Peterborough United overcomes Exeter City 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

PETERBOROUGH. Peterborough United bested Exeter City to win 2-1.

By
Luke Meyer
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Peterborough United overcomes Exeter City 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

PETERBOROUGH. Peterborough United conquered Exeter City to win 2-1. It was Peterborough United to strike first with an early goal of Ephron Mason-Clarke at the 4′. Then it was a goal in the 36′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Kwame Poku gave the win to Peterborough United in the 68′ minute with a goal. Peterborough United was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%) 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 Marc Edwards who was helped by Kevin Howick and Marc Wilson. The 4th official was Michael Chard.

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Peterborough United

2 - 1

Team 1

Exeter City

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 18 Total 11
  • 7 On Target 1
  • 3 Off Target 5
  • 8 Shots blocked 5
  • 98 Attack 81
  • 60 Dangerous attack 33
  • 68 Ball safe 63
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 7
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 8 Total 9
  • 0 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Peterborough United had a strong ball possession 61% while Exeter City was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Peterborough United was putting more pressure with 60 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Peterborough United won the match​.

Peterborough United shot 18 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Exeter City shot 11 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Peterborough United didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Exeter City received 5 yellow cards (Ilmari Niskanen, Ben Purrington, Dion Rankine, Luke Harris and Vincent Harper).

Match Timeline

Ephron Mason-Clark(goal)
4'
36'
Tom Carroll(goal)Sonny Cox
39'
Vincent Harper- Yellow
Ricky-Jade Jones- sub ->Malik Mothersille
55'
M. Olakigbe- sub ->Joel Randall
55'
60'
Mo Eisa- sub ->Vincent Harper
60'
Yanic Wildschut- sub ->R. Woods
62'
Ben Purrington - Yellow
Kwame Poku(goal)
68'
69'
Harry Kite- sub ->Will Aimson
69'
Dion Rankine- sub ->Sonny Cox
80'
Millenic Alli- sub ->Pierce Sweeney
84'
L. Harris- Yellow
85'
Dion Rankine- Yellow
David Ajiboye- sub ->Kwame Poku
86'
Jonson Clarke-Harris- sub ->Ricky Jade-Jones
90'
90'
Ilmari Niskanen- Yellow

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 62 points to sit in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Exeter City will stays with 40 points to sit in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Peterborough United will host Northampton Town on the 5th of March with a 8-2 head to head record in favor of Peterborough United (1 draw).

Exeter City will host Bolton Wanderers on the 9th of March with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Bolton Wanderers (1 draw).

Peterborough United – Formation

Peterborough United
G
Jed Steer 21.England
6.8
D
J. Katongo 2.England
7.0
D
Harrison Burrows 3.England
6.7
D
R. Edwards 4.England
7.3
D
Josh Knight 5.England
7.7
M
Ephron Mason-Clark 10.England
8.1
Goals4'
M
Kwame Poku 11.England
7.3
86' Goals68'
M
Joel Randall 14.England
7.0
55'
M
Hector Kyprianou 22.Cyprus
7.1
M
Archie Collins 27.England
7.3
F
M. Mothersille 18.England
7.0
55'
Substitutes
G
N. Bilokapić 1.Australia
D
Romoney Crichlow 6.England
M
Ryan De Havilland 8.England
F
Jonson Clarke-Harris 9.Jamaica
90'
F
M. Olakigbe 15.England
6.6
55'
F
David Ajiboye 16.England
6.7
86'
F
Ricky-Jade Jones 17.England
6.7
55'

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 (6.8), Jadel Katongo (7.0), Josh Knight (7.7), Ronnie Edwards (7.3), Harrison Burrows (6.7), Hector Kyprianou (7.1), Archie Collins (7.3), Kwame Poku (7.3), Joel Randall (7.0), Ephron Mason-Clarke (8.1) and Malik Mothersille (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Nicholas Bilokapic, Romoney Crichlow, Ryan De Havilland, Jonson Clarke-Harris, Michael Olakigbe (6.6), David Ajiboye (6.7) and Ricky Jade-Jones (6.7).

Substitutions

Peterborough United made 4 changes: Joel Randall for Michael Olakigbe (55′), Malik Mothersille for Ricky Jade-Jones (55′), Kwame Poku for David Ajiboye (86′) and Ricky Jade-Jones for Jonson Clarke-Harris (90′).

Player of the match: Ephron Mason-Clarke​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Peterborough United was Ephron Mason-Clarke.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 29 passes (90% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 5 crosses.

Exeter City – Formation

Exeter City
G
Viljami Sinisalo 1.Finland
7.0
D
Ben Purrington  2.England
6.7
62'
D
Zak Jules 3.Scotland
6.6
D
Will Aimson  4.England
6.8
69'
D
Pierce Sweeney 26.Republic of Ireland
7.3
80'
M
Tom Carroll 6.England
8.4
Goals36'
M
Ryan Woods 8.England
7.0
60'
M
Ilmari Niskanen 14.Finland
6.8
90'
M
Vincent Harper 31.Kenya
7.0
60' 39'
F
Sonny Cox 19.England
6.8
69'
F
L. Harris 20.Wales
7.3
84'
Substitutes
G
Shaun MacDonald 30.England
D
Cheick Diabaté 39.England
M
Harry Kite 16.England
6.8
69'
M
Dion Rankine 21.England
6.4
69' 85'
F
Yanic Wildschut 13.Suriname
7.0
60'
F
Millenic Alli 25.Republic of Ireland
7.0
80'
F
Mo Eisa 27.Sudan
6.4
60'

Exeter City started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).

Gary Caldwell played with: Viljami Sinisalo (7.0), Will Aimson (6.8), Pierce Sweeney (7.3), Ben Purrington (6.7), Zak Jules (6.6), R. Woods (7.0), Ilmari Niskanen (6.8), Tom Carroll (8.4), Vincent Harper (7.0), Luke Harris (7.3) and Sonny Cox (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Yanic Wildschut (7.0), Harry Kite (6.8), Dion Rankine (6.4), Millenic Alli (7.0), Mo Eisa (6.4), Shaun MacDonald and Cheick Diabaté.

Exeter City could not rely on the presence of Mo Eisa (injured) and Millenic Alli (injured).

Substitutions

Exeter City made 5 changes: Vincent Harper for Mo Eisa (60′), R. Woods for Yanic Wildschut (60′), Pierce Sweeney for Millenic Alli (80′), Sonny Cox for Dion Rankine (69′) and Will Aimson for Harry Kite (69′).

Player of the match: Tom Carroll​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Exeter City was Tom Carroll.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 76 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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