Peterborough v Charlton
New boss Evans off to winning start as Peterborough down Charlton
Steve Evans made a winning start in charge of Peterborough with a 4-1 win against fellow League One play-off hopefuls Charlton.Andrew Hughes, a Marcus Maddison penalty and two late goals for Jack Marriott helped Peterborough leapfrog their League One opponents.Michal Zyro had pulled a goal back for the visitors who saw Josh Magennis miss a penalty at 1-0 down.The opener came a minute before half-time when a cleared free-kick fell to Joe Ward on the left. The winger crossed to the back post where Hughes side-footed in.Charlton had a great chance to equalise in the 54th minute when Peterborough defender Liam Shephard was penalised for a shove on Magennis inside the box, but the striker's penalty went wide of the left-hand post.Five minutes later Maddison showed Magennis how it should be done to make it 2-0, the Posh winger slotting his penalty down the middle after he had been tripped by left-back Naby Sarr.The visitors did pull a goal back when Zyro flicked in fellow substitute Ben Reeves' right-wing cross, but Marriott converted Danny Lloyd's pass nine minutes from time to make it 3-1.Marriott then headed in his 27th goal of the season from a Jermaine Anderson cross three minutes later to complete the scoring.
Game Information
English League One Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff City | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | +19 | 55 |
| Lincoln City | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | +14 | 49 |
| Bradford City | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | +8 | 46 |
| Stockport County | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | +5 | 45 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | +8 | 42 |
| Huddersfield Town | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | +8 | 39 |
| Luton Town | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | +5 | 39 |
| Stevenage | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | +4 | 37 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | +5 | 36 |
| Mansfield Town | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | +6 | 35 |
| Reading | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | +2 | 35 |
| Peterborough United | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | -2 | 35 |
| Exeter City | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | +5 | 33 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | -6 | 33 |
| Barnsley | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | +1 | 32 |
| Leyton Orient | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 32 |
| AFC Wimbledon | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | -7 | 31 |
| Wigan Athletic | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 30 |
| Burton Albion | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | -9 | 30 |
| Blackpool | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | -7 | 29 |
| Northampton Town | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 29 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | -16 | 26 |
| Rotherham United | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -14 | 24 |
| Port Vale | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -16 | 18 |

