Source: SKY_Sports
Peterborough v Newcastle preview
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Peterborough host Newcastle in the Carling Cup third round on Tuesday.[LNB] The two sides, who are both in the Championship this season, have not faced each other since 2002 when The Magpies won a FA Cup tie at London Road.[LNB]Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson is set to name a full-strength side for the clash.[LNB]Ferguson saw his side finally claim their first league win of the season against Reading on Saturday and is likely to field the same XI against the Magpies.[LNB]Posh were again indebted to their front three of George Boyd, Aaron Mclean and Craig Mackail-Smith at the weekend and all three will line up on Tuesday night.[LNB]The trio all scored against the Royals and have now contributed 133 goals between them since the start of the 2007/08 season.[LNB]Utility man Charlie Lee remains sidelined with the ankle injury he picked up in training last week but Ferguson has no other injury problems.[LNB]He confirmed all three of the players he replaced during Saturday's win, Chris Whelpdale, Toumani Diagouraga and Tommy Williams, were substituted for tactical reasons and should all start.[LNB]Newcastle newsCaretaker Newcastle boss Chris Hughton will hand his youngsters a chance to impress.[LNB]Hughton intends to rest key men for the third-round trip to London Road ahead of Saturday's Championship visit to Ipswich and that could mean opportunities for the likes of Nile Ranger, Kazenga LuaLua, Tamas Kadar, Ryan Donaldson and Haris Vuckic.[LNB]Loan signing Zurab Khizanishvili is ineligible for the game having already played in the second round of the competition for Blackburn at Gillingham.[LNB]Full-back Danny Simpson is a doubt after jarring an ankle in Saturday's 3-1 win over Plymouth, while Shola Ameobi (foot) and Jonas Gutierrez (hamstring) remain on the sidelines.[LNB]
