Introducing the visitors - Peterborough United
Last updated : 11 September 2006 By Andy Van Hagen
After tasting our first defeat the season, Walsall will be looking to bounce back against Peterborough United.
Peterborough currently occupy 9th position in League Two and have just recorded back-to-back home defeats.
Peterborough United squad details (click Season and Career for individual's stats) |
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Tyler, Mark | Goal | 2 Apr 1977 | 1 | Season Career |
Holden, Dean | Defence | 15 Sep 1979 | 2 | Season Career |
Stirling, Jude | Defence | 29 Jun 1982 | 3 | Season Career |
Arber, Mark | Defence | 9 Oct 1977 | 4 | Season Career |
Branston, Guy | Defence | 9 Jan 1971 | 5 | Season Career |
Plummer, Chris | Defence | 12 Oct 1976 | 6 | Season Career |
Newton, Adam | Defence | 4 Dec 1980 | 7 | Season Career |
Butcher, Richard | Midfield | 22 Jan 1981 | 8 | Season Career |
Richards, Justin | Forward | 16 Oct 1980 | 9 | Season Career |
Benjamin, Trevor | Forward | 8 Feb 1979 | 10 | Season Career |
Gain, Peter | Midfield | 11 Nov 1976 | 11 | Season Career |
Carden, Paul | Midfield | 29 Mar 1979 | 14 | Season Career |
Opara, Lloyd | Forward | 6 Jan 1984 | 15 | Season Career |
Crow, Danny | Forward | 26 Jan 1986 | 16 | Season Career |
Day, Jamie | Midfield | 7 May 1986 | 17 | Season Career |
Huke, Shane | Midfield | 2 Oct 1985 | 18 | Season Career |
Yeo, Simon | Forward | 20 Oct 1973 | 20 | Season Career |
Ghaichem, Jimmy | Midfield | | 22 | Season Career |
Futcher, Ben | Defence | 4 Jun 1981 | 23 | Season Career |
On Saturday Peterborough slipped to a 3-1 home defeat to Darlington. The match stats were as follows:
| Coca-Cola League Two, Saturday 9th September 2006 @ 15:00; London Road Ground |
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| |  |  |  | | Crow 81
| | Conlon 3 (pen)
Joachim 21, 24
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| | 18 | Goal Attempts | 8 | | 12 | On Target | 5 | | 5 | Off Target | 3 | | 1 | Hit Woodwork | 0 | | 0 | Offsides | 6 | | 8 | Corners | 3 | | 18 | Fouls | 14 |
| Referee | | S Bratt, West Midlands | | Attendance | | 3848 |
| | Peterborough Cards | | Newton | 79 | unsporting behaviour | | Darlington Cards | | Giallanza | 62 | unsporting behaviour | | Giallanza | 79 | violent conduct | | Russell | 90 | unsporting behaviour |
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Peterborough have a decent record at Walsall recording 5 wins and 5 draws from 17 games.
League Two
Walsall v Peterborough United
12 September 2006 at 19:45 |
| | | At Walsall (17) | | At Peterborough (18) | | Results | Total | % | | Results | Total | % | | Walsall | 7 | 41.18 | | Peterborough | 6 | 33.33 | | Peterborough | 5 | 29.41 | | Walsall | 8 | 44.44 | | Draws | 5 | 29.41 | | Draws | 4 | 22.22 | | Goals | Total | Av.pg | | Goals | Total | Av.pg | | Walsall | 28 | 1.65 | | Peterborough | 21 | 1.17 | | Peterborough | 19 | 1.12 | | Walsall | 27 | 1.50 | | On Neutral Ground (0) | | Overall (35 matches) | | Results | Total | % | | Results | Total | % | | Walsall | 0 | 0.00 | | Walsall | 15 | 42.86 | | Peterborough | 0 | 0.00 | | Peterborough | 11 | 31.43 | | Draws | 0 | 0.00 | | Draws | 9 | 25.71 | | Goals | Total | Av.pg | | Goals | Total | Av.pg | | Walsall | 0 | 0.00 | | Walsall | 55 | 1.57 | | Peterborough | 0 | 0.00 | | Peterborough | 40 | 1.14 |
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Peterborough's last visit to Bescot Stadium was 20th November 2004. It was a game of poor finishing as the sides shared 37 chances between them. Peterborough took the lead in the 11th minute but Walsall fought back to secure a 2-1 victory. Darren Wrack and Gary Birch scored within a ten minute turnaround.
| Coca-Cola League One, Saturday 20th November 2004 @ 15:00; Bescot Stadium |
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| |  | | | | Wrack 62
Birch 68
| | Purser 11
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| | 22 | Goal Attempts | 15 | | 11 | On Target | 5 | | 11 | Off Target | 10 | | 0 | Hit Woodwork | 0 | | 6 | Offsides | 3 | | 7 | Corners | 5 | | 12 | Fouls | 19 |
| Referee | | K Stroud, Dorset | | Attendance | | 5465 |
| | Walsall Cards | | Birch | 28 | unsporting behaviour | | Peterborough Cards | | Woodhouse | 63 | unsporting behaviour |
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