Peterborough United 3 0 Blues SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP | SATURDAY 18 SEPTEMBER
B Peterborough United (4-2-3-1): David Cornell, Nathan Thompson (captain), Ronnie Edwards, Frankie Kent, Dan Butler, Jack Taylor (Conor Coventry 72), Oliver Norburn, Joe Ward, Jorge Grant (Sammie Szmodics 83), Siriki Dembele (Harrison Burrows 83, Jonson Clarke-Harris. Substitutes not used: Will Blackmore, Josh Knight, Idris Kanu, Joe Tomlinson. Booking: Kent 71, Butler 93. Blues (3-5-2): Matija Sarkic, Marc Roberts (Dion Sanderson 46), Harlee Dean (Captain), Kristian Pedersen, Maxime Colin, Gary Gardner, Ryan Woods, Tahith Chong, Jeremie Bela (Ivan Sunjic 46), Lukas Jutkiewicz (Chuks Aneke 58), Troy Deeney. Substitutes not used: Connal Trueman, George Friend, Riley McGree, Scott Hogan. Booking: Woods 35, Gardner (sent off), 65, Aneke 74. Referee: Jarred Gillett Attendance: 11,988 (away 3,985) 26 | BLUES NEWS
lues suffered their second defeat in the space of a few days as they rounded off a busy return from the season’s first men’s international break at Peterborough United. Lee Bowyer’s men failed to recover from a tricky start in Cambridgeshire, conceding inside 60 seconds as Captain Harlee Dean was helpless to turning a Siriki Dembele cross into his own net. Although the visitors responded by creating chances of their own, including headed opportunities for both Lukas Jutkiewicz and Troy Deeney on his first start, they found themselves trailing by two come the interval. Jorge Grant dribbled through the centre and was adjudged to have been brought down by Ryan Woods inside the area, with Jonson ClarkeHarris converting the resultant penalty after 35 minutes. And the
man who had won Posh the spotkick soon put the game to bed after the interval, taking a touch before finishing following a foray forward from Dembele. Despite the scoreline, there was no let-up in Blues’ attempts to turn the game around as Ivan Sunjic and Chuks Aneke both went close. Nonetheless, a red card shown to Gary Gardner summed up an afternoon when nothing went the way of Bowyer’s men.
Dion’s debut Introduced at the break for the injured Marc Roberts, Dion Sanderson’s maiden league appearance for Blues is not one that will be remembered too fondly in general. However, the defender brought a reassuring presence to a side that was feeling the effects of a Wednesday to Saturday turnaround. His composure on the ball and ability to play from the back was a sight for sore eyes in an otherwise tough day at the office. BIRMINGHAM CITY vs PRESTON NORTH END
