Match ends, Colchester United 1, Peterborough United 4.
ColchesterColchester United1PeterboroughPeterborough United4
Peterborough earned a comfortable win at Colchester United to increase the hosts' League One relegation worries.
Jon Taylor fired the visitors ahead early on, before Colchester's George Moncur had a penalty saved by Ben Alnwick following Ricardo Santos' foul on Elliot Lee.
Lee hit the post after the break, but goals from Andrew Fox and Shaquile Coulthirst extended Posh's lead.
Moncur reduced the arrears before Marcus Maddison added Posh's fourth.
The U's are now nine points adrift of safety with four games left to play, while Graham Westley's Peterborough are mathematically assured of safety in 14th place.
Line-ups
Colchester
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 33Parish
- 4Edwards
- 15KentBooked at 82mins
- 18Eastman
- 31ShoreyBooked at 43mins
- 2Garvan
- 20LapslieSubstituted forAmbroseat 64'minutes
- 11MasseySubstituted forBonneat 72'minutes
- 10Moncur
- 12Lee
- 9PorterSubstituted forAkinwandeat 72'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Wright
- 16Akinwande
- 19Bonne
- 24Brindley
- 25Barnes
- 28Ambrose
- 32Chambers
Peterborough
Formation 4-3-1-2
- 1Alnwick
- 12Almeida SantosBooked at 26mins
- 8Bostwick
- 6BaldwinBooked at 36mins
- 2SmithSubstituted forFoxat 65'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 7Taylor
- 33Forrester
- 16Beautyman
- 10OztumerSubstituted forDa Silva Lopesat 75'minutes
- 11MaddisonBooked at 58mins
- 41WilliamsSubstituted forCoulthirstat 66'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Zakuani
- 14Tyler
- 18Fox
- 22Da Silva Lopes
- 24Angol
- 36Samuelsen
- 39Coulthirst
- Referee:
- Andy Madley
- Attendance:
- 5,965
Match Stats
Home TeamColchesterAway TeamPeterborough
- Possession
- Home55%
- Away45%
- Shots
- Home24
- Away19
- Shots on Target
- Home10
- Away9
- Corners
- Home7
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home9
- Away14
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Colchester United 1, Peterborough United 4.
Goal!
Goal! Colchester United 1, Peterborough United 4. Marcus Maddison (Peterborough United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
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Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Ricardo Santos.
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Attempt saved. Michael Bostwick (Peterborough United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
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Foul by Joe Edwards (Colchester United).
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Marcus Maddison (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Booking
Andrew Fox (Peterborough United) is shown the yellow card.
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Jon Taylor (Peterborough United) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box.
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Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Ricardo Santos.
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Attempt missed. Owen Garvan (Colchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
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Attempt saved. George Moncur (Colchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Booking
Frankie Kent (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Frankie Kent (Colchester United).
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Shaquile Coulthirst (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt saved. George Moncur (Colchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
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Attempt missed. Chris Forrester (Peterborough United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
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Delay in match Elliot Lee (Colchester United) because of an injury.
Goal!
Goal! Colchester United 1, Peterborough United 3. George Moncur (Colchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a corner.
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Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Ben Alnwick.
