LIVE: HULL CITY v PETERBOROUGH UNITED: Dembele puts Posh back in front

Jack Taylor of Peterborough United is congratulated by team-mates after scoring the opening goal of the game at Hull. Photo: Joe Dent/theposh.com

Peterborough United have a huge game at the bottom of the Championship at fellow strugglers Hull City tonight (October 20, 7.45pm).

A win could take Posh out of the bottom three, but Darren Ferguson’s side have lost all six of their away games so far this season.

Follow the action live on the PT Blog below...

LIVE BLOG: Hull vs Posh

Key Events

2-1 Posh FT
Posh hoping to avoid 7th consecutive away league defeat
Posh expected to stick with three at the back formation
Jonson Clarke-Harris serving the third of his four-match suspension
Hull have failed to score in 8 of their 12 league games

Wed, 20 Oct, 2021, 18:49 BST

Hull line-up

Colin Ingram, Lewis Coyle, Callum Elder, Jacob Greaves, Mallik Wilks, Greg Docherty, George Honeyman, Keane Lewis-Potter, Tom Huddlestone, Di’Shon Bernard, Josh Magennis

Subs: Nathan Baxter, Richie Smallwood, Tom Eaves, Josh Emmanuel, Andy Cannon, George Moncur, Randell Williams

Wed, 20 Oct, 2021, 18:46 BST

Posh line-up

Dai Cornell, Dan Butler, Mark Beevers, Ronnie Edwards, Josh Knight, Nathan Thompson, Oliver Norburn, Jack Taylor, Jorge Grant, Sammie Szmodics, Siriki Dembele

Subs: Will Blackmore, Harrison Burrows, Conor Coventry, Idris Kanu, Frankie Kent, Joe Tomlinson, Joe Ward

Tue, 19 Oct, 2021, 23:44 BST

Yesterday’s results

Bristol City 1-2 Nottingham Foreset

Derby 2-2 Luton

QPR 1-0 Blackburn

Sheffield United 1-2 Millwall

Stoke 0-1 Bournemouth

Tue, 19 Oct, 2021, 23:51 BST

Past meetings

A real mixed bag for Posh against Hull. They came from behind on the road last season and fancied their chances of making it a double but Ethan Hamilton’s first-half red card put pay to a bright start. This fixture also saw Posh snap a 7-match losing run in 2012 thanks to an Emile Sinclair hat-trick, perhaps his career highlight.

Past 5:

1 Mar 2021- Posh (Brown) 1-3 Hull

24 Oct 2020- Hull 1-2 Posh (Dembele, Clarke-Harris)

19 Jan 2013- Hull 1-1 Peterborough (McCann pen), Championship

29 Sep 2012- Hull 1-3 Posh (Sinclair 3), Championship

14 Jan 2012- Hull 1-0 Posh, Championship

Wed, 20 Oct, 2021, 00:07 BSTUpdated 00:08 BST

Posh are hoping to avoid taking a step closer to history tonight...

Peterborough United are closing in on an unwanted club record - one that has stood since 1935!

Peterborough United are closing in on an unwanted club record.

Wed, 20 Oct, 2021, 00:06 BSTUpdated 16:34 BST

Darragh insists that it is time to stick together

Peterborough United chairman insists it’s time to stick together rather than argue with each other

Peterborough United chairman Darragh MacAnthony has urged everyone connected with the club to stick together during a difficult period in the Championship.

Wed, 20 Oct, 2021, 00:05 BST

Form

Both sides actually have identical form over the past five games, Hull’s win at home to Middlesbrough was their first win in 11 matches since the opening day of the season, when they stuffed Preston 4-1 at Deepdale. McCann caused a stir among the fanbase last time out by moving away from a back three to a 4-2-3-1 and dropping the highly-favoured Josh Emmanuel in defence for ex-Posh man Callum Elder.

Posh: WLDLL

Hull: LLDWL

Last 5:

Huddersfield 2-0 Hull

Hull 2-0 Middlesbrough

Hull 1-1 Blackpool

Stoke 2-0 Hull

Hull 1-3 Sheffield United

Wed, 20 Oct, 2021, 15:34 BST

Big game

This is a big game. There is no question, it’s master vs apprentice in Ferguson against McCann but it is so much more than that.

Posh almost have to win if they are to restore confidence that they have what it takes at this level. Hull may have gone up as champions but a transfer limit/embargo imposed by the EFL has severely hampered their chances to add to the squad, meanwhile Posh have been free to add as they see fit.

Yet, Posh sit a point behind a Hull side, who are in 21st, that have picked up just nine points, scoring 8 goals in the process and have failed to score in 8 of their 12 league games. Posh may have scored 12 goals but the top scorers for both sides have just two each, Burrows, Dembrele, Szmodics and JCH for Posh and Keane Lewis-Potter for Hull.

The Tigers have picked up just five points in six home matches and Posh’s away struggles are well-documented. This represents a real chance for both sides to get their seasons started, if they can find a bit of quality, that has so far been lacking.

Wed, 20 Oct, 2021, 15:21 BST

Fergie speaks ahead of Hull clash

Peterborough United manager on finding small improvements, Grant McCann and his choice of formation ahead of a crunch game with Hull City

Peterborough United manager Darren Ferguson insists his side don’t have to show too much improvement to start winning again in the Championship.

Tue, 19 Oct, 2021, 23:35 BST

Ref

Tonight’s referee will be Leigh Doughty. He has had a rapid rise, he was refereeing in the National League in 18/19 season and only spent a year in the Football League before being promoted to the Championship last season. Tonight is his first time taking charge of Posh, let’s hope for a better standard of ref than on Saturday.