Chelsea to face Peterborough in FA Cup third round after Posh beat Notts County 2-0 to progress

Daily Mail | December 21, 2016

Peterborough secured an FA Cup third-round meeting with Premier League leaders Chelsea, after beating Notts County 2-0 at London Road.

Posh came out the traps firing and were two goals up inside eight minutes in the two sides' second-round replay, as first Gwion Edwards and then Paul Taylor put the hosts into a lead they would never relinquish.

Former Sunderland and Ipswich striker Jon Stead missed a penalty at the end of the first half as County failed to find a way back into the contest, meaning Grant McCann's side secured a trip to Stamford Bridge.

Peterborough burst out the traps as they took an early lead thanks to Gwion Edwards's header

Edwards (right) celebrates his early goal with captain Chris Forrester at London Road

u00a0Jon Stead failed from the penalty spot as Notts County couldn't get back into the game — Jon Stead failed from the penalty spot as Notts County couldn't get back into the game

Further chances came and went as the visitors pushed for an equaliser, with Jonathan Forte hitting the bar with a neat lob, but Posh managed to hold out.