A look ahead to the Sky Bet League One clash against Stevenage on Saturday afternoon (3pm).
Peterborough United return to Sky Bet League One action on Saturday afternoon with a trip to the Lamex Stadium to face Stevenage (3pm).
Darren Ferguson's men suffered a 2-1 defeat last time out at Charlton Athletic in mid-week and know that a win against Boro will give them confidence on the road.
Stevenage were beaten 3-1 by Crawley Town in their last fixture with Dan Kemp scoring the goal for the visitors.
TEAM NEWS
Posh are without the services of Rio Adebisi, Kwame Poku and Jadel Katongo, while defender Emmanuel Fernandez is suspended. He has a four-match ban following his red card on Tuesday evening.
Bradley Ihionvien has a slight knock picked up for the Under 21s on Tuesday. Stevenage could make changes with Charlie Goode and Elliott List among those chomping at the bit.
MANAGER QUOTES
"The supporters have been brilliant this season and away from home they have travelled in large numbers, it is up to us to give them something to cheer about. There were positives in some aspects on Tuesday, but there were also things we did that disappointed me. We will pick a team that we feel can cause them problems. Stevenage have had a good season, they have lost the last couple, but before that they were picking up a lot of impressive results," Darren Ferguson said.
ONE TO WATCH
Jordan Roberts
After spending one year on an academy scholarship at Peterborough United, Roberts (pictured below) joined Aldershot Town's youth system in the summer of 2011. He signed his first professional contract and made his first-team debut for Aldershot in League Two in February 2012. Roberts was loaned out three times during the 2012–13 season in order to gain first-team experience, at non-League clubs Havant & Waterlooville, Tamworth and Bishop's Stortford respectively.
Roberts returned to Aldershot and played regularly for two seasons in the Conference Premier, scoring 13 times in 100 appearances during his time at the club. Roberts trialled with Scottish Premiership club Inverness Caledonian Thistle in July 2015, ultimately spending the 2015–16 season there. He moved back to England when he signed for League Two club Crawley Town in June 2016.
Roberts spent two seasons at Crawley, playing 62 times and scoring 11 goals, before moving up two divisions to sign for Championship club Ipswich Town in June 2018. He found first-team opportunities limited during his two years at Ipswich, during which he also spent time on loan at Lincoln City and Gillingham. Following his release from Ipswich, Roberts signed for Heart of Midlothian of the Scottish Championship in August 2020. Having spent two spells on loan at Scottish Premiership club Motherwell, Roberts joined the club on a permanent basis in January 2022. He signed for League Two club Stevenage in June 2022 and helped the club earn promotion into League One during the 2022–23 season.
TICKET NEWS
The Posh ticket allocation of around 1,300 has now sold out. No tickets will be available on the day. Supporters are encourage to collect tickets if they have not yet done so from the Weston Homes Stadium Ticket Office before 5pm on Friday.
KIT COLOURS
Posh will be in the home kit for this game.
MATCH OFFICIAL
Benjamin Speedie is the match official.
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