Match Report
| Peterborough United | Peterborough United |  |  | Birmingham City | Birmingham City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stanley May | S. May |  | 44 | G |  | 1 | | G | 39 | | Craig Parker | C. Parker | |||||||||
| Clive Beresford | C. Beresford | | 59 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 49 | | James Mann | J. Mann | |||||||||
| Adam Gordon | A. Gordon | | 50 | D |  | | 3 | | | D | 48 | | Carl Thompson | C. Thompson | |||||||
| Danny Philips | D. Philips | | 46 | D | | 4 | | D | 46 | | Tony Fletcher | T. Fletcher | |||||||||
| Leon Taylor | L. Taylor | | 39 | D | | 5 | | D | 44 | | Nicholas Oliver | N. Oliver | |||||||||
| Billy Bolton | B. Bolton | | 38 | D | | 6 | | M | 54 | | Adam Drake | A. Drake | |||||||||
| Wes Hackworth | W. Hackworth | | 64 | M | | 7 | | M | 46 | | Nigel May | N. May | |||||||||
| Daniele Walker | D. Walker | | 55 | M | | 8 | | M | 43 | | Ruel Crooks | R. Crooks | |||||||||
| Seth Dublin | S. Dublin | | 44 | M | | 9 | | A | 51 |  | Piero Atzeni | P. Atzeni | |||||||||
| Danny Green | D. Green | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 50 | | Mark Lampard | M. Lampard | |||||||||
| Craig Gordon | C. Gordon | | 59 | A | | 11 | | A | 47 | | Phil Lua-Lua | P. Lua-Lua | |||||||||
| Colin Gilchrist | C. Gilchrist | | 49 | A | | 12 | | A | 43 | | Liam Shields | L. Shields | |||||||||
| Fredrik Dublin | F. Dublin | | 46 | A | | 13 | | A | 41 | | Stanley Todd | S. Todd | |||||||||
| Alfred White | A. White | | 41 | M | | 14 | | G | 38 | | Carl Grondin | C. Grondin | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Caternet |
Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at London Road Ground where Peterborough United play host to Birmingham City. A crowd of 2,891 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Peterborough United are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Birmingham City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Carlton Lawton.
The pitch is in good condition.
Peterborough United are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Birmingham City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Carlton Lawton.
0.00
0-0Peterborough United kick off and get the match underway!
3.57
0-0Wes Hackworth barges into Ruel Crooks. Wes Hackworth is warned by the referee! Ruel Crooks stretches but gets up unharmed.
6.42
0-0Danny Philips barges into Mark Lampard. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Mark Lampard runs off the knock.
18.23
1-0Daniele Walker chips the ball to his team mate, Seth Dublin. Seth Dublin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Danny Green. Danny Green skips past Tony Fletcher! Danny Green strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
27.12
1-0Wes Hackworth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniele Walker. Daniele Walker kicks a strong pass forward to Danny Green. Danny Green sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Craig Parker gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
28.54
1-0Piero Atzeni threads the ball through to Adam Drake. Adam Drake knocks in a cross ball towards Mark Lampard. Mark Lampard finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
33.33
Tony Fletcher makes a probing pass to Adam Drake. Adam Drake threads a neat ball through to Ruel Crooks. Ruel Crooks sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
38.57
1-0Wes Hackworth chips the ball to his team mate, Danny Green. Danny Green knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Carl Thompson.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Peterborough United appear unchanged since the first half. Birmingham City also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Birmingham City kick off!
60.50
1-0Birmingham City have made 2 substitutions with Liam Shields replacing Tony Fletcher and Carl Grondin replacing Mark Lampard .
75.37
Ruel Crooks deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Phil Lua-Lua. Phil Lua-Lua shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
78.48
Wes Hackworth catches Ruel Crooks on the ankles. The referee brings Wes Hackworth to one side and gives him another warning! Ruel Crooks hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
81.48
Adam Gordon flicks a high pass forward. Seth Dublin collects the pass. Seth Dublin knocks the ball to his team mate, Wes Hackworth. Wes Hackworth knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Gordon. Craig Gordon flicks the ball with his head but it flies just wide!
87.37
Carl Thompson advances with the ball. Carl Thompson threads the ball through to Carl Grondin. Carl Grondin rushes past Adam Gordon! Some good footwork from Carl Grondin provides some space. He shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
45.1%
54.9%
Play Area
36.6%
47.9%
15.5%
Scorers
| Danny Green 18 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Danny Green of Peterborough United |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Stanley May (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Clive Beresford (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Adam Gordon (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Danny Philips (DEF) |  | 4 |
| 5. | Leon Taylor (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Billy Bolton (DEF) | 6 | |
| 7. | Wes Hackworth (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Daniele Walker (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Seth Dublin (MID) | 8 | |
| 10. | Danny Green (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Craig Gordon (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Colin Gilchrist (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Fredrik Dublin (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Alfred White (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Craig Parker (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | James Mann (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Carl Thompson (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Tony Fletcher (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Nicholas Oliver (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Adam Drake (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Nigel May (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Ruel Crooks (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Piero Atzeni (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Mark Lampard (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Phil Lua-Lua (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Liam Shields (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Stanley Todd (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Carl Grondin (GK) | 6 | |