Peterborough travel to face MK Dons in a top of the table clash of mouth-watering proportions.
Top two meet in mouth-watering clash
Peterborough travel to face MK Dons in a top of the table clash of mouth-watering proportions.
Paul Ince's Dons are in great form of late having thrashed Dagenham & Redbridge 4-0 in their last outing, and he will be demanding more of the same against their closest rivals.
Only goal differences sets the two clubs apart and Ince will rue the likely absence of influential defender Danny Swailes.
Swailes was a late withdrawal from Dons' win over Dagenham with a knock and is struggling to make the visit of Darren Ferguson's Posh.
That should see Drissa Diallo continue at centre-back after recovering from his hamstring problem with utility-man Jude Stirling at right-back in place of Carl Regan (hamstring).
Aaron Wilbraham started his first game in nine last week after a knee injury and scored twice so will continue at the apex of Ince's new 4-2-3-1 formation.
Mark Wright (hamstring) remains out but Kevin Gallen came on and scored against the Daggers after injury and then completed an hour in the reserves to stake his claim for a starting berth.
Posh news
Posh chief Ferguson, a former team-mate of Ince, has called winger Chris Whelpdale back into his squad.
Whelpdale has been left out of the last two squads after needing a break in his first season as a professional but is back in contention to face Dons.
Josh Low has fully recovered from a calf injury and has started in Whelpdale's place for the last two games but is sweating on his place in the starting XI.
Striker Liam Hatch missed training earlier this week with a slight back problem but should be fit enough to take his customary place on the bench as Craig Mackail-Smith and Aaron Mclean continue their prolific partnership.
Defender Kieran Charnock is Ferguson's only long-term absentee with a knee injury as Posh seek a potentially decisive win in the title race.
