A familiar face in the opposition team for Peterborough United boss, form guide, past matches, referee, big match odds
Peterborough United boss Luke Williams is a big fan of new Blackpool signing Jerry Yates.
Williams managed Yates in the Championship at Swansea City and they will meet up again as the striker returned to Bloomfield Road on loan from Luton Town in time to play against Posh at Bloomfield Road on Saturday.
Yates scored 46 goals for Pool in a three year spell between 2020 and 2023 before moving to Swansea for £2.5 million before Williams was appointed manager at the South Wales club.
Williams said: “I like Jerry as a player and as a man, and I hope he does well at Blackpool apart in from in two games.”
Yates scored twice in a 3-1 win for Blackpool in a 2021 League One win over Posh, which included a goal in the first minute.
POOL SQUAD
Yates will be seen as the replacement for last season’s Blackpool top scorer Ashley Fletcher who is now at Huddersfield Town. He will join former Bolton Wanderers striker Dion Charles and Niall Ennis in the Blackpool forward line.
Pace out wide is provided by CJ Hamilton and Josh Bowler, while George Honeyman is an experienced presence in midfield.
Blackpool also signed experienced Barnsley defender Josh Earl earlier this week. Goalkeeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell is a Northern Ireland international.
Former on-loan Posh full-back Hayden Coulson is in the Blackpool squad.
CURRENT FORM
Blackpool have started League One well as a home draw with Wycombe Wanderers was followed by a fine win at Stockport County. They were beaten 4-1 at home by Championship side Lincoln City on Tuesday with ‘The Imps’ pulling clear after a red card for Pool defender Zac Ashworth.
PAST MATCHES
Posh have a mixed record in Football League matches in Blackpool. They’ve won eight and lost 12 of 24 meetings.
Brandon Khela scored the consolation goal in a 3-1 defeat for Posh last season. Their last win was a 4-2 success in October, 2023 with goals from Kwame Poku, Harrison Burrows, Ricky-Jade Jones and Ephron Mason-Clark. Posh also won 3-0 in a EFL Trophy semi-final at Bloomfield Road that season.
MAN IN THE MIDDLE
Experienced official Martin Coy referees Blackpool v Posh. He last officiated a Posh game almost 12 months ago, a 3-2 defeat at Huddersfield Town.
BIG MATCH ODDS
Blackpool are odds on at 3-4 to beat Posh tomorrow with Sky Bet. Posh are 29-10 with the draw at 14-5.