LIVE: Barnsley vs Peterborough United- Posh ahead at the break through Marriott

Peterborough United look to cling onto their Championship status for at least another week as they travel to Barnsley (April 18, 3pm).
Jeando Fuchs of Peterborough United in action against Barnsley. Photo: Joe Dent/theposhcom.Jeando Fuchs of Peterborough United in action against Barnsley. Photo: Joe Dent/theposhcom.
Jeando Fuchs of Peterborough United in action against Barnsley. Photo: Joe Dent/theposhcom.

Today represents the first game in which Posh can berelegated. That would happen unless Posh pick up more points than Reading, who host Swansea.

Picking up the same number of points would not see Posh go down officially but there is no chance of turning around the goal difference gap.

Barnsley are one point worse off than Posh, so both sides will be desperate to win and stay alive, at least for another week.

Follow all of the action on the PT live blog below.

LIVE: Barnsley vs Posh

Key Events

  • 3pm kick-off
  • Posh can be relegated depending on Reading’s result
  • Joe Ward returns from suspension
  • 23rd vs 24th in the table
  • Barnsley have won 1 in 8

That’s a big call, JCH off will surely make it harder for the ball to stick up front and invite pressure, not to mention the set peices.

Jonson Clarke-Harris taken off, Randall on.

Styles off, Victor Adeboyejo comes on.

Short one, doesn’t beat the first man form the ball in. Szmodics with great defensive work to stop the break away.

Far too much on that but Edwards pumps it back in and Jones sees an effort blocked for another corner.

Jones wins another corner, great change.

Great ball in from Burrows, curls it away from the keeper and there is Kent to plant it into the corner of the net.

POH HAVE SCORED A HEADER FROM A CORNER.

FRANKIE KENT

Corner Posh. Good work Jones.

Ricky has helped somewhat for Posh. They are seeing more of the ball and Ricky is getting the better of him men, the problem is end product thouch. Too often the final ball is poor.

In round the back, on the right, Gomes cross into the hands of Cornell. The right on the pithc has been the problem all half. Posh are doing little more than clinging on, can’t get any kind of hold on the ball.

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