LIVE BLOG: Posh chase a rapid revenge win against Exeter City

Peterborough United host Exeter City in a League One game at the Weston Homes Stadium on Saturday (3pm kick off).
Archie Collins in action for Posh at Exeter last month. Photo: Joe Dent/theposh.com.Archie Collins in action for Posh at Exeter last month. Photo: Joe Dent/theposh.com.
Archie Collins in action for Posh at Exeter last month. Photo: Joe Dent/theposh.com.

Posh need to get momentum into their push for automatic promotion, but they will also want to gain revenge for a 2-1 defeat at Exeter last month.

Posh v Exeter

Key Events

  • Posh are seven points from the automatic promotion places.
  • Posh have lost their last two away games
  • Posh lost 2-1 at Exeter last month

Posh have hung on to win 2-1. Top 5 all win so as you were. Bigger gap to sixth now though as Stevenage draw.

Ajiboye went close late on for Posh

Posh have a free kick.

Cleared, Exeter break

Chip into the area 99th minute Rankine heads over

Eisa curls just wide. RJJ has limped off. JCH is on

Posh are sitting back. Exeter seeing a lot of the ball. 9 minutes added which is probably right. Lots of stoppages Exeter corner now. Posh break RJJ away, but can't find Olakigbe who was through.

Harris booked for tripping Olakigbe who has looked lively.

87 Poku off for Ajiboye.

Good from EMC to Burrows, first time shot, tipped over, Knight heads corner into keeper's hands

Katongo roasted twice by Wildschut. Knight to the rescue at the near post at expense of a corner.

Exeter have made some positive subs.

Maybe not a concussion. This will be a 5th Exeter sub. So many stoppages here

Katongo shoots straight at keeper from 20 yards. Top 5 all winning so Posh need to make sure of the points here.

Exeter making another sub. Must be due to concussion.

Posh chasing a third

71 Good play down the right, Olakgibe fizzes a good cross over. RJJ offside, but didn;t turn it home anyway, not that it was easy. Posh have upped the tempo now though, Subs have made a difference.

69 mins: A fine spell of Posh pressure ends with a deserved goal. Poku with an excellent finish from the edge of the box.

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