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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: London Road Ground
  • Attendance: 4865
  • Referee: Armstrong, P

Live Commentary

90 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

82 mins

Lee Thorpe is replaced by Alan Connell.

76 mins

Goal!! Peterborough have scored with Rene Howe putting it in the back of the net.

70 mins

Charlie Lee is being taken off, Dean Keates has come on in his place.

68 mins

Chris Whelpdale is booked for unsporting behaviour.

59 mins

Peterborough are replacing Aaron McLean with Rene Howe.

59 mins

Jamie Day is replaced by Jeff Hughes.

57 mins

Brentford are replacing Craig Pead with Ricky Shakes.

56 mins

Goal!! Craig Mackail-Smith scores for Peterborough.

49 mins

Goal!! Peterborough have scored with George Boyd putting it in the back of the net.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 4 v 0.

45 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

45 mins

Goal!! Chris Whelpdale scores for Peterborough.

41 mins

Goal!! Aaron McLean scores for Peterborough.

34 mins

The referee has booked Charlie Lee.

14 mins

Goal!! Peterborough have scored with Aaron McLean putting it in the back of the net.

3 mins

Aaron McLean takes a penalty for Peterborough and scores!.

2 mins

It's red. He's off. Simon Brown has been sent off.

2 mins

Brentford are replacing Charlie Ide with Clark Masters.

0 mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.

Match Report

The roof fell in on Brentford when goalkeeper Simon Brown was red carded by referee Paul Armstrong after just 40 seconds at Peterborough.

The 30-year-old former Hibernian goalkeeper brought down Craig Mackail-Smith and Posh never looked back once Aaron McLean stepped forward to sweep the spot-kick into the roof of the net.

Bees boss Terry Butcher had to sacrifice midfielder Charlie Ide to bring on substitute goalkeeper Clark Masters, whose first task was to pick the ball out of the back of the net when sent wrong way by the ice-cool McLean.

The Posh leading scorer went on to rattle up a hat-trick before the break and between well-taken 14th and 41st minute shots that brought his season's tally to 15, McLean amazingly missed a second-penalty firing against the woodwork when Glenn Poole was adjudged to have handled.

To their credit, ten-man Brentford persevered with Lee Thorpe and Emile Sinclair up front, but they hardly saw anything of the ball and Posh powered on with Chris Whelpdale scrambling a fourth from close range in first-half added time before George Boyd made it five just four minutes into the second period.

Already assured of his biggest win since arriving at London Road back in January, Posh boss Darren Ferguson could afford the luxury of taking McLean off on the hour but the goals continued to come.

Mackail-Smith used his pace to get on the scoresheet after 56 minutes and the statistics became even more depressing for Brentford when substitute Rene Howe hit his first for the club and Posh's seventh 20 minutes later.

Peterborough United Team

Brentford Team

Peterborough United

Brentford

Corners

8 2

Fouls

12 5

Goal attempts

28 6

Shots off target

11 4

Offsides

2 3

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