Birmingham City Under 21s v Posh Under 21s

Posh Under 21s are back in action on Friday with a trip to face Birmingham City Under 21s (1pm).

The Peterborough United Under 21s return to Professional Development League action on Friday with a trip to face Birmingham City at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park (1pm).

It is the second time this week that the Posh youngsters have faced the Blues with the Under 18s collecting all three points on Wednesday afternoon with a 2-1 victory in the second city.

TEAM NEWS 

Posh are without the services of defenders Ollie Rose (calf), Justin Osagie (ankle) and Noah Freeman (out on loan) with several first team players expected to be involved. 

THE OPPOSITION 

The Blues sit in 10th place in the league table, seven points behind Posh who occupy seventh spot. Birmingham were in action on Tuesday and overcame fellow strugglers Wigan Athletic 2-1. 

FROM THE MANAGER 

Lead Professional Development Phase (Under 21s) Coach Ryan Semple said ahead of the game: “It is another game that we are looking forward too. It will be good for some of the young lads to play a stadium game and hopefully we can build on the positives of some of our recent performances."

UPDATES

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

VENUE 

The fixture will take place at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park