PETERBOROUGH. Cheltenham Town was after all too good for Peterborough United with the goal of Tom Bradbury (16′), Alfie May (21′) and Alfie May (74′). Peterborough United was decisively better in terms of ball possession (72%).​

The match was played at the Weston Homes Stadium stadium in Peterborough on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Alan Young with the assistance of Christopher Ward and Johnathon Bickerdike. The 4th official was Daniel Cook. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.3 degrees Celsius or 43.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Peterborough United had a superior ball possession 72% while Cheltenham Town was struggling with a 28% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Peterborough United was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Cheltenham Town found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Peterborough United shot 14 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Cheltenham Town shot 10 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Peterborough United received 3 yellow cards (Frankie Kent, Jack Taylor and Kwame Poku). Regarding the opposition, Cheltenham Town received 2 yellow cards (Elliot Bonds and Ryan Broom).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Peterborough United will stay with 54 points to remain in the 9th place. On the other side, Cheltenham Town will have 40 points to sit in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Peterborough United will play away with Cambridge United on the 15th of April with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Peterborough United (0 draws).

Cheltenham Town will play away agasint Milton Keynes Dons on the 15th of April with a 5-1 head to head record in favor of Milton Keynes Dons (3 draws).

Peterborough United – Formation

Peterborough United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Darren Ferguson decided to play with the following team: Will Norris, Frankie Kent, Ronnie Edwards, Joe Ward, Nathanael Ogbeta, Jack Taylor, Harrison Burrows, Hector Kyprianou, Kwame Poku, Jonson Clarke-Harris and Ephron Mason-Clark.

The home team had on the bench: Kabongo Tshimanga, Ricky Jade-Jones, Oliver Norburn, Joel Randall, Will Blackmore, Nathan Thompson and Dan Butler.

Peterborough United could not rely on the presence of Nathan Thompson (injured).

Substitutions

Peterborough United made 5 changes: Ephron Mason-Clark for Oliver Norburn (25′), H. Kyprianou for Nathan Thompson (25′), R. Edwards for Kabongo Tshimanga (56′), N. Ogbeta for Dan Butler (75′) and Harrison Burrows for Joel Randall (75′).

Cheltenham Town – Formation

Cheltenham Town started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Wade Elliott played with: Luke Southwood, Ryan Jackson, Sean Long, Thomas Bradbury, Liam Sercombe, Ryan Broom, Will Ferry, Elliott Bonds, Caleb Taylor, Alfie May and Aidan Keena.

They had on the bench: James Olayinka, Glen Rea, Benjamin Williams, Elkan Baggott, Taylor Perry, Will Goodwin and Shaun MacDonald.

Substitutions

Cheltenham Town made 4 changes: A. Keena for Will Goodwin (65′), Will Ferry for Ben Williams (65′), Liam Sercombe for Glen Rea (69′) and Elliot Bonds for Taylor Perry (85′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​

• Shrewsbury Town – Morecambe – 3-1
• Portsmouth – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-1
• Peterborough United – Cheltenham Town – 0-3
• Oxford United – Derby County – 2-3
• Milton Keynes Dons – Cambridge United – 1-0
• Forest Green Rovers – Bristol Rovers – 1-3
• Fleetwood Town – Port Vale – 1-1
• Exeter City – Lincoln City – 2-1
• Charlton Athletic – Accrington Stanley – 1-1
• Burton Albion – Wycombe Wanderers – 2-1
• Bolton Wanderers – Ipswich Town – 0-2
• Barnsley – Plymouth Argyle – 3-0