LIVE: PETERBOROUGH UNITED v PLYMOUTH ARGYLE: Posh bow out of the Carabao Cup in humbling fashion against lower level opposition

Peterborough United have made seven changes to their starting line-up as they aim to end a dismal set of Carabao Cup first round results at home to League One Plymouth Argle tonight (August 10, 7.45pm).
Josh Knight in action for Posh against Plymouth. Photo: David Lowndes.Josh Knight in action for Posh against Plymouth. Photo: David Lowndes.
Josh Knight in action for Posh against Plymouth. Photo: David Lowndes.

Posh have fallen at the first hurdle in each of the last four seasons and two of them were at home to lower division opposition, including last year when Cheltenham won 1-0 at the Weston Homes Stadium.

New signing Joel Randall is expected to start the game after a promising debut as a substitute in Saturday’s 3-0 Championship defeat at Luton Town.

LIVE BLOG: Posh vs Plymouth

Key Events

  • 0-4 FT
  • Ryan Hardie puts Plymouth ahead after 24 minutes
  • Randall and Poku could make first starts
  • Posh have not won an EFL Cup tie in the last 4 seasons
  • Plymouth started the season with a 2-0 loss against Rotherham

Randall feels he has his eye in now, another effort from range, this time around 25 yards. Easy save.

A bit end to end at the moment, Posh throwing men forward and to their credit Plymouth are standing up to it without needing to commit all men back. It’s a decent spectacle but a clear sense that the game is over and only one side is forcing the issue.

Hardie selling Edwards a dummy, then Kent. Shoots at goal from just outside the box, trying to get his hattrick but Tomlinson is the man to deny him. Law picks up and skips into the box but his touch away from Burrows is too heavy and Posh are able to clear.

Plymough sub Houghton replaced by Adam Randall at wing back.

Free kick 35 yards out, won by Kanu backing into his man and getting pushed to the floor. Tamely passed into the hands of Cooper from Grant.

Phwoar Randall has a shot on him. Out of nowhere, he cuts in from the left and hits a dipping swerving effort at goal, Cooper is taken by surprise but is able to beat it away. He is one a small number to come away with some credit tonight. Posh seeing more of the ball but Plymouth still sitting in well.

Nearly a first Posh goal for Randall. Good tenacious work from Ward on the right, as it has been since he came on. He floats a cross that Cooper misjudges and flaps at. It falls to Randall at the backpost but there are too many bodies between him and the goal and his effort is blocked before the line. Tomlinson’s shot on the follow-up is also blocked.

69 mins Should be 4

Glorious chance goes begging to four. Camara has much more time than he thinks just inside the penalty area but panics and takes it first time and shanks well over. He was found by Grant’s pass after he made a marauding run right down the middle, it looked like he was going to knock it to Jephcott to score but he took Posh by surprise and played it to Camara arriving late.

Set-piece goal. Houghton puts the ball into the back post, Camara heads it down and where it came from. Through a crowd it somehow ends up at the feet of Jephcott and he pokes home. Too easy.

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