Here's the PT's Peterborough United team to put the sword to Doncaster Rovers!

It makes sense as the strength of the current injury-hit squad is in forward areas, but it also represents something of a risk given how a modest Barnsley side ripped through Posh, often at will, on Tuesday night.

Doncaster’s position at the foot of the League One table suggests they will be less of a threat at the Weston Homes Stadium on Saturday (3pm kick off), but that would be a foolish assumption based on reports of their most recent games. They have created chances aplenty without taking many of them.

It could be another high-scoring cracker tomorrow then. Here’s the side I would pick and I believe an out and out 4-4-2 would be risky. Anyway we only have one winger in any sort of form, so here goes….

GOALKEEPER Alex Bass: Williams went out his way this week to point out that Bass made 11 saves including a crucial one in a penalty shootout and a triple whammy of stops soon after gifting Barnsley a goal in the opening moments on Tuesday. That’s fair comment and I’d stick with him, but ask him to welly the ball forward more often than he has been doing. The further the ball is from the Posh defence the better for me. With two strikers we have more chance of retaining possession and should be able to press more effectively. Bass needs to rediscover last season’s form though, especially if Collin Adeng Ndi gets his chance in next Tuesday’s EFL Trophy game and impresses.

RIGHT-BACK

Carl Johnston: I shouldn’t take too much notice of the Posh pre-match medical bulletins as I’ve been frustrated and disappointed too often, but if Johnston is even 80% fit he should play ahead of Lucca Mendonca. James Dornelly is injured.

LEFT-BACK Harley Mills: He gave his best display of the season against Barnsley. His quality on the ball returned as he had a hand in all three Posh goals. Evan Weir has been way off the pace.

CENTRE-BACK

Josh Feeney: The on-loan Aston Villa man has looked a class act so far.

CENTRE-BACK

David Okagbue: Posh have no-one else fit enough to play in Tom O’Connor’s absence. He needs to use the power a well-built defender should have.

MIDFIELD

Liam Kelly: We will need his ability to control a game.

MIDFIELD

Harry Ashfield: I believe this player can cause issues to League One defences if he plays in an advanced role.

MIDFIELD

Harrison Jones: There are doubts about the fitness of Brandon Khela and Ben Woods, but I’d be tempted to pick Jones who has more technical ability and vision than both of his midfield rivals anyway.

WINGER Owura Edwards: There is a pleasing simplicity to this man’s game. He uses sheer speed on the outside to reach great attacking positions. His end product isn’t always good, but he has been denied many assists because of poor finishing from others. I’d start him on the right and get the midfielders to get across and cover the other flank when out of possession.

STRIKER

Harry Leonard: He should revel in having support up top. The signs were promising the other night.

STRIKER:

Danny Ormerod: Undroppable after a two-goal game against Barnsley when his all-round performance was impressive. It’s good to have an aerial threat up front.

SUBS

Andeng Ndi, Khela, Bolu Shofowoke, Ethan Williams, Lucca Mendonca, Weir, Chris Conn Clarke.