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Peterborough United ended a run of five straight League One defeats with their first ever home win over Wolves.

91Èȱ¬ captain Michael Bostwick scored the winner, firing a low free-kick under the wall and past Wolves keeper Carl Ikeme 11 minutes from time.

Wolves' best chance fell to winger Bakary Sako, who shot into the side netting from a narrow angle.

The loss ended Wolves' 11-game league unbeaten run and cost them top spot to Leyton Orient.

The O's, second in the table before the start of play, went above Wolves on goal difference following their 1-1 draw with Sheffield United.

Posh were fortunate to survive an early penalty appeal when Mark Little appeared to handle Sako's cross.

Leigh Griffiths and Danny Batth were also off target with headers for the visitors in the first half, while Sako tested home keeper Bobby Olejnik with a volley after the break.

But Bostwick made the decisive contribution after Richard Stearman fouled Peterborough substitute Nathaniel Mendez-Laing to inflict a first away defeat of the season on Wolves.

Peterborough United boss Darren Ferguson told 91Èȱ¬ Radio Cambridgeshire:

"I felt we did deserve it. The second half we were far better with more tempo to our game.

"It was a gutsy, brave performance. It was never a classic and it was never going to be. Concentration had to be on making sure we didn't make any mistakes.

"I felt today was a day for the substitutions. Mendez-Laing does what he does and sometimes you have to accept to make a career out of the game he might be an impact player. Of course he wants to start but he's better when he comes on, there's no question about that.

"The result was always going to be the important thing today and we've got one. We're eight points behind, hopefully that's our bad run out of the way and I do feel now that we can go on a run similar to the start of the season."