Expensive striker leads the line for Peterborough United Under 21s against Newcastle United

A £700k signing leads the forward line for Peterborough United in their Under 21 Premier League Cup tie against Newcastle United at the Weston Homes Stadium on Friday night (7pm kick off).

Danny Ormerod (20), a summer capture from National League side Fylde, has started just one League One game for Posh this season.

Danny Ormerod in action for the Posh first team. Photo Joe Dent/theposh.com.

placeholder image — Danny Ormerod in action for the Posh first team. Photo Joe Dent/theposh.com.

Regular first-team squad member Josh Feeney also starts against a team who beat Posh 2-0 in the North East a fortnight ago.

Young centre=back Noah Freeman skippers Posh.

A match report will appear here later.

Posh: Collin Andeng Ndi, James Dornelly, Nathaniel Joseph, Noah Freeman, Josh Feeney, Harrison Jones, Eddie Fox, Declan Frith, Kurtis Simmons, Chris Conn-Clarke, Danny Ormerod. Subs: Fabian Claxton, George Bucknor, Benji McWilliams-Marcano, Oliver Arber, Luca Christoudias, Harrah Jones, Maxim Mlityalwa