LIVE BLOG: Ipswich Town 2-1 Peterborough United
Posh opponents could hardly be in better form and have in fact not lost a league game in just under two months.
They sit second in League One, just one point off Plymouth in top spot.
Posh meanwhile have won just one of their last seven matches and have slipped down to sixth in the table.
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RESULT: Ipswich 2-1 Posh
Key Events
- 12:30pm kick-off
- Posh have won one in seven
- Victory could take Posh back to fourth
- Ipswich sit second and are joint top scorers
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A daunting looking one there’s no two ways about it but fresh with the stinging criticism from the chairman in their ears, can Posh respond wth victory at Portman Road?
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Form looks good for the Tractor Boys. The last time Ipswich lost in the league was October 15 at home to Lincoln but there has been a number of draws against lesser opposition in the matches since, including against Fleetwood last time out.
Last 6 league matches
Ipswich 1-1 Fleetwood
Exeter 0-2 Ipswich
Ipswich 1-1 Cheltenham
Charlton 4-4 Ipswich
Port Vale 2-3 Ipswich
Ipswich1-0 Derby
Posh meanwhile have lost all of their last three league games and have won just once in seven.
Ipswich boss wary of “wounded” Posh
Ipswich boss wary of 'wounded' Posh side who will look to play on front-foot
Ipswich's Kieran McKenna is expecting to face a “wounded” Posh side and is remaining wary of their threats.
The match sees two of the league’s top scoring sides meeds.
Ipswich are level with Plymouth on 39 goals in 20 games. That is despite Conor Chaplin and Freddie Ladapo leading the way with 6 goals. Half of Jonson Clarke-Harris’s tally each.
Posh meanwhile are third on the list, level with Sheffield Wednesday. The gap between the sides is 11 points though
McCann wants his side to find a never-say-die attitude
Grant McCann: 'When I was playing in front of a fantastic crowd in a big stadium it always spurred me on'
Peterborough United manager expects his players to be inspired rather than cowed by a bumper crowd at Portman Road on Saturday.
Team news
With Joe Ward now back, Posh have a relatively clean bill of health
McCann has to decide if he wants to put Joel Randall into the squad after he scored twice for Posh U21s against Aston Villa on Tuesday.
Sone Aluko is expected to return upfront for Ipswich after being out since August with a knee injury.
Freddie Ladapo returned from injury last week but they are still without forwards Marcus Harness and Tyreece John-Jules.
Summer signing Panuchte Camara, who reportedly caught the eye of Posh last season while playing for Plymouth, is also out through injury.
Grant McCann won’t change his plans because of ‘Joe Bloggs on the street'
Grant McCann: 'I won't do something just because Joe Bloggs down the street believes it's the right thing to do'
Peterborough United manager Grant McCann won’t be blown off course by the club’s social media critics.
Other fixtures
Shrewsbury vs Bolton
Burton vs Derby
Forst Gree vs Cheltenham
Accrington vs Portsmouth
Bristol Rovers vs Port Vale
Cambridge vs Plymouth
Exeter vs Sheffield Wednesday
Lincoln vs Wycombe
Mk vs Fleetwood
Morecambe vs Charlton
Oxford vs Barnsley
Posh line-up
Lucas Bergstrom, Dan Butler, Kell Watts, Ronnie Edwards, Frankie Kent, Joe Ward, Jack Taylor, Hector Kyprianou, Kwame Poku, Jonson Clarke-Harris, Jack Marriott
Subs: Will Blackmore, Josh Knight, Jeando Fuchs, Harrison Burrows, Ben Thompson, Ricky-Jade Jones, Ephron Mason-Clark