Peterborough United vs Arsenal U21: Live Blog as EFL Trophy knockout round begins

Peterborough United host Arsenal U21 in the EFL Trophy second round at the Weston Homes Stadium on Tuesday (December 5, 7:30pm).
Could Malik Mothersille be given another Peterborough United start on Tuesday night? Photo: Joe Dent.Could Malik Mothersille be given another Peterborough United start on Tuesday night? Photo: Joe Dent.
Could Malik Mothersille be given another Peterborough United start on Tuesday night? Photo: Joe Dent.

Posh advanced to the knockout stages due to the fact they won their group while Arsenal finished as runners-up to Reading, they lost their final group game 5-2 to the Royals despite fielding first teamers Fabio Vieira and Reiss Nelson.

Posh are expected to make a number of changes from the line-up that beat Doncaster in the FA Cup at the weekend.

Follow all of the action on the PT live blog below.

LIVE: Posh vs Arsenal U21

Another good low save from Talley when Henry-Francis found space on the edge of the box.

Good low save from Talley from Edwards.

The Arsenal kids haven't given up to be fair to the,, just not much they can do.

Great diving block to prevent another JCH goal. Ball loops over as the ran onto Mills' cross just inside the box.

Great corner for Katongo to run on it, glances his header wide, should really have scored.

Not bad for this competition

Keeper out again to smoother another Mothersille effort from the left of the box.

Henry-Francis goes down holding his face as Mothersille goes past him but ref allows the shot before blowing.

Lewis-Skelly and Nwaneri off

Michal Rosiak and Ismail Oulad M'Hand

Crichlow has turned into a number ten tonight, plays a great ball into Mothersille on the left of the box, in one-on-one again, shoots across the keeper and its saved with his legs.

Dornelly straight into the action and hits an effort at goal, just wide but it takes a deflection and Ajiboye blasts over following the next corner.

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