RECAP: Peterborough United 2 Doncaster Rovers 2 - Rovers fightback frustrates promotion-chasing Posh

London Road, home of Peterborough United. Photo: Ben Hoskins/Getty Images

Goals from Joe Ward and Sammie Szmodics had the home side firmly in the driving seat by the midway point in the first half.

But Fejiri Okenabirhie halved the deficit after 38 minutes with a smart finish from distance.

Substitute Taylor Richards then tapped home an equaliser just before the hour mark and both teams went close to finding a winner during a

tempestuous second half.

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Peterborough United 2 Doncaster Rovers 2

Tue, 27 Apr, 2021, 21:17 BST

73mins High and wide

Matt Smith lashes a shot into the stand behind the goal. This game is anyone’s now.

Tue, 27 Apr, 2021, 21:15 BST

71min So close

Joe Ward strikes a first time effort narrowly wide after a layoff from Jonson Clarke-Harris, who had been left in acres of space

Tue, 27 Apr, 2021, 21:11 BST

65mins Close

Jason Lokilo has been absolutely superb this evening and almost grabbed the goal to put Rovers ahead.

A quite stunning ball over the top from Matt Smith is latched onto by the Belgian who strikes first time, drawing a decent save from Josef Bursik.

Tue, 27 Apr, 2021, 21:10 BSTUpdated 21:14 BST

59mins GGGGGOOOOOOAAAAALLLLLLL!!!! ROVERS!!

TAYLOR RICHARDS LEVELS THE SCORES!

More superb work from Jason Lokilo on the right. He cuts inside and lays off to Richards who fires in.

Rovers have fought back from the depths of despair in this game and have the hosts rattled!

Tue, 27 Apr, 2021, 20:57 BST

52mins Close

Great counterattack from Rovers. Taylor Richards plays a great diagonal into Fej Okenabirhie who moves it on to Jason Lokilo.

Lokilo cuts inside and eventually feeds it across to Richards who drills a low effort wide of the far post.

Tue, 27 Apr, 2021, 20:52 BST

48min Yellow card

Jason Lokilo is booked for diving in the box. I’d like to see it again.

Tue, 27 Apr, 2021, 20:50 BST

8.49pm Back underway

Tue, 27 Apr, 2021, 20:49 BST

46mins Substitution

Taylor Richards replaces Josh Sims

Tue, 27 Apr, 2021, 20:38 BST

8.35pm 99.9 per cent awful - and then Okenabirhie’s goal

The gulf in class in this game has been totally embarrassing. Rovers simply haven’t got near to their hosts, either in attacking or defensive terms. They’ve conceded possession so cheaply and struggled to create anything in a thoroughly shameful showing.

And then....

Fejiri Okenabirhie lashed in from 20 yards following Jason Lokilo’s excellent knockdown and brought them to life.

They’ve rattled Peterborough a bit, which they haven’t really earned.

You never know.

Tue, 27 Apr, 2021, 20:34 BST

Just before the break

Sammi Szmodics strikes the bar with a free kick from the left corner of the box.