Peterborough United vs Birmingham City: Live blog as Posh host their final pre-season friendly

Kwame Poku scores the opening goal for Peterborough United. Photo: Joe Dent.Kwame Poku scores the opening goal for Peterborough United. Photo: Joe Dent.
Kwame Poku scores the opening goal for Peterborough United. Photo: Joe Dent.
Peterborough United host Birmingham City at the Weston Homes Stadium in their final pre-season match (July 29, 3pm).

Darren Ferguson will get a final chance to look at his side in a match situation before the big kick-off next Saturday.

It will be a chance perhaps to learn more about who may start at Reading as a host of players face Birmingham, while others travel to take part in another fixture against an as yet unnamed club.

Find out how Posh are shaping up on the PT live blog below.

LIVE: Posh vs Birmingham

Key Events

  • Final pre-season friendly
  • Siriki Dembele set to return to London Road

Kyprianou smashes one into the roof of the net.

He was left all alone on the edge of the box, EMC cuts it back across the box and he makes no mistake.

Posh lead 2-0, a great finsih from EMC. off the post and in from the edge of the box.

Excellent skil form Rnadall, turns Longelo in his half, makes a great run but can;t find a cross.

This game is being played at a good pace, Dembele causing problems and has already been fouled a couple of times.

Kwame Poku heads in on the line.

Posh moved the forward quickly from the back through Crichlow, JCH finds Randall, he slips in EMC on the right, he shoots across the keeper, Ruddy saves but it only loops up to Poku on the line.

Wow, Dembele gets his first touch, goes past Kioso like he isn;t there, drives into the box and smashes onto the near post!

Roberts nearly charged down Bilokapic after a weak backpass from Crichlow but the keeper does well to get out of it just in time.

After a minute’s applause for Trevor Francis, we’re underway.