Recap: Bright Pompey claim friendly win over Championship side Peterborough

Pompey entertain Peterborough in a pre-season friendly at Fratton ParkPompey entertain Peterborough in a pre-season friendly at Fratton Park
Pompey entertain Peterborough in a pre-season friendly at Fratton Park
Pompey entertain Peterborough in a pre-season friendly at Fratton Park today – with fans present for the first time since December 2020.

The game will give many of the Fratton faithful their first taste of watching a Danny Cowley Blues side in action

It will also provide the head coach’s new arrivals a welcome opportunity to experience the famous Fratton roar ahead of a testing new season.

As always, we’ll be there to provide live updates from the game.

So sit back and relax as the Blues take on the Championship new boys.

Pompey v Peterborough - Live from Fratton Park

Key Events

  • Alex Bass starts in goal for Pompey
  • Kieran Freeman, Clark Robertson, Shaun Williams and Ryan Tunnicliffe all start

47’ Williams gives the ball away and Grant fires a shot straight at Bass

We’re off in the second half

Good stuff from Pompey in that first half with Tunncliffe and Curtis taking their goals well. Marquis could and should have made it three just before the break

45’ Let off for Pompey. Bass clears straight to Burrows but he can only curl just wide from the edge of the area

43’ How is it not three. Brilliant harrying from Curtis sees Pym lose the ball again, it finds Marquis but Thompson brilliantly blocks his strike on the line

40’ What a strike. The ball finds it’s way to Curtis and he curls brilliantly into the far right corner

37’ Szmodics misses a great chance again as he fires wide after being picked out by Butler

34’ Great chance for Posh as Ward’s whipped cross is headed over the bar by Szmodics

30’ Brown’s cross is flicked over off the head of Harness