Peterborough United: Live Blog as Posh host Chelsea in the Papa John's Trophy second round
A welcome break from the league and from the long trips on the road.
Victory will move Posh one step closer to a potential Wembley date.
Jack Taylor and Jonson Clarke-Harris should be fully recovered from bouts of illness but Grant McCann must choose whether to select them or not.
Follow all of the action on the PT live blog below.
LIVE: Posh vs Chelsea U21s
Looks like Burrows is back at left back.
Mensah at right back- his first Posh game since December 2020.
Joel Randall will likely be the most advanced of the midfield. Grant said he was going to bring him on there on Saturday before the EMC injury forced a rethink.
Chelsea line-up
Eddie Beach, Bashir Humphreys, Josh Brooking, Zak Sturge, Cesare Casadei, Ben Elliott, Dion Rankine, Omari Hutchinson, Alfie Gilchrist, Leo Castledine, Malik Mothersille
Subs: Teddy Curd, Mason Burstow, Dylan Williams, Derrick Abu, Silko Thomas, Tudor Mendel-Idowu
Lucas Bergstrom, Harrison Burrows, Kell Watts, Josh Knight, Ben Mensah, Ben Thompson, Hector Kyprianou, Joel Randall, David Ajiboye, Ricky-Jade Jones, Jonson Clarke-Harris
Subs: Will Blackmore, Frankie Kent, Jeando Fuchs, Jack Taylor, Nathan Thompson, Jack Marriott, Joe Taylor
Team news
Ephron Mason-Clark is out but is expected to be back for Saturday,
Joe Ward is still struggling with a knee injury but Jack Taylor and Jonson Clarke-Harris are expected to be back to full fitness following bouts of illness.
Ronnie Edwards can play is McCann chooses and so can Lucas Bergstrom- who is on loan from Chelsea.
High praise for Chelsea’s press from Grant McCann
Chelsea U21s are the best pressing team McCann has seen this season- plus lowdown on the side
Grant McCann is well-versed in the dangers that Chelsea Under 21s will pose in the Papa John’s Trophy tie on Tuesday (November 23).
Key men
Malik Mothersille is Chelsea’s top scorer in the competition with two goals but the star man has been Omari Hutchinson.
Hutchinson, despite only being 19 years old, the winger made his Jamaica debut in the same match at Jonson Clarke-Harris in May. Both started the 6-0 defeat against Catalonia on May 25.