0 first-half lead at home to high flying Bromley, but a red card early in the second-half for a home player signalled a late comeback from the visitors.

Former Posh midfielder Ben Thompson scored twice in the final 10 minutes off the substitutes bench as Bromley hit back to win 3-2. Evans had signed Thompson for Stevenage from Posh in June 2023.

Another former Posh manager Gary Johnson is back in work. The 70 year-old is now managing Southern Premier League South side Taunton Town. The mid-table side lost their first game under Johnson, 2-1 at Hungerford Town on Tuesday.

Johnson was Posh boss for nine months from April, 2010 to January 2011 when he was replaced by Darren Ferguson who promptly steered Posh to promotion from League One.

Since Posh, Johnson has managed Northampton Town, Yeovil Town, Cheltenham Town and Torquay. He left his post as director of football at Cheltenham Town in September.