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

The teams are now out on the pitch

A great recpection for Barry Fry from both the Posh and Brimingham fans and former Posh keeper Kevin Shoemake gives him his FA award for 50 years of service. Of course, he has been in the game 63 years.

Birmingham line-up

John Ruddy, Marcel Oakley, Dion Sanderson, Marc Roberts, Emmanuel Longelo, Krystian Bielik, Jordan James, Juninho Bacuna, Siriki Dembele, Scott Hogan, Tyler Roberts

Subs: Niel Etheridge, Kevin Long, Josh Williams, Brandon Khela, Alfie Chang, Ivan Sunjic, Keshi Anderson, Lukas Jutkiewicz

Nicholas Bilokapic, Harrison Burrows, Ronnie Edwards, Romoney Crichlow, Peter Kioso, Hector Kyprianou, Archie Collins, Joel Randall, Kwame Poku, Ephron Mason-Clark, Jonson Clarke-Harris

Subs: Dreyer, Ntege, Marcon

The PT live blog is back a week early!

As we look forward to the new season, Posh have one final chance to work on their preperations as they host Birmingham.

Will we see, Posh’s starting XI for next week in action, will someone play their way into Darren Ferguson’s plans?

Let’s find out