Date:30 Oct 2010
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:London Road Ground

Barnes (15) Calderon (32)
Barnes - pen (61)

Goal!

Live Commentary

The referee blows his whistle to end the game.

89mins Inswinging corner taken by Agustin Battipiedi from the left by-line.

89mins Agustin Battipiedi takes a shot. Save made by Joe Lewis.

88mins Unfair challenge on Nathaniel Mendez-Laing by Ashley Barnes results in a free kick. Joe Lewis takes the direct free kick.

86mins Inswinging corner taken by Cristian Baz from the right by-line.

85mins Corner taken right-footed by Marcos Painter, Header from deep inside the area by Agustin Battipiedi goes over the bar.

85mins Agustin Battipiedi takes a shot. Save by Joe Lewis.

83mins A cross is delivered by Mark Little.

83mins Centre by Elliott Bennett, clearance by Mark Little.

82mins Grant McCann produces a cross, Effort from deep inside the area by Craig Mackail-Smith clears the bar.

80mins Chris Whelpdale produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the net.

79mins Cristian Baz produces a cross, Mark Little makes a clearance.

77mins Charlie Lee concedes a free kick for a foul on Elliott Bennett. Free kick taken by Inigo Calderon.

77mins A cross is delivered by Cristian Baz, save made by Joe Lewis.

76mins Chris Whelpdale crosses the ball, clearance by Gordon Greer.

76mins Radostin Kishishev leaves the field to be replaced by Agustin Battipiedi.

70mins Centre by Gary Dicker, blocked by Chris Whelpdale.

70mins Cristian Baz has an effort at goal from just inside the box that misses to the left of the goal.

69mins Cristian Baz is brought on as a substitute for Glenn Murray.

68mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Adam El-Abd on Craig Mackail-Smith. Joe Lewis restarts play with the free kick.

68mins Elliott Bennett produces a left-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the net.

66mins Ashley Barnes takes a shot. Save made by Joe Lewis.

65mins Glenn Murray takes a shot. Save by Joe Lewis.

64mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Mark Little by Elliott Bennett. Seth Nana Ofori-Twumasi restarts play with the free kick.

63mins Seth Nana Ofori-Twumasi joins the action as a substitute, replacing James Wesolowski.

62mins Inigo Calderon crosses the ball, Charlie Lee manages to make a clearance.

60mins Joe Lewis goes into the book for unsporting behaviour. Ashley Barnes scores a penalty. Peterborough 0-3 Brighton.Penalty awarded for an unfair challenge on Elliott Bennett by Joe Lewis.

59mins The ball is sent over by Gary Dicker, blocked by James Wesolowski.

58mins A cross is delivered by Mark Little, save by Casper Ankergren.

55mins Mark Little produces a cross.

54mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on James Wesolowski by Adam El-Abd. Mark Little takes the free kick.

53mins The referee blows for offside. Free kick taken by Joe Lewis.

52mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Elliott Bennett played to the near post, save made by Joe Lewis.

52mins A cross is delivered by Ashley Barnes, Radostin Kishishev takes a shot. Save by Casper Ankergren.

51mins Mark Little produces a cross.

49mins Chris Whelpdale is brought on as a substitute for Lee Frecklington.

48mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Grant McCann from the right by-line, Ryan Bennett has a header from deep inside the six-yard box and clears the crossbar.

48mins Centre by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, Adam El-Abd gets a block in.

47mins Glenn Murray is cautioned by the ref for unsporting behaviour. Glenn Murray concedes a free kick for a foul on Charlie Lee. Joe Lewis takes the free kick.

46mins A cross is delivered by Gary Dicker.

45mins Marcos Painter crosses the ball, clearance by Mark Little.

The referee starts the second half.

It is the end of the first-half.

48mins Corner taken right-footed by Marcos Painter from the right by-line, Liam Bridcutt takes a shot. Save made by Joe Lewis.

47mins The ball is crossed by Elliott Bennett, clearance by Ryan Bennett.

44mins The ball is crossed by Elliott Bennett, clearance made by Mark Little.

43mins Corner taken by Grant McCann from the right by-line to the near post, clearance made by Ashley Barnes.

43mins Effort from inside the area by Craig Mackail-Smith misses to the left of the target.

41mins Elliott Bennett takes a shot. Casper Ankergren makes a comfortable save.

40mins Unfair challenge on Craig Mackail-Smith by Radostin Kishishev results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Grant McCann.

38mins Unfair challenge on Lee Frecklington by Ashley Barnes results in a free kick. Charlie Lee takes the free kick.

38mins The ball is delivered by Elliott Bennett, Foul by Ashley Barnes on Charlie Lee, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Joe Lewis.

36mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Marcos Painter on Mark Little. Grant McCann takes the direct free kick.

32mins Inigo Calderon finds the net with a goal from inside the six-yard box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Peterborough 0-2 Brighton.Elliott Bennett takes a outswinging corner from the right by-line played to the near post, Glenn Murray provided the assist for the goal.

28mins Booking for Grant McCann for unsporting behaviour. Aaron Mclean leaves the field to be replaced by Lee Frecklington. Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Marcos Painter by Craig Mackail-Smith. Direct free kick taken by Marcos Painter.

27mins The referee shows Ryan Bennett a yellow card. Elliott Bennett fouled by Ryan Bennett, the ref awards a Penalty. Penalty taken by Elliott Bennett saved by Joe Lewis. Peterborough 0-1 Brighton.

24mins The referee shows George Boyd a red card.

23mins Unfair challenge on Elliott Bennett by Grant McCann results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Elliott Bennett.

22mins Foul by Marcos Painter on Craig Mackail-Smith, free kick awarded. Grant McCann restarts play with the free kick.

20mins Charlie Lee is given a yellow card. Charlie Lee challenges Ashley Barnes unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick crossed right-footed by Gary Dicker, Adam El-Abd manages to make a clearance.

19mins Centre by George Boyd.

19mins Ashley Barnes delivers the ball, Shot from inside the area by Glenn Murray clears the bar.

18mins The ball is sent over by Gary Dicker.

17mins Glenn Murray takes a shot. Ryan Bennett gets a block in.

15mins Ashley Barnes fires in a goal from close in to the bottom left corner of the goal. Peterborough 0-1 Brighton.Mark Little concedes a free kick for a foul on Glenn Murray. Assist by Elliott Bennett.

13mins Inigo Calderon gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Grant McCann. Joe Lewis takes the free kick.

12mins Corner taken by Elliott Bennett from the right by-line, Charlie Lee makes a clearance.

10mins Unfair challenge on Grant McCann by Glenn Murray results in a free kick. Grant McCann takes the direct free kick.

8mins The ball is crossed by Elliott Bennett.

8mins The ball is sent over by Inigo Calderon, Mark Little makes a clearance.

7mins Craig Mackail-Smith takes a shot. Radostin Kishishev gets a block in.

7mins Elliott Bennett takes the inswinging corner, Ryan Bennett manages to make a clearance.

6mins Elliott Bennett decides to take the corner short, Liam Bridcutt takes a shot. Save made by Joe Lewis.

6mins Ashley Barnes takes a shot. Save made by Joe Lewis.

4mins Centre by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, Casper Ankergren makes a save.

The ball is crossed by Charlie Lee.

The game gets underway.

Match Preview

Posh rue Rowe absence Peterborough will be without winger Tommy Rowe for the visit of League One leaders Brighton. Rowe - who has been playing at full-back under Gary Johnson this season - picked up a groin injury at Brentford last weekend and is ruled out. Seth Nana Ofori-Twumasi is favourite to fill in at left-back as Johnson has everyone else fit. Record signing Ryan Bennett has fully recovered from illness and Gabriel Zakuani played the full 90 minutes last weekend after an arm injury. Forward Lee Tomlin is still suspended as he serves the final game of his three-match ban but midfielder James Wesolowski is back from a knee injury as Posh look for a win to cut the gap on Brighton. Brighton duo Matt Sparrow and Adam El-Abd have been passed fit for the trip. Midfielder Sparrow missed last Saturday's win over Yeovil with a groin problem but has trained this week. Centre-half El-Abd suffered a broken nose against the Glovers but was back in training just two days later and should reclaim his place in the starting line-up. Manager Gus Poyet therefore has a virtually full-strength squad for the table-topping clash with midfielder Alan Navarro the only absentee. Navarro is continuing his rehabilitation from a ruptured cruciate ligament and has targeted a return in February. The Seagulls are six points clear at the top of the table on the back of a 10-game unbeaten run.

Formation:442Manager: Gary Johnson

Peterborough

Formation: 451Manager: Gustavo Poyet

Brighton

Joe Lewis
Mark Little
Kelvin Langmead
Ryan Bennett
Charlie Lee
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
Grant McCann
James Wesolowski
George Boyd
Aaron Mclean
Craig Mackail-Smith
SUBS
Steve Collis
Lee Frecklington
Dave Hibbert
Carl Piergianni
Chris Whelpdale
Arron Davies
Seth Nana Ofori-Twumasi

Home

Away

Casper Ankergren
Inigo Calderon
Gordon Greer
Adam El-Abd
Marcos Painter
Elliott Bennett
Liam Bridcutt
Radostin Kishishev
Gary Dicker
Ashley Barnes
Glenn Murray
SUBS
Peter Brezovan
Tommy Elphick
Agustin Battipiedi
Cristian Baz
Kazenga LuaLua
Gary Hart
Jamie Smith

Match Report

Seagulls fly high at Posh Table-topping Brighton cruised past 10-man Peterborough 3-0 in a battle of the League One big guns. Ashley Barnes glanced them into a 16th-minute lead when being picked out by Elliott Bennett's free-kick from the left - and the goalscorer continued to be a pivotal figure. He was involved in a tangle on the deck with George Boyd that led to the Posh man being shown a red card. Brighton Bennett being scythed down by Ryan Bennett three minutes later, but the same Seagulls man saw his penalty saved by Joe Lewis - the best in a bunch of fine stops from the Posh keeper. Brighton did soon double their advantage in the 33rd minute when Inigo Calderon was able to convert a Bennett corner from point-blank range at the second attempt to strike for the third time in as many matches. Livewire wideman Bennett earned another spot-kick when hauled down by Lewis in the 62nd minute but handed over responsibilities to Barnes who stroked the ball into the corner. But the Albion frontman was left with head in hands moments later when twice denied a hat-trick. His first effort was blocked by defender Kelvin Langmead before he blazed the rebound against the bar. And Barnes again missed out on a treble when striking the bar for a second time in the dying moments.

Form Guide

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Last Meetings

Brighton 2 - 4 Peterborough 10/02/2009 Peterborough 0 - 0 Brighton 21/10/2008 Brighton 1 - 0 Peterborough 17/04/2004 Peterborough 2 - 2 Brighton 01/11/2003 Peterborough 0 - 1 Brighton 06/04/2002 Brighton 1 - 1 Peterborough 21/11/2001

Top Scorers

Peterborough C Mackail-Smith 8 A Mclean 6 G Boyd 4 G McCann 1 G Zakuani 1 K Langmead 1 L Frecklington 1 J Wesolowski 1 D Hibbert 1 L Tomlin 1 Brighton G Murray 5 K LuaLua 4 M Sparrow 3 A Barnes 3 I Calderon 2 E Bennett 1 T Elphick 1 F Sandaza 1 M Painter 1

Goals

Peterborough Total goals 53 Goals per game 29 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 3 (For) 6 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 4 (For) 5 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 4 (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 5 (For) 1 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Brighton Total goals 45 Goals per game 21 1 (For) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 5 (For) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 4 (For) Period 61-70 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 81-90 mins