Shrewsbury Town vs Peterborough United: Posh looking to stay second at Christmas

Ricky-Jade Jones will be looking to add to his Peterborough United tally. Photo: Joe Dent.Ricky-Jade Jones will be looking to add to his Peterborough United tally. Photo: Joe Dent.
Ricky-Jade Jones will be looking to add to his Peterborough United tally. Photo: Joe Dent.
Peterborough United head to Croud Meadow to face Shrewsbury in their final match before Christmas (December 23, 3pm).

Shrewsbury have a remarkable record of sitting comfortably in mid table (14th) but they have only scored 13 goals in 22 league matches.

Posh are unbeaten in their last five league matches and looking for a win that will keep them in the automatic promotion places for Christmas ahead of tricky festive fixtures against Barnsley and Derby.

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

LIVE: Shrewsbury vs Posh

Key Events

  • 3pm kick-off
  • Posh unbeaten in five league games
  • A win and Posh are in the automatic promotion places at Christmas
  • Shrewsbury have only scored 13 times in 22 league games

Ajiboye causing all kinds of problems on the right, wins a corner.

Edwards flicks it no but it's cleared.

Posh are continuing to come forward, which is important.

Great ball from Poku and Jones finds space again. He's through in the box and blasts over on his strong foot this time..

An inspired change. Ajiboye with a brilliant run down the right, cuts inside fires the ball low into a crowded near post. Hard to see what happened but Kyprianou runs away celebrating after poking in.

Ajiboye on for Randall

Poku moves into the middle

Great chance Posh.

Through ball from Burrows free EMC on the left, charges into the box and Marosi comes out well to save with his legs.

Posh seemed to have flipped the switch again

Rare Posh move in the last five minutes.

A good one too as Randall brings the ball half the length of the pitch and crosses for Poku. He's all alone but he can't climb enough and directs the header well over from a few yards out.

Kenneh tries his luck from the edge of the box, diving header from Kypainou makes the block.

Corner.

Kyprianou does well again to clear a dangerous inswinger.

Max Mata for Bowman

Fergie gets booked after a poor decision to award a free-kick against Kyprianou after he himself had been hacked down on the edge of the box and the foul ignored.

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