Fulham 2-1 Peterborough - The look back

Feb 25, 2022

We might have won last night, but the evening was about one man: Aleksandar Mitrovic.

Our Serbian king is the record goal scorer in the EFL Championship. He beat Ivan Toney’s record with 14 games to go.

His 32nd and 33rd of a dizzying campaign were enough to capture all three points, but it wasn’t all plain sailing. A dogged Peterborough performance – especially from their ‘keeper Steven Benda, kept the scoreline respectable, and the Posh even bagged a goal themselves with just a minute of normal time left, Morton finishing a fast move on the break just seconds after Benda denied Wilson from point blank range.

Mitro’s record-breaking moment was soaked in tension thanks to the fact it came as a penalty. The Serb himself was felled in the box, but steadied himself to send the Cottage into raptures in the 28th minute.

His second rounded a lovely move. Carvalho threaded a ball out wide to Kebano, who whipped it in and Mitro hit it first time past Benda. Peterborough’s late goal made it nervier than it should’ve been towards the end, but we find ourselves nine points clear of Bournemouth in second, though we’ve played two more.

What a night. What a season. What a man.

Why not celebration Mitro and his record by looking 🔥 in one of our new T-shirts? Just head to f ulhamish.co.uk/shop/Mitro-Record-Breaker-Embroidered-T-Shirt-p443479867

WHAT THEY SAID

▪️ Marco Silva: The numbers speak for themselves. 33 goals at the end of February, with 14 more games to play, it's fantastic. What I like about him is he's always demanding more and more and more. He knows that from tomorrow I'll demand more and more from him. Mitro's numbers reflect our philosophy and the players have bought into it. We're creating and building something important.

▪️ Tim Ream: Where were you when 🔥🔥🔥 broke the Championship goal scoring record? Best seat in the house watching that one go in 😏

▪️ Rhys Daly: Aleksandar Mitrović has 33 goals across 30 Championship games. He is averaging a goal every 79 minutes - with only five penalties. Ivan Toney got 31 across 45 games last season. The greatest striker in Championship history is here.