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

Oh dear, out of nothing Posh get in one-on-one thanks to a ball from Edwards.

Ricky free left of the box but its an appalling dragged effort on his left foot. Trickles several yards wide.

Posh look really quite ropey at the back.

Knight has been closed down a couple of times and Bilokapic has to sprint of his line to stop a wind-assisted lone ball over the top to Udoh causing danger.

Centre-back Aaron Pierre goes down off the ball.

He's about to limp off.

Morgan Feeney to come on in his place.

Bennett to Udoh, wins the header easily but sees it deflected just wide

Second corner goes straight over the bar.

Posh starting to get a bit more possession but making mistakes in possession.

Collins ends up conceding a corner with a bad pass back under pressure, nowhere near Bilokapic.

Posh aren't dealing well the the press in the opening stages, even Edwards just got pressured into a poor cross-field ball to Kioso.

Good move from Posh, Ronnie unfazed by the press and finds Randall.

It's a lovely turn from Randall on halfway and he brings the ball into the final third, plays a one-two with EMC and finds space on the left, slides a ball across the box but no pink shirt can get there.

Lovely football though.

Early sliced shot from Udoh from 30 yards, well over.

Shrewsbury pressing from the star, looking to deny Posh any space to work.

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