League One (Week 26) : Southend beats Peterborough 4-1
ENGLAND, Feb. 21, 2017 (AMP) — League One / Match day 26: After their 2-2 draw against Northampton Town on February 18, the Shrimpers returned to winning ways with a 4-1 victory over Peterborough United this Tuesday.
Fortune Marc-antoine scored dual goals
Southend United dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Fortune Marc-antoine in the 45th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Shrimpers further widened their lead in the second period by scoring three times (Fortune Marc-antoine '60, Wordsworth Anthony '64 and Timlin Michael '90).
Southend United FC climbed to fifth place with 53 points from 33 games, 5 points behind Fleetwood Town FC.
View : Full League One table (as of January 7, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield United | 33 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 59 | 35 | 24 | 65 |
| 2 | Scunthorpe United | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 58 | 33 | 25 | 60 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 31 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 25 | 19 | 58 |
| 4 | Fleetwood Town | 33 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 47 | 32 | 15 | 58 |
| 5 | Southend United | 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 51 | 40 | 11 | 53 |
| 6 | Bradford City | 33 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 52 |
| 7 | Millwall | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 47 | 40 | 7 | 51 |
| 8 | Rochdale | 31 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 44 | 40 | 4 | 48 |
| 9 | Peterborough United | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 45 | 1 | 47 |
| 10 | Oxford United | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 33 | 5 | 46 |
| 11 | Bristol Rovers | 33 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 50 | 52 | -2 | 46 |
| 12 | Walsall | 33 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 41 | 43 | -2 | 46 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 32 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 40 | 34 | 6 | 42 |
| 14 | AFC Wimbledon | 32 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 40 |
| 15 | Northampton Town | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 50 | 54 | -4 | 40 |
| 16 | Milton Keynes Dons | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 39 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 45 | -11 | 38 |
| 18 | Gillingham | 33 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 42 | 52 | -10 | 36 |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 33 | -12 | 35 |
| 20 | Bury | 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 50 | 61 | -11 | 34 |
| 21 | Port Vale | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 49 | -16 | 34 |
| 22 | Swindon Town | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 47 | -18 | 30 |
| 23 | Chesterfield | 33 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 52 | -21 | 28 |
| 24 | Coventry City | 32 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 49 | -21 | 25 |
Fixtures and Results : League One 2016-2017
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Overview
Peterborough United FC
- Position: 9 -1
- Best performance of the season:Peterborough United 5-1 Millwall (16 Aug.)
- Previous game:Walsall 2-0 Peterborough United (18 Feb.)
- Next game:Peterborough United - Rochdale (25 Feb.)
Southend United FC
- Position: 5 +2
- Best performance of the season:Peterborough United 1-4 Southend United (21 Feb.)
- Previous game:Southend United 2-2 Northampton Town (18 Feb.)
- Next game:Gillingham - Southend United (25 Feb.)
Peterborough United
1:4
Southend United
1:4 (0:1)
- 21 February 2017
- 19:45
- Peterborough
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield United | 65 |
| 2 | Scunthorpe United | 60 |
| 3 |  Bolton Wanderers | 58 |
| 4 | Fleetwood Town | 58 |
| 5 | Southend United | 53 |
Week 26 Results
| Saturday 7 January 2017 | ||||
| Scunthorpe United | 3-2 | Bury | ||
| Bradford City | 2-0 | Chesterfield | ||
| Swindon Town | 1-1 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| Bristol Rovers | 5-0 | Northampton Town | ||
| Tuesday 24 January 2017 | ||||
| Sheffield United | 0-2 | Fleetwood Town | ||
| Wednesday 1 February 2017 | ||||
 | Millwall | 0-0 | Walsall | |
| Tuesday 7 February 2017 | ||||
| Milton Keynes Dons | 1-0 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| Saturday 18 February 2017 | ||||
| Rochdale | 3-3 | Charlton Athletic |  | |
| Tuesday 21 February 2017 | ||||
| Gillingham | 2-2 | AFC Wimbledon | ||
| Peterborough United | 1-4 | Southend United | ||
| Tuesday 21 March 2017 | ||||
| Coventry City | 19:45 | Port Vale | ||
| Oxford United | 19:45 | Bolton Wanderers | | |