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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