Peterborough United 1-3 Leyton Orient

David Mooney (r) celebrates at London Road

David Mooney scored a brace as Leyton Orient came from behind to win at promotion rivals Peterborough United.

Tommy Rowe touched in Grant McCann's low free-kick to give Posh the lead but Orient pulled level when Mooney's shot on the turn found the top corner.

The O's went ahead just after the break as Kevin Lisbie flicked on a long ball and Dean Cox lifted it neatly over advancing goalkeeper Bobby Olejnik.

Mooney secured the points with a low finish after being fed by Cox.

A victory for Peterborough would have moved them level on points with the League One leaders.

It was an even first half, with a volley from Mooney hitting the crossbar shortly before his equaliser and O's keeper Jamie Jones denying Rowe a second goal just before half-time.

But Orient looked much brighter after the break and could have won by a larger margin, with Olejnik saving from Cox and denying Mooney his hat-trick.

Russell Slade's side remain three points clear at the top of the table, while Peterborough are three points behind second-placed Wolves, having played a game more.

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Leyton Orient manager Russell Slade told BBC London 94.9:

"It was obviously a very big test, a very big hurdle and obstacle for us to overcome. I thought we did that extremely well.

"David Mooney's form has been remarkable and his performance today was excellent, but it would be very difficult and unfair for me to pick out one player today.

"I thought as a team we looked very solid, very resilient and a threat going forward."

Peterborough United boss Darren Ferguson told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire:

"Great credit to them, they're really going well at the moment. A team that has won that amount of games in 15 is not a fluke and we knew we're playing against a good team.

"You get days like today but no league is ever won in November so there's no panic.

"I've watched the goals back and they're awful goals to concede, you can't concede goals like that and that was disappointing.

"I would say that we haven't been playing up to the standard for four or five games now but we've been winning, not that that's ever papered over the cracks for me.

"I always analyse the performance as well as the results."

Line-ups
Match Stats
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Line-ups

Peterborough

Formation 4-4-2

1Olejnik
31Little
3NtlheSubstituted forMendez-Laingat 53'minutes
8Payne
6Bostwick
5Zakuani
7SwansonSubstituted forNewellat 65'minutesBooked at 75mins
11McCann
23BarnettBooked at 90mins
9AssombalongaSubstituted forJeffersat 78'minutes
14Rowe

Substitutes

2Alcock
4Brisley
13Day
17Newell
19Mendez-Laing
32Conlon
36Jeffers

Leyton Orient

Formation 4-4-2

1Jones
2Omozusi
3Sawyer
8James
15Clarke
5Cuthbert
11OdubajoBooked at 37minsSubstituted forBartleyat 90'minutes
4Vincelot
10Mooney
9Lisbie
7CoxSubstituted forBattat 77'minutesBooked at 81mins

Substitutes

12Larkins
14Batt
19Lasimant
20Gorman
21Bartley
22Stockley
24Sutherland

Referee:: Mark Heywood
Attendance:: 10,026

Match Stats

Home TeamPeterboroughAway TeamLeyton Orient

Possession: Home46%; Away54%

Shots: Home10; Away20

Shots on Target: Home3; Away9

Corners: Home6; Away9

Fouls: Home16; Away9

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Match ends, Peterborough United 1, Leyton Orient 3.
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Second Half ends, Peterborough United 1, Leyton Orient 3.

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Attempt blocked. Tommy Rowe (Peterborough United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
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Corner, Peterborough United. Conceded by Marvin Bartley.
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Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Peterborough United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Booking
Tyrone Barnett (Peterborough United) is shown the yellow card.
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Elliot Omozusi (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Tyrone Barnett (Peterborough United).
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Elliot Omozusi (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Tommy Rowe (Peterborough United).
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Substitution
Substitution, Leyton Orient. Marvin Bartley replaces Moses Odubajo.
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Foul by Moses Odubajo (Leyton Orient).
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Tommy Rowe (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt missed. Shaun Batt (Leyton Orient) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
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Corner, Leyton Orient. Conceded by Tommy Rowe.
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Corner, Leyton Orient. Conceded by Michael Bostwick.
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Attempt blocked. Shaun Batt (Leyton Orient) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
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Foul by Gabriel Zakuani (Peterborough United).
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David Mooney (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Peterborough United).

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