Peterborough Shock Cardiff

{EAV:fc609102412da165}  Darren Ferguson was pleased with his Peterborough team after they recorded a shock 2-1 win at Cardiff. The hosts had won all 10 of their previous home league games this season, but goals from Michael Bostwick and Dwight Gayle gave Posh a surprise 2-0 lead. Rudy Gestede grabbed a goal back for the Bluebirds late on, but the visitors were able to hold out for their first win since October 27, much to the delight of their manager. He said: "We have beaten the best team in the league so that shows we can beat any team in this league. "It's a very good day. I have always believed in the players and maintained the confidence that we can get the job done. "We stuck to the game plan and deserved the win but we didn't finish them off. We were hanging on a bit at the end. But if we continue to perform like that we will be fine in this league."

Peterborough set to Complete Daniel Kearns Signing

Peterborough are poised to complete the capture of winger Daniel Kearns, according to his Irish club Dundalk.
Belfast-born Kearns, 20, started his career at West Ham before moving to Dundalk in August 2010 following his release at Upton Park.A statement on Dundalk's official website confirmed a deal had been agreed, adding the youngster will travel to London Road on Monday for a medical and to complete paperwork.Kearns himself told www.dundalkfc.com: "I'm delighted with it."It's a massive step for me. It's a massive opportunity and I'm really looking forward to it. And obviously I'm really looking forward to, hopefully, playing under Darren Ferguson, going in and getting a chance and showing him what I'm about."

Match Report: Brighton 2 Peterborough 0

Stunning goals in each half from Craig Noone and Ryan Harley fired Brighton to the top of the npower Championship as they beat Peterborough 2-0.Brighton should have taken the lead in the seventh minute when Noone escaped down the left and pulled the ball back for Ashley Barnes on the penalty spot, but the striker missed the target.But three minutes later the hosts made the breakthrough they had been threatening. Noone collected a miskick from Peterborough goalkeeper Paul Jones and was allowed to move inside, shift the ball to his left foot and crash a low drive into the corner of the net from 20 yards.Peterborough almost drew level barely 10 seconds after the break when Paul Taylor put Lee Frecklington through to round Casper Ankergren but his shot was cleared off the line by Inigo Calderon.The second goal came in the 64th minute when Tommy Rowe fouled Ashley Barnes 30 yards out and Harley stepped up to curl a stunning free-kick past Jones and into the top corner.Peterborough's best opportunity of the second half fell to Rowe but his shot rolled past the post and with it went the visitors' chances of getting back into the game.

Match Report: Millwall 2 Peterborough 2

Two goals in four frenetic minutes by Lee Frecklington and Paul Taylor left The Lions wondering what might have been as Kenny Jackett's side surrendered a 2-0 lead to let Peterborough United secure a share of the spoils in a pulsating Den encounter.There was plenty of thrills and spills in this four-goal feast, yet for the second time this season Millwall let their grip on a seemingly match-winning position slip.It was a night of mixed emotions for Lions boss Jackett, who had some positives to take from this performance - namely midfielders Liam Trotter and Hamer Bouazza getting on the scoresheet, the oustanding contribution of Jimmy Abdou in the engineroom and the immense display of skipper Paul Robinson at the back.
But the manner in which The Lions took their foot off the gas and subsequently let a 2-0 lead slip will be of some concern and immense frustration.It's fair to say that Posh owed a huge debt of gratitude to keeper Paul Jones to even be in a position to claw their way back into the game, with the former Exeter City stopper making a string of top drawer saves.However, that should not take away from the fact that The Lions relaxed, enabling Darren Ferguson's side to haul their way back to level terms and secure what had seemed the most unlikely of points.
Jackett made a tactical switch to try and negate the attacking threat of Posh, bringing Jimmy Abdou into the team in a compact midfield alongside Trotter and Tam Mkandawire, with John Marquis dropping to the bench.
Darius Henderson was the focal point of a three-pronged Lions attack, flanked by the ever-willing James Henry and Bouazza, with the duo's pace and flair posing a consistent and effective threat to the visiting defence.
It took a while for The Lions to settle into their new formation and Posh created the first real chance after five minutes when midfielder Tommy Rowe fired narrowly over from around 14 yards.
Henry then saw his stinging 25-yard free-kick clawed away by keeper Jones, before Lions skipper Robinson produced an excellent block to deny striker David Ball from close range as he prepared to shoot.
Abdou's looping header from a deep Tony Craig left-wing cross dropped wide of the post and then George Boyd smacked a shot against the foot of the post after home keeper David Forde had fumbled Grant McCann's 17th-minute corner.
The two teams continued to trade scoring chances as Forde was then forced to turn Grant McCann's 30-yard drive round the post, before Lions striker Henderson saw a flicked header pushed away yet again by Jones at the other end.
Jones was called into action twice in as many minutes, thwarting Bouazza firstly from a tight angle and then diving low to his right to push another daisy-cutter from the Algerian international round the post.
Henry was denied by the Posh stopper after half an hour before Millwall finally found a way through on 32 minutes, Trotter sweeping home Henderson's cross from close range for his second goal in successive games.
Trotter went close to grabbing his - and Millwall's - second goal just before the break, latching onto Henderson's flick and volleying goalwards, only for that man Jones to athletically tip his effort away.
The Lions did grab their second goal though, and what a corker it was too, 10 minutes after the restart. Henderson was again the provider, slipping a delightfully weighted ball through to the former Watford man. He in turn shimmied his way into the area, before arrowing the ball into the bottom left corner with a clincial finish.
It looked to be game over at that stage with The Lions having the measure of Posh. Jackett's men were, however, in for a rude awakening.
Posh grabbed a goal out of nowhere with a superb finish from Frecklington, who flicked up Ryan Tunnicliffe's 72nd-minute pass and volleyed past Forde to halve the deficit.
The Lions could have restored their two-goal advantage three minutes later when Jones again came to the rescue, this time tipping Trotter's curling shot onto the post.
That added further belief in the visiting camp that they could, indeed, get something out of this game.
And just 60 seconds later that proved to be the case. Skipper Robinson appeared to be fouled 10 yards inside his own half, but play was waved on and the ball found its way to substitute Taylor who had time and space to fire a low drive beyond the desperate reach of keeper Forde - to the despair of The Den faithful.
Trotter had a golden opportunity to tip the balance back Millwall's way when he picked up Bouazza's deflected shot, but failed to connect cleanly and Jones gathered with ease.
The introduction of John Marquis and Josh McQuoid coupled with five minutes of injury-time failed to conjure up a third, match-winning goal for the home side, who have no time to dwell on what might have been with a trip to league leaders Southampton looming on the horizon this Saturday.

Match Report: Blackpool 2 Peterborough 1

Blackpool were in the fourth tier when they last secured back-to-back victories at the beginning of a league campaign in 1991.It's only taken a rollercoaster 20 years for that statistic to finally be rewritten as Kevin Phillips notched his first goals in tangerine colours to put the Seasiders' amongst the early promotion pack in the Championship.The evergreen 38-year-old proved he could be an integral part of a team seeking top-flight redemption by firing two poacher's efforts either side of half time in a frenetic encounter against newly-promoted Peterborough United.The Seasiders put in a solid performance at a sunsoaked Bloomfield Road, but had to endure a late rally from the visitors to seal the points after summer transfer target George Boyd struck what proved to be a mere consolation.Ian Holloway elected to retain the same starting line-up that won at Hull nine days earlier, and his side made a positive start when Phillips' close-range header drew Paul Jones into a fine save before Elliot Grandin rattled the post from the resulting loose ball.Peterborough weathered the early storm though and had chances of their own with Lee Frecklington firstly seeing his 25-yard effort cleared off the line by Keith Southern.Seasiders stopper Matt Gilks - who shook off an injury to start - then came to the rescue to deny both Lee Tomlin and David Ball one-on-one before making a fine save from Ryan Bennett's header.

Match Report:Peterborough 2 - 1 Crystal Palace

Peterborough came back from a goal down to beat Crystal Palace.The home side went behind when the ball broke to Sean Scannell in the Posh area and he cleverly flicked the ball over keeper Paul Jones for the opener.Peterborough increased the pressure for an equaliser after the break and were rewarded when Grant McCann drilled in a first-time shot low into the corner.David Ball came off the bench to grab the winner when he nodded in a Mark Little cross.Palace narrowly escaped relegation last season and their capitulation will prove a worry for manager Dougie Freedman.The Eagles started promisingly enough and almost scored straight from the kick-off when a shot from winger Scannell was forced around the post by keeper Jones.McCann responded for Peterborough and his long range shot was tipped over the bar by Julian Speroni before Scannell gave Palace the lead.Defender Peter Ramage kept the visitors ahead when he blocked a fierce drive from Ball on the goal-line but Palace failed to keep their hosts at bay for much longer.

Lee Tomlin played a free-kick into the path of McCann and he powered in a shot before Ball added a second for Posh to secure victory.