Match ends, Fleetwood Town 2, Peterborough United 0.
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Wes Burns scored his fifth goal in eight games as Fleetwood Town beat Peterborough to move closer to League One safety.
The on-loan Bristol City striker fired home after a one-two with Bobby Grant.
Fleetwood goalkeeper Chris Maxwell saved Michael Bostwick's penalty after Shaquile Coulthirst was fouled by Eggert Jonsson, whose second-half header sealed victory.
Victory lifted Fleetwood into 19th, one point above the relegation zone.
Line-ups
Fleetwood
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Maxwell
- 2McLaughlin
- 6Pond
- 4Jordan
- 7Bell
- 8Ryan
- 5Jónsson
- 37ScougallSubstituted forBallat 72'minutes
- 18SarcevicBooked at 90mins
- 11BurnsSubstituted forHornby-Forbesat 86'minutes
- 14GrantSubstituted forHunterat 90+3'minutes
Substitutes
- 12Hornby-Forbes
- 22Hunter
- 23Ball
- 31Nilsson
- 40Gogic
- 42Grant
- 44Cole
Peterborough
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Alnwick
- 2Smith
- 5Zakuani
- 8BostwickBooked at 4mins
- 3NtlheBooked at 62mins
- 16Beautyman
- 17GillettBooked at 32minsSubstituted forSamuelsenat 64'minutes
- 11Maddison
- 24AngolBooked at 59minsSubstituted forNicholsat 76'minutes
- 39Coulthirst
- 41WilliamsSubstituted forTaylorat 54'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Taylor
- 10Oztumer
- 12Almeida Santos
- 14Tyler
- 21Nichols
- 33Forrester
- 36Samuelsen
- Referee:
- Peter Bankes
- Attendance:
- 2,134
Match Stats
Home TeamFleetwoodAway TeamPeterborough
- Possession
- Home52%
- Away48%
- Shots
- Home15
- Away4
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away4
- Corners
- Home5
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home15
- Away19
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Fleetwood Town 2, Peterborough United 0.
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Foul by Jimmy Ryan (Fleetwood Town).
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Kgosi Ntlhe (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Ashley Hunter replaces Bobby Grant.
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Foul by Antoni Sarcevic (Fleetwood Town).
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Martin Samuelsen (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Bobby Grant (Fleetwood Town).
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Gabriel Zakuani (Peterborough United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Eggert Jónsson (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Tom Nichols (Peterborough United).
Substitution
Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Tyler Hornby-Forbes replaces Wes Burns.
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Foul by David Ball (Fleetwood Town).
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Shaquile Coulthirst (Peterborough United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Antoni Sarcevic (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Marcus Maddison (Peterborough United).
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Foul by Jimmy Ryan (Fleetwood Town).
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Jon Taylor (Peterborough United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Attempt missed. Bobby Grant (Fleetwood Town) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
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Stephen Jordan (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
