A look ahead to Saturday's Sky Bet League One clash with Charlton Athletic at the Weston Homes Stadium (3pm).
Peterborough United are back in action in PE2 on Saturday afternoon as two of the teams most in-form in the division go head to head with Nathan Jones' Charlton Athletic visiting Darren Ferguson's men at the Weston Homes Stadium.
Posh have not been beaten since they faced the Addicks at the Valley, while Charlton used that victory to spearhead their assault on the top two and whilst it is unlikely they will gatecrash that party with Wycombe Wanderers and Wrexham favourites to follow Birmingham City into the Championship, their form is a concern for those aforementioned teams.
Ferguson's men go into the game on the back of a 1-0 victory over local rivals Cambridge United at the Cledara Abbey Stadium, while Charlton were winners over Wigan Athletic.
TEAM NEWS
Posh are without the services of skipper Hector Kyprianou as he is away with Cyprus, while the match-winner at Cambridge, Tayo Edun, is suspended following his red card against the U's.
Rio Adebisi and Gustav Lindgren remain sidelined due to injury, while Donay O'Brien-Brady, Will Blackmore and George Nevett featured for the Under 21s on Friday at Birmingham City.
Winger Daniel Kanu has been sent for a scan after picking up an ankle knock playing for Charlton's Under 21s earlier this week, but there is better news on Josh Edwards, who could return to the squad.
MANAGER QUOTE
"Charlton are in excellent form and it is not hard to see why because they have some good players, particularly atthe top end of the pitch. Matty Godden is definitely a Championship striker. Conor Coventry is a good passer of the football. We didn't play well in the first half at the Valley and I changed the formation from the start to a back three, which didn't work. I will have to make at least two changes with Tayo suspended and Hector away with Cyprus," Ferguson said.
ONE TO WATCH
Matt Godden
Experienced striker Matty Godden (pictured below) arrived at Charlton in July 2024, signing a two-year deal, with a club option of a further year. The Canterbury-born forward began his career with Scunthorpe United, where he progressed through the youth ranks to make his professional debut in September 2010 in an EFL Cup tie against Manchester United.
Godden was prolific during a spell at Stevenage before joining Peterborough United. After bagging 18 goals in his debut season with Posh, he made the move to Coventry where he tasted promotion to the Championship in his inaugural campaign and has since remained a key part of the Sky Blues’ squad.
Bringing a wealth of experience with 460 career appearances, Godden joins the Addicks following a successful five-year spell at the Coventry Building Society Arena, where he scored 50 goals in 110 starts.
TICKET NEWS
Tickets are available at www.theposhtickets.com and via the Weston Homes Stadium Ticket Office with Charlton expected to be backed by over 2,000 supporters. Charlton fans that need to collect tickets can do so from the away fan zone close to the turnstiles.
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POSH FANZONE
The Posh Fanzone will be open for Saturday's Sky Bet League One fixture against Charlton Athletic from noon on the day.
Your Posh Fanzone will be open from midday, with all your favourite food options and entertainment including player appearances from 2pm in the Posh Store.
Relive last weekend'd derby day victory – Last weekend we secured three points in the Cambridgeshire Derby and from 12.30pm you can relive the whole game on the big screen, including Tayo Edun's winning free-kick!
Win signed copies of FC25 - watch our for our social media team who will be giving away free copies of FC25 to winners of their competition, could you win big?
Face Painter – Enjoy the game whilst sporting your favourite blue and white designs (or something more adventurous) courtesy of our official face painter who will be in the Fanzone from 1pm.
Meet Peter Burrow – Our Club Mascot Peter Burrow will be in the Fanzone from 2pm to meet and greet with young fans. It will be high fives and pictures for everyone from arguably the best football mascot in the EFL!
Meet Posh Stars - We will have two Posh players in the Posh Club Shop from 2pm to meet with supporters and take pictures!
Are you coming to your first game today? Or want more information about your visit? You can read our new Fan Guide here.
KIT COLOURS
We will be wearing our home kit for this fixture. You can now get 35% off all home replica kit both in store and online.
MATCH OFFICIAL
Scott Tallis is the match referee. He will be assisted by Andy Bennett and Andrew Ellis with Wayne Cartmel the fourth official.
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