Following Good Friday’s late 1-0 win away at Fleetwood, Peterborough United face fellow promotion chasers Sunderland at London Road on Easter Monday (April 6).
As is the case with lots of the membership’s Easter Bank Holiday video games in recent years, the fixture can have vital ramifications for the race to get out of League One.
Three factors at Highbury on Friday (April 2) put Posh in a commanding place within the desk – they sit within the automated promotion locations going into Monday’s recreation.
However, Sunderland additionally gained on Friday, beating Oxford United 3-1 at the Stadium of Light, which retains the stress on Darren Ferguson’s facet.
The assembly between the 2 sides is properly poised.
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If Hull fail to beat Northampton, three factors on Monday may ship Peterborough to the highest of the desk, whereas a Sunderland victory would see them leapfrog Posh into second place.
It’s the right arrange for a financial institution vacation Monday encounter.
Regardless, Easter Monday soccer is at all times a deal with. Rounding off the financial institution vacation in type, it permits for a change in tempo after just a few days with household.
Granted, this yr is not going to supply the possibility to get to a recreation and blow off the cobwebs after a heavy Sunday roast, however with the Sunderland recreation being performed in entrance of the Sky Sports cameras, there may be nonetheless lots to stay up for.
It is a large fixture for each golf equipment. Fortunately (if it counts for something) Posh have a good recent document in terms of video games over the Easter weekend.
With that in thoughts, we glance at how a few of these recent Easter Bank Holiday fixtures have performed out.
Peterborough 1-1 Sunderland, London Road, April 22 2019
This yr’s Easter Monday conflict is a repeat of the match on Easter Monday in 2019. Much like this yr, the sport held significance within the race for promotion from League One.
Sunderland had been trying to break into the highest two, whereas Peterborough aimed to maneuver into the play-off locations. The away facet had extra possession and the higher of the sport however can have left upset.
The Black Cats took the lead with simply three minutes of the 90 remaining – Max Power lived as much as his identify and drove a 25-yard effort previous Aaron Chapman to interrupt the impasse.
It ought to have sealed the factors. However, with the sport within the first minute of extra time, Matt Godden scored with a tidy end from the sting of the world to deliver the sport degree, a lot to the delight of the house trustworthy.
A dramatic ending may have been even sweeter and Posh perhaps ought to have stolen all three factors. Pushing for the win with added time in its seventh minute, Godden fired a gilt-edged likelihood over the bar.
Regardless, the purpose helped Posh greater than Sunderland.
It stored the house facet inside three factors of sixth-place Doncaster with three league video games to play, whereas failing to say three factors took the Wearsiders’ prime two hopes out of their very own fingers.
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Peterborough 2-0 Northampton Town, London Road, April 2 2018
Early targets from Jack Baldwin and Jack Marriott handed Peterborough the factors and the native bragging rights on Easter Monday three years in the past.
Three days earlier than, a 98th minute equaliser from Marriott had salvaged a degree for Peterborough in an extended Good Friday encounter at Rotherham, preserving their play-off hopes alive.
However, Northampton got here to London Road in dire straits, with relegation an actual prospect. They left in a worse place after a two-minute flourish from Peterborough’s two Jacks.
Northampton began nicely and former Everton striker Chris Long was offered with a very good likelihood whereas the scores had been degree, however was denied by Conor O’Malley.
It was a expensive miss – Peterborough took benefit swiftly. Both targets got here from free kicks hit lengthy by Liam Shephard. An unmarked Jack Baldwin transformed the primary earlier than Jack Marriot added his thirty first purpose of a really productive session with a lob over Richard O’Donnell.
The defeat stored Northampton within the backside 4. Facing relegation, the membership sacked their supervisor Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink later that day.
Wimbledon 0-0 Peterborough, Kingsmeadow, April 17 2017
Well this was undoubtedly not a traditional.
Having fallen to a 2-1 residence defeat towards Fleetwood on Good Friday, Posh travelled to Wimbledon with little to play for.
Described by the Press Association match report as having “all of the hallmarks of a pre-season recreation”, there was little at stake on this financial institution vacation Monday encounter.
Both Wimbledon and Posh had been each locked in mid-table with not sufficient time to mild the spark on their respective campaigns.
As a consequence, they fielded youthful sides and performed out a quiet, purposeless non-event.
Both sides had loads of photographs however few had been on track. A colorless draw.
Peterborough 3-1 Coventry City, March 25 2016
Posh solely performed as soon as over the Easter weekend in 2016 – going through Coventry City on Good Friday.
It ended as a worthwhile win for United, however the away facet had the higher of the primary half and missed plenty of wonderful probabilities to take the lead.
Their profligacy in entrance of purpose was expensive, as a Michael Bostwick header gave the hosts the lead simply earlier than half time.
Breaking a 4 month-long purpose drought, Lee Angol made it 2-0 simply after the hour mark, which appeared set to make the factors secure for Posh.
However, former England worldwide Joe Cole hit back for the away facet simply minutes later, changing simply after a powerful run from Jacob Murphy.
Former Chelsea and England star Joe Cole scored for Coventry towards Peterborough on Good Friday in 2016
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The flurry of targets continued as Posh responded nicely to conceding. Harry Beautyman’s 69th minute purpose restored their two purpose benefit, which was sufficient for Peterborough to say the factors.
Peterborough 0-0 Walsall, London Road, April 6 2015
Enduring an up and down 2014/15 season, Peterborough’s play-off hopes had taken an additional hit with a 2-0 defeat at Scunthorpe on Good Friday.
They appeared to get back on monitor on this Easter Monday encounter towards a struggling Walsall facet.
However, Posh couldn’t discover a well beyond visiting goalkeeper Richard O’Donnell, who performed excellently to maintain a clear sheet.
It was the fourth recreation in 5 during which Peterborough had failed to attain – dashing their hopes of play-off qualification.
Peterborough 4-1 Carlisle United, April 21 2014
Another recreation which was vital for Peterborough’s play-off hopes, Posh’s 4-1 victory over the Cumbrians in 2014 marked a return to type after a 1-0 defeat to Bradford on Good Friday.
Conor Washington opened the scoring within the 14th minute earlier than a pair of profitable penalties from Britt Assombalonga, both facet of a Lee Miller’s 63rd minute purpose for the guests, gave Peterborough management of the sport.
The win was sealed in type by Michael Bostwick, who beat Jordan Pickford from lengthy vary within the ninetieth minute.
It left Posh requiring yet one more victory to e book their place within the play-offs, which they did 5 days later towards Shrewsbury.
