LIVE: FULHAM vs PETERBOROUGH UNITED- Posh struggling after Mitrovic double
Posh have now slipped to eight points from safety thanks to Reading’s victory over Birmingham on Tuesday (February 22) but face a tall order to make back any ground tonight.
Fulham are six points clear at the top and have scored 79 times in their 31 league games this season. They were beaten at home to Huddersfield last time out though.
Follow the all the action on the PT live blog below.
LIVE BLOG: Fulham vs Posh
Key Events
- 7:45pm kick-off
- Matthew Etherington takes charge of Posh
- Harrison Burrows returns from injury
- Fulham sit 6 points clear at the top of the Championship
- Aleksandr Mitrovic has 31 league goals, Posh have 23
84 mins 2-0 Fulham
Just a stream of chances, seemingly every time Fulham come forward. It’s the first we’ve seen of Wilson getting into the space behind Burrows, drags a ball back into the box that Mitrovic only just failts to meet. He’s certainly had the chances for his hattrick.
80 mins 2-0 Fulham
Posh nearly had one back! Ricky’s charging down of a Tosin clearance caused confusion in the box. Marriott throws himself at the loose ball and lays it off to Morton. He tries to curl it into the left hand corner but there just isn’t enough bend on it.
79 mins 2-0 Fulham
Carvalho has been man of the match. He goes on another of his runs, this times he cuts in from the right and fires a snap shot at goal that has Benda flying to his right to tip over, great play and great save.
Posh sub 78 mins
Jones on for Szmodics. His last action was to see a shot charged down from the edge of the box.
76 mins 2-0 Fulham
Should be a hattrick for Mitrovic. Kent heads out a freekick form the right. Joe Ward picks up but makes a woeful touch and gives it srraight back. Seri then puts it on the head of Mitrovic at the backpost. He weakly puts it into Benda’s arms. He has won a lot of balls into the attacking box but has actually done quite poorly with them, which is a surprise.
75 mins 2-0 Fulham
Benda again has to palm over the bar. A slightly simpler on this time as it was curled straight at him from Cavalerio out on the left. Morton heads out the corner. The game is now back in the pattern of the first half.
Posh subs 72 mins
Marriott and Morton on for Clarke-Harris and Brown. Certainly a positive change, would have been better when the deficit was only one. Hope it doesn’t leave Posh too open.
71 mins 2-0 Fulham
Oh Steven, we could do without you dropping a simple catch with Mitrovic only metres away. The Serb seems to push Grant into the keeper as he scrambles to pick up the lose ball to try and cause more confusion but Benda is able to gather.
66mins 2-0 Fulham
Cavaleiro straight into the action, barges his box into the box and fires a shot across goal, it looks like it’s going in but for a fantastic flying leg from Kent. This could get away from Posh badly now. They look fired up again.
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