Peterborough United v Bristol Rovers injury news as NINE ruled out

Peterborough United and Bristol Rovers face off at London Road in their EFL League One clash on Saturday.

Darren Ferguson and Joey Barton both have several players out with various injuries though the latter is dealing with it a bit more.

The transfer saga of Jonson Clarke-Harris is a big talking point and it’ll be interesting to see how the 29-year-old fares against the club he could have rejoined earlier this month.

With all that in mind, here’s the latest injury and team news ahead of Peterborough United v Bristol Rovers:

Bristol Rovers team news

The Gas have several players sidelined for the coming weeks and months all with various injuries.

Grant Ward is ‘back on the grass’ and has been described as not being a million miles away. He’s expected to resume training having had an issue with his Achilles on the opposite leg that he had surgery on.

Centre-back is an area of concern because both James Wilson and Tristan Crama are both out. Crama has returned to parent club Brentford for rehabilitation. He’s got a tendon injury and is expected to be out for at least a month if not more.

As for Wilson, he picked up a training ground injury after being subbed off against West Ham’s under-21’s last Tuesday. He’s tweaked his ankle ligaments and will be out for the next month.

Summer signing George Friend - who has featured in three games this season - sustained an injury against Shrewsbury Town and is out for a ‘couple of weeks’.

Jordan Rossiter is someway off a return after an update last week. He has suffered several setbacks after damaging his meniscus in December last year. The 26-year-old last played nine months ago and sustained the injury against MK Dons.

Rovers could hand Chris Martin his debut however after signing for the club earlier this week. Martin had been training at the Quarters for the last week and has signed a contract until January.

Out: George Friend, Grant Ward, James Wilson, Jordan Rossiter, and Tristan Crama.

Peterborough United team news

Peterborough United are without several players for their clash with Rovers this weekend.

Will Blackmore is out for the rest of the year after undergoing an operation. The 21-year-old is Peterborough’s back-up goalkeeper but had a hip problem, which required him to go under the knife.

Midfielder Jeando Fuchs is another that required a medical procedure. He underwent an operation in August on his thigh, and is not expected back until December.

Summer signing Malik Mothersille is unlikely to feature. He has yet to make his debut after joining from Everton but could return in the next two or three weeks.

Centre-back Peter Kioso is suspended after picking up five yellow cards this season. Darren Ferguson will now have a decision to make at right-back, and it has been suggested he could move a centre-back to that position.

Deadline day signing Jacob Wakeling comes back into consideration after sitting out of Tuesday’s loss to Mansfield because he was cup tied.

Out: Jeando Fuchs, Peter Kioso, Malik Mothersille and Will Blackmore.