LIVE: FULHAM vs PETERBOROUGH UNITED- Posh struggling after Mitrovic double

Harrison Burrows in action for Posh at Fulham. Photo: Joe Dent/theposh.com.Harrison Burrows in action for Posh at Fulham. Photo: Joe Dent/theposh.com.
Harrison Burrows in action for Posh at Fulham. Photo: Joe Dent/theposh.com.
Peterborough United travel to face league leaders Fulham on Wednesday evening (February 23, 7:45pm).

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

63 mins 2-0 Fulham

Goal 33 of the season, ten for than Posh for Mitrovic. Kebano floats a lovely ball onto Mitrovic’s foot, he volleys it at goal, Benda gets a big hand to it but can’t keep it out due to the power on it. Posh learning why maybe you don’t come out against this side but then again, they are losing, was there a choice?

60 mins 1-0 Fulham

BIG SAVE. Carvalho goes on a maisy run brushes off the tackles of three Posh players with ease, dances into the box Norburn throws himself to the ground. It’s a leg asking to be dived over and it is but way too theatrically. The ref isn’t interested and the ball comes to Reed, who lashes at goal and Benda tips over the bar.

56 mins 1-0 Fulham

Oh man I thought that was in. Great effort JC that skims off the head of Mitrovic and just drops onto the roof of the net. Most of the Posh fans thought it was a goal too, Rodak completely wrong-footed.

56 mins 1-0 Fulham

They are keeping the pressure on, this is good. JCH now wins a free-kick on the left edge of the box.

55 mins 1-0 Fulham

Wow, JCH was arriving to meet that Ward corner. Seemed to turn his back on it late, the defender must have put him off. Posh throw now.

54 mins 1-0 Fulham

Posh are seeing almost all of the ball this half. They win a corner as Tosin slices a Burrows cross over his own goal.

Posh have definitely looked like they are going to leave JCH up this half. That’ll force Fulham’s centre backs to stay back. I’d have liked that to be someone with pace like Morton on Jones though but it is a good idea.

47 mins 1-0 Fulham

Well then, that was promising. Posh push higher and Norburn’s well-weighted ball put Szmodics through on the left, he gets to the left edge of the box away from Robinson but it’s a poor cross over everyone.

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