POSH OLD BOYS: Toney closing in on Championship history, first red card for Knight, Baldwin saves the Cobblers

By Alan Swann
Published 11th Apr 2021, 07:17 BST
Ivan Toney scores for Brentford at Preston. Photo: Alex Livesey/Getty Images.Ivan Toney scores for Brentford at Preston. Photo: Alex Livesey/Getty Images.
Ivan Toney scores for Brentford at Preston. Photo: Alex Livesey/Getty Images.
Former Posh striker Ivan Toney is just one goal away from becoming the second player in history to score 30 goals in a Championship season.

Toney netted as Brentford returned to form in style at Preston yesterday (April 10). The Bees won 5-0, but look likely to have to settle for a play-off place for the second season in a row.

Only Glenn Murray (Crystal Palace) has scored 30 goals in a Championship season since the second tier was renamed.

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It wasn’t such a good day in the Championship for ex-on loan Posh player Josh Knight who suffered the first red card of his career playing for Wycombe against Luton.

The Chairboys were 1-0 up at home when Knight was dismissed for serious foul play just before the hour mark and it proved costly as Luton scored three times in the final 10 minutes to win 3-1. Another former Posh loanee George Moncus scored the equaliser direct from a free kick.

In League One former Posh skipper Jack Baldwin conceded the penalty from which Northampton Town scored their equaliser in a 1-1 draw with Bristol Rovers in a big relegation battle at Sixfields.

In League Two another old Posh loanee Lloyd Isgrove scored as Bolton maintained their push for promotion with a 2-1 home win over Harrogate. Marcus Maddison started just his fourth game for Bolton since his move North in January, but was taken off at half-time with his side 1-0 down.