Peterborough United vs Carlisle United. Sky Bet League One.
Weston Homes Stadium.
Peterborough United 1
- J Randall (61st minute)
Carlisle United 3
- J Mellish (27th minute, 49th minute, 58th minute)
Peterborough 1-3 Carlisle
Friday 29 March 2024 17:25, UK
Jon Mellish scored a hat-trick as rock-bottom Carlisle stunned promotion-chasing Peterborough with a shock 3-1 success in Sky Bet League One.
Midfielder Mellish, who had only previously scored twice all season, did the damage as Paul Simpson's basement boys bagged just a sixth win of a torrid campaign.
Mellish rose unchallenged to meet substitute Jordan Gibson's cross after Posh switched off from a Dylan McGeouch short corner as Carlisle took a 27th minute lead.
The same man doubled their advantage three minutes into the second half when he struck an impressive volley past Posh goalkeeper Jed Steer, following a weak defensive header from England Under-20 defender Ronnie Edwards.
Mellish was not done there, completing a memorable treble in the 58th minute with another spectacular left-footed volley after the hosts failed to deal with a McGeouch cross.
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Posh quickly hit back as captain Harrison Burrows slammed a 61st-minute shot through a crowd of players from the edge of the box but that was as good as it got as Darren Ferguson's men flopped.
Substitute Jonson Clarke-Harris fluffed a glorious chance to cut the arrears further, before also being denied by the bar late on as the courageous Cumbrians stood firm.
