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

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.
Peterborough United host Exeter City in a League One game at the Weston Homes Stadium on Saturday (3pm kick off).

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 moved Poku to the 10 role. He's just seen a shot blocked after a strong run. Exeter employing extreme timewasting tactics. Mo Eisa is on for them.

Posh suddenly upping the tempo. Poku lively, to EMC shot blocked. Crowd getting up.

Short corner. Poku all the time he wants, shoots over.

56: Two subs RJJ and Olakigbe for Randall and Mothersille.

No sign of improvement so far from Posh,

Snapshot wide from Cox after more lethargic defending.

Quick break Poku to Mothersille, cross well defended.

Posh have kicked off. Improvement required. Results elsewhere not great at the moment.

Early corner for Posh. Corner cleared. Exeter man head injury after heading the ball so game stops. sake

Posh finish the half on top. A last-gasp corner but cleared.

Exeter's goal from Tom Carroll. His first since 2017.

Half-time Posh 1, Exeter 1. Posh look very sluggish

34: Again Exeter are in behind Burrows, excellent clearance by Knight though. Corner. Cleared.

26 Goal Exeter. A break down the right again. A poor cross, Posh give it straight back. Tom Carroll shot deflects off Katongo and loops over Steer and into the net.

36: That's the third fluke Exeter have scored against Posh this season

28 Cross EMC and Randall shoots first time. Blocked, another corner which is again cleared. Posh starting to dominate.

23 Mothersille pounces on an error. Should shoot, tries to pass to Randall, intercepted and a corner which is cleared.

25 Ephron into area should shoot, tries to pass. Intercepted and a corner which is cleared.

26 Free kick Posh good area. Randall fouled. Free kick no good

We've had a quiet five minutes. But its Exeter who threaten again. Another ball beyond Burrows leads to two shots at the Posh goal which are blocked, the second one by Collins.

Chip over Burrows head. Another Exeter corner. Headed wide. Posh haven't got going yet.

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