Peterborough v Shrewsbury result

Full-time · Peterborough 5–1 Shrewsbury

League One · Sat, 31 Oct 2020 15:00 GMT · Weston Homes Stadium

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

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Peterborough 5–1 Shrewsbury — Peterborough won this League One match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Peterborough beat Shrewsbury 5–1 at Weston Homes Stadium in League One on Saturday 31 October. It is Peterborough’s first win over Shrewsbury since 28 October 2017, after four meetings without one (the 5 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

Peterborough led 2–1 at half-time. The goals — Peterborough: J. Clarke-Harris (16’ pen), S. Dembélé (42’, assisted by Samuel Szmodics; 69’, assisted by Joe Ward; 80’, assisted by Dan Butler) and J. Taylor (88’, assisted by Mohamed Eisa); Shrewsbury: J. Daniels (18’, assisted by M. Pugh). J. Vela (45’) was sent off.

Discipline

J. Oldham showed five yellow cards and one red — against 3.7 yellows a game across the last 12 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Peterborough: R. Brown (50’) and Samuel Szmodics (84’); Shrewsbury: H. Burgoyne (16’), Oliver Norburn (58’) and Ethan Ebanks-Landell (77’).

What it changes

Peterborough have scored 83 goals, the most of the 24 clubs (2020/21 so far). Peterborough have conceded 46 goals, the fourth-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Shrewsbury have scored 50 goals, the fifth-fewest of the 24 clubs (2020/21 so far). Shrewsbury have conceded 57 goals, the 11th-fewest of the 24 clubs.

Peterborough’s four-goal margin was the biggest of round 10, across 12 matches. Peterborough are unbeaten in their last seven matches in all competitions. Shrewsbury have lost their last four matches in all competitions. Peterborough have scored in seven consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, S. Dembélé (Peterborough) 16.4, J. Taylor (Peterborough) 12.1 and Dan Butler (Peterborough) 6.0 led the match.

Head-to-head

Shrewsbury are unbeaten in the last four meetings with Peterborough.

Next up

Peterborough next host Reading on 7 November 2026.

Shrewsbury next travel to Eastleigh on 7 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Peterborough: Peterborough v Reading, Saturday 7 November — the preview. Next for Shrewsbury: Eastleigh v Shrewsbury, Saturday 7 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Peterborough 5–1 Shrewsbury · League One
Venue: Weston Homes Stadium · Peterborough
Referee: J. Oldham
Head-to-head (last 5): Peterborough 1 · draws 1 · Shrewsbury 3 · 2.6 goals/game
Recent form: Peterborough 4W 1D 0L · Shrewsbury 1W 1D 3L

Peterborough 5–1 Shrewsbury (League One): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.75 / 0.63

Goals

against 0.75 / 1 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6 / 4

Corners

against 4.83 / 4.4 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 5 matches

5 / 2

Shots on target

against 3.33 / 4.6 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.17 / 2.4

Cards

against 2.17 / 1.6 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 October 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 27 October 2020. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Peterborough for / against	Line	Shrewsbury for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.63 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6 for · 4.83 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	4 for · 4.4 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	12.5 for · 10.83 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	10 for · 11.4 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	5 for · 3.33 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	2 for · 4.6 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.5 for · 18.5 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	13.2 for · 13.6 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.17 for · 2.17 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	2.4 for · 1.6 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: J. Oldham.

Peterborough

Peterborough Goalkeeper

Peterborough — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
C. Pym	10	90900 min	262.6 /90	90.9 /90	00 /90

Peterborough — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Peterborough before kick-off, to 27 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Pym n 8	90	2.6 7/4

Peterborough Defensive

Peterborough — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
F. Kent	10	90900 min	101 /90	70.7 /90	not recorded in League Cup	565.6 /90	70.7 /90	10.1 /90
M. Beevers	10	90900 min	70.7 /90	90.9 /90	not recorded in League Cup	636.3 /90	101 /90	10.1 /90
N. Thompson	10	88878 min	262.7 /90	80.8 /90	not recorded in League Cup	929.4 /90	181.8 /90	40.4 /90
N. Mason	1	5454 min	35 /90	11.7 /90	not recorded in League Cup	35 /90	00 /90	00 /90
D. Butler	10	85846 min	192 /90	161.7 /90	not recorded in League Cup	535.6 /90	141.5 /90	20.2 /90
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Peterborough — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Peterborough before kick-off, to 27 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Beevers n 8	90	0.9 4/3	1.1 7/2	R. Williams
F. Kent n 8	90	0.5 4/0	1.4 7/3	R. Williams
C. Pym n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0	—
N. Thompson n 8	87.4	1.5 5/4	3.3 8/8	—
D. Butler n 8	83.3	1.8 7/4	0.4 2/1	R. Williams
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Peterborough — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Peterborough before kick-off, to 27 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
F. Kent n 8	90	1.1 5/2
M. Beevers n 8	90	0.8 6/0
N. Thompson n 8	87.4	3.1 7/4
D. Butler n 8	83.3	2 7/5
J. Ward n 8	73.9	0.9 5/1
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Peterborough Attacking

Peterborough — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
J. Clarke-Harris	9	90810 min	50.6 /90	10.1 /90	303.3 /90	141.6 /90	111.2 /90	40.4 /90
S. Dembélé	9	84753 min	20.2 /90	20.2 /90	212.5 /90	121.4 /90	121.4 /90	344.1 /90
S. Szmodics	8	83661 min	10.1 /90	00 /90	91.2 /90	50.7 /90	91.2 /90	20.3 /90
Mohamed Eisa	3	75225 min	00 /90	00 /90	52 /90	31.2 /90	20.8 /90	31.2 /90
D. Butler	10	85846 min	00 /90	10.1 /90	40.4 /90	20.2 /90	111.2 /90	30.3 /90
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Peterborough — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Peterborough before kick-off, to 27 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
F. Kent n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0.1 1/0
M. Beevers n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
C. Pym n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
N. Thompson n 8	87.4	0.5 3/1	0.3 1/1
D. Butler n 8	83.3	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
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Peterborough — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Peterborough before kick-off, to 27 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
F. Kent n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
C. Pym n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Beevers n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
N. Thompson n 8	87.4	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
D. Butler n 8	83.3	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
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Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury Goalkeeper

Shrewsbury — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded
H. Burgoyne	5	79394 min	122.7 /90	92.1 /90
M. Šarkić	3	79236 min	114.2 /90	31.1 /90
D. Iliev	2	90180 min	63 /90	10.5 /90

Shrewsbury — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Shrewsbury before kick-off, to 27 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
H. Burgoyne n 5	78.8	2.7 3/3
M. Šarkić n 3	78.7	4.2 3/3

Shrewsbury Defensive

Shrewsbury — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
R. Williams	7	87611 min	81.2 /90	71 /90	not recorded in League One	345 /90	121.8 /90	10.1 /90
S. Golbourne	7	80563 min	30.5 /90	142.2 /90	not recorded in League One	193 /90	30.5 /90	00 /90
A. Pierre	6	91544 min	71.2 /90	81.3 /90	not recorded in League One	7011.6 /90	122 /90	50.8 /90
E. Ebanks-Landell	6	90540 min	142.3 /90	91.5 /90	not recorded in League One	589.7 /90	71.2 /90	10.2 /90
Marlon Fossey	6	77463 min	61.2 /90	101.9 /90	not recorded in League One	305.8 /90	30.6 /90	20.4 /90
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Shrewsbury — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Shrewsbury before kick-off, to 27 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Vela n 8	88.3	1.5 7/3	1 6/1	—
B. Walker n 8	81.8	1.4 6/4	0.7 3/2	—
R. Williams n 8	87.6	1.5 6/3	0.8 6/0	D. Butler
J. Cummings n 8	81.9	0.8 5/1	1.1 5/2	—
S. Golbourne n 8	77.5	0.6 4/0	1.2 4/3	—
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Shrewsbury — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Shrewsbury before kick-off, to 27 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Vela n 8	88.3	2 8/5
B. Walker n 8	81.8	1.5 6/2
R. Williams n 8	87.6	1 4/3
J. Cummings n 8	81.9	0.8 4/2
S. Golbourne n 8	77.5	0.9 4/1
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Shrewsbury Attacking

Shrewsbury — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
J. Cummings	7	87610 min	10.1 /90	10.1 /90	101.5 /90	20.3 /90	71 /90	10.1 /90
L. Clarke	6	70417 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	71.5 /90	20.4 /90	20.4 /90	20.4 /90
D. Udoh	6	62369 min	00 /90	00 /90	41 /90	20.5 /90	41 /90	30.7 /90
S. Whalley	5	80399 min	10.2 /90	20.5 /90	81.8 /90	40.9 /90	81.8 /90	61.4 /90
R. Barnett	4	63253 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	20.7 /90	20.7 /90
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Shrewsbury — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Shrewsbury before kick-off, to 27 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Vela n 8	88.3	0.5 3/1	0.3 2/0
B. Walker n 8	81.8	0.8 5/1	0.1 1/0
R. Williams n 8	87.6	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
J. Cummings n 8	81.9	1.6 6/4	0.4 3/0
S. Golbourne n 8	77.5	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
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Shrewsbury — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Shrewsbury before kick-off, to 27 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Vela n 8	88.3	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
B. Walker n 8	81.8	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
R. Williams n 8	87.6	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Cummings n 8	81.9	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
S. Golbourne n 8	77.5	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Peterborough		Shrewsbury
60%	Possession	40%
17	Shots	10
8	Shots on target	4
5	Shots off target	4
4	Blocked shots	2
13	Shots inside the box	4
3	Corners	2
2	Offsides	2
13	Fouls	15
2	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	1
2	Saves	3
525	Passes	346
80%	Pass accuracy	66%

Peterborough Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. Pym	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
F. Kent	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.7
M. Beevers	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7
N. Mason	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
J. Taylor	90	1	0	1	1	0	6	0	8.2
D. Butler	90	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	8.2
S. Szmodics	90	0	1	4	2	2	0	Y	6
S. Dembélé	90	3	0	4	3	3	0	0	10
J. Ward	82	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	7.2
J. Clarke-Harris	74	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.2
R. Brown	53	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.2
L. Reed sub	37	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Mohamed Eisa sub	16	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	7
I. Kanu sub	8	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.6

Shrewsbury Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
H. Burgoyne	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	5.2
R. Williams	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.3
E. Ebanks-Landell	90	0	0	1	1	0	2	Y	6.7
A. Pierre	90	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	6
C. Daniels	90	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	6.2
S. High	90	0	0	2	0	1	3	0	6.3
O. Norburn	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	Y	6.3
J. Daniels	90	1	0	2	1	0	2	0	7.3
D. Udoh	81	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.2
J. Vela	47	0	0	0	0	1	1	R	5.7
M. Pugh	45	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	7.2
J. Cummings sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
S. Tracey sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Peterborough v Shrewsbury — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

PeterboroughWWWWD

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 1.8 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

ShrewsburyDWLLL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.6 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 5

Peterborough 1 · 1 draw · Shrewsbury 3 · 2.6 goals/game

2019-11-05 Shrewsbury 1–0 Peterborough
2019-02-23 Peterborough 1–2 Shrewsbury
2018-12-15 Shrewsbury 2–2 Peterborough
2018-04-24 Shrewsbury 3–1 Peterborough
2017-10-28 Peterborough 1–0 Shrewsbury

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Peterborough#2 pos87 pts46 pl+37 GD

Shrewsbury#17 pos54 pts46 pl-7 GD

Goals per game

Peterborough scored1.8

Shrewsbury scored1.09

Peterborough conceded1

Shrewsbury conceded1.24

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What is the head-to-head record between Peterborough and Shrewsbury?: In their last 5 meetings, Peterborough won 1, Shrewsbury won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.6 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Peterborough and Shrewsbury?: Recent form — Peterborough 4W 1D 0L; Shrewsbury 1W 1D 3L.

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