Critchley ‘delight’
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BLACKPOOL
90 PETERBOROUGH 1
Anderson 27, Carey 86, Yates
Dembele 11
NEIL GOULDING
BLACKPOOL boss Neil Critchley was left breathing a sigh of relief after a first win in eight games.
Goals from Keshi Anderson and substitutes Sonny Carey and Jerry Yates secured a comeback win after Siriki Dembele had given struggling Peterborough an early lead.
“I’ve got full belief in this group of players, I was confident the players would perform,” said Critchley.
“We did it the hard way going 1-0 down, but we showed how much character we have.
“I’m just delighted the players got the rewards for their hard work.
“We’ve been very fortunate to have played today, considering the amount of games called off because of coronavirus, so it was great to send the fans home happy. We all need a bit of happiness at the moment with what’s going on in the world.”
Dembele rifled Posh into a deserved 11th-minute lead from a tight angle.
But winger Anderson levelled for the hosts just before the half-hour mark, lashing home into the roof of the net from point-blank range.
Second-half substitute Carey bagged his first league goal, a deflected strike, to put the hosts ahead with three minutes remaining.
And there was even time for fellow sub Yates to find the back of the net.
Posh boss Darren Ferguson said: “I’m extremely disappointed and shocked how we’ve lost that game.
“We were just too rushed in the first half and gave the ball away too much.”
BLACKPOOL: Grimshaw 7, Lawrence-Gabriel 6, Ekpiteta 7, Husband 6, James 7, Wintle 7 (Connolly 90+2), Dougall 6, Bowler 7, Anderson 9, Lavery 6 (Carey 72), Madine 6 (Yates 72).
Subs not used: Dale, Moore, Gretarsson, Sterling. PETERBOROUGH: Cornell 6, Thompson 6, Knight 7, Edwards 7, Tomlinson 6, Grant 6 (Poku 76), Norburn 7, Taylor 6, Burrows 6, Dembele 8, Clarke-Harris 6.
Subs not used: Kent, Szmodics, Ward, Randall, Barker, Blackmore. MAN OF THE MATCH: Keshi Anderson. Bagged the first goal in five games for the Seasiders and set up the winner. REFEREE: David Webb 7.