Posh head to the capital on Tuesday night to take on Sky Bet Championship side Watford in the second round of the Carabao Cup (7.45pm).
Peterborough United are in Carabao Cup second round action on Tuesday night as Luke Williams' side take on the Hornets for a place in round three of the competition.
Posh moved into the second round after a 1-0 victory over Sky Bet League Two side Bristol Rovers, while Watford also overcame opposition from the same league, defeating Crawley Town thanks to a last-gasp winner.
TEAM NEWS
Posh welcome back David Okagbue from suspension after the former Walsall man missed the weekend win over Mansfield Town following his red card at Bradford City.
Declan Frith, Sam Hughes, Matt Garbett and Rio Adebisi are side-lined through injury, while defender Lucca Mendonca is expected to be named in the squad after illness alongside goalkeeper Collin Andeng Ndi, who is also available.
Watford are expected to make changes in the forward areas of their line-up from their Championship XI with ex-Posh midfielder Hector Kyprianou expected to feature against his former side.
ONE TO WATCH
Iker Bravo
Watford announced the signing of exciting Spain Under-21 international forward Iker Bravo (pictured below) in July 2026. Bravo arrived at Vicarage Road on a permanent deal from Udinese and signed a three-year contract with the Hornets.
A versatile forward who can play anywhere across the front line, Bravo is a product of Barcelona's famed La Masia academy set-up. He went on to join Bayer Leverkusen in 2021 and made his professional bow at 16, becoming the youngest ever debutant for the club and the second youngest in the Bundesliga at the time. A Spanish youth international from Under 15 level through to the Under 21s, he won the UEFA European Under-19 Championship with his country in 2024, scoring in the final and being named as Player of the Tournament.
MANAGER QUOTES
"Watford are an established side in the Championship and they have also enjoyed promotion to the Premier League, so although they have a unique model when it comes to the Head Coach, you can't say it hasn't been successful. They have done wonders with Vicarage Road, it is a wonderful pitch and a superb stadium. For us, it is an opportunity to go there and test ourselves against good quality opposition," Luke Williams said.
TICKET NEWS
Over 1,000 tickets have been sold in advance for the game with tickets on sale at www.theposhtickets.com and via the Weston Homes Stadium Ticket Office until 2pm on Tuesday. Tickets are available on the night, Sales will be Cash Only and available from the Tickets and Information Point, this is a small kiosk located at the top of Yellow Brick Road nearby to the away turnstiles. Ticket prices can be found here
CUP RULES
If the tie is level after 90 minutes, it will go straight to penalty kicks. Five substitutions from the nine named players can be made.
KIT COLOURS
Posh are in the home kit for the game, which can be purchased here
MATCH OFFICIAL
Isaac Searle is the match referee.
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