Peterborough United: Live Blog as Darren Ferguson makes his return against Port Vale
Posh travel to face Port Vale hoping to help Darren Ferguson finally win pick up a win in his first game of a Posh spell.
The two sides are level on 35 points in the table, five points outside of the play-offs
Posh are thought to be hampered by two defensive injuries- one of them potentially season-ending.
Follow all of the action on the PT live blog below.
LIVE: Port Vale vs Posh
Key Events
- 8pm kick-off
- Darren Ferguson’s first game back
- Posh believed to have two defensive injuries
- The two sides are level on points
- Posh can move to within two points of the play-offs with a win
19 mins 0-0
Out of nowhere. Taylor produces a great chipped ball over the top. EMC escapes his man but doesn’t show the killer instinct to have a crack at goal when he’s sprung the offside trap. Not sure if he thought he was off but he had a free shot at goal there, dithered and got tackled.
16 mins 0-0
Port Vale seeing a lot of the ball now. Worrall is getting the better of Butler almost every time he takes him on. It’s a real concern for Posh.
12 mins 0-0
Posh nearly score from a cross of their own. Good move sees Thompson play in Ward. His low cross looks for EMC but it’s a last ditch slide from Pett that takes it off him as he looked to shoot.
WHAT A CHANCE
Poor from Butler to be beaten on the left. Ball is sent into the box, Taylor deflects it right into the danger area and there is Odubeko with a free shot on goal. It’s an excellent save from Norris off his line but he shouldn’t have been given the chance.
7 mins 0-0
Butler getting very high up the pitch in this new system, not finding the quality of delivery yet though. Port Vale trying to get at Posh down the wings.