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Post by Milo (not Mylo!!) on Jan 15, 2016 21:18:14 GMT
6th plays 9th with only 3 points between the sides.
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Post by Milo (not Mylo!!) on Jan 16, 2016 10:05:13 GMT
Posh host Mrs Brown's Boys at the ABAX Stadium in Sky Bet League One action looking to continue their 100% record in 2016.
Wins at Sheffield United and over Preston North End in the Emirates FA Cup third round have provided a perfect start to the new year and boss Graham Westley is looking for his side to continue their recent form against a Shrimpers side that have lost their last three.
“Southend are a team I know very well,” Westley stated. “They knocked my Stevenage side out of the League Two play-offs last season and beat us in the league on their pitch. They were a very good side then and they’ve done very well this season. It doesn’t surprise me as they have good players and a good manager.
“And although they’ve had some poor results lately, there is no way we will under-estimate them. Just because we won at Sheffield United in our last league game, and then got the better of Preston last week, doesn’t mean that we just have to turn up to beat Southend.
“Football doesn’t work like that very often. It has a habit of kicking you when you least expect it. Phil Brown (Southend boss) is a very experienced manager and he got stuck into his players after their defeat last week for a reason. But the facts remain that if we play to our best, we will win the game," Westley said.
The Posh boss could welcome back Jon Taylor and Michael Bostwick from the treatment room for the fixture. Taylor has had a painkilling injection this week after missing the win over Preston, while Bostwick has had a muscle strain that has kept him sidelines for two weeks. However, Westley has issued a word of caution on the pair. "We won't take any risks. We don't need to rush them back."
Kgosi Ntlhe is back in training after a long lay-off, but Jermaine Anderson, Gabriel Zakuani and Joe Gormley are longer term absentees.
Southend left-back Ben Coker will have an operation on a lower abdomen tear and will be out of action for about a month. Boss Brown is hopeful of securing a replacement ahead of the game with one-time Burton loanee Jermome Binnom-Burton the expected arrival.
Southend will include former Posh striker Tyrone Barnett in their squad. Barnett scored against Posh prior to Christmas for Shrewsbury Town as a second half substitute and will come up against his former employees once more after joining the Shrimpers.
Phil Brown's men beat Posh 2-1 at Roots Hall earlier in the campaign in what proved to be Dave Robertson's final game in charge of the club. Marcus Maddison scored the Posh goal in a game that was televised live on Sky Sports.
Southend have sold close to 900 tickets in advance for the game so a decent crowd is expected at the ABAX
theposh.com/news/article/southend
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Post by Milo (not Mylo!!) on Jan 17, 2016 9:30:18 GMT
Posh 0 (still 6th on 41 points) Southend 0 (8th on 38 points)
Peterborough United01 Alnwick 02 Smith 12 Almeida Santos 06 Baldwin 38 Wilson (Ntlhe - 74' ) - why  33 Forrester 36 Samuelsen 16 Beautyman (Taylor - 62' ) 10 Oztumer 14 Washington 24 Angol (Maddison - 68' ) Substitutes03 Ntlhe 07 Taylor 11 Maddison 26 Henry 28 Coulibaly 35 Addison 37 Nicholson Att: 7,057
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Post by Milo (not Mylo!!) on Jan 17, 2016 9:31:04 GMT
Daniel Bentley's stoppage time penalty save helped Southend halt their slump by claiming a point at Peterborough.
The Shrimpers keeper pulled off a fine stop to keep out Chris Forrester's penalty after Posh substitute Marcus Maddison had gone down in the box.
Bentley had also impressed when tipping over from Erhun Oztumer before keeping out a Lee Angol header.
Southend also had a chance to nick victory when Jack Payne dragged wide and Tyrone Barnett steered a shot over.
The draw nevertheless brought to an end a run of three consecutive defeats for Phil Brown's visitors, leaving them three points off the final League One play-off spot that is occupied by Peterborough.
bbc
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