Birmingham 1 Peterborough 1

Birmingham missed the chance to further their play-off credentials as they drew at home to Peterborough.

The home side thoroughly dominated the first-half and deservedly took the lead through Marlon King's tap in after 23 minutes.

But they let Posh off the hook after the break and were pegged back by Grant McCann's spectacular free-kick with 29 minutes remaining.

Blues boss Chris Hughton made just two changes from the side which lost 1-0 at Reading two weeks ago.

David Murphy was drafted in at left-back in place of Liam Ridgewell, who picked up a thigh injury in midweek.

In midfield, Jonathan Spector replaced Wade Elliott, who took up a place on the substitutes bench.

Jean Beausejour, in the press this week following an alleged misdemeanour while on international duty with Chile, almost grabbed a far more positive headline early on.

Less than four minutes had elapsed when Murphy swung in a left wing cross, which Beausejour headed powerfully towards goal.

Unfortunately, the effort was straight at goalkeeper Paul Jones, who easily smothered the effort.

Another Murphy cross caused panic for the visitors seven minutes later.

But, this time, Jones could only parry the ball under pressure from Chris Wood.

When the ball broke to King, he couldn't find the space to pull the trigger.

Blues kept up the early pressure and Burke should have opened the scoring from Carr's superb cross, but his header lacked power and was easily saved.

King also beat the offside trap but mishit his shot, allowing Jones to palm the effort away.

Blues finally took the lead when King tapped home yet another Murphy cross, after a swift counter attack involving Burke and Beausejour.

Burke could have doubled the home side's lead a minute later but he nodded Carr's right-wing cross over from a decent position inside the area.

Wood saw his close range effort cleared from virtually on the line, from yet another Murphy cross.

King then blasted wide from a tight angle four minutes from the end of normal time, after a slick passing move involving Burke and Wood.

Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson made his first change six minutes after the break, swapping Mark Little for Tom Kennedy.

Burke showed superb dribbling skills 55 minutes in when he bewitched three defenders before flashing a low cross goalwards.

But Wood couldn't quite get the touch needed to double Blues lead.

Blues' dominance was, at times, embarrassing but, with only one goal separating the teams, a touch of nervousness crept into their game.

McCann took full advantage to level to scores 61 minutes in, after Beausejour had given away a free-kick just outside the box for a foul on George Boyd.

The Northern Irishman smashed the ball home from a tight angle in what will surely be a contender for Championship Goal of the Month.

Nikola Zigic replaced the mis-firing Wood with 19 minutes remaining, as Blues went in search for a winner.

Beausejour was withdrawn for Wade Elliott will six minutes remaining, but Blues couldn't find a way through as Posh tucked up and protected their point.