PETERBOROUGH. Peterborough United was capable to reverse the score against Shrewsbury Town to win 2-1. It was Shrewsbury Town to strike first with a goal of Jordan Shipley at the 41′. Then it was a goal in the 51′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Josh Knight gave the win to Peterborough United in the 68′ minute. Peterborough United was decisively better in terms of ball possession (74%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

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 Matthew Corlett with the help of Michael Webb and Paul Kelly. The 4th official was Stephen Wade.

Match Statistics​

Peterborough United

2 - 1

Shrewsbury Town

  • ! 74 Ball Possession 26
Shots
  • 20 Total 14
  • 8 On Target 4
  • 6 Off Target 5
  • 6 Shots blocked 5
  • 112 Attack 108
  • 34 Dangerous attack 32
  • 138 Ball safe 96
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 5 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Peterborough United was in firm control of the ball 74% while Shrewsbury Town was struggling with a 26% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Peterborough United was more aggressive with 34 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Peterborough United won the match​.

Peterborough United shot 20 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Shrewsbury Town shot 14 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Peterborough United received 2 yellow cards (Ronnie Edwards and Archie Collins). On the other side, Shrewsbury Town received 3 yellow cards (Cheyenne Dunkley, Carl Winchester and Jordan Shipley).

Match Timeline

R. Edwards- Yellow
30'
33'
Carl Winchester- Yellow
41'
Jordan Shipley(goal)
Joel Randall(goal)Jadel Katongo
51'
65'
Jordan Shipley- Yellow
Josh Knight(goal)Harrison Burrows
68'
71'
Ryan Bowman- sub ->Taylor Perry
71'
Roland Idowu - sub ->Max Mata
76'
77'
Chey Dunkley- Yellow
Archie Collins- Yellow
78'
87'
87'
Tunmise Sobowale- sub ->Carl Winchester

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Portsmouth
97
46
Derby County
92
46
Bolton Wanderers
87
46
Peterborough United
84
46
Oxford United
77
46
Barnsley
76
46
Lincoln City
74
46
Blackpool
73
46
Stevenage
71
46
Wycombe Wanderers
65
46
Leyton Orient
65
46
Wigan Athletic
62
46
Exeter City
61
46
Northampton Town
60
46
Bristol Rovers
57
46
Charlton Athletic
53
46
Reading
53
46
Cambridge United
48
46
Shrewsbury Town
48
46
Burton Albion
46
46
Cheltenham Town
44
46
Fleetwood Town
43
46
Port Vale
41
46
Carlisle United
30
46

After playing this match, Peterborough United has 55 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the other side, Shrewsbury Town will stays with 30 points like Charlton Athletic, Wycombe Wanderers and Port Vale to hold in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Peterborough United will host Northampton Town on the 6th of January with a 8-2 head to head stats in favor of Peterborough United (1 draw).

Shrewsbury Town will play away against Northampton Town on the 27th of January with a 6-6 head to head statistic.

Peterborough United – Formation

Peterborough United
G
Jed Steer 21.England
7.1
D
J. Katongo 2.England
7.8
87'
D
Harrison Burrows 3.England
7.3
D
R. Edwards 4.England
7.3
30'
D
Josh Knight 5.England
8.5
68'
M
Ephron Mason-Clark 10.England
7.9
M
Joel Randall 14.England
8.1
51'
M
David Ajiboye 16.England
7.0
M
Hector Kyprianou 22.Cyprus
7.3
M
Archie Collins 27.England
7.3
78'
F
Ricky-Jade Jones 17.England
7.0
76'
Substitutes
G
F. Talley 25.England
D
Romoney Crichlow 6.England
D
E. Fernandez 20.England
6.8
87'
M
Jeando Fuchs 7.Cameroon
M
Ryan De Havilland 8.England
F
M. Mothersille 18.England
6.4
76'
F
J. Wakeling 28.England

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: Jed Steer (7.1), Jadel Katongo (7.8), Josh Knight (8.5), Ronnie Edwards (7.3), Harrison Burrows (7.3), Hector Kyprianou (7.3), Archie Collins (7.3), David Ajiboye (7.0), Joel Randall (8.1), Ephron Mason-Clarke (7.9) and Ricky Jade-Jones (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Romoney Crichlow, Jeando Fuchs, Ryan De Havilland, Malik Mothersille (6.4), Emmanuel Fernandez (6.8), Fynn Talley and Jacob Wakeling.

Peterborough United could not rely on the presence of Malik Mothersille (injured).

Substitutions

Peterborough United made 2 changes: Ricky Jade-Jones for Malik Mothersille (76′) and Jadel Katongo for Emmanuel Fernandez (87′).

Player of the match: Josh Knight​

The player that probably impressed the most for Peterborough United was Josh Knight.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 119 passes (95% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 13.

Shrewsbury Town – Formation

Shrewsbury Town
G
Harry Burgoyne 13.England
7.3
D
Morgan Feeney 5.England
8.1
D
Jason Sraha 6.England
6.8
D
Chey Dunkley 22.England
6.4
77'
M
Mal Benning 3.England
6.3
M
Carl Winchester 7.Northern Ireland
7.0
87' 33'
M
Taylor Perry 14.England
7.0
71'
M
Tom Bloxham 18.England
6.8
M
Jordan Shipley 26.England
7.9
65' 41'
M
Nohan Kenneh 42.Liberia
6.4
F
Max Mata 27.New Zealand
7.0
71'
Substitutes
D
Joe Anderson 4.England
D
Tunmise Sobowale 15.Republic of Ireland
6.8
87'
D
Aaron Pierre 16.Grenada
M
Roland Idowu 12.Republic of Ireland
6.6
71'
M
Tom Bayliss 20.England
F
Ryan Bowman 9.England
6.4
71'

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

Matthew Taylor played with: Harry Burgoyne (7.3), Morgan Feeney (8.1), Cheyenne Dunkley (6.4), Jason Sraha (6.8), Carl Winchester (7.0), Taylor Perry (7.0), Nohan Kenneh (6.4), Malvind Benning (6.3), Tom Bloxham (6.8), Jordan Shipley (7.9) and Max Mata (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Joseph Anderson, Ryan Bowman (6.4), Roland Idowu (6.6), Tunmise Sobowale (6.8), Aaron Pierre, Tom Bayliss and Jack Loughran.

Substitutions

Shrewsbury Town made 3 changes: Taylor Perry for Ryan Bowman (71′), Max Mata for Roland Idowu (71′) and Carl Winchester for Tunmise Sobowale (87′).

Player of the match: Morgan Feeney​

The most impressive player for Shrewsbury Town was Morgan Feeney.

His rating is 8.1 with 17 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 3.

Results of the day

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