Nathan Thompson is an injury doubt for Peterborough United as they travel to Cheltenham Town on Saturday (July 30).Nathan Thompson is an injury doubt for Peterborough United as they travel to Cheltenham Town on Saturday (July 30).
Nathan Thompson is an injury doubt for Peterborough United as they travel to Cheltenham Town on Saturday (July 30).

Peterborough United team: How should Peterborough United line up on the opening day of the League One season with injury doubts for Nathan Thompson and Joe Ward?

The full backs positions are the main area of concern for Grant McCann as the Peterborough Telegraph picks its team for the opening day.

Posh will be backed by a sell-out away following of 1055 at Cheltenham as fans clamour to see the opening day of the season despite travel chaos caused by a series of strikes.

I have picked the team I would start, not the side I predict Grant McCann will put out.

The main considerations have been the injury doubts hanging over Nathan Thompson and Joe Ward, which could allows one youngster to make his league debut.

I will be employing the 4-3-3 formation.

The main considerations have been the injury doubts hanging over Nathan Thompson and Joe Ward, which could allows one youngster to make his league debut.