LIVE: PETERBOROUGH UNITED VS MILLWALL - Jonson Clarke-Harris dropped to the bench

Peterborough United host Millwall in the Championship clash at the Weston Homes Stadium (December 11, 3pm).
Sammie Szmodics of Peterborough United in action with Tim Ream of Fulham - Mandatory by-line: Joe Dent/JMP - 06/11/2021 - FOOTBALL - Weston Homes Stadium - Peterborough, England - Peterborough United v Fulham - Sky Bet Championship EMN-210911-164559005Sammie Szmodics of Peterborough United in action with Tim Ream of Fulham - Mandatory by-line: Joe Dent/JMP - 06/11/2021 - FOOTBALL - Weston Homes Stadium - Peterborough, England - Peterborough United v Fulham - Sky Bet Championship EMN-210911-164559005
Sammie Szmodics of Peterborough United in action with Tim Ream of Fulham - Mandatory by-line: Joe Dent/JMP - 06/11/2021 - FOOTBALL - Weston Homes Stadium - Peterborough, England - Peterborough United v Fulham - Sky Bet Championship EMN-210911-164559005

Posh will be desperate to stop a run of seven matches without a win and five without a goal. They will need to in order to avoid getting cut further than five points adrift of safety.

Millwall sit in 8th, just four points off the play-offs but have only the 16th best away record in the league.

Follow all the action on the PT blog below.

LIVE BLOG: Posh vs Millwall

Key Events

  • 3pm kick-off
  • Ward and Poku expected to return to the squad
  • Randall unlikely to feature
  • Posh seeking their first home win in three matches
  • Millwall sit 8th but have the 16th best away record
  • Millwall have drawn 9 of 21 league matches, 8 1-1s

Dai Cornell, Dan Butler, Ronnie Edwards, Josh Knight, Nathan Thompson, Oliver Norburn, Jack Taylor, Jorge Grant, Harrison Burrows, Siriki Demble, Sammie Szmodics

Subs:

Subs: Will Blackmore, Frankie Kent, Joe Tomlinson, Kwame Poku, Conor Coventry, Kai Corbett, Jonson Clarke-Harris

Team news coming up, plenty of hints this week it will be a diamond...

The past meetings between these sides are quite remarkable. It follows a pattern Posh will very much hope is repeated. It’s win by scoring 5, lose without scoring, win by scoring 5, lose without scoring, win by scoring 5, lose without scoring. History suggests what will happen today.

Past meetings

19 Feb 2013- Millwall 1-5 Posh (Tomlin (2) Rowe, Mendez-Laing, Boyd) Championship

01 Sep 2015- Millwall 1-0 Posh

03 Oct 2015 Posh (Angol, Jon Taylor (2), Forrester, Washington 5- 3 Millwall

20 Feb 2016- Milwall 3-0 Posh

16 Aug 2016- Posh (Maddison, Paul Taylor, Edwards (2), Nichols 5-1 Millwall

28 Feb 2017 2017- Millwall 1-0 Posh

Some positive team news for Posh on the injury front

Millwall are not the biggest scorers, they have 23 in their 21 matches. Attacking wide midfielder Jed Wallace leads the way with five goals, followed by Benik Afobe with four. Posh can expect plenty of balls into the box to try and find the head of Afobe and Tom Bradshaw.

These will most likely be provided by their wingbacks, who line up alongside three large centre halves, Liam Cooper, Shaun Hutchinson and Murray Wallace, watch out for them at set pieces.

Millwall have won only one of their last five matches and most of their results have been their classic 1-1. The Lions have drawn 1-1 eight times this season. Unsurprisingly, more than any other team. They did, however, win 3-1 against Birmingham last time out. Notice, the failure to beat Hull and Derby in recent weeks...

Form:

Millwall: DDDLW

Posh: LLLDL

Millwall 3-1 Birmingham

Hull 2-1 Millwall

Millwall 1-1 Bournemouth

Middlesbrough 1-1 Millwall

Millwall 1-1 Derby

Posh boss happy his side are sticking together

Hopefully it is a lucky omen because the man with the whistle today is Leigh Doughty. He was in charge of when Posh got their only away points of the season at Hull.

Big game today, Posh really need to get back to winning ways as it’s now 7 without a win but crucially three without a win at home. Posh can’t afford to let their home record slip or there is simply no hope in this division. Can they get back on track? Find out here.

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