LIVE: HUDDERSFIELD TOWN vs PETERBOROUGH UNITED - Posh trail at the break after two early goals

Peterborough United travel to face Huddersfield Town looking to use the confidence from their midweek FA Cup exploits (March 4, 7:45pm).
Jeando Fuchs of Peterborough United in action with Jon Russell of Huddersfield Town. Photo: Joe Dent/theposh.com.Jeando Fuchs of Peterborough United in action with Jon Russell of Huddersfield Town. Photo: Joe Dent/theposh.com.
Jeando Fuchs of Peterborough United in action with Jon Russell of Huddersfield Town. Photo: Joe Dent/theposh.com.

The match has been moved to accommodate the hosts’ own FA Cup fifth round tie against Nottingham Forest. In the league, the Terriers are flying high in third and can move into the automatic promotion places with victory, albeit having played five games more.

Posh are looking to haul themselves into 22nd but may be without Joe Ward, who picked up a dead leg against Manchester City.

Follow the action on the PT live blog below.

LIVE BLOG: Huddersfield vs Posh

Key Events

  • 7:45pm kick-off
  • Oliver Norburn returns from suspension
  • Joe Ward a doubt due to a dead leg
  • Posh can move 22nd with a win
  • Huddersfield move into the automatic promotion places with a win
  • Terriers unbeaten in their last 17 matches

76 mins Huddersfield sub

O’Brien replaced by Jordan Rhodes. The only surviving Huddersfield player from the 2011 play-off final.

74 mins 3-0 Huddersfield

Just before the goal. Striker Tino Anjorin comes on for Holmes for his debut. He’s on loan from Chelsea.

73 mins 3-0 Huddersfield

Eiting swings the corner all the way over. Toffolo bundles Szmodics out of the way, and heads it back across goal. Lees then out leaps Fuchs to head hone his second of the night.

70 mins 2-0 Huddersfield

Holmes has entered the game all of a sudden and is causing problems in the hole between Edwards and Knight. He fires a snapshot away that Cornell easily saves. He then feeds O‘Brien, who forces a fine fingertip save from Cornell. Corner

69 mins 2-0 Huddersfield

Clarke-Harris replaces Jones, he’s done well again.

69 mins 2-0 Huddersfield

Great corner in from Thomas, Turton dives to head it at the near post, not far over.

68 mins 2-0 Huddersfield

Posh stretched at the back. Twice Holmes drives at Knight. The first time he slides hopelessly and if happy to see Holmes scuff the cross. The second is a much tackle that conceded a corner.

66 mins 2-0 Huddersfield

Posh have been seeing all of the ball in the last five minutes. Huddersfield have backed off and look happy to play on the break. They break dangerously through Thomas, he beat Coulson with ease and fires a ball across the box, Ward can’t get there o the slide.

64 mins 2-0 Huddersfield

He looks like he is going to try and run it off but now Coulson is down after a heavy Ward challenge.