LIVE: SWANSEA CITY v PETERBOROUGH UNITED: Posh lucky to escape with a 3-0 defeat

David Cornell of Peterborough United cuts a dejected figure after Swansea City score their second goal of the game. Photo: Joe Dent/theposh.comDavid Cornell of Peterborough United cuts a dejected figure after Swansea City score their second goal of the game. Photo: Joe Dent/theposh.com
David Cornell of Peterborough United cuts a dejected figure after Swansea City score their second goal of the game. Photo: Joe Dent/theposh.com
Peterborough United chase a third straight Championship win at Swansea City today (October 30, 3pm).

Posh have only won three games in a row in the second tier twice in the club’s 61-year Football League history.

Follow the action from the Swansea.com Stadium live on the PT Blog below....

LIVE BLOG: Swansea vs Posh

Key Events

  • 3pm kick-off
  • Jonson Clarke-Harris to play after suspension
  • Posh sit 20th, 5 clear of relegation zone
  • Ex-Posh man Russell Martin takes charge of the Swans
  • Ryan Bennett also set to feature

It’s the 4-2-3-1 for Posh with JCH on. Still more of the same though, Swansea controlling possession and pressing well. Laird tries a low cross to Obafemi on the spot but well read by Taylor.

That was Piroe’s last action. On comes Michael Obefemi.

Nearly 4. Ronnie dawdling on the ball, in his own box, robbed by Piroe, to Cornell’s credit, he reacts quickly, he holds the striker up and makes him and the long way around him and the shooting angle is gone. He tries to cut back from the byline and round the keeper but Edwards now has the time to recover.

A tough day for both starting wingbacks is over. Kanu is replaced by Ward.

Something resembling a press from Posh there as Manning and Paterson are forced all the way back after what looked like a promising move. Very little chances to speak of this second half but Swansea still seeing plenty to the ball.

First involvement for JCH and he’s quite a significant way offside for a lofted ball up.

Never mind then, Grant goes off and on comes Clarke-Harris.

Posh are indeed paling a four of Butler, Beevers, Edwards, Thompson, Grant has moved to the right wing, Kanu is playing behind him and Szmodics appears to be central with Dembele behind, it was a slightly lop-sided look to it.

System crash. Sums up the day. Not much to mention from the first four minutes. More Swansea possession, Cornell with the sharp feet to get out of trouble when pressed when in a tight spot on the edge of his six-yard box.

Well it’s the break now and the change in formation brought a goal almost instantly. Not that it wasn’t coming anyway. Posh give the ball away again and Nthcam has all the time in the world to drill the ball into the bottom corner from the ege of the box.

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