Kick-off Fourth round
Bradford City
2–0
Peterborough United
Full timeBradford City go through
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Carabao Cup · 2026/27
Peterborough United Carabao Cup fixtures and results 2026/27
Peterborough's 2009 League Cup run combined a convincing opening away win with two successful nights at London Road. The Newcastle tie is the best starting point for revisiting that campaign, but the opponents before and after it explain the full journey. Use the fixtures above for the present season's dates, results and confirmed viewing information.
UK kick-off times · GMT / BSTUpdated twice daily · Last fixture check: 14 Nov 2026, 18:00 GMT
Peterborough United: cup campaign
League One · Eliminated
Bradford City 2–0 Peterborough United. Full time. Bradford City go through. Peterborough United are out of this season’s Carabao Cup.
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Peterborough United fixtures, results and UK TV
4 matchesKick-off First round
Bristol Rovers
0–1
Peterborough United
Full timePeterborough United go through
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Kick-off Second round
Watford
1–5
Peterborough United
Full timePeterborough United go through
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Kick-off Third round
Peterborough United
3–3
Barnsley
After penaltiesPeterborough United win 7–6 on penaltiesPeterborough United go through
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Kick-off Fourth round
Bradford City
2–0
Peterborough United
Full timeBradford City go through
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Newcastle beaten at London Road
Posh defeated Newcastle United 2–0 on 22 September 2009. Craig Mackail-Smith headed the opener after 20 minutes, and Tom Williams added a second eleven minutes later. Both goals arrived before half-time, giving Peterborough an advantage they kept throughout the second half.
Danny Guthrie's dismissal after the interval reduced Newcastle to ten men, but Posh were already two goals ahead. That order matters when remembering the match: Peterborough established the winning position against eleven players rather than finding both goals after the red card.
The fixture paired two Championship clubs. Newcastle's name makes it tempting to describe every defeat by lower-profile opposition as a top-flight upset, but that would misrepresent this particular evening. The visiting supporters' report records the team changes, goals and match circumstances in detail.
Four rounds and ten Posh goals
Peterborough opened the 2009/10 competition with a 4–0 away victory over Wycombe. A 2–1 home win against Ipswich followed, before Newcastle became the next visitors to London Road. Those three wins put Posh into the fourth round with eight goals scored and only one conceded.
The run ended at Blackburn, where Peterborough lost 5–2. Adding the four match scores gives ten Posh goals across the campaign. The Newcastle clean sheet was therefore one part of a run that included comfortable progress, a closer home tie and a much more open final match.
For a compact account of that season, follow the opponents in order: Wycombe, Ipswich, Newcastle and Blackburn. It avoids treating the Newcastle result as an isolated match and shows how Peterborough moved from an opening away fixture to successive home wins before returning to the road.
Peterborough's 2009 League Cup questions
Who scored when Posh beat Newcastle?
Craig Mackail-Smith and Tom Williams scored in the first half of the 2–0 home victory on 22 September 2009.
Were Newcastle a Premier League club that night?
No. Peterborough and Newcastle were both playing in the Championship at the time of this League Cup meeting.
Who ended Peterborough's 2009/10 run?
Blackburn Rovers won the fourth-round tie 5–2. Posh had previously beaten Wycombe, Ipswich and Newcastle, scoring in all four matches of their campaign.
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