Accrington Stanley v Posh: Match Preview

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Posh make the trip to Lancashire to face Accrington Stanley in the first round of the Carabao Cup on Tuesday evening (7.45pm).

Peterborough United begin their Carabao Cup campaign with a trip to Sky Bet League Two side Accrington Stanley on Tuesday evening (7.45pm), with the Reds progressing to the first round after preliminary round success over Oldham Athletic at the Wham Stadium.

Darren Ferguson's men go into the game on the back of a 2-0 defeat to Luton Town at the Weston Homes Stadium while Accrington were beaten 2-0 by Crewe Alexandra in their second outing of the campaign at the weekend.

TEAM NEWS

Posh are without the services of goalkeeper Alex Bass due to an ankle injury, while defender Sam Hughes is out for three months with an Achilles injury. Hughes underwent the operation prior to the weekend.

Rio Adebisi remains on track for a return in September, while Declan Frith and Carl Johnston are also unavailable. Frith has an ankle injury, but should return on Saturday, while Johnston won't be involved following a facial injury sustained against the Hatters.

Accrington are expected to make changes to their starting line-up as they prepare for their fourth game of the season with Kelsey Mooney expected to come back into the side to lead the line. Shaun Whalley and Ben Woods are doubts with injury.

ONE TO WATCH

Kelsey Mooney

Mooney began his career with Aston Villa, turning professional in February 2017. He moved on loan to Cheltenham Town in August 2018. He made his debut on 1st September 2018, in the English Football League, scoring his first goal a week later.

He left Aston Villa at the end of the 2018–19 season, signing for Hereford in October 2019. On 3rd August 2020 he signed a one-year contract with Scunthorpe United. On 16th October 2020 he returned to Hereford on loan. He was one of 17 players released by Scunthorpe at the end of the 2020–21 season. In August 2021 he joined Leamington before joining Boston two years later. On 17th May 2024, Mooney signed for Accrington Stanley on a two-year contract.

MANAGER QUOTES

"Whenever you go to Accrington Stanley, you know you are going to be in a game. We have watched three of their games and they progressed into round one following a comfortable win over Oldham where they scored three goals inside 25 minutes. We know that we need to find momentum, I will be making changes but I was always going to be doing that regardless of results," Darren Ferguson said.