please log in to view this image Peterborough Utd v Leeds Utd 7th January@14:00hrs | Weston Home Stadium Daniel Farke is expected to make wholesale changes on Sunday lunchtime, as Leeds travel to Peterborough Utd in the third round of the FA Cup. This will be the 13th time in a row that the Whites have been drawn away from home in this competition, equivalent to odds of 8192/1. The two sides have only ever faced each other ten times before, with the Whites winning seven of these. The Posh have two wins, including a one-nil victory at this very stage thirty eight years ago (1986). The last time these two teams met was almost eleven years ago when Sam Byram's 57th minute leveler earned Neil Warnock's Leeds a share of the spoils. Sunday will give Daniel Farke an opportunity to look at some of the fringe players before making any decision about loaning them out to lesser clubs. With Meslier serving seeing out his suspension, and Darlow injured (dislocated thumb), third choice shot stopper Kristoffer Klaesson should keep his place in the starting line-up. We could see Charlie Cresswell and Kris Moore back together at the heart of the defence, but with a loan agreement (to Hibs) in the midst, Moore may have to make do with a place on the bench, in favour of Liam Cooper. Leo Hjelde will challenge Junior Firpo for the right back role whilst fit again Djed Spence will probably start on the left, with Ayling making an emotional cameo appearance before his proposed move to Boro is finalised early next week. Ilia Gruev should win his third start of the season, playing alongside either Archie Gray or forgotten man Darko Gyabi. Wilfred Gnonto and Jaidon Anthony have a rare chance to impress from out wide whilst Farke must choose between Poveda, Gelhardt or McGurk at 10, with Mateo Joseph probably leading the line.
I do and I hope we play a very strong team, a lot of fans pay a lot of money to go to these games. Club should show some respect to them. Supposedly we have one of the best squads in the league so no need to chuck in a bunch of kids.
By all means give a few fringe players a game but make no mistake, its a game we need to be winning to get that confidence up and get back on a roll of results. It also keeps the fringe players match fit.
I actually usually enjoy 3rd round weekend but jeez Peterborough. Is the game being televised on proper TV.
The thing is 3rd round weekend and the Final used to be massive dates in the Calendar especially when I was a kid in the 90s.
same here except in the 70's and 80's for me, plus the Saturday of the second round ties was also a date for the calendar, as the 3rd round draw followed on Grandstand directly after the football results. No ex footballers doing the draw in those days either, its was a formal event and the only time you ever saw anyone who was a member of the FA
The only thing certain about this game is that Djed Spence wont be selected. I do hate the gobby owner of Peterboro though. Does he still own pizza parlours
Summerville, Ampadu, Gray and Rutter rested and the rest available for me Ayling RB, Gruev and Kamara in the middle, Anthony and Gnonto starting, we should be far too strong for these
Does anyone know the date and opponent of our last home draw in the FA Cup ? Not replays like last season against Cardiff.
