LIVE BLOG: PETERBOROUGH UNITED vs QUEENS PARK RANGERS- Substitute Jones seals FA Cup progress for Posh with sweet finish
The sides last met in this competition in 1964, as Posh beat QPR in a replay and went all the way to the quarter-final.
Posh also have the confidence of winning this exact fixture in October and will be hoping to knock out a QPR side, who sit third in the Champonship table, in the first game of the post-Siriki Dembele era.
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LIVE BLOG: Posh vs QPR
Key Events
- 3pm kick-off
- Winner into the FA Cup fifth round
- Coulson and Brown (again) could debut for Posh
- Morton is cup-tied
- QPR currently sit third in the Championship
Who could we see today?
Darren Ferguson has hinted that we could see a number of the new faces today.
Expect Hayden Coulson to start as either a wing back or a full back. It will be only his 7th match of an injury-hit season. He has not played since November 2 in Ipswich’s 4-1 win over Wycombe.
Reece Brown is also desperate for minutes after not playing at all for Huddersfield this season. His last appearance in any match was the 3-3 draw against Lincoln at the Weston Homes last season, which will live forever in the memory.
Ollie Norburn could also make his first appearance since the Blackpool saga became public knowledge. If the person leaking the story to the press is from within the Norburn camp, it has certainly backfired because his performance certainly did not expose a desire to leave. If Ferguson is to move past it, he should start but the captain’s armband will be a big decision.
Callum Morton played in the FA Cup for Fleetwood and is cup-tied.
The big call today- would you keep Norburn as captain?
Oliver Norburn could keep the Peterborough United captaincy despite trying to leave London Road on transfer deadline day
Peterborough United midfielder Oliver Norburn could keep the club captaincy even though he tried to leave London Road on transfer deadline day.
How we got here
The 5th round awaits for one of these two sides. Neither overly convinced. Posh probably could have put 8 past Bristol Rovers but that did not have their shooting boots on and had to settle for a 2-1 win but QPR had a much tougher time.
They hosted League One high-flyers and current league leaders, Rotherham and had to overcome them in a marathon penalty shootout. They eventually won 8-7 after nine penalties each.
Posh last played QPR in the FA Cup in 1964- they reached the quarter-finals that year!
Peter Deakin was the hero the last time Peterborough United faced QPR in an FA Cup tie and it led to some magical, memorable, record-breaking, history-making moments!
Peter Deakin was the hero the one and only time Peterborough United faced Queens Park Rangers in an FA Cup tie.
The FA Cup is unlikely to be a priority for QPR this season given the fact they are going so well in the league. They are currently third in the league two points off Blackburn in the automatic promotion places with a game in hand. They are absolutely flying at the moment, winning five and drawing one of the last six.
Posh of course have the head-to-head won, having beaten QPR in October, the last time they were beaten on the road.
Form
QPR: WWWDW
Posh: LLLDL
Posh
(most recent first)
QPR 4-0 Reading
QPR 0-0 Swansea
Coventry 1-2 QPR
QPR 1-0 West Brom
Birmingham 1-2 QPR
QPR looking to put on a show for their 4000 travelling fans
QPR boss wants to reward almost 4,000 travelling fans with victory over Peterborough United in the FA Cup
Queens Park Rangers manager Mark Warburton wants to beat Peterborough United in tomorrow’s FA Cup fourth round tie at the Weston Homes Stadium to reward the near-4,000 visiting fans expected to be at the game (February 5, 3pm).
Posh looking to use the cup as a springboard
Peterborough United manager believes FA Cup success could lead to Championship survival, captain Norburn set to play
Peterborough United manager Darren Ferguson believes FA Cup success could act as a springboard to Championship survival.
Welcome!
In what is a welcome break from the league campaign, Posh go in search of a place in the FA Cup fifth round in one of the few fixtures Posh have actually won this season, at home against QPR. A couple of new faces are set to play and Norburn could make his return to the line-up post all the transfer shenanigans.
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