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Peterborough United Under 18s will be looking to table a third consecutive victory when Burnley make the trip south on Tuesday afternoon (1pm).

Posh Under 18s will be hoping to table a third victory on the trot having beaten Birmingham City and Fleetwood Town on the road. 

Nathan Aikins led the way for a high scoring afternoon on the west coast, with George Holley, Bolu Shofowoke and Max Beech all adding to their tallies. 

Tuesday’s opposition, meanwhile, extended their gap at the top of the table last time around, having recorded a buoyant 5-2 victory over Sheffield United at the Barnfield Training Centre.

Tony Philliskirk’s young Clarets are riding the wave of a nine-game unbeaten streak, having come out on top in each of these outings. 

TEAM NEWS 

Jimmy Unwin has confirmed his side is light on the ground, having seen a number of faces pick up injuries in recent weeks – with some Under 16s expected to fill in the gaps.

Noah Freeman continues to impress on his loan duties with Bishop’s Stortford and is unavailable.

THE OPPOSITION 

Burnley are the current leaders, having picked up 54 points from 23 league matches. The Clarets have seen 17 victories, three draws with as many defeats over the course of the campaign. Philliskirk’s side ran out 2-0 winners in the reverse fixture owing to a Zach Johnson double in Lancashire.

FROM THE MANAGER 

Professional Development Phase (Under 18s) Lead Coach Jimmy Unwin said ahead of the game: “It was a good performance against Fleetwood. I was really pleased with the boys, especially the younger lads who performed well within the group, who will need to be prepared for another tough test against Burnley who are top of the league and flying. It will be a tough game – but one we’re looking forward to as usual, and we’re looking to build on the momentum now."

UPDATES

Updates of the game will be available on The Posh Academy X account. 

VENUE 

The fixture will take place at the idverde Training Ground.

 

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It took a cruel own goal to separate the two sides as Posh Under 18s were narrowly beaten by league leaders Burnley.

Football can be a cruel game sometimes and often it is all about the small margins and the Peterborough United Under 18s were on the wrong side of both on Tuesday afternoon as league leaders Burnley came out on top at the idverde Training Ground by a solitary first half own goal. 

Posh battled hard against their opponents, who, like the first team, are very defensively solid, conceding just 16 goals in their 24 league matches to date.

The Clarets, who now have an 11 point advantage at the top of the division, had one or two opportunities of their own, but Posh will be frustrated they couldn't take one or two opportunities of their own in the second half from dead-ball situations.

A free-kick from Joe Davies was knocked back across goal by Lucca Mendonca but Noah Freeman couldn't react to convert while Patryk Sykut and Rylie Fitzpatrick also went close. 

Posh fielded two under 15s from the substitutes bench as they continue to juggle minutes with players stepping into the Under 21s while prolific striker Bolu Shofowoke was unavailable as he prepares for his GCSE's.

Professional Development Phase (U18s) Lead Coach Jimmy Unwin said: "I am really pleased with the lads, they went toe to toe with the team at the top and emptied the tank out there.

"Burnley don't concede many goals, very much like their first team, they are hard to break down, but we had one or two moments. We looked a team out there, we were just lacking in the final third, which has been something that has affected us a few times this season."

Posh: Westcott, Freeman, Joseph, Holley, Mendonca, Gilbert, Davies, Fox, Fitzpatrick, Beech, Sykut. Subs: Miltyalwa, Dagne, McWilliams-Marcano, Aikins. 

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