Our prediction for this Championship match:
Tuesday’s football game at Vitality Stadium pits together Bournemouth and Peterborough, the two teams with entirely different ambitions in the remainder of the season. The Cherries are eyeing automatic promotion to the Premier League, while the Posh are desperate to secure the Championship survival. Bournemouth suffered an unexpected 2-1 loss to Preston at the weekend, but they are seen as hot favourites to beat the relegation strugglers on home soil.
Midfielder Jefferson Lerma is back from suspension, while Adam Smith is banned for the match after he was sent off against Preston. Peterborough United, on the other hand, experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 3-0 loss to Huddersfield, and they are unlikely to spoil Bournemouth’s party at Vitality Stadium. Kwame Poku is likely to drop to the bench, while Oliver Norburn should be recalled to the starting XI.
Highlighted Player (Robbie Brady):
Robbie Brady is an Irish footballer who plays for Norwich City as a winger, but he is capable of playing at left back as well. Brady began his youth career at St. Kevin’s Boys, where he was spotted by Manchester United scouts. In 2008 he joined the Old Trafford outfit at age 16.
He played for Manchester United U-18 team, but he did not make his debut for the senior team. The Irish footballer played for Hull City on loan in the 2011/2012 and the 2012/2013 Championship campaigns and in January, 2013 he signed a permanent deal with the Tigers for an undisclosed fee. Robbie Brady made his Republic of Ireland debut on 8 September, 2012, in a 4-1 win over Oman and it has to be noted that he scored one goal and provided two assists for his teammates in the victory over the Asian team.
He represented the Boys in Green at the 2016 European Championship finals and he scored the winner against Italy that helped the team make it to the knockout stages of the showpiece tournament.
Highlighted Team (Peterborough):
Founded in 1934, Peterborough United are a professional club that competes in the League One. The Posh play their home games at London Road Stadium, the venue with the capacity of 15,314. Peterborough’s home colour is blue, whilst the colour of their away kit is blue. The Posh have the third kit as well where yellow and black are the dominant colours.
Peterborough United’s biggest success came in the 1964/1965 when the club booked their place in the FA Cup quarter-finals. Chelsea, though, proved to be a big catch for the Posh, beating them 5-1 in London. It has to be noted that Peterborough United made it to the Football League Cup semis in the 1965/1966 season, with the team losing to WBA in the two-legged tie.
The likes of Cambridge United and Northampton Town are considered the club’s main rivals. The Posh have built a rivalry with Huddersfield Town, with fans seeing MK Dons as rivals as well.