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Leicester have already got one foot in the Championship but the battle for second spot in League One is really hotting up, with Peterborough, Millwall and MK Dons separated by just four points. Third-placed Millwall pulled off a crucial 2-0 victory against Posh yesterday and the result keeps Kenny Jackett's men in with a real chance of a top two finish.
Givemefootball's Mark Shail caught up with experienced striker Neil Harris to get his thoughts on that win as well as look ahead to the promotion run-in. Earlier this season Harris, who was on the substitute's bench yesterday, broke legendary Lion Teddy Sheringham's club goalscoring record and only last week the 31-year-old put pen to paper on a new one-year contract extension at the New Den.

WAS IT A DERSEVED WIN AGAINST PETERBOROUGH?
Yes it was a fantastic effort from the lads. Our work ethic has been awesome all season and we've made it very difficult for other sides because of the way we close them down and stop teams playing. That paid off again for us yesterday.

WHAT DID YOU MAKE OF PETERBOROUGH?
They are a very good side and they are proving that because they are second in the table after winning promotion last season. They have some terrific young players and their strikers have been in great form all season so it was important we didn't give them or the wide men any space.

IT'S LOOKING REALLY TIGHT FOR THAT SECOND-PLACE FINISH, ISN'T IT?
Yes, there will probably be a few more twists and turns before the end of the season but we are still in with a chance. At this stage it is all about maintaining the good habits that we have shown all season and coping with the pressure that inevitably comes when you are chasing promotion. If we make the top two then great, but if we don't we have to make sure we go into the play-offs in good form with some momentum behind us.

HAVE YOU BEEN INVOLVED IN THE PLAY-OFFS BEFORE?
Yes, I've been there twice and both times we were beaten at the semi final stage - against Wigan in League One in 1999 and against Birmingham in the Championship in 2002. They are great occasions to be involved and I guess I'm due a change of luck but let's hope we don't need the play-offs this season.

WHO ARE BEST SIDE YOU HAVE SEEN IN LEAGUE ONE?
I would have to say Leicester. They are very strong and physical but extremely well organised as well. On top of that, they have got some talented young players with pace and also others with experience - put that together and it is a wonderful blend. The league table doesn't lie.

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW DEAL?
Thanks, it wasn't a tough decision for me to sign for another year because I love the club. The gaffer has also offered new contracts to three or four other players here and they are currently discussing things but I was happy to sign. For me it was a straightforward thing to do.

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Evening Telegraph

Posh well and truly tamed in Lions' Den

TO his great credit Posh manager Darren Ferguson refused to blame a thrice-taken penalty (and that's a footballing phrase used more rarely than three points for Northampton) for this crucial defeat.
Ferguson accepted that Millwall deserved more than their 2-0 win and that any prolonged ranting about officials, no matter how justified, would cause him pain in his wallet as well as his head.
But no such restrictions apply to reporters so assistant referee Steve Creighton (he has Berks after his name on the FA website which is apparently an address rather than a description) can be happily named and shamed here for ensuring himself five minutes of TV fame at The New Den last night.
In a stroke the less-than-admirable Creighton has outlawed penalty saves. Joe Lewis twice denied Millwall striker Gary Alexander from the spot after Chris Whelpdale had upended David Martin in the 24th minute, but on both occasions Creighton ruled the save illegal after spotting the Posh keeper pinching entire millimetres before the ball had been struck.
"I was rather hoping Alexander would take the third one," admitted Ferguson in a rare light-hearted moment. Instead the outstanding Martin accepted the invitation to open the scoring from the spot, ironically as Lewis charged feet off his line.
It was the sort of incident that goes unpunished on a weekly basis and it was still causing great bafflement hours after a rather one-sided match had finished. Sky's immediate call to fence-sitting ex-Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher failed to shed too much light.
In truth Posh can perhaps count themselves unfortunate that a big game live on television, and in the absence of any Premier League matches, was entrusted into the care of officials who failed to rise to the occasion. Leeds get a top flight official virtually every week which at least ensures a better class of mistake.
Not that Posh deserve too much sympathy, with the honourable exception of Lewis, a player with such a hard core of detractors, they are probably moaning right now that he can't even save penalties properly.
Lewis was actually the one blameless player last night. He saved well in the second minute to thwart Alexander from a free-kick as Millwall ploughed forward relentlessly from the start.
The home side were clearly psyched up for battle. They offered no space or time to the creative Posh players and hounded the back four into error after error - it was easily the best display Posh have encountered since visiting The Walkers Stadium in December.
Full-backs Russell Martin and Shane Blackett were tormented all game with the latter enduring the sort of 45 minutes that normally only appear in nightmares. It was Blackett's hesitancy that led to the elongated penalty.
Blackett had already blocked a goalbound header from Marc Laird and Fellaini-headed Jason Price had lobbed wide when muscling his way through before the opening goal.
Posh responded with a third minute header over the bar from Aaron Mclean after a terrific cross by George Boyd and a couple of half-hearted free-kicks. They didn't force home keeper David Forde into difficult action until Mclean sped through 12 minutes from time, but he crucially delayed his shot.
By then Price had slotted home a simple second after Gary Alexander had caught substitute Chris Westwood in possession and Martin had roasted his Posh namesake.
That was effectively game over for a Posh side who were closed down so effectively they spent more time passing backwards than forwards.
It's fair to say that Posh were not happy Easter bunnies after playing so poorly on a big stage which generated a fantastic atmosphere.
Conversely Millwall were understandably delighted. They sang their 'no-one likes us we don't care' anthem with great gusto - it wasn't obvious whether or not Creighton and his Northampton-based boss Andy Woolmer thought the song was about them.