Peterborough United will aim for their third straight win when they host Wrexham at Weston Homes Stadium for Saturday's League One clash.
The hosts lost 2-0 at home to Huddersfield on the first weekend of the season but they have responded with successive league wins over Shrewsbury Town and Exeter City.
On the other hand, The visitors have made an excellent start to the 2024-25 season, losing just one of their opening four games, with that defeat coming up against Championship side Sheffield United in the EFL Cup. They will be looking to secure back-to-back wins following their victory over Reading last weekend.
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How to Watch Wrexham vs. Peterborough
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- TV channel: CBS Sports Network
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Peterborough vs. Wrexham Kickoff Time
Here's how that time translates across the U.S.:
- Eastern Time: 10:00 a.m. ET
Peterborough vs. Wrexham Team News
Peterborough is likely to miss defender Rio Adebisi and midfielder Ryan De Havilland due to injury.
Mahamadou Susoho picked up a muscle injury before the EFL Cup match against Oxford and has since gone back to his parent club, Manchester City, for treatment.
Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson might be inclined to stick with the same lineup that secured a narrow victory over Exeter.
Peterborough Predicted XI (4-2-3-1, right to left): Steer (GK) — Curtis, Fernandez, Wallin, Sparkes — Kyprianou, Collins — Poku, Randall, Odoh — Mothersille.
Injured: Adebisi, De Havilland
Suspended: None
As for Wrexham, midfielder George Evans is expected to miss his second straight game due to a groin injury sustained in training.
Ollie Rathbone was sidelined for the win over Reading with a foot issue, but head coach Phil Parkinson is optimistic that he will be fit to join the squad for Saturday's match.
Paul Mullin returned from injury as a substitute last weekend and will aim to get more playing time off the bench to regain his match fitness.
Wrexham Predicted XI (5-3-2, right to left): Okonkwo (GK) — Barnett, Cleworth, O'Connell, O'Connor, McClean — Cannon, Dobson, Lee — Marriott, Palmer.
Injured: Evans, Rathbone
Suspended: None
Peterborough vs. Wrexham Prediction
Serial promotion contenders Peterborough will be riding high after securing consecutive wins, but TSN believes they might have to settle for a point against a Wrexham side that has kicked off their League One campaign without a loss and is very resilient.
Prediction: Peterborough 1-1 Wrexham
Saturday, August 31
Abhinav Sharma is a Content Producer for The Sporting News' India edition.
