Peterborough United vs Walsall: Live blog as look to make Vertu Trophy progress

Malik Mothersille in action as Posh beat Northampton in the Round of 32. Photo: Joe Dent.Malik Mothersille in action as Posh beat Northampton in the Round of 32. Photo: Joe Dent.
Malik Mothersille in action as Posh beat Northampton in the Round of 32. Photo: Joe Dent.
Peterborough United host Walsall in the Vertu Trophy Round of 16 at the Weston Homes Stadium (January 14, 7:45pm).

Walsall come into the game on a high having won eight league games in a row and sitting 12 points clear at the top of League Two.

They are expected to make changes tonight though and have lost League Two top scorer Nathan Lowe.

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

LIVE: Posh vs Walsall

Wow, it’s 4-2. Bilokapic has taken a kick out with his hands and smashed it straight at Gordon, it’s looped up over him and in

Walsall still pressing

Fantastic save again, wow, pushed another effort from Gordon in the box over the bar.

Bilokapic now has to push a Gordon effort on the turn around the post,

Brilliant 30 yard effort from Lakin, Bilokapic can only push it onto the bar!

It’s been nerve racking at times but surely that’ll see Posh home. Brilliant driving run from Ihionvien right into the box, cuts it back to Mothersille and he puts it in on the slide

De Havilland for Kyprianou

Walsall now go close again, Bilokapic has to push a Lakin arrow from range past the post. That was from a corner where Adomah had seen a close range effort poked inches wide.

Triple Posh change

Odoh, Lindgren, Fernandez off

Jones, Ihonovien, Nevett on

So close to 4-1, first CCC chips an effort just wide of the post but then he sends Mothersille clear on the left, he looks to give Lindgren a tap-in for his hat-trick but a defender comes across to cover just in time.

Better from Posh this last five minutes, starting to get a foothold back in the game.

Very slow start from Posh. Walsall almost score again, this time a corner headed inches wide of the far post.

Big miss, it’s Johnson again. Jellis down the Posh left, cuts through, sends it across to Johnson yards out from goal but he blasts over.

Wow, Bilokapic passed the ball right to Johnson, right in front of goal inside the box. He’s rushed his shot and hit it straight at the keeper, incredible.

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