Cheltenham Town vs Peterborough United: Live Blog as Posh must win to have any chance of finishing second and opponents face the drop

Peterborough United travel to the Completely Suzuki Stadium to face Cheltenham Town in League One action on Tuesday (April 23, 7:45pm).
Emmanuel Fernandez wins a header. Photo: Joe Dent.Emmanuel Fernandez wins a header. Photo: Joe Dent.
Emmanuel Fernandez wins a header. Photo: Joe Dent.

Posh must win to have any chance of automatic promotion, however slim, while Cheltenham must win or they will be relegated.

Posh will be naming a completely changed side from the weekend, with Darren Ferguson already confirming that he will be resting a number of his key stars.

You can follow all of the action on the PT live blog below.

LIVE: Cheltenham vs Posh

Will Ferry and Liam Sercombe

James Olayinka and Ben Williams on

91 mins 2-0 Cheltenham

Taken short but Sercombe goes on a great run past three and cuts in to shoot, straight at the keeper.

Goal kick but Posh then lose is straight away through Fernanadez and Pett bears down on goal. Crichlow comes running across well to block the shot.

89 mins 2-0 Cheltenham

Cheltenham having a bit of a go as the game draws to an end. They’ve won a corner.

Lewis Freestone off, Tom Bradbury on

82 mins 2-0 Cheltenham

Best chance for Posh.

Great ball from Mills, JCH peels off his man and heads back across goal towards the bottom corner, Southwood throws himself across to make the save.

81 mins 2-0 Cheltenham

Southwood spills an Ajiboye cross but no Posh bodies anywhere near.

Jordan Thomas on for Taylor.

He’s been brilliant but he’s just slid in on Fernandez from behind and brought him down nowhere near the ball. That’s a yellow if he’s not on one. Taken off immediately after.

77 mins 2-0 Cheltenham

A decent spell for Posh from Posh but they can’t get any efforts on goal.

74 mins 2-0 Cheltenham

Ajiboye right back now and wins a foul from Taylor on halfway. Yellow for the striker.

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