Gary Johnson will take charge of his first game as manager of Peterborough United on Saturday afternoon as Leicester City visit London Road (3pm).

Johnson took charge following the departure of Jim Gannon earlier in the week and will be in the dugout at London Road for this Coca-Cola Championship clash.

The Foxes are pushing for promotion to the Premier League and will be desperate for the three points to strengthen their position in the final play-off spot.

TEAM NEWS

Posh welcome back goalkeeper Joe Lewis, centre back Craig Morgan and versatile performer Charlie Lee to the squad for the clash with Leicester.

However, Aaron Mclean, Chris Whelpdale, Izale McLeod, Mark Little and Liam Dickinson are definitely out. Gabriel Zakuani is a doubt, while Danny Mills is not expected to feature. Kwesi Appiah and Ben Wright have both returned atfer loan spells.

Leicester are set to continue with Martyn Waghorn in attack following his recent good form, but Alex Bruce has been ruled out due to a groin injury. Matt Oakley is pushing for a recall to the starting line-up after only making the substitutes bench for the game with Queens Park Rangers.

MANAGER QUOTES

'I have enjoyed success against them this season, but Nigel Pearson has a deep squad full of quality players so it will be a tough test for us. But my players look to have taken on board what I want and we are all looking forward to getting started,' Johnson said.

BETTING

Our online bookmakers, www.theposhbet.com, make Posh the underdogs at 7/2 to win the match and there are some other interesting bets on offer. For instance, Craig Mackail-Smith, who looks certain to start up front, is priced at a good price of 8/1 to score first, while if you fancy Ryan Bennett to repeat Monday's feat of scoring first, then you can back him at 40/1.