Peterborough United vs Birmingham City: Live blog as Posh seek to put Blues promotion party on hold

Kwame Poku in action against Birmingham City. Photo: Joe Dent.Kwame Poku in action against Birmingham City. Photo: Joe Dent.
Kwame Poku in action against Birmingham City. Photo: Joe Dent.
Peterborough United host Birmingham City at the Weston Homes Stadium (April 8, 7:45pm)

Posh must recover quickly from their dismal showing against Northampton on Saturday but face a tough test in the form of Birmingham.

The league leaders can win promotion with victory tonight.

Follow all of the action on the PT live blog.

LIVE: Posh vs Birmingham

89 mins 2-1 Birmingham

A minute of normal time to play, Posh trying to force the ball forward but not looking like creating anything.

Grant Hanley for Luke Harris

De Havilland replaces Collins

82 mins 2-1 Birmingham

Headed out at the near post but Posh win a second one as Hayes tries to put it back in.

Great ball by Mills, Hughes arrived at the far post, heads at goal and Allsop has to push the ball away.

Ten to play, Posh win a corner after a free-kick sent into the box.

Liard pulled back Hayes

79 mins 2-1 Birmingham

Cleared by Posh twice but the ball keeps coming back now.

77 mins 2-1 Birmingham

Birmingham corner

Posh bring on Gustav Lindgren

Birmingham Jay Stansfield.

Jones and Alfie May off.

73 mins 2-1 Birmingham

The early pressure has dissipated and Posh pushed back now. Birmingham largely passing in front of the backline.

70 mins 2-1 Birmingham

Iwata booked for dissent after a free-kick was correctly awarded against him.

68 mins 2-1 Birmingham

Birmingham starting to see a bit more of the ball but you can see why they haven’t exactly been burying teams this season.

Posh are dealing with their threat quite comfortably.

Mothersille, Susoho, Johnston off

Hayes, Kyprianou, Dornelly on

Gardner-Hickman, Marc Leonard, Sampsted off

Keshi Anderson, Ethan Laird and Paik Sueng-Ho on

60 mins 2-1 Birmingham

A few thought that was in, another corner falls nicely for Posh and Mothersille belts it at goal, ends up just scraping the sidenetting.

55 mins 2-1 Birmingham

First Birmingham moment of the half, Gardner-Hickman blasts into the the stands from the left edge of the box.

53 mins 2-1 Birmingham

Yellow for Luke Harris, horrible late slide on Fernandez

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