Peterborough v Carlisle preview

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Peterborough defender Shaun Brisley will be suspended for the visit of Carlisle.

The centre-half was dismissed in Good Friday’s 1-0 defeat at Bradford for picking up two yellow cards in the space of two first-half minutes and will now miss the next two games.

Midfielder Danny Swanson will not be fit for the clash as he continues to nurse an ankle injury suffered against Coventry last weekend.

Boss Darren Ferguson, whose side are making a meal of securing their play-off place, hopes goalkeeper Bobby Olejnik will be fit after he was absent at Valley Parade due to illness.

Carlisle boss Graham Kavanagh may make changes to his starting line-up against Peterborough.

Striker Lee Miller (stomach muscle) and left-back Matty Robson (back) both returned to action from the substitute’s bench recently and are hoping for bigger roles as the Cumbrians bid to climb out of the relegation zone.

Courtney Meppen-Walter was replaced by Reece Brown in central defence early in the second half against Walsall on Friday and the latter may get the nod from the start at London Road.

Fellow defender Sean O’Hanlon has been nursing a groin injury of late and remains doubtful ahead of Monday’s match.

Peterborough v Carlisle preview

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Darren Ferguson is poised to name an unchanged Peterborough side for the visit of Carlisle.

The February manager of the month saw Posh make it two wins from two for March with a 1-0 win at Notts County in midweek and will keep faith with the same XI.

Forward Lee Tomlin returned from illness to start alongside in-form Craig Mackail-Smith at Meadow Lane and will be looking for his first goal since the defeat at Charlton last month.

Midfielder Lee Frecklington has had a hernia operation and will be sidelined for at least a month while new signing Paul Taylor will not feature as he is not match fit.

Striker Dave Hibbert is absent as he steps up his comeback from a dislocated knee suffered back in November.

Carlisle defender Lubo Michalik could return to Greg Abbott’s squad for the clash at Peterborough.

The Slovakia international has missed the last five matches due to a torn hamstring, but could make a timely return to the squad due to the latest injury sustained to fellow centre-half Danny Livesey.

Livesey, who only returned to the side in January after missing over half the season with a groin injury, strained his hamstring during the warm-up ahead of the midweek win over Hartlepool and was replaced in the starting line-up by Liam Cooper.

Cooper, on loan from Hull, had returned to the substitutes’ bench the previous week after being sidelined with a broken bone in his hand.

Matty Robson is expected to retain his place at left-back after recently keeping Gary Borrowdale out of the side. Borrowdale has returned to parent club QPR.

Midfielder Liam Noble, on loan from Sunderland, starts a three-game ban following his straight red card in midweek, so fellow-loanee Harry Arter could make his first start.