LIVE: CHARLTON v PETERBOROUGH UNITED: Posh show real grit to hold on to crucial away win
Posh will be looking to bounce back after a disappointing 1-0 defeat at home to Gillingham on Tuesday, but Charlton are unbeaten in 10 League One matches.
Follow the action live on the PT Blog below.
LIVE BLOG: Charlton vs Posh
Key Events
- 1-0 Posh FT
- JCH gives Posh the lead with strike from edge of the box
- Bursik saves Stockley penalty to keep Posh ahead at the break
- Posh will remain second regardless but will look to maintain 7 point cushion ahead of 3rd
- Charlton unbeaten in 10, W6 D4
- Nigel Adkins’ side have league’s 19th best home record, just 24 points from 19 games
- Hamilton starts as Brown ruled out by hamstring injury
70 mins
Dangerous ball in from Morgan from the left Stockley is arriving at the back post, Bursik isn’t getting the ball beats everyone.
Posh sub 67 mins
Reed replaces Hamilton. Seems like a change with keeping hold of the ball more in mind.
66 mins
A few more spaces opening up. Kent does well again to take the ball off the foot of Forster-Caskey in the box as he looks to shoot. The ball is then looped over to Szmodics with Dembele running clear in the middle, unfortunately his ball to Dembele is cut out.
61 mins CHANCE
Out of nowhere Posh make a chance, Dembele spokes through to Szmodics on the left hand side of the box. He’s clear but Amos closes down the space and he pokes over, another poor effort one-on-one.
61 mins
Millar blazes an effort from a tight angle on the left over the bar. he slipped in after Thompson got drawn into the middle and was beaten in the air.
60 mins
Posh just can’t get out, both Szmodics and Dembele shirk challenges to win it back after Kent heads clear a cross right into Stockley.
58 mins
Great run from Gilber, picks it up almost in his own half, brushes off Taylor and skips past Kent as he makes a half-hearted attempt. He shoots from the edge of the box low to the right of Bursik, who holds well. He had to because Millar was waiting for any rebound.