Cheltenham Town vs Peterborough United: Live Blog as Posh must win to have any chance of finishing second and opponents face the drop

Emmanuel Fernandez wins a header. Photo: Joe Dent.Emmanuel Fernandez wins a header. Photo: Joe Dent.
Emmanuel Fernandez wins a header. Photo: Joe Dent.
Peterborough United travel to the Completely Suzuki Stadium to face Cheltenham Town in League One action on Tuesday (April 23, 7:45pm).

Posh must win to have any chance of automatic promotion, however slim, while Cheltenham must win or they will be relegated.

Posh will be naming a completely changed side from the weekend, with Darren Ferguson already confirming that he will be resting a number of his key stars.

You can follow all of the action on the PT live blog below.

LIVE: Cheltenham vs Posh

50 mins 2-0 Cheltenham

Posh are all at sea.

Bilokapic is tested three times. Taylor is running rings around the defence. In the space of one move, he sees two shots blocked. Sercombe sees an effort from the edge of the box saved from a tight angle.

Sercombe sees a shot saved at the near post with his fourth chance.

48 mins 2-0 Cheltenham

Posh won't stop trying to play out from the back but there’s just not the same pop to it with these players.

Cheltenham have started the half well and are back to closing them down.

A weak Posh side looking weak

44 mins 2-0 Cheltenham

Cheltenham have dropped off slightly. Posh are getting higher up the pitch but Cheltenham are defending well.

40 mins 2-0 Cheltenham

Posh spring a beak out from constant pressure.

JCH slips him in on the left, bursts away with his pace, tight angle on the left. Shoots with his left and there’s almost no way he’s going to get that into the net from there. Well wide.

Poor choice.

37 mins 2-0 Cheltenham

Nuttall with another great chance. Did look like he pushed Crichlow away in the six-yard box to get the space but he plants a free header over.

33 mins 2-0 Cheltenham

Good save Bilokapic after Nuttall volleyed at goal from 30 yards.

Fernandez and Ajiboye both failed to clear before the ball found its way loose there. So casual. So poor.

Taylor hits the post.

He’s allowed to spin in the box, completely mugs Crichlow and sees his effort come back off the inside the post. So close.

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