Saturday
30th January 2016, FA Cup 4th Round, The Hawthorns, Kick-Off 3:00pm |
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West Bromwich Albion |
2 -
2 |
Peterborough United |
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1
- 0 |
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Berahino (14, 84) |
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Coulthirst (79) |
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Taylor (86) |
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Managers |
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Tony Pulis |
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Graham Westley |
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Starting XI |
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Boaz Myhill |
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Ben Alnwick (c) |
Craig Dawson |
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Michael Smith |
Gareth McAuley |
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Michael Bostwick |
(c) Jonny Evans |
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Ricardo Almeida Santos |
Sébastien Pocognoli |
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Lawrie Wilson
(Samuelsen HT) |
(Anichebe 67) Stéphane Sessègnon |
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Jack Baldwin |
Claudio Yacob |
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Harry Beautyman (Taylor HT) |
Craig Gardner |
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Chris Forrester |
James McClean |
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Erhun Oztumer (Maddison 61) |
(Rondón
63) Rickie Lambert |
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Shaquile Coulthirst |
Saido Berahino |
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Lee Angol |
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Substitutes |
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Jonas Olsson |
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Jon Taylor |
James Chester |
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Marcus Maddison |
Victor Anichebe |
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Andrew Fox |
Cristian Gamboa |
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Leonardo Da Silva Lopes |
Salomón Rondón |
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Dion Henry (gk) |
(gk) Jack Rose |
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Souleymane Coulibaly |
Jonathan Leko |
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Martin Samuelsen |
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Bookings |
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(foul 67) McClean |
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Smith (foul 83) |
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Angol (foul 84) |
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Attendance:
22,517 |
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Referee:
Kevin Friend (Leicestershire) |
Assistant 01:
Simon Long (Cornwall) |
Assistant 02:
James Mainwaring (Lancashire) |
Fourth Official:
Dean Whitestone (Northamptonshire) |
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Official Matchday
Programme |
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Price: £3.00
Pages: 52 Issue: 15 |
Peterborough twice fought back
from a goal down to earn a FA Cup replay with
West Brom as it finished 2-2 after a thrilling finale at The
Hawthorns. It looked like Saido Berahino's early strike would be all that
separated the sides but three goals in eight frantic minutes mean the League One
promotion hopefuls will get another chance at the ABAX Stadium next month.
Shaquile Coulthirst equalised after 79 minutes but Berahino quickly restored
West Brom's lead before
substitute Jon Taylor levelled things up again with four minutes remaining.
West Brom began brightly and
created an opening after just 50 seconds. James McClean put a low cross straight
into the path of Rickie Lambert but rather than shoot first time he tried to
take a touch and ran the ball out of play. Less than a minute later another raid
down the left by McClean almost saw him pick out Berahino with a cut back but
the pass was behind the incoming striker. Peterborough settled thereafter but
following a decent spell of possession they fell behind after 14 minutes. Harry
Beautyman gave the ball away in midfield, not for the first time in the early
stages, allowing Lambert to lead an
Albion break. Lambert held play up well before laying the ball off
to striker partner Berahino who beat Ben Alnwick with a 25-yard shot.
Peterborough were becoming their own worst enemy and presented West Brom with
two more chances either side of the half hour mark. First, Michael Smith sold
Alnwick short with a back pass and Lambert caught him in possession however the
Posh goalkeeper reacted quickest to grab the loose ball. Then on the other side
of the pitch, Ricardo Santos gave the ball away to McClean but Alnwick did well
to block his shot when exposed one-on-one with the
Republic of Ireland
international.
After what could be described as
comical defending came a genuinely funny moment from Peterborough boss Graham
Westley who, in the 55th minute, fell to the floor as if shot when a bang was
heard as the match ball burst. Westley muddied his suit but he won a decent
laugh from The Hawthorns crowd.
Peterborough cut out the silly mistakes after the break and made
West Brom work for their
chances, which became few and far between. Craig Gardner should have done better
than blast his effort over the crossbar from Salomon Rondon's cut back midway
through the second half. At the other end Posh were beginning to make inroads
and home goalkeeper Boaz Myhill was extended for the first time after 72 minutes
when he had to get down to smother Smith's low shot. With 11 minutes remaining,
after failing to capitalise on
Peterborough's
defensive errors in the first half, West Brom were punished for one of their
own. A long ball forward caused hesitancy between Sebastien Pocognoli and Myhill
and Coulthirst took advantage to score from the right side of the penalty box.
Posh were level just five minutes, though. They should have cleared Craig
Dawson's cross but the ball found its way to Berahino who finished clinically.
However, Posh were not beaten and Taylor found the bottom corner of the net with
a shot from the edge of the area.
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