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It was a bitterly cold night in Peterborough as the Posh romped home to another three points, comfortably brushing aside promotion-chasing Stockport in impressive fashion to boost their survival hopes.

But the competition couldn't be hotter across the board.

Some season this is shaping up to be in League One. Just three points separating the top seven sides. Just five points separating the bottom eight.

Thank you for joining us tonight, that's all for our live coverage here.

Enjoy the rest of your evening and see you again for more EFL action tomorrow night as Preston welcome Blackburn for a Lancashire derby in the Championship.

We go again in two days' time in League One. Here's a look at Saturday's fixtures.

Exeter's clash with Burton has been postponed due to fire damage at St James Park.

• Exeter P-P Burton Albion
• Port Vale v Plymouth (12:30 GMT)
• AFC Wimbledon v Wigan
• Barnsley v Luton
• Bolton v Bradford
• Leyton Orient v Blackpool
• Mansfield v Huddersfield
• Northampton v Cardiff
• Reading v Rotherham
• Stevenage v Doncaster
• Wycombe v Lincoln

Up next for Peterborough, it's another high-flying team coming to London Road with Stevenage in town on Tuesday, 25 November.

Stockport's next game sees them welcome Barnsley on Saturday, 29 November.

Stockport County

Stockport manager Dave Challinor speaking to Sky Sports:

"I'm not sure we were particularly deep. We came with a plan of trying to go and jump on people which means you have to defend well in one v one moments. We always knew that was going to be the case.

"The goals we concede are really, really poor goals and those moments cost us and it becomes a poor night for us."

On Nathan Lowe not starting due to illness in the week:

"I can find as many excuses as I need to find, if you want to make excuses, we've not performed well tonight and lost a game of football.

"In normal circumstances, would he [Nathan Lowe] have started, probably.

"But tonight for us was about the start of the game and trying to pinch the ball in good areas.

"For the first half, we won the ball in decent areas but gave it away within a pass.

"When you do that against an open team who leaves players wide, then that's a risk."

Relive the action from this bit of Thursday night football back with a bang from the international break by clicking on the 'report' section at the top.

Peterborough

Peterborough's Luke Williams speaking to Sky Sports:

"I almost feel uncomfortable to be honest because I think that Darren (Ferguson)’s done a brilliant job with the group and they were actually in a good place.

"I think really just maybe a fresh start for people, so I don’t think I’ve done a huge amount in that way.

"They really worked very hard today didn’t they? They did look like they were still able to go for the full 90+ minutes."

Peterborough

Peterborough boss Luke Williams speaking to Sky Sports:

"It was a good one because I think that’s a really tough opposition so to have won in that way was really quite impressive from the players."

On their approach to the game:

"The main thing was really that if we don’t harass them and if we’re not bright and we’re not very aggressive with them with and without the ball, then we’ll get beat because I know the strength of the opposition and I think that the players really put that into action."

Peterborough

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Peterborough's Ben Woods speaking to Sky Sports:

"You see when the ball goes out, we're getting it straight back into play and it just really gets us going, it gets the crowd going.

"The results are following and we're playing well."

On his first goal for the club to open the scoring:

"I'm absolutely buzzing to score. I came in and said I wanted to score goals, to carry on from last season and it's taken me a little while to get going.

"To be fair, since the new manager has come in, I've hit the ground running."

Jamal Fyfield
Ex-Wrexham defender on BBC Radio Manchester

They just have to go back to the drawing board. Six goals in two games is not great. Dave Challinor knows that.

Peterborough

Peterborough player of the match Jimmy-Jay Morgan speaking to Sky Sports:

"It's momentum. Even since I've been here, I know we've got the players and the quality to do this and I think it's just the belief within the group.

"It starts with the intensity and how we're starting games and even how we're coming out after half-time.

"The intensity we're playing with, I don't think there are any teams who can live with it. Then the quality on top of that is just obviously evident."

It's all change at either end of the League One table.

Stockport County have dropped to second on goal difference with the teams below them having a game in hand.

Things are looking up for Peterborough as they're now just one point from safety with a game in hand of their own on Exeter and Doncaster above them.

Ben Stevenson
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire reporter

It's just remarkable what we are witnessing in this turnaround.

Jamal Fyfield
Ex-Wrexham defender on BBC Radio Manchester

It just seems as though the break was the worst thing that could have happened to Stockport.

They looked like a team that hasn’t played for a while. Slow and sluggish. It’s a shame because what you’re trying to achieve, you can’t lose two games on the trot 3-0.

Gaby Zakuani
Ex-Peterborough defender on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

They haven’t had to really work too hard for this victory. That just shows the quality they do have. You wonder why they left it so late. Now everything is clicking into place.

Peterborough boss Luke Williams goes over to the home support and pumps his arms in the air.

Those fans are absolutely delighted with what they've seen again tonight and rightly so.

An excellent performance by the Posh.

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What a night for Peterborough United.

A comprehensive victory against the league leaders to put themselves within a point of safety.

Eight goals without reply in the league since Luke Williams took over and four straight wins in all competitions.

A second 3-0 league defeat in a row for County and they're knocked off their perch at the top.

Stockport keeper Ben Hinchliffe is called into action as he races out to clear a long ball over the top to stop Brandon Khela from getting on the end of it.

County then win a corner on the right but the referee has spotted a foul in the box and it's a free-kick to Peterborough.

Almost there for the Posh.

Jamal Fyfield
Ex-Wrexham defender on BBC Radio Manchester

I don’t think you’ll see Stockport County play this badly again for a very long time.