The Posh Under 21s welcome Newcastle United Under 21s to the Weston Homes Stadium on Friday night (7pm).
The Peterborough United Under 21s continue their Professional Development League Cup campaign on Friday night as they entertain Newcastle United at the Weston Homes Stadium (7pm).
First team manager Robbie Savage hinted earlier in the week that it will be a strong Posh side that will be fielded with James Dornelly, Harrison Jones, Chris Conn-Clarke and Declan Frith all expected to get minutes.
Posh are third in the group with three points from their first two fixtures with Luton Town and Nottingham Forest the other two teams in the four-team group.
TEAM NEWS
A couple of players who have featured for the Under 21s this season are away on international duty with Patryk Sykut, David Okagbue both unavailable. Kurtis Simmons, who scored a hat-trick for the Under 18s at the weekend, could feature.
MANAGER QUOTES
"Newcastle have invested heavily in their Academy in the last few years and they demonstrated in the previous game that they have a talented group, but we played well on that night and created quite a few opportunities in front of goal. Hopefully, we can put in a positive performance on Friday night," Lead Under 21s Coach Sam Gaughran said.
ADMISSION PRICES
Season ticket holders can watch the game free of charge. Admission otherwise is £3 for adults and £1 for concessions. The Kings Power Solutions Main Stand will be open for the game. The Ticket Office will remain open through to kick-off.
UPDATES
You can keep up to date with the game via our updates on the Academy X account, which can be found here