Match ends, Peterborough United 1, Sunderland 1.
PeterboroughPeterborough United1SunderlandSunderland1
A late Matt Godden equaliser gave Peterborough a dramatic draw to dent Sunderland's promotion hopes and keep Posh's play-off ambitions alive.
Godden turned and fired in a low shot from 20 yards to rescue a point for Posh in the first minute of added time, just four minutes after Max Power looked to have sealed the points for Sunderland with a fierce 25-yard drive.
The result means a place in the top two is no longer in the Black Cats' hands with just three matches left, while Posh close the gap on sixth-placed Doncaster to three points as they chase the play-offs.
The visitors had created good chances in the first half, but Charlie Wyke hit the side netting when through on goal while James Dunne's header was superbly stopped by Posh keeper Aaron Chapman.
The second half failed to spark into life until the two late goals, with Godden then blazing over a great chance to win it in the seventh minute of added time.
Sunderland will now need to rely on Barnsley and Portsmouth to slip up to have any chance of automatic promotion.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Line-ups
Peterborough
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Chapman
- 2Naismith
- 3Knight
- 16Bennett
- 18LaffertyBooked at 33mins
- 4Woodyard
- 11ReedSubstituted forToneyat 71'minutes
- 10DembéléSubstituted forWardat 64'minutes
- 21MaddisonBooked at 48mins
- 19CooperSubstituted forTomlinat 82'minutes
- 9Godden
Substitutes
- 6White
- 14Cooke
- 15Ward
- 17Toney
- 25O'Malley
- 29Tomlin
- 31Burrows
Sunderland
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1McLaughlin
- 13O'NienBooked at 77mins
- 5Ozturk
- 30Dunne
- 3OviedoBooked at 2mins
- 27Power
- 6Cattermole
- 17MorganSubstituted forGoochat 74'minutes
- 10HoneymanSubstituted forGriggat 65'minutes
- 19McGeadySubstituted forMaguireat 79'minutes
- 9Wyke
Substitutes
- 7Maguire
- 11Gooch
- 12Flanagan
- 22Grigg
- 23Leadbitter
- 25Ruiter
- 33Hume
- Referee:
- Antony Coggins
- Attendance:
- 11,277
Match Stats
Home TeamPeterboroughAway TeamSunderland
- Possession
- Home46%
- Away54%
- Shots
- Home12
- Away17
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away6
- Corners
- Home7
- Away9
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away10
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Peterborough United 1, Sunderland 1.
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Attempt missed. Matt Godden (Peterborough United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high.
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Rhys Bennett (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Charlie Wyke (Sunderland).
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Attempt missed. Jimmy Dunne (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
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Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Rhys Bennett.
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Attempt blocked. Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Corner, Peterborough United. Conceded by Jon McLaughlin.
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Attempt saved. Marcus Maddison (Peterborough United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Foul by Josh Knight (Peterborough United).
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Charlie Wyke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal!
Goal! Peterborough United 1, Sunderland 1. Matt Godden (Peterborough United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ivan Toney.
Goal!
Goal! Peterborough United 0, Sunderland 1. Max Power (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke O'Nien.
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Ivan Toney (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Jimmy Dunne (Sunderland).
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Attempt missed. Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
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Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jason Naismith.
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Corner, Peterborough United. Conceded by Jimmy Dunne.
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Corner, Peterborough United. Conceded by Jimmy Dunne.
