Why Peterborough United eyes will be drawn towards Exeter, key weekend games and remaining matches also here

A defeat for fourth-from bottom Exeter against the team in fifth would mean Posh ‘just’ need to Burton Albion on Sunday to secure their safety in League One.

County will start the game at St James Park as favourites, but they will travel to Devon at the end of a demanding week and with a defensive injury crisis which saw top scorer Kyle Wootton deployed as a centre-back in a 2-0 win at AFC Wimbledon on Tuesday.

Exeter have picked up four points from their last two matches and came within a couple of minutes of winning at Plymouth last weekend so their threat is obvious. A home win would set the cat among the relegation pigeons. They would be a point behind Posh who would have two games in hand., but are in no sort of form.

Wimbledon are currently three points above Exeter and have injury issues of their own. They have a tough home against a Plymouth team who still have play-off ambitions tomorrow. A win for ‘The Dons’ would move them above Posh.

Blackpool (away to Wycombe) and Leyton Orient (home to Rotherham) are currently level on points with Posh as are Burton.

Doncaster Rovers would pretty much secure their survival with a win at Northampton Town tomorrow and Mansfield Town would be safe if they beat Luton Town at home.

Wins for Wigan (at Port Vale, Sunday) and Barnsley (home to Bradford City) would take them to certain safety.

Remaining games

Exeter (3) v Stockport (h), Burton (a), Bradford (h).

Wimbledon (3) v Plymouth (h), Wigan (a), Huddersfield (h)

Blackpool (3) v Wycombe (a), Orient (h), Reading (a)

Burton (3) v Posh (a), Exeter (h), Orient (a).

Orient (3): v Rotherham (h), Blackpool (a), Burton (h).

Posh (4) v Burton (h), Stockport (a), Mansfield (h), Doncaster (h).