LIVE: PETERBOROUGH UNITED vs DERBY COUNTY- Late goal sends Posh closer to League One

Peterborough United travel to face Derby in what is now a must-win match in the Championship relegation battle (February 19, 3pm).
Oliver Norburn of Peterborough United battles with Krystian Bielik of Derby County. Photo: Joe Dent/theposh.com.Oliver Norburn of Peterborough United battles with Krystian Bielik of Derby County. Photo: Joe Dent/theposh.com.
Oliver Norburn of Peterborough United battles with Krystian Bielik of Derby County. Photo: Joe Dent/theposh.com.

Victory would see Posh move six points clear of the Rams with a game in hand and potentially out of the relegation zone.

Defeat, however, would see Derby move ahead of Posh and drop them to 23rd and much closer to a place in League One next season.

Ronnie Edwards could be available again after injury.

Follow all of the action of the PT live blog below.

LIVE BLOG: Derby vs Posh

Key Events

  • 3pm kick-off
  • Ronnie Edwards in contention to return
  • Posh looking for only their second away win of the season
  • Derby would overtake Posh with victory
  • The Rams have earned 18 more points than Posh this season

Great play by Posh again. Derby are having a flat spell. Ward ball in again, JCH there and Davies has to awkwardly flick it away. Typical it stayed in pay and Derby break. Knight boked for delaying the restart from the throw-in.

Half a chance for Posh if Ward lifts his cross along the ground rather than lifting it over JCH to Mumba. A brighter few minutes for Posh but it has not led to anything so far.

82 mins 0-0 Derby sub

Positive change s Morrison comes on for Bielik.

Yellow for Davies now. I can't keep up. Good interception by Jones, sets off on a run into the Derby half but is cynically hauled down by Davies on the slide..

This is just all Derby, Posh can not get out. There’s been some heroic blocks from the centre-halves but Posh are getting torn apart on the right. JCH popped up at left back at ne point to try and help out.

Just before then, Byrne kicks out at Jones as he looks to turn him and also went into the book.

Yellow for Thompson. Brown gives the ball away in his own half and Derby are breaking with pace. He comes across and takes out Sibley.

No goal! Derby all celebrate thinking they have the first goal after Plange poked Knight’s cross that hit Sibley in the box and fell for him. Benda has to throw himself down to his left but Benda keeps it out as confirmed by the ref’s watch.

One-way traffic. One-two on the right gets Knight past Jones, he clips a ball across and it’s a poke at goal from Sibley on the volley but he sprays it wide. Not sure you would know the numbers are level again.

Planted well over by Bird.

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