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.com

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

Fri, 29 Oct, 2021, 22:14 BST

Form

Posh come into this fixture sitting 20th with a 5-point gap to the Championship that has suddenly been built after back-to-back wins. The hosts today sit 16th after impressive wins of their own against Cardiff and West Brom, they were, however, brought back down to earth by a defeat against out of form Birmingham last week.

Russell Martin has made them a steady side, who see a lot of the ball in matches, alot like his MK Dons side and in this case aswell, they could do with being more ruthless upfront. They have conceded 17 and scored 15. A win for Posh would draw the sides level but the inferior goal difference would keep them below the Swans.

Posh: DLLWW

Swansea: LDWWL

Last 5:

Birmingham 2-1 Swansea

Swansea 2-1 West Brom

Swansea 3-0 Cardiff

Derby 0-0 Swansea

Fulham 3-1 Swansea

Fri, 29 Oct, 2021, 22:05 BST

Match preview

Swansea City boss wary of Peterborough United and full of respect for his old gaffer, 17 year-old debutant when Posh last played this fixture and Sky Bet still expect Darren Ferguson’s side to be relegated

Swansea City manager Russell Martin is wary of an in-form Peterborough United side with good players, high energy and a top-class manager ahead of their Championship clash at the Swansea.com Stadium tomorrow (October 30, 3pm).

Fri, 29 Oct, 2021, 22:03 BST

Past matches

Like many this season, these two sides have not shared a pitch much in recent years. Jim Gannon was the Posh boss the last time this was a league fixture and in that he gave a professional debut to a 17-year-old Nathan Karoteng, remember him?

Last 5:

23 Aug 2016- Posh (Da Silva Lopes) 1-3 Swansea, League Cup

21 Sep 2010- Posh (Mackail-Smith) 1-3 Swansea, League Cup

27 Feb 2010- Swansea 1-0 Posh, Championship

5 Dec 2009- Posh (Whelpdale, McLean) 2-2 Swansea, Championship

31 Oct 2006- Posh (Crow) 1-0 Swansea, Championship

Fri, 29 Oct, 2021, 21:50 BST

Club record?

Peterborough United will equal a long-standing club record with a win at Swansea and they could beat it in Darren Ferguson’s 500th match as Posh manager

Peterborough United will equal a club record if they pull off a shock Championship win at Swansea City on Saturday (October 30).

Fri, 29 Oct, 2021, 21:48 BST

Careful!

Posh better be careful as Matthew Donohue is the man in the middle. He has shown a red card in four of his ten games this season. Forest boss Steve Cooper laid into him last Saturday, accusing him of not being ready after being brought into the game at the last minute and he was agitated and how many fouls he claims he missed, particularly a particularly blatant foul for Fulham’s first.

Fri, 29 Oct, 2021, 18:39 BST

Welcome!

Welcome to today’s live coverage as Posh make the extremely long trip to Swansea. Make sure you don’t forget your Covid pass!

Posh head into the match looking to win three consecutive second tier matches for only the third time in history. Confidence is sure to be high after finally breaking the run of away defeats last time out at Hull. Can Posh put on a show for the travelling fans? Let’s hope so.