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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: London Road Ground
  • Attendance: 5355
  • Referee: Deadman, D

Live Commentary

90 mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

90 mins

Kyle Nix is replaced by Alex Rhodes.

89 mins

Dean Keates is replaced by Chris Whelpdale.

88 mins

Goal!! Jeff Hughes scores for Peterborough.

87 mins

Omar Daley goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

85 mins

Bradford are replacing Peter Thorne with Barry Conlon.

84 mins

Bradford are replacing Tom Penford with Scott Phelan.

77 mins

Adam Newton is replaced by Charlie Lee.

77 mins

Micah Hyde is replaced by Charlie Lee.

76 mins

Craig Morgan is booked for unsporting behaviour.

71 mins

Donovan Ricketts goes into the referees book for timewasting.

67 mins

The referee has booked Jamie Day.

58 mins

Goal!! Peterborough have scored with Aaron McLean putting it in the back of the net.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 1.

45 mins

Half time whistle is blown by D Deadman

42 mins

The referee has booked Paul Evans.

22 mins

Tom Penford is booked for unsporting behaviour.

11 mins

Goal!! Kyle Nix scores for Bradford.

2 mins

Aaron McLean is booked for unsporting behaviour.

0 mins

It's 3pm on Saturday, December 22nd, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Peterborough loanee Jeff Hughes broke Bradford City's hearts but knew next to nothing about his winning goal two minutes from the end.

The Crystal Palace defender, making his first start, was struck by a shot from team-mate Craig Morgan with the ball flying into the opposite corner of the net past a completely wrongfooted City goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts.

Trying to bounce back from the previous weekend's setback at home to leaders Milton Keynes Dons, Posh were again caught cold after just 11 minutes when Paul Evans' powerful free-kick was met by Kyle Nix, who was on trial at London Road in the summer of 2006.

The youngster ghosted free of his markers to glance a header inside goalkeeper Mark Tyler's right-hand post.

City could easily have had a second within 90 seconds, home defender Morgan just managing to head a swirling cross from Joe Colbeck away from a lurking Peter Thorne.

All Posh could muster in response was a tame effort from George Boyd that Ricketts watched sail well wide.

The City 'keeper had to be on his toes near the break, punching away a Jamie Day corner before snatching the ball after David Wetherall took the sting out of an overhead kick from Craig Mackail-Smith.

Posh did not seriously trouble Ricketts until after the break when he needed two attempts to hold a Boyd shot as Dean Keates challenged.

But Ricketts was punished for a second fumble on 57 minutes when he failed to gather a Keates shot and Aaron Mclean pounced to grab his 19th goal of the season from close range.

The Bradford goal was subjected to almost constant pressure in the closing stages with Hughes rattling the crossbar from 20 years as Posh forced a succession of corners.

It still looked like ending all-square until that dramatic 88th minute twist.

Peterborough United Team

Bradford City Team

Peterborough United

Bradford City

Corners

16 4

Fouls

12 13

Goal attempts

17 9

Shots off target

8 7

Offsides

1 2

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