League One (Week 9) : Peterborough beats Wigan Athletic 3-2
ENGLAND, Sep. 23, 2017 (AMP) — League One / Match day 9: After three straigth victories against Charlton Athletic, Bristol Rovers and Northampton Town, the Latics lost 3-2 against Peterborough United.
Morias Junior scored dual goals
Wigan Athletic had started off well by taking the lead in the 33rd minute with a goal by Jacobs Michael. Trailing 1-0 at half time, Posh nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring three times in the second period (Morias Junior '47, '84 and Marriott Jack '90).
Peterborough United FC climbed to second place with 20 points from 9 games, 3 points behind Shrewsbury Town FC.
View : Full League One table (as of September 23, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 23 |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 20 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | Wigan Athletic | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 19 |
| 5 | Scunthorpe United | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 6 | Blackpool | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 17 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 16 |
| 8 | Rotherham United | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 15 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 13 |
| 10 | Fleetwood Town | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 13 |
| 11 | Milton Keynes Dons | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 13 |
| 12 | Oxford United | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 12 |
| 13 | Walsall | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 12 |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 12 |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 11 |
| 16 | Southend United | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 10 |
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 9 |
| 19 | AFC Wimbledon | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 8 |
| 20 | Northampton Town | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 7 |
| 21 | Bury | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 6 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 6 |
| 23 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 5 |
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 4 |
Fixtures and Results : League One 2017-2018
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Overview
Peterborough United FC
- Position: 2 +1
- Best performance of the season:Northampton Town 1-4 Peterborough United (26 Aug.)
- Previous game:Walsall 1-1 Peterborough United (16 Sep.)
- Next game:Oldham Athletic - Peterborough United (26 Sep.)
Wigan Athletic FC
- Position: 4 -2
- Best performance of the season:Wigan Athletic 4-1 Bury (13 Aug.)
- Previous game:Wigan Athletic 1-0 Northampton Town (19 Sep.)
- Next game:Wigan Athletic - Plymouth Argyle (26 Sep.)
Peterborough United
3:2
Wigan Athletic
3:2 (0:1)
- 23 September 2017
- 15:00
- Peterborough
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 20 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 20 |
| 4 | Wigan Athletic | 19 |
| 5 | Scunthorpe United | 18 |
Week 9 Results
| Friday 22 September 2017 | ||||
| AFC Wimbledon | 0-2 | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
| Saturday 23 September 2017 | ||||
 | Rotherham United | 5-1 | Oldham Athletic | |
| Fleetwood Town | 2-4 | Southend United | ||
| Peterborough United | 3-2 | Wigan Athletic | | |
| Shrewsbury Town | 1-1 | Blackburn Rovers |  | |
| Oxford United | 1-2 | Walsall | ||
| Rochdale | 3-0 | Gillingham | ||
 | Charlton Athletic | 1-1 | Bury | |
| Northampton Town | 0-1 | Bradford City | ||
| Scunthorpe United | 2-0 | Portsmouth | ||
| Bristol Rovers | 3-1 | Blackpool |  | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 0-3 | Doncaster Rovers | ||