EFL League One & League Two LIVE: Peterborough United v Birmingham City plus more - text commentary & score

Summary

Birmingham seal promotion back to Championship with six games to spare
May opener is cancelled out by Posh's Poku but Gardner-Hickman wins it for Blues
Third-placed Wycombe win 1-0 at Huddersfield
Four other L1 games: Bolton 0-1 Rotherham, Exeter 1-1 Wigan, Mansfield 2-3 Leyton Orient, Shrewsbury 1-3 Reading
League Two: Chesterfield 1-1 Gillingham

Live Reporting

Kate Holloway, Harry De Cosemo and Harry Everett

Postpublished at 20:54 British Summer Time 8 April
Peterborough 1-2 Birmingham
Image source, Rex Features
There are some ooo's from the crowd when Kwame Poku cuts inside the Birmingham defence to set up a potential goal threat.
He slices the ball into the box but as brilliant as his play was to get into position, he can only pot his shot into the arms of Blues keeper Ryan Allsop.
Postpublished at 20:52 British Summer Time 8 April
Talk about commentator's curse again.... sorry Reading fans.
GOAL - Shrewsbury 1-1 Readingpublished at 20:52 British Summer Time 8 April
Taylor Perry (48 mins)
That was quick!
The ball fell kindly to Taylor Perry, who closed in on goal, rounded Joel Pereira and finished well.
He then tries to rally the home crowd. Game on!
As it standspublished at 20:52 British Summer Time 8 April
Table looking good for Birmingham fans - as it stands, you're up...
Reading followers will be happy too - they're leapfrogging Bolton into the play-off places if things stay as they are.
Quite an achievement for a club with the threat of suspension hanging over them due to off-field issues.
Not so good for Shrewsbury who will be all but mathematically down if they lose this evening.
SECOND-HALFpublished at 20:50 British Summer Time 8 April
#bbcefl
As it stands, Birmingham will be a Championship club next year.
Can the Posh push their celebrations back for another day?
The second halves are underway.
Postpublished at 20:48 British Summer Time 8 April
Almost time for the second halves...
HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:39 British Summer Time 8 April
League One and Two
Image source, Rex Features
Here are the other scores at the break - not a good half for Bolton's play-off hopes as Sam Nombe has Rotherham ahead...
League One:
Mansfield 1-1 Leyton Orient
Bolton 0-1 Rotherham
Exeter 0-0 Wigan
League Two:
Chesterfield 0-1 Gillingham
HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:35 British Summer Time 8 April
Shrewsbury 0-1 Reading
Lewis Wing's goal is the difference at the break in a key game for Reading.
But this game has lacked quality.
'Blues look really dangerous when coming forward'published at 20:35 British Summer Time 8 April
HT: Peterborough 1-2 Birmingham
Darren Carter
Ex-Birmingham midfielder on BBC Radio WM
You do feel they need more than a one-goal cushion.
Blues look really dangerous when coming forward, and Posh even when they are playing out, they look to be taking risks, Blues can catch them out.
There have been a couple times when Posh have caused Blues some problems, plenty for Chris Davies to ponder at half-time, but you can see the identity of his team here.
HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:33 British Summer Time 8 April
Huddersfield 0-0 Wycombe
Nothing to split the promotion hunters as they head to the tunnel.
HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:32 British Summer Time 8 April
Peterborough 1-2 Birmingham
Image source, PA Media
Birmingham are on track to secure promotion as they go into the break ahead.
The celebrations from Alfie May's dynamic opening header were short lived when Posh's Kwame Poku was left alone to thunder in an equaliser just three minutes later.
Though parity was not to remain after Taylor Gardner-Hickman powered a shot past Peterborough keeper Nicholas Bilokapic to take back the lead.
Though the hosts have had their fair amount of chances, looking like they have no interest in allowing the league leaders to steamroll past them.
Still so much drama left in this one.
Postpublished at 20:32 British Summer Time 8 April
Peterborough 1-2 Birmingham
Two more minutes added onto the end of this one.
It's been a good contest so far. Can the Posh spice it up before the break with another leveller?
Postpublished at 20:29 British Summer Time 8 April
Peterborough 1-2 Birmingham
Malik Mothersille gets the opportunity to get another quick equaliser for the hosts after a quick forward pass from Harley Mills.
But the forward drives himself into a tight angle with Blues keeper Ryan Allsop in his way and he can't quite get his shot on target.
Postpublished at 20:27 British Summer Time 8 April
Mansfield 1-1 Leyton Orient
Dilan Markanday has scored a leveller for Leyton Orient at Mansfield.
He jinks his way past a couple of defenders before firing across goal!
Superb finish and one that revives the O's slim play-off hopes.
'Birmingham's party, celebratory atmosphere is back'published at 20:22 British Summer Time 8 April
Peterborough 1-2 Birmingham
Ben Stevenson
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire reporter
Birmingham's party, celebratory atmosphere is back up and running at London Road.
They are just so relentless, very fluid in attack after attack.
GOAL: Peterborough 1-2 Birminghampublished at 20:22 British Summer Time 8 April
Taylor Gardner-Hickman (36 mins)
Image source, Rex Features
And ahead they go again!
Taylor Gardner-Hickman finds himself in space in the box to fire home a sizzling shot that speeds past the Posh keeper.
That's a goal and an assist now for the Englishman. Not many better times to get them either.
Image source, Getty Images
GOAL - Shrewsbury 0-1 Readingpublished at 20:20 British Summer Time 8 April
Lewis Wing (34 mins)
Curse of the commentator!
Lewis Wing opens the scoring with a shot from distance. Jamal Blackman misreads it and it deflects into the roof of the net.
Very poor goalkeeping but a big goal for Reading.
Postpublished at 20:17 British Summer Time 8 April
Shrewsbury 0-0 Reading
No chances to report on from this one but Shrewsbury are dominating possession and looking the more likely so far.
But they're yet to hit the target.
Postpublished at 20:16 British Summer Time 8 April
Peterborough 1-1 Birmingham
A messy pass in Blues' final third is offered up on a plate for Ricky-Jade Jones to sink his spikes into.
He bursts into the box but he's closed down by the Blues defender before he can punish the mistake.
Postpublished at 20:16 British Summer Time 8 April
Peterborough 1-1 Birmingham
Which way will the pendulum swing next? The hosts not lying down.
Image source, Rex Features

League One Table

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1 Birmingham City	40	29	8	3	73	29	44	95	Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win
2 Wrexham	41	24	9	8	59	32	27	81	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Win
3 Wycombe Wanderers	41	22	12	7	66	37	29	78	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
4 Stockport County	41	21	11	9	60	36	24	74	Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win
5 Charlton Athletic	41	21	10	10	57	38	19	73	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Draw
6 Reading	41	19	11	11	59	51	8	68	Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win
7 Bolton Wanderers	41	20	6	15	62	58	4	66	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss
8 Huddersfield Town	41	19	7	15	54	41	13	64	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
9 Leyton Orient	41	19	6	16	58	42	16	63	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Win
10 Blackpool	41	15	15	11	63	53	10	60	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss
11 Lincoln City	41	14	12	15	56	48	8	54	Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Draw
12 Rotherham United	41	15	9	17	47	50	-3	54	Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win
13 Barnsley	41	15	9	17	56	63	-7	54	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss
14 Stevenage	40	14	10	16	38	43	-5	52	Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
15 Exeter City	41	13	10	18	43	57	-14	49	Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Draw
16 Peterborough United	41	13	9	19	62	72	-10	48	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
17 Mansfield Town	41	13	8	20	49	59	-10	47	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
18 Wigan Athletic	40	11	13	16	35	39	-4	46	Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw
19 Northampton Town	41	11	13	17	42	59	-17	46	Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
20 Bristol Rovers	41	12	6	23	41	66	-25	42	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
21 Burton Albion	40	9	12	19	41	59	-18	39	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
22 Crawley Town	41	9	9	23	48	78	-30	36	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
23 Cambridge United	41	8	11	22	40	65	-25	35	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result Win
24 Shrewsbury Town	41	7	8	26	36	70	-34	29	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss