Peterborough Under 21s won a top-of-the-table clash against a team with two players involved in £13.5 million worth of transfers
Peterborough United came from behind to win their top-of-the-table clash in the Professional Development Under 21 League game at Sheffield United on Tuesday.
Posh trailed to a strong Blades team after conceding an 11th minute goal, but a strong second-half display turned the tables. Joe Davies equalised on 55 minutes before Andre Changunda fired the visitors head eight minutes later.
Captain Joe Andrews completed the scoring 20 minutes from time as Posh closed the gap to their hosts at the top of the Southern section table to just one point. There is then an 11 point gap to third-placed Hull City.
The Blades fielded a strong side including on-loan Ipswich Town winger Chiedozie Ogbene and former Luton Town and Birmingham City midfielder Tahith Chong.
Ipswich signed Ogbene from Luton for £8 million in August 2024. He scored the goal against Posh yesterday. Chong has had two million-pound transfers in his career, the latest when Luton paid £4 million for him in July 2023.
Standings: 1 Sheff Utd P18 3pts, 2 POSH P19 37pts, 3 Hull P17 26pts, 4 Coventry P16 25pts, 5 Huddersfield P17 24pts, 6 Wigan P18 22pts, 7 Barnsley P17 17pts, 8 Fleetwood P17 13pts, 9 Sheff Wed P16 12pts, 10 Crewe P16 11pts.
Posh are next in action at home to Coventry on Wednesday, February 18.
Posh: Westcott, Freeman, Claxton, Mendonca, Trialist A, Andrews, Abbey (sub, McWilliams-Marcano, 78 mins), Fox, Davies, Changunda (sub Miltyalwa. 90 mins), Shofowoke. Unused subs: Trialist B, Bushell, Arber.
The squad travelled on to Mansfield after their game in Sheffield to watch Posh win 2-1 in a League One game.