Jonson Clarke-Harris scored a the most important overdue penalty for suffering Peterborough to lend a hand protected a 2-2 draw in opposition to Stoke.
The striker’s 2nd purpose of the fit within the first minute of damage time helped the house aspect come from at the back of for a 2nd time because the guests as soon as once more let a lead slip overdue on.
Stoke had scored a penalty of their very own thru Lewis Baker within the 84th minute which seemed to have secured a primary win in 8 in all competitions after a pass bounced up and hit Peterborough defender Josh Knight at the hand.
But if exchange Ricky-Jade Jones’ mazy run was once ended via a nasty from James Chester, Clarke-Harris discovered the web to slender the space to protection to 6 issues.
Stoke felt they must have had every other penalty when Josh Maja went down underneath power from Knight, however they needed to accept some extent. The Potters had taken a first-half lead thru Jacob Brown, with Clarke-Harris replying 5 mins later.
Peterborough could have closed the space on fourth-bottom Studying after consecutive 1-1 attracts, however there are simply 10 video games left and they have got no longer received within the league since December 11 – 14 fits in the past.
Stoke, who began the fit in fifteenth, started brightly and just about took the lead within the 7th minute when Demeaco Duhaney hit a curling effort from the proper, however the ball hit the put up and bounced out to protection.
The following likelihood arrived only a minute later when Josh Tymon sprinted previous Joe Ward and despatched over a pass from the left which Brown headed broad.
Alternatively, the striker was once extra medical within the twenty eighth minute. Joe Allen seized on a deficient clearance to slide him in down the right-hand aspect of the world and Brown produced a very good end low around the purpose and previous David Cornell within the Peterborough web.
The house aspect had proven no attacking danger till that time, so it was once a wonder once they equalised 5 mins later. It was once a pleasing transfer from Posh starting with a surging run from Knight who discovered Jeando Fuchs within the Stoke house – the ball then got here to Clarke-Harris who curled in a excellent left-footed strike from 18 yards out for his 6th purpose of the season.
Frankie Kent additionally headed broad for the hosts from a Harrison Burrows free-kick, however Brown must have restored Stoke’s lead 12 mins into the second one 1/2 however he skied his shot from within the house after Tymon had burst previous Ronnie Edwards and despatched in a low pass.
The guests, despite the fact that, just about conceded a comical purpose when goalkeeper Jack Bonham dropped the ball onto Clarke-Harris, however thankfully for him the ball bounced narrowly broad of the put up.
Either side driven for a winner, and it seemed Stoke would move house with 3 issues after Knight’s handball allowed Baker to thump house a penalty on 84 mins.
However Jones’ excellent run and Clarke-Harris’ low spot-kick earned Peterborough some extent.
