Peterborough Utd 0 West Ham Utd 2
 

Basic Information

Date 29th July 2008.
Stadium London Road.
Competition Friendly.
Attendance 5,352.
Officials Kevin Wright.
Mike Blackledge.
Neil Hair.
Colin Reeve.

Posh perform well against a strong West Ham Utd side, but are undone by two first-half Craig Bellamy goals. The first came just minutes into the match, with Bellamy latching on to a Scott Parker pass. Both sides create chances, Aaron McLean and Craig Morgan going close for the home side. Bellamy grabs his second just before the break, chipping over Joe Lewis following Lucas Neill’s long ball. Posh continue well in the second half, culminating with George Boyd sending his low drive into the post. Alfie Potter makes an instant impact with a close effort, while new signings Paul Coutts and Shaun Batt impress. Former Posh youngster Jack Collison makes a brief appearance at the end of the match.

Teams

Peterborough Utd
Management
Darren Ferguson
Kevin Russell (assistant)
Starting line-up
1 Joe Lewis
2 Russell Martin
3 Shane Blackett (-61')
4 Craig Morgan (-73')
6 Charlie Lee (-67')
9 Aaron McLean (-61')
10 George Boyd (-73')
11 Dean Keates (-61')
12 Craig Mackail-Smith
18 Chris Whelpdale (-61')
21 Tommy Williams
Substitutes
5 Chris Westwood (+61')
7 Scott Rendell (+61')
8 Micah Hyde (+67')
13 James McKeown
19 Kieran Charnock (+73')
20 Alfie Potter (+73')
24 Paul Coutts (+61')
25 Shaun Batt (+61')
West Ham Utd
Management
Alan Curbishley
Mervyn Day (assistant)
Starting line-up
1 Robert Green (-73')
2 Lucas Neill
5 Anton Ferdinand (-88')
6 Matthew Upson
7 Valon Behrami (-67')
8 Scott Parker
9 Julien Faubert
10 Craig Bellamy Goal Goal (-73')
11 Kyel Reid (-83')
12 Carlton Cole
16 Mark Noble
Substitutes
3 Joe Widdowson (+67')
4 Calum Davenport
13 Marek Štěch (+73')
14 Tony Stokes
15 Jack Collison (+88')
17 Hayden Mullins
18 Freddie Sears (+73')
19 Junior Stanislas (+83')