Peterborough United Live Blog: Cheltenham Town vs Posh- will this be the final game for Sammie Szmodics?

Harrison Burrows battles with Ryan Jackson. Photo: Joe Dent.Harrison Burrows battles with Ryan Jackson. Photo: Joe Dent.
Harrison Burrows battles with Ryan Jackson. Photo: Joe Dent.
Peterborough United travel to face Cheltenham Town on the opening day of the 2022/23 League One season (Saturday July 29, 3pm).

Grant McCann takes his side to the Jonny-Rocks Stadium to face one of his former clubs. McCann joined Cheltenham in 2003 after two previous loan spells at the club from West Ham. He finished with 179 appearances and 41 goals for the Robins before moving on to Barnsley in January, 2007 for £100k.

Today is Wade Elliott’s first game in charge after taking over from Michael Duff, who left to join Barnsley also this summer.

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Posh are sweating on the fitness of Joe Ward and Nathan Thompson coming into the game and Harvey Cartwright is also likely to miss out with a thigh complaint.

A sell-out 1055 away following will be cheering the club on.

Follow all of the action on the PT live blog below.

LIVE BLOG: Cheltenham vs Posh

Key Events

  • 3pm kick-off
  • Potentially Sammie Szmodics' final game for Posh
  • Cartwright, Ward and Thompson all struggling with injuries
  • Lucas Bergstrom set for senior debut
  • Wade Elliott’s first game in charge of Cheltenham

Posh not getting the passing going, poor so far.

Taylor miscontrols a high ball, Cheltenham break on the left. Kent makes the crucial tackle in the box, hosts started the better.

Free kick Cheltenham put into the box, Szmodics marking the massive Nlundulu, I’d think about changing that.

Looks like a 4-2-3-1. Jones on the right.

Szmodics takes, here we go!

Here come the teams...

The awa end in bouncing.

Szmodics is in the line-up for what could be his final game. If he is off, it’s an interesting choice to play him. Still no word from either club confirming the offer. We’ll keep an eye on how he reacts after the game, any waves goodbye.

No Poku, we expect he has picked up an injury but will try and find out. Looks like either a 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3.

Also worth noting, no new signings apart from the goalkeepers, where there was no choice but to play one.

Luke Southwood, Lewis Freestone. Sean Long, Ben Williams, Charlie Raglan, Liam Sercombe, Ryan Jackson, Elliot Bonds, Taylor Perry, Alfie May, Dan Nlundulu

Subs: Shaun MacDonald, Ellis Chapman, Caleb Taylor, Dan Adshead, George Lloyd, Grant Horton, Callum Ebanks

Lucas Bergstrom, Harrison Burrows, Frankie Kent, Ronnie Edwards, Josh Knight, Jeando Fuchs, Jack Taylor, Joel Randall, Ricky-Jade Jones, Jonson Clarke-Harris

Subs: Will Blackmore, Jack Marriott, David Ajiboye, Joe Tomlinson, Hector Kyprianou, Joe Ward, Ben Thompson