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

'He hits it so sweetly'published at 20:09 British Summer Time 8 April
Peterborough 1-1 Birmingham
Gaby Zakuani
Ex-Peterborough defender on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
A ball into the box is not quite cleared by Birmingham, then Poku hits it so sweetly right into the back of the net.
It is going to take time for him to get back to that optimum level, but the numbers he contributes are so impressive.
GOAL: Peterborough 1-1 Birminghampublished at 20:08 British Summer Time 8 April
Kwame Poku (22 mins)
'Who are ya?' the home fans chant.
Posh are not remotely phased by going down to a team eyeing up a return to the Championship tonight and get their equaliser within three minutes after going a goal down.
Blues clear the ball out of heading distance but straight into the dangerous feet of an unmarked Kwame Poku.
The midfielder strikes and the Blues keeper is given no chance of keeping it out.
Game on.
Postpublished at 20:07 British Summer Time 8 April
Peterborough 0-1 Birmingham
Gaby Zakuani
Ex-Peterborough defender on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
Posh showing that they really do want to get back in this game as quickly as possible.
May 'ain't gonna miss them'published at 20:05 British Summer Time 8 April
Peterborough 0-1 Birmingham
Darren Carter
Ex-Birmingham midfielder on BBC Radio WM
If you give Alfie May them chances, he ain't gonna miss them.
They are creating opportunities, but it is all about taking them and Alfie May is that man.
GOAL: Peterborough 0-1 Birminghampublished at 20:05 British Summer Time 8 April
Alfie May (19 mins)
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First step to promotion complete!
Taylor Gardner-Hickman arches a beautiful ball into the box and Alfie May is fast on his feet to leap towards it and send it into the net for the opener.
As he celebrates, May conducts the Blues supporters in the corner who have found their full voice and already have something to celebrate.
Will they have more to be jubilant about later?
Postpublished at 20:04 British Summer Time 8 April
Peterborough 0-0 Birmingham
Darren Carter
Ex-Birmingham midfielder on BBC Radio WM
Blues look dangerous, every time they get the ball into the final third, Peterborough's defence looks vulnerable.
Postpublished at 20:03 British Summer Time 8 April
Peterborough 0-0 Birmingham
The visitors get the first corner of the night and the delivery finds the middle of the box but a white shirt isn't able to get a nod into goal.
Captain Krystian Bielik mops up the clearance inside the box and strikes but his effort flies well high of it's target.
League One and Two updatespublished at 20:03 British Summer Time 8 April
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Elliot Nevitt has put Gillingham in front in a crucial game for Chesterfield in League Two.
Remember the Spireites were seven points adrift of the play-offs at kick-off after that defeat to Tranmere.
Postpublished at 20:01 British Summer Time 8 April
Peterborough 0-0 Birmingham
Darren Carter
Ex-Birmingham midfielder on BBC Radio WM
There has not been much room in that central area for Blues so far.
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Get Involvedpublished at 20:01 British Summer Time 8 April
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Birmingham can be promoted tonight, be champions on Saturday if Wrexham lose, and achieve a hat-trick of EFL Trophy wins on Sunday. Quite the week. Or not…joys and sorrows..
Warren, Ventnor Bluenose, Isle of Wight.
Postpublished at 20:00 British Summer Time 8 April
Peterborough 0-0 Birmingham
Here he is.
Popular man at both clubs.
Former Posh and Blues boss Barry Fry, who got a nice reception before kick-off.
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CLOSE!published at 20:00 British Summer Time 8 April
Huddersfield 0-0 Wycombe
Wycombe's Richard Kone currently shares the title of League One's top scorer with Birmingham City's Jay Stansfield.
But with the Blues forward not yet on the field, Kone has some time to try and get ahead to take the number one spot for himself.
He gets on the end of Luke Leahy's long throw and takes his first shot of the night.
It's close but just drifts left of the net.
League One and Two updatespublished at 19:59 British Summer Time 8 April
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Rotherham lead at Bolton!
Malik Wilks drove forward after some great skill on the touchline, before feeding Sam Nombe.
His finish is high and emphatic.
Postpublished at 19:56 British Summer Time 8 April
Peterborough 0-0 Birmingham
It's been an interesting start at London Road.
Not much later after giving Blues front man Alfie May a one-v-one with the keeper, Peterborough have the ball up the other end and are causing chaos in the box.
The visitors struggle to clear Harley Mills' free-kick and have to block out a number of shots before they can finally get the ball away.
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Get Involvedpublished at 19:56 British Summer Time 8 April
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Blues fan here: still feeling nervous after years of pain. Taking nothing for granted until it’s absolutely confirmed.
Anon
Oh, come on now...
CLOSE!published at 19:55 British Summer Time 8 April
Shrewsbury 0-0 Reading
Reading have created the first chance of the night at Shrewsbury.
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan forces a save from Jamal Blackman.
CLOSE!published at 19:52 British Summer Time 8 April
Huddersfield 0-0 Wycombe
The hosts get off to a strong start as Ben Wiles slices a shot across goal within the opening minute.
It beats the keeper but is just inches too wide and sails past the post.
GOAL - Mansfield 1-0 Leyton Orientpublished at 19:50 British Summer Time 8 April
Dominic Dwyer (3 mins)
First goal of the night comes at Mansfield and it is bad news for play-off-chasing Leyton Orient.
Dominic Dwyer has put the hosts ahead.
GREAT SAVE!published at 19:50 British Summer Time 8 April
Peterborough 0-0 Birmingham
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A sloppy Peterborough pass gifts Alfie May the ball in the final third.
May tries to lift the ball past the keeper for an early opener but Posh stopper Nicholas Bilokapic is able to get a touch on it to keep it out of goal.
Willum Willumsson's follow up is then sent high.
Poor from Posh. They won't want to be giving Blues too many errors like that to pounce on.
KICK-OFFpublished at 19:45 British Summer Time 8 April
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Right then, it's time to go.
Can Blues gain promotion tonight? The task gets under way now.

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