Peterborough United Under 18s will welcome Millwall to PE2 on Saturday afternoon (12pm kick-off) as Jimmy Unwin looks to maintain his unbeaten start to the season.
Posh Under 18s are back in action against Millwall on Saturday as they look to build on an unbeaten start to the campaign as they come up against their southeast London counterparts.
Jimmy Unwin’s side battled to a hard-earned draw away to Swansea City last time out, which followed a comfortable victory over Colchester United to start the new term; Bolu Shofowoke and Lucca Mendonca (2) both opened their account for the season as the youthful Posh side brushed past the U’s.
Larry McAvoy’s Millwall, meanwhile, opened the season with a 2-0 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday in South Yorkshire, but showed their credentials as they ran out 3-0 winners to Fleetwood Town last weekend.
The Lions’ previous visit to Cambridgeshire dates back to the 2021/22 season, when the Lions ran out 3-1 winners.
TEAM NEWS
Lead Coach Jimmy Unwin has confirmed a near fully-fit squad will be available to him, albeit he expected a few absentees to feature in the Under 21s’ trip to Colchester United on Friday.
In return, a selection of faces from the Under 16s bracket will be rewarded with the step-up, to which Unwin hinted that a strong performance could earn them a place in the squad which travels to Mansfield for the PDL Cup tie on Tuesday.
THE OPPOSITION
Millwall Under 18s’ side are led by Larry McAvoy who achieved PDL Cup Final success at the back-end of last season, defeating Swansea City 3-1 after extra-time.
The Lions settled for a mid-table finish last term in the league with McAvoy’s side claiming a 3-1 victory the last time the two sides met back in August.
FROM THE MANAGER
Unwin said: “It will be a tough game. Millwall always bring an edge with them; they’re aggressive and good at what they do. It’s been a tricky week to work on with the players involved with the Under 21s, so hopefully when we get the group back, we’ll have more of an idea in terms of the game plan.
Reflecting on the point at Swansea, he said: “It’s always good to not lose the game – that’s the main thing. There are elements of the performance that we really enjoyed and we want to build on and improve as we go forward. Hopefully we can turn it [draw at Swansea] into a win. It’s a home game so we want to try and win as many home games as possible.”
LIVE UPDATES
Updates of the game will be available on The Posh Academy X account, with post-match reaction also on the website.
VENUE
The fixture will take place at the idverde Training Ground on Oundle Road.