LIVE: PETERBOROUGH UNITED vs COVENTRY- Posh well beaten after stunning second half display from Coventry
After wins against Bristol Rovers and Millwall, Posh are looking for a hattrick and to close the three-point gap to Reading in 21st place.
Coventry come into the game struggling for league form, having not won any of their last six but the in-form Matt Godden will lead the line for Mark Robins’ side.
Follow all the action on the PT live blog below.
LIVE BLOG: Posh vs Coventry
Key Events
- 3pm kick-off
- Benda and Mumba could start, Morton injured
- Posh looking for third straight home win
- Coventry haven’t won in their last six league games
- Godden set to start for Coventry, who sit in 10th
3 mins 0-0
Early possession for Coventry but Posh pressing well. Mumba looks bright straight away, picks up and drives forward.
Warm-up watch
Could be something, could not but looks like Dembele has just limped off during the warm-up. He’s down the tunnel at the moment.
Coventry line-up
Ben Wilson, Jake Clarke-Salter, Michael Rose, Jamie Allen, Callum O’Hare, Ben Sheaf, Dom Hyam, Todd Kane, Jordan Shipley, Gustavo Hamer, Matt Godden
Subs: Simon Moore, Kyle McFadzean, Jodi Jones, Martyn Waghorn, Tyler Walker, Josh Eccles
Posh line-up
Dai Cornell, Bali Mumba, Josh Knight, Ronnie Edwards, Nathan Thompson, Jack Taylor, Oliver Norburn, Harrison Burrows, Jorge Grant, Sammie Szmodics, Siriki Dembele
Subs: Steven Benda, Frankie Kent, Kwame Poku, Ricky-Jade Jones, Joe Tomlinson, Kyle Barker, Jonson Clarke-Harris
Team news is 15 minutes away
MY POSH TEAM: Peterborough United should pick both new signings to face Coventry City, but a positional switch for Bali Mumba and one other ‘big’ player
Peterborough United should pick both new signings for the Championship matches against Coventry City at the Weston Homes Stadium tomorrow (January 15, 3pm).
Last time out
Posh have not beaten Coventry in any of their last 6 attempts and had a difficult night at the Ricoh in September. They battled well in the first half but the game was gone in 7 second half minutes. After being level at 0-0 in the 57th minute, it was 3-0 in the 64th minute.
Hamer got things started with a tap-in after pinball in the box, Gyokeres added a second after some poor Posh marking and a lucky deflection gave them the third. Posh will be hoping to do better this time out and looking to produce better being back at home and gaining more experience at Championship level.
JCH set to stay
Peterborough United dismiss ‘Clarke-Harris to Sunderland’ link and insist they have no interest in Chesterfield striker
Peterborough United director of football Barry Fry insists Sunderland have made no contact with the club regarding the availability of striker Jonson Clarke-Harris.
Posh have been boosted by the arrival three new signings this week. Morton is not fit to start so it looks to be a choice of Szmodics, Dembele and Clarke-Harris up-front but Bali Mumba looks a certainty to start after his fantastic goalscoring debut on Saturday. Given Posh’s diamond system, the wing backs become vital so having quality options is important. Barry Fry said this week that he was signed as a right back but he looks most likely to start on the left today in place of Tomlinson, who he replaced at half-time last week.
The big choice appears to be do Posh bring in Benda, he has clearly made a big effort to be here, with both him and his agent taking a pay cut to get the deal done. Cornell hasn’t necessarily done anything wrong but if you have brought Benda in as an upgrade, I see no reason he should not start today.
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