LIVE: PETERBOROUGH UNITED vs MANCHESTER CITY- Posh holding Manchester City at the break

Action from Posh v Man City. Photo: David Lowndes.Action from Posh v Man City. Photo: David Lowndes.
Action from Posh v Man City. Photo: David Lowndes.
Peterborough United host the champions of England in the FA Cup fifth round at the Weston Homes Stadium (March 1, 7:15pm).

Pep Guardiola’s side have won the FA Cup six times, most recently in 2019, and currently sit top of the Premier League table.

Posh meanwhile sit bottom of the Championship and are eyeing up a sensational cup upset and to reach the quater finals for the first time since 1964.

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

LIVE BLOG: Posh vs Man City

Key Events

  • 7:15pm kick-off
  • Oliver Norburn suspended
  • Posh have not reached the FA Cup quarter finals since 1964
  • Jack Grealish and Gabriel Jesus among likely starters
  • Manchester City squad cost £926m to put together

Looks like Joe Ward has done a hamstring.

Good save from Benda low down. Beats away Foden’s effort from around 25 yards out. Moment before he had shown great feet in the box only to be denied by Kent with his back.

Posh are still going for this. Marriott has a great chance to score with his second touch. Fuchs, to Grant to Marriott inside the box. He takes a touch and belts it at goal, beaten away by Ederson.

Poku, Szmodics Jones all off. Clarke-Harris, Marriott and Brown.

Friday may be in mind now.

Confrontation between Szmodics and Fernandinho. Both get yellow cards.

Big diagonal ball over from Foden to Grealish. He chests down and slides a shot under the on-rushing Benda.

A few more City chances coming now. Jesus shoots low to the near post. Well saved by Benda down low.

Swift City breakaway involving Mahrez and Jesus. The Algerian brings it forward and gets a shooting chance just inside the box. It goes over under heavy pressure from Knight.

Posh just need to keep going here. Don’t go under and concede again.

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