Peterborough United Live Blog: Cheltenham Town vs Posh- will this be the final game for Sammie Szmodics?
Grant McCann takes his side to the Jonny-Rocks Stadium to face one of his former clubs. McCann joined Cheltenham in 2003 after two previous loan spells at the club from West Ham. He finished with 179 appearances and 41 goals for the Robins before moving on to Barnsley in January, 2007 for £100k.
Today is Wade Elliott’s first game in charge after taking over from Michael Duff, who left to join Barnsley also this summer.
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Hide AdPosh are sweating on the fitness of Joe Ward and Nathan Thompson coming into the game and Harvey Cartwright is also likely to miss out with a thigh complaint.
A sell-out 1055 away following will be cheering the club on.
Follow all of the action on the PT live blog below.
LIVE BLOG: Cheltenham vs Posh
Key Events
- 3pm kick-off
- Potentially Sammie Szmodics' final game for Posh
- Cartwright, Ward and Thompson all struggling with injuries
- Lucas Bergstrom set for senior debut
- Wade Elliott’s first game in charge of Cheltenham
71 mins 2-2
Knight and JCH link up well and another dangerous ball comes into the box, cleared and it’s a great game now. Still fell there’s a goal for either side.
68 mins 2-2
Great run Knight, drives past Jackson, finds Burrows at the back post, shoots not far over.
67 mins 2-2
Emphatic finish from Clarke-Harris. Nearly breaks the net after a poor Raglan ball finds him just inside the box. Bad defending.
65 mins 2-1 Cheltenham
Big save Bergstrom, Sercombe with the diagonal ball. He chests down and shoots to the nearpost, keeper gets in the way. Game had opened up now.
64 mins 2-1 Cheltenham
Ball in from Brrows headed towards goal from Taylor, Szmodics, standing on the line, can’t react quick enough though.
62 mins 2-1 Cheltenham
Cheltenham start to resposnd after not really featuring in the game second half but Posh and break and get a corner after Szmodics has his shot blocked.