Peterborough United vs Oxford United: Live blog as Posh look to keep up pressure on League One promotion rivals
Posh travel to face sixth-placed Oxford as the race for automatic promotion hots up.
Posh are right in the conversation as they sit six points behind Derby in second with two games in hand.
Third-placed Bolton host leaders Portsmouth today also.
Follow all of the action on the PT live blog below.
LIVE: Oxford vs Posh
71 mins 4-0 Oxford
Some actual good play from Posh, bursting run from Ajiboye, finds Mothersille, who chooses not to shoot but backheel to Poku in a great position in the middle of the box.
He declines to shoot first time, takes an unnecessary second touch and sees a shot blocked.
69 mins 4-0 Oxford
Possession stats will still look good for Posh, they’re being allowed to come forward but there’s no zip or belief.
JCH heads an outswinging corner from Burrows well wide.
59 mins 4-0 Oxford
Rubbish, rubbish, rubbish.
Rodrigues allowed space in the box to arrive late and deposit a diving header past Steer and into the corner from a good cross.
57 mins 3-0 Oxford
Posh nearly concede a fourth again, half-hearted attempt from Edwards to stop Harris bursting past him.
He’s grateful to Crichlow for him coming across to cover and blocked the shot.
Corner headed out by JCH
55 mins 3-0 Oxford
Murphy still tearing Posh apart, too good for Fernandez, sends in a low cross and again Edwards reacts quickly to dent Harris.
Posh still having a lot of the ball but they’re being allowed to by an opposition, who know they’ve got this.
50 mins 3-0 Oxford
Fernandez gives the ball away, Harris snatches at a good chance from the edge of the box and could have done better than dragging it wide.
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