Maddison’s Posh polish
PETERBOROUGH boss Grant McCann described Marcus Maddison as a “special talent” after his goal condemned leaders Shrewsbury to a first defeat of the season.
Maddison hit a spectacular 40-yard half-volley to clinch a 1-0 win and end the Shrews’ 15-match unbeaten run.
McCann said: “Marcus is the only player on the pitch who is capable of doing that.”
Wigan stay second after a goalless derby draw at home to Blackburn, with Latics boss Paul Cook saying: “It wasn’t a great spectacle”.
Bradford are third after a late smash-andgrab raid to beat Portsmouth 1-0 with Matt Kilgallon’s 80th-minute header.
Bantams boss Stuart McCall said: “We didn’t deserve to win but the three points were massive.”
Plymouth remain bottom after a 1-1 draw against Rochdale, while the first-half dismissal of Eoghan O’Connell cost fellow strugglers Bury as they lost 1-0 at home to Doncaster. 1 Man City 2 Man Utd 3 Tottenham 4 Chelsea 5 Arsenal 6 Liverpool 7 Watford 8 Newcastle 9 Southampton 10 Burnley 11 Leicester 12 Brighton 13 Huddersfield 14 Stoke 15 West Brom 16 West Ham 17 Swansea 18 Everton 19 Bournemouth 20 Crystal Palace
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10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 4 5 2 2 5 3 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 1
D L F
1 0 21 0 0 15 2 1 7 1 2 8 0 0 13 2 0 9 2 2 5 1 1 7 2 2 6 2 1 2 1 2 8 2 1 6 2 1 4 1 2 6 3 1 6 0 2 5 0 4 4 0 3 5 1 3 3 1 3 4
A
3 0 4 6 4 1 11 4 7 2 6 5 6 9 6 6 9 10 6 9
W D
5 2 4 4 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 0 0
L
0 1 1 1 3 2 1 2 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 4 5
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14 8 12 10 6 8 10 3 3 6 6 4 3 5 3 5 3 2 3 0
A
3 4 3 4 9 15 7 4 3 7 8 6 7 11 7 13 3 10 8 12
Pts
28 23 20 19 19 16 15 14 13 13 12 12 12 11 10 9 8 8 7 4