LIVE: PETERBOROUGH UNITED vs READING- Both keepers make big saves as teams level at the break

Peterborough United face their biggest game of the season so far as they host Reading in the Championship this evening (February 16, 7:45pm).
Kwame Poku in action for Posh against Reading. Photo: David Lowndes.Kwame Poku in action for Posh against Reading. Photo: David Lowndes.
Kwame Poku in action for Posh against Reading. Photo: David Lowndes.

Victory for Posh will see them climb out of the relegation zone but defeat will see them cut five points adrift and things will start to look bleak at the foot of the table.

The Royals are on a eight-game losing run and present a real for chance to break their own winless run.

Follow all of the action on the PT Blog below.

LIVE BLOG: Posh vs Reading

Key Events

  • 7:45pm kick-off
  • Victory would take Posh out of the relegation zone
  • Edwards set to return from injury
  • Beevers, Burrows and Taylor remain out
  • Posh are winless in 7 league games
  • Reading have last their last 8 in all competitions

82 mins 0-0 Reading sub

Dele-Bashiru on for Meite.

Reading can’t get it out though and concede a free-kick on the left when Rahman handballs it again. Ward’s ball beats Hein but it’s hit with so much power Knight can’t keep the header down.

WHAT A CHANCE. Hein comes flying out and punches away but he’s out of position as Ward wins it and drives into the box, the goal is open for a second but he doesn’t lift it and delays a second too long and Morrison clears off the line.

Pitch invader dealt with, on we go.

Jones on for Poku.

Posh freekick 35 yards out. Ward pulled down. There’s an idiot running the the pitch.

Out of nowhere, wonderful move Reading, Ince in space on the left floats a wonderful ball into Swift on the penalty spot. He really should do better than heading tamely into the arms of Benda.

Posh are the better side but there just isn’t the quality to carve out a great chance.

Marriott now stabs a ball at goal just wide after more got football rom Posh. Some good moments coming now.

Poku fires the ball at Hein from a tight angle on the right of the box. Probably the best he could do, JCH was stationary in the box.

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