Posh looking forward to FA Cup replay

Whoever emerges victorious will move on to face Reading away from home in the next round.

There’s a great incentive for Peterborough and they always score goals, just one less than League 1’s leading scorers, and London Road, which always has a great atmosphere, will be rocking.

Tony Pulis, the West Bromwich Albion head coach, paid tribute to Ben Foster after the goalkeeper’s two penalty shoot-out saves spared the club FA Cup embarrassment at the hands of Peterborough United.

Jon Taylor had earlier raised Peterborough hopes of a Cup upset when he fired the hosts deservedly in front on 55 minutes but Darren Fletcher thundered in an equaliser to force extra-time.

With the wind beneath their feet, the League One side will be hoping to go one better and win on home turf this week, and build not only on their recent cup performance, but also their 1-0 win over Chesterfield in the league last weekend.

By then Albion had lost Gareth McAuley, the centre-back pulling up with a hamstring injury after a rare foray upfield, to be replaced by Sébastien Pocognoli.

Albion had won just three games in their last 15 outings prior to this tie and their declining form showed no signs of ending during a poor opening period. James McClean’s shot was blocked, and from the corner James Chester’s shanked close-range shot hit Fletcher and flew over the bar.

Yes, there’s a chance he won’t play – two games in four days may be deemed too much – but in such a scenario you’ll get your money back.

Samuelsen opened up the West Brom defence with a glorious run eight minutes into extra-time, but his shot was over the crossbar, before Rondon’s 20-yard drive flew just wide of the post.

Zakuani then put his body on the line to block Gardner’s volley on the line and Berahino should have won the match in the dying moments but headed wide.

“We want to do well in FA Cup but it has certainly affected us with injuries and pressure on the players”. The lads that are important are the ones that are going to wear the shirts. Their work rate and their energy and the way they played, it was a real cup tie tonight.

“They’ve not been scared to get it and that’s the sign of a good player”.

Albion fans sang “Christian Gamboa we thought you were dead” in reference to the Costa Rica global defender’s startling lack of match action.