Peterborough United: Live Blog as Posh get back to winning ways with home success over Port Vale
Posh got back to winning ways in midweek after six straight defeats and are now looking to take that momentum to get their league campaign back on track.
League Two play-off winners Port Vale are in town and they have settled well. They are unbeaten in their last five games in all competitions and sit 13th in the table, taking 12 points from their opening nine games.
Posh have also taken 12 points from their opening nine and need to kick on after losing their last four in the league.
Follow all of the action on the PT live blog below.
LIVE: Posh vs Port Vale
Key Events
- 3pm kick-off
- Dan Butler will not be risked
- Posh have lost their last 4 league matches
- Port Vale are unbeaten in their last 5
- Teams level on points
Posh line-up
Lucas Bergstrom, Harrison Burrows, Frankie Kent, Josh Knight, Joe Ward, Jeando Fuchs, Jack Taylor, Ben Thompson, Ricky-Jade Jones, Kwame Poku, Jonson Clarke-Harris
Subs: Will Blackmore, Dan Butler, Nathan Thompson, Hector Kyprianou, Joel Randall, Ephron Mason-Clark, Jack Marriott
How will Posh line up?- I have proposed a new formation
My Posh Team: Posh need a change of formation to get all of their key players into the side
Peterborough United need to decide whether or not Jack Marriott will return to the starting line-up against Port Vale after his goal against Tottenham Hotspur in midweek.
Other fixtures
Portsmouth vs Bolton
Forest Green vs Exeter
Barnsley vs Charlton
Bristol Rovers vs Acrington
Morecambe vs Cambridge
Sheffield Wednesday vs Wycombe
Shrewsbury vs Burton
Tomorrow
Plymouth vs Ipswich
Team news
Posh have a mostly fully-fit squad to choose from. Ronnie Edwards is still away with England and Harvey Cartwright is around a week away fron returning from his latest thigh injury.
Dan Butler came through well from Tuesday night but he will not be thrown into another game so soon as Posh manage his return to first-team action.
It looks like McCann will stick with the 4-3-3 with Joe Ward battling Nathan Thompson for the right back slot and Jonson Clarke-Harris and Jack Marriott going head to head to start up-front.
Today has the potential to be a milestone day for Joe Ward. He currently sits on 199 appearances for the club having joined in January 2018 from Woking.
After the departure of Idris Kanu, he became the club’s longest-serving player and remains one of its best.
Its very likely he will get on the pitch and given the switch back to a 4-3-3, it will most likely be at right back.
McCann speaks ahead of the game
Peterborough United won't risk experienced defender in a must-win League One match
Peterborough United won’t risk Dan Butler in Saturday’s League One clash with Port Vale at the Weston Homes Stadium (3pm kick off).
Anthony Backhouse is the ref this afternoon. He hasn’t taken charge of a Posh game since January 2020 when Posh won 2-0 at Accrington Stanley. Posh are on a bad run of refs so a let’s see if that changes. Usually, one that you haven’t heard of is a good thing.
Injury scare for Edwards
Peterborough United trying to find out seriousness of injury picked up by teenage defender
Peterborough United are trying to find out the extent of an injury suffered by teenage defender Ronnie Edwards on England duty this week.
Posh’s is well documented but Port Vale are looking strong and have not lost any of their last five in all competitions. They are one of three teams level with Posh on 12 points and only sit behind courtesy of their -2 goal difference.
They also won in midweek, beating Shrewsbury 4-0.
Last 5
Shrewsbury 0-4 Port Vale
Port Vale 2-1 Shrewsbury
Barnsley 1-1 Port Vale
Port Vale 2-2 Cheltenham
Port Vale 1-0 Stockport