Peterborough United 2-1 Mansfield Town · League One
Peterborough United beat Mansfield Town 2-1 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Peterborough United and Mansfield Town met in the League One at Weston Homes Stadium in Peterborough on Saturday, 22 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Peterborough United: B. Woods 50'; H. Leonard 90'. Mansfield Town: M. Smith 60'.
How the match went
Peterborough United saw more of the ball, 65% of it. Peterborough United had 15 shots with 5 on target, Mansfield Town 10 with 4 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 6 to Peterborough United and 3 to Mansfield Town. Peterborough United conceded 9 fouls, Mansfield Town 18. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (2 for Peterborough United, 2 for Mansfield Town).
Line-ups
Peterborough United started in a 4-2-3-1: Alex Bass, Carl Johnston, George Nevett, Thomas O'Connor, Evan Weir, Liam Kelly, Benjamin Woods, Owura Edwards, Brandon Khela, Ethan Williams, Harry Leonard.
Mansfield Town started in a 3-1-4-2: Liam Roberts, Adedeji Oshilaja, Frazer Blake-Tracy, Ryan Sweeney, Louis Reed, Lucas Akins, Jon Russell, Liam Thompson, Stephen McLaughlin, Rhys Oates, Michael Smith.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Peterborough United 0-0 Mansfield Town.
- 50'Goal! Peterborough United 1-0 Mansfield Town. B. Woods (Peterborough United) scores.
- 60'Goal! Peterborough United 1-1 Mansfield Town. M. Smith (Mansfield Town) scores, assisted by R. Oates.
- 90+3'Goal! Peterborough United 2-1 Mansfield Town. H. Leonard (Peterborough United) scores.
- 90'Full-time. Peterborough United 2-1 Mansfield Town.
Full commentary (53 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Peterborough United vs Mansfield Town.
- 2'Attempt saved. J. Russell (Mansfield Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 11'Attempt saved. B. Khela (Peterborough United), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 17'Attempt missed. R. Oates (Mansfield Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 23'Corner, Mansfield Town.
- 23'Attempt saved. J. Russell (Mansfield Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 23'Corner, Mansfield Town.
- 24'Corner, Mansfield Town.
- 24'Attempt blocked. L. Akins (Mansfield Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 25'Attempt missed. E. Williams (Peterborough United), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 31'Attempt missed. L. Akins (Mansfield Town), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.07.
- 34'Attempt missed. M. Smith (Mansfield Town), header. xG 0.14.
- 35'Attempt saved. R. Oates (Mansfield Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 37'Corner, Peterborough United.
- 37'Corner, Peterborough United.
- 39'Attempt blocked. R. Oates (Mansfield Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 40'Attempt missed. B. Woods (Peterborough United), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 40'Attempt blocked. O. Edwards (Peterborough United), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 40'Attempt saved. B. Khela (Peterborough United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
- 43'Corner, Peterborough United.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Peterborough United 0-0 Mansfield Town.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 48'Attempt missed. L. Kelly (Peterborough United), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 50'Goal! Peterborough United 1-0 Mansfield Town. B. Woods (Peterborough United) scores.
- 50'Attempt blocked. H. Leonard (Peterborough United), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 52'Corner, Peterborough United.
- 54'Yellow card for B. Khela (Peterborough United) for foul.
- 55'Attempt blocked. B. Woods (Peterborough United), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 56'Attempt missed. B. Khela (Peterborough United), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.11.
- 58'Offside, Mansfield Town.
- 60'Goal! Peterborough United 1-1 Mansfield Town. M. Smith (Mansfield Town) scores, assisted by R. Oates.
- 61'Offside, Peterborough United.
- 66'Yellow card for C. Johnston (Peterborough United) for simulation.
- 67'Attempt blocked. E. Williams (Peterborough United), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.16.
- 68'Substitution, Mansfield Town: O. Dodgson comes on for S. McLaughlin.
- 68'Substitution, Mansfield Town: R. Hendry comes on for J. Russell.
- 68'Substitution, Peterborough United: B. Shofowoke comes on for O. Edwards.
- 69'Substitution, Mansfield Town: E. Hewitt comes on for M. Smith.
- 71'Substitution, Peterborough United: C. Conn-Clarke comes on for B. Woods.
- 74'Attempt saved. H. Leonard (Peterborough United), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 74'Attempt missed. L. Akins (Mansfield Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 77'Substitution, Mansfield Town: N. Moriah-Welsh comes on for F. Blake-Tracy.
- 79'Yellow card for R. Oates (Mansfield Town) for foul.
- 80'Substitution, Peterborough United: V. Masara comes on for E. Williams.
- 80'Substitution, Peterborough United: H. Jones comes on for L. Kelly.
- 85'Substitution, Mansfield Town: G. Maris comes on for L. Thompson.
- 87'Yellow card for R. Sweeney (Mansfield Town) for foul.
- 89'Attempt missed. B. Khela (Peterborough United), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 90'6 minutes of added time.
- 90+3'Attempt blocked. H. Leonard (Peterborough United), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 90+3'Goal! Peterborough United 2-1 Mansfield Town. H. Leonard (Peterborough United) scores.
- 90'Full-time. Peterborough United 2-1 Mansfield Town.