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Peterborough Dominates Possession but Burton Albion Secures Victory in Tight Contest
The Weston Homes Stadium in Peterborough hosted a lively encounter between Peterborough and Burton Albion, part of League One’s matchday 18. Despite significantly dominating possession (70%), Peterborough United couldn’t translate their superiority into goals, falling to a 1-0 defeat against an efficient Burton Albion.
The only goal of the game arrived in the 65th minute, courtesy of M. Bennett for the away side, who capitalized on a rare opportunity to beat the home goalkeeper. Peterborough, despite their 7 shots (only one on target) and 11 corners, lacked cutting edge in attack. Burton Albion, on the other hand, while enjoying less possession (30%), proved more clinical, managing 9 shots (3 on target). Referee D. Drysdale oversaw a match featuring a total of 20 fouls (6 for Peterborough and 14 for Burton Albion). The match, played on December 4th, 2024, in Peterborough, England, leaves a bittersweet taste for the home side, who, despite territorial dominance, were outdone by the visitors’ efficiency.
Substitutions peterborough: at minute 24 M. Mothersille came in and K. Poku went out., at minute 54 J. Sparkes came in and S. Curtis went out., at minute 66 C. Hayes came in and A. Odoh went out., at minute 66 H. Kyprianou came in and R. De Havilland went out., at minute 66 J. Dornelly came in and J. Randall went out.
Substitutions burton albion: at minute 74 B. Whitfield came in and M. Bennett went out., at minute 85 D. Williams came in and T. Kalinauskas went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Peterborough
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