Source: PA
Tudgay double makes it three out of three for Irvine
Marcus Tudgay's brace helped Sheffield Wednesday stretch their winning streak to three matches with an impressive victory over fellow strugglers Peterborough at Hillsborough.
The result extended Wednesday's cushion over the Coca-Cola Championship relegation zone to five points as Alan Irvine celebrated his first home match in charge with three points against the bottom-placed visitors.
For the majority of the first half Peterborough had to thwart a barrage of attacks from Wednesday, with visiting goalkeeper Joe Lewis saving well from Leon Clarke's powerful volley before Darren Potter saw his 20-yard drive rebound back off the crossbar.
However, the visitors' resistance eventually buckled on the stroke of half-time when Tudgay got ahead of his defender to nestle home a glancing header from Michael Gray's corner.
Peterborough were sent out early after the break in an attempt to shock them into a performance. But it did not have the desired effect as Tudgay soon doubled the home side's advantage with another well-timed header.
Jake Livermore pulled one back for Peterborough with 15 minutes remaining to set up a nervy finish, but it proved a mere consolation as Wednesday weathered the late storm to secure all three points.
