Bristol Rovers 0-2 Peterborough United
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Long-range strikes from Jack Taylor and Dan Butler gave League One pacesetters Peterborough a 2-0 win at Bristol Rovers.
Three minutes before the break, midfielder Taylor strode onto a square ball from Siriki Dembele and fired an unstoppable right-footed shot into the roof of the net from 25 yards.
Fireworks were exploding in the sky near the ground on 64 minutes when Butler produced a rocket of his own, finding the top corner with a sweet left-footed strike from just outside the box.
Both sides had first-half chances, Rovers midfielder Sam Nicholson being denied by a goal-saving Butler block and a smart save from Christy Pym.
At the other end, the dangerous Dembele mishit his shot when through and Sammie Szmodics had a shot deflected wide.
Posh were good value for the points, Szmodics having two second-half shots tipped onto a post by Rovers goalkeeper Anssi Jaakkola.
Brandon Hanlan forced a save from Pym with a low shot from a narrow angle and had another effort deflected wide at the death, but the hosts could have no complaints.
Match report supplied by PA Media.