'WWE' scrap leaves Peterborough United man banned for Sheffield Wednesday clash – Owls-linked winger involved
and live on Freeview channel 276
In an otherwise drab encounter, Posh were unable to register their third win on the bounce heading into Saturday’s trip to Hillsborough after centre-half Josh Knight was sent off for his role in a scuffle with Addicks winger Jesarun Rak-Sakyi – a player linked with interest from Wednesday back in January.
Speaking after the match, play-off chasing Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson intimated there would be no appeal against Knight’s red and that he would miss three matches – but offered an angry summation of the referee’s handling of what occured.
Advertisement
Hide AdAdvertisement
Hide Ad“It’s a red (for Knight), but it’s got to be two reds,” Ferguson fumed. “Rak-Sakyi has thrown his body at him. The referee felt it was only a tap on the chest, but it was WWE stuff. It’s one of the most bizarre decisions I’ve seen. To make a decision that one is a red and one is a yellow is beyond me.
“It was just a coming together and Josh has been a bit foolish in raising his boot, but nothing like what Rak-Sakyi did. He’s thrown his whole self at Josh’s face right in front of the referee and he has deemed it a booking.”
Peterborough will also be without dangerous young attacker Ricky-Jade Jones for the clash after he hobbled out of the draw with a suspected twisted knee.