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Match date Saturday 24 November 2001, 3.00pm kick-off
Opposition Peterborough United (Away, League Division Two)
Ticket information

Tickets are available on the day.
There are 3,000 terrace places - prices are as follows:

Adults: £10
Concessions: £7

There are also 700 seats available on the day - prices are as follows:

Adults: £15
Concessions: £7

Travel, pubs, food 

London Road Ground, London Road, Peterborough, PE2 8AL
Email: football@theposh.com
General Office - telephone: 01733 563947

BY ROAD (From the A1 South): On approaching Peterborough take the exit after the Normans Cross roundabout and turn right onto The Fletton Parkway. Take the Third exit off The Fletton Parkway onto The Nene Parkway and take the first exit turning right into Shrewsbury Avenue. At the next roundabout take the left exit continuing down Shrewsbury Avenue until the Traffic Lights junction with Oundle Road, where you turn right. Continue down Oundle Road, carefully keeping your speed down to 30mph after the first bridge where there is a speed camera. On reaching near the end of Oundle Road you will see the London Road Ground in the distance to your right and a car park on your left just after Marshall's (Shell) garage, under the Railway bridge.

BY ROAD (From the A47 West): Follow the signs to Peterborough on the A47. On the outskirts of the city you will see the Thomas Cook Headquarters on your right and it is here that you exit the A47 turning right onto the Nene Parkway. Take the second exit off The Nene Parkway onto Oundle Road turning left. Continue down Oundle Road, going straight over the Traffic Lights, carefully keeping your speed down to 30mph after the first bridge where there is a speed camera. On reaching near the end of Oundle Road you will see the London Road Ground in the distance to your right and a car park on your left just after Marshall's (Shell) garage, under the Railway bridge.

BY RAIL: Peterborough's train station is situated on the fringe of the city centre adjacent to the Queensgate Shopping Centre. On exiting the station on the approach road, you will see an underpass on your right, follow the signs to Bourges Boulevard. Eventually you will come to a normal sidewalk and continue walking down Bourges Boulevard toward the city centre, passing the Rivergate (ASDA) shopping centre on your right. In the city centre turn right at the traffic lights and continue down Bridge Street over the River Nene Bridge towards the London Road Ground which is located on your left over the bridge.

PUBS

The Bridge, on London Road, is right near the ground and prides itself on being very away fans friendly. It's probably the best idea for a pre-match pint and also does food and is open from 11am until 3pm on match days. The Cherry Tree is the other side of the roundabout down Oundle Road and is a decent alternative. For non-pub food there's loads of take aways nearby.

PARKING

There's parking at the ground, but unless you arrive early it'll be full. The best bet is a large car park down Oundle Road, close to the ground.

Team news

Reading - from: Whitehead, Murty, Williams, Viveash, Whitbread, Robinson, Harper, Parkinson, Watson, Salako, Forster, Butler, Cureton, Hughes, Shorey, N.Smith.

Peterborough - from: Tyler, Joseph, Rea, Edwards, Williams, Danielsson, Forsyth, Farrell, Oldfield, McKenzie, Clarke, Fenn, Hooper, Connor, Green, Cullen.

Form Guide

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Previous Meetings 

Reading wins: 14
Draws: 13
Peterborough wins: 14
Figures include League, League Cup, and FA Cup only.

2000/2001 Season:
The 0-1 defeat at Peterborough last season came when Reading had just started to hit a bit of form - coming straight after 4-0 and 5-0 home wins over Brentford and Oldham. Later in the season we drew 1-1 at home with a Jamie Cureton goal.
17 February 2001: Reading 1 Peterborough 1 (Division Two)
16 September 2000: Peterborough 1 Reading 0 (Division Two)

Before last season Reading and Peterborough seemed to be regularly drawn together in the early stages of the league cup. Both the 1999/2000 season, the season before that, and the season before that saw the Royals victorious over Peterborough over the two legs - always drawing one and winning the other:

1999/2000 Season:
24 August 1999: Peterborough 1 Reading 2
(League Cup, Round One, Second Leg)
11 August 1999: Reading 0 Peterborough 0
(League Cup, Round One, First Leg)

1998/1999 Season:
26 August 1998: Reading 2 Peterborough 0
(League Cup, Round One, Second Leg)
11 August 1998: Peterborough 1 Reading 1
(League Cup, Round One, First Leg)
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