Posh moved up a place into fifth after their 1-0 win at neighbours Cambridge United and they closed the gap to the automatic promotion places after none of the top three managed to win.
Leaders Portsmouth were held to a 0-0 by lowly Charlton Athletic, while second-placed Derby County went down 2-1 at Barnsley and third-placed Bolton Wanderers were thumped 4-1 in a Lancashire derby at Blackpool.
Foutrh-placed Barnsley’s win in the division’s big game lifted them to within three points of the top two. Posh are a further four points back after a first win in six games.
Posh overtook Oxford who went down 2-1 at home to Leyton Orient. Posh also have two games in hand on Oxford.
Stevenage caught Oxford up on points after a 1-0 win over Wycombe Wanderers.
Former Posh centre-back Ricardo Santos was sent off for Bolton after conceding a penalty at Blackpool. Ex-Posh loanee George Moncur netted for Orient who have an outside chance of the play-offs
