LIVE: HUDDERSFIELD TOWN vs PETERBOROUGH UNITED - Posh trail at the break after two early goals
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
Late change
There has been a late change to the side. Benda is unwell and will sit out the game completely. Dai Cornell will be in goal.
Huddersfield team
Huddersfield: Lee Nicholls, Harry Toffolo, Matty Pearson, Ollie Turton, Tom Lees, Danel Sinani, Lewis O’Brien, Duane Holmes, Sorba Thomas, Jon Russell, Danny Ward. Substitutes: Jamal Blackman, Pipa, Jonathan Hogg, Tino Anjorin, Jordan Rhodes, Naby Sarr, Carel Eiting.
Team news Frankie Kent is ill
In-form Posh centre-back Frankie Kent is ill and replaced by Mark Beevers in the only change from the team that lost to Manchester City on Tuesday. Beevers will skipper the side with regular captain Oliver Norburn is on the substitutes’ bench
Posh: Steven Benda, Josh Knight, Ronnie Edwards, Mark Beevers, Joe Ward, Hayden Coulson, Jeando Fuchs. Jorge Grant, Sammie Szmodics, Kwame Poku, Ricky-Jade Jones, Substitutes: Oliver Norburn, Dai Cornell, Jonson Clarke-Harris, Jack Marriott, Callum Morton, Bali Mumba, Harrison Burrows.
Huddersfield (to follow):
Referee helped Huddersfield
Gavin Ward referees Posh for the first time this season. He had a shocker when refereeing Huddersfield v Stoke on a Friday night recently when he neglected to send off Josh Koroma of the Terriers for a horror challenge. Koroma went on to score a few minutes later
Big blogger Ben Jones has been doing journalism exams today, but he’s hoping to get here for kick off.
It’s a damp old night in Huddersfield. The Terriers will go second in the Championship if they win tonight and Posh will climb off the bottom with a draw and they will also go above Barnsley with a win.
There has already been good news for Posh today as the under 23s beat Charlton 6-2 at the Weston Homes Stadium in the last 16 of the Premier League Cup. Joe Taylor hit a hat-trick with Jack Taylor, Luke Harris and Kellan Hickinson also on target.
How would you line up?
Peterborough United star to make his return for the club’s 23 side on Friday rather than the first team
Star midfielder Jack Taylor will not be risked in tomorrow’s Championship fixture at Huddersfield Town (March 4, 7.45pm).
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