Date:15 Mar 2011
Kick-off:19:45
Venue:Hillsborough
Attendance:16,014

Heffernan (51)
Mackail-Smith (24) Tomlin (34)
Boyd (40) Boyd (80)

Goal!

Live Commentary

93mins Daniel Jones sends in a cross, clearance by Grant Basey.

93mins Foul by Mark Little on Tommy Miller, free kick awarded. Gary Teale takes the direct free kick.

92mins Shot from just outside the box by David Ball misses to the left of the target.

89mins Michael Morrison concedes a free kick for a foul on Craig Mackail-Smith. Tom Kennedy takes the direct free kick.

89mins David Ball concedes a free kick for a foul on Mark Reynolds. Free kick taken by Daniel Jones.

88mins Inswinging corner taken by Grant McCann from the right by-line.

86mins Grant Basey replaces Charlie Lee. James Wesolowski is brought on as a substitute for Tommy Rowe.

85mins Outswinging corner taken by Grant McCann.

85mins Tommy Rowe takes a shot. Darren Potter gets a block in.

85mins Isaiah Osbourne challenges Grant McCann unfairly and gives away a free kick. Tom Kennedy takes the free kick.

83mins Foul by Gabriel Zakuani on Paul Heffernan, free kick awarded. Isaiah Osbourne takes the direct free kick.

80mins George Boyd finds the back of the net with a goal from the edge of the area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Sheff Wed 1-4 Peterborough.The assist for the goal came from Craig Mackail-Smith.

79mins The ball is sent over by Gary Teale, Ryan Bennett manages to make a clearance.

77mins Isaiah Osbourne sends in a cross, clearance by Ryan Bennett.

77mins The ball is delivered by Daniel Jones, clearance made by Tom Kennedy.

76mins Tommy Rowe produces a left-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the right of the goal.

75mins Grant McCann challenges Tommy Miller unfairly and gives away a free kick. Giles Coke restarts play with the free kick.

74mins (Sheff Wed) makes a substitution, with Darren Potter coming on for Richard Hinds.

74mins Unfair challenge on George Boyd by Tommy Miller results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Joe Lewis.

72mins (Peterborough) makes a substitution, with David Ball coming on for Lee Tomlin.

71mins Charlie Lee concedes a free kick for a foul on Gary Madine. Free kick crossed right-footed by Gary Teale, free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Joe Lewis by Michael Morrison. Joe Lewis takes the free kick.

71mins Craig Mackail-Smith is caught offside. Mark Reynolds takes the indirect free kick.

69mins Daniel Jones crosses the ball.

66mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Craig Mackail-Smith by Mark Reynolds. The free kick is delivered left-footed by Grant McCann from right by-line, clearance made by Tommy Miller.

64mins The ball is sent over by Daniel Jones, Joe Lewis makes a save.

61mins Tommy Miller challenges Lee Tomlin unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick crossed right-footed by Lee Tomlin. The official flags Ryan Bennett offside. Indirect free kick taken by Nicky Weaver.

60mins Unfair challenge on Paul Heffernan by Gabriel Zakuani results in a free kick. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Gary Teale from right channel.

58mins Giles Coke is caught offside. Joe Lewis restarts play with the free kick.

55mins Unfair challenge on Mark Little by Daniel Jones results in a free kick. Joe Lewis takes the free kick.

55mins Daniel Jones delivers the ball, clearance by Gabriel Zakuani.

52mins Gabriel Zakuani handles the ball and concedes a free kick. Free kick taken by Gary Teale.

53mins Tommy Miller takes a shot. Lee Tomlin gets a block in.

53mins Inswinging corner taken by Gary Teale.

51mins Paul Heffernan finds the net with a goal from inside the six-yard box to the top right corner of the goal. Sheff Wed 1-3 Peterborough.The assist for the goal came from Gary Madine.

50mins Corner taken right-footed by Gary Teale from the right by-line, Gary Madine gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Joe Lewis. Joe Lewis takes the direct free kick.

49mins The ball is delivered by Daniel Jones, Tommy Miller takes a shot. Blocked by Gabriel Zakuani.

48mins Corner from the right by-line taken by Grant McCann, Isaiah Osbourne manages to make a clearance.

47mins Corner taken right-footed by Gary Teale, Isaiah Osbourne gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Gabriel Zakuani. Joe Lewis restarts play with the free kick.

47mins Daniel Jones produces a cross, blocked by Mark Little.

45mins Effort from just outside the area by Giles Coke goes over the target.

45mins Jermaine Johnson leaves the field to be replaced by Paul Heffernan.

48mins The ball is swung over by Craig Mackail-Smith, save by Nicky Weaver.

46mins George Boyd crosses the ball, Tommy Rowe takes a shot. Nicky Weaver makes a save.

42mins Centre by Gary Teale, Gabriel Zakuani manages to make a clearance.

40mins George Boyd scores a goal from deep inside the penalty area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Sheff Wed 0-3 Peterborough.

39mins Gary Teale produces a cross, Gabriel Zakuani makes a clearance.

38mins Craig Mackail-Smith takes a shot. Blocked by Mark Reynolds.

37mins Outswinging corner taken by Gary Teale from the right by-line.

37mins Jermaine Johnson takes a shot. Gabriel Zakuani gets a block in.

37mins Grant McCann takes a shot. Blocked by Isaiah Osbourne.

36mins Jermaine Johnson is ruled offside. Joe Lewis restarts play with the free kick.

34mins Goal scored by Lee Tomlin from just inside the penalty area high into the middle of the goal. Sheff Wed 0-2 Peterborough.Assist by Craig Mackail-Smith.

34mins Gary Teale takes the inswinging corner, Grant McCann manages to make a clearance.

34mins Gary Teale sends in a cross, Ryan Bennett makes a clearance.

31mins Unfair challenge on Giles Coke by Grant McCann results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Tommy Miller.

30mins The ball is swung over by Gary Teale.

30mins Centre by Daniel Jones, clearance made by Tommy Rowe.

29mins Craig Mackail-Smith fouled by Mark Reynolds, the ref awards a free kick. Mark Little takes the free kick.

28mins Headed effort from inside the area by Charlie Lee misses to the left of the target.

27mins Jermaine Johnson concedes a free kick for a foul on George Boyd. Free kick taken by Grant McCann.

27mins Michael Morrison has a headed effort at goal from close in which goes wide left of the goal.

26mins The referee books Ryan Bennett for unsporting behaviour. Ryan Bennett challenges Jermaine Johnson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Gary Teale.

24mins A goal is scored by Craig Mackail-Smith from the edge of the penalty box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Sheff Wed 0-1 Peterborough.Assist by Lee Tomlin.

24mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Tommy Rowe on Tommy Miller. Michael Morrison takes the free kick.

23mins Corner taken by Gary Teale.

22mins A cross is delivered by Gary Teale, save by Joe Lewis.

21mins Foul by Gary Madine on Tom Kennedy, free kick awarded. Joe Lewis takes the direct free kick.

21mins Tommy Rowe challenges Michael Morrison unfairly and gives away a free kick. Nicky Weaver restarts play with the free kick.

19mins Gabriel Zakuani challenges Gary Madine unfairly and gives away a free kick. Tommy Miller restarts play with the free kick.

19mins Grant McCann sends in a cross, Headed effort from inside the area by Charlie Lee misses to the left of the target.

19mins Corner taken left-footed by Grant McCann, Isaiah Osbourne manages to make a clearance.

18mins George Boyd takes a shot. Richard Hinds gets a block in.

16mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Gary Teale, Ryan Bennett makes a clearance.

14mins Gary Teale gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Tom Kennedy. Joe Lewis takes the free kick.

12mins Daniel Jones produces a cross, Tom Kennedy manages to make a clearance.

11mins Isaiah Osbourne concedes a free kick for a foul on Tommy Rowe. Direct free kick taken by Tom Kennedy.

9mins Daniel Jones on for Mark Beevers.

5mins Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Grant McCann.

5mins Craig Mackail-Smith takes a shot. Blocked by Michael Morrison.

3mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Lee Tomlin by Mark Beevers. Free kick taken by Grant McCann.

2mins Mark Reynolds concedes a free kick for a foul on Mark Little. Free kick taken by Mark Little.

1mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Gary Madine. Joe Lewis takes the indirect free kick.

Charlie Lee gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Tommy Miller. Mark Beevers takes the free kick.

Match Preview

Buxton set for Owls return Sheffield Wednesday defender Lewis Buxton is back in contention for the home clash with Peterborough. Buxton has been sidelined for the last seven matches due to a torn hamstring, but could challenge for a place in the starting line-up as the Owls look to bounce back from Saturday's home defeat to Notts County. But striker Gary Madine remains sidelined after missing out over the weekend with a bruised knee and calf trouble. Gary Megson's side struggled to create chances against Notts County, so the Owls boss could opt for changes with winger Jermaine Johnson, striker Paul Heffernan and midfielders Darren Potter and Giles Coke all pressing for recalls. Megson has no new injury or suspension problems as his side chase their first home league win in six matches. Rampant Peterborough are set to be unchanged. Posh missed two penalties against Carlisle at the weekend but still cruised to a 6-0 win and manager Darren Ferguson is likely to name the same side at Hillsborough. But Ferguson may have to appoint a new penalty taker after captain Grant McCann and George Boyd missed from the spot at the weekend. Midfielder Lee Frecklington has had a hernia operation and will be sidelined for at least a month while new signing Paul Taylor will not feature as he is not match fit. Striker Dave Hibbert is absent as he steps up his comeback from a dislocated knee suffered back in November.

Formation:451Manager: Gary Megson

Sheff Wed

Formation: 433Manager: Darren Ferguson

Peterborough

Nicky Weaver
Michael Morrison
Richard Hinds
Mark Beevers
Mark Reynolds
Jermaine Johnson
Isaiah Osbourne
Tommy Miller
Giles Coke
Gary Teale
Gary Madine
SUBS
Richard O'Donnell
Paul Heffernan
Daniel Jones
Darren Potter
James O'Connor
Clinton Morrison
Neil Mellor

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Joe Lewis
Mark Little
Ryan Bennett
Gabriel Zakuani
Tom Kennedy
Tommy Rowe
Grant McCann
Charlie Lee
George Boyd
Craig Mackail-Smith
Lee Tomlin
SUBS
Paul Jones
Kelvin Langmead
James Wesolowski
David Ball
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
Arron Davies
Grant Basey

Match Report

Posh hit Owls for four In-form Peterborough are now just one point behind the automatic promotion places in League One after thumping Sheffield Wednesday 4-1 at Hillsborough. Goals by Norwich target Craig Mackail-Smith and Lee Tomlin set Posh on their way to a fourth straight success, while George Boyd helped himself to a brace to inflict more misery on struggling Wednesday. Darren Ferguson's team are playing with real confidence at the moment and look a good bet for promotion after scoring 19 goals in those four games and only conceding one in the process, leaving them just adrift of second-placed Huddersfield with a game in hand. By contrast, Wednesday's dreams of an immediate return to the Championship have long since disappeared thanks largely to a dismal run at home which has seen them fail to win there since early December. The Owls actually started the game fairly brightly and the loss of defender Mark Beevers to a head injury certainly did not help their cause. However, from the moment Mackail-Smith raced through to score Peterborough's opener in the 25th minute, the writing looked on the wall. Tomlin doubled their advantage 10 minutes later with a delightful chip over Owls keeper Nicky Weaver before Boyd slammed in their third just before half-time. Substitute Paul Heffernan briefly gave Wednesday hope with a reply soon after the restart, but those thoughts were killed off when Weaver spilled a soft shot from Boyd into his own net to seal a good night for Posh.

Form Guide

LDWLWL Sheff Wed VS Peterborough WDWWWW

Last Meetings

Peterborough 5 - 3 Sheff Wed 01/02/2011 Sheff Wed 2 - 1 Peterborough 23/02/2005 Peterborough 1 - 1 Sheff Wed 19/10/2004 Sheff Wed 2 - 0 Peterborough 24/01/2004 Peterborough 0 - 1 Sheff Wed 23/08/2003 Sheff Wed 3 - 0 Peterborough 27/03/1979

Top Scorers

Sheff Wed N Mellor 7 C Morrison 6 T Miller 4 C Sedgwick 4 G Coke 4 J Johnson 3 G Madine 3 R Johnson 3 J O'Connor 2 P Heffernan 2 D Potter 2 M Beevers 2 G Teale 1 L Buxton 1 Peterborough C Mackail-Smith 21 G Boyd 11 L Tomlin 5 T Rowe 4 G McCann 3 R Bennett 3 G Zakuani 2 K Langmead 2 J Wesolowski 2 D Ball 2 N Mendez-Laing 2 A Davies 1 L Frecklington 1 D Hibbert 1 C Lee 1 G Basey 1 C Whelpdale 1

Goals

Sheff Wed Total goals 99 Goals per game 50 6 (For) 4 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 4 (For) 6 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 7 (For) 11 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 6 (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) 4 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 4 (For) 5 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 3 (For) 6 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 6 (For) 5 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 13 (For) 5 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Peterborough Total goals 131 Goals per game 82 7 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 7 (For) 6 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 5 (For) 9 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 5 (For) 12 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 8 (For) 10 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 10 (For) 7 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 12 (For) 3 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 9 (For) 7 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 19 (For) 3 (Against) Period 81-90 mins