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OPPOSITION
Peterborough are the division's bottom club, currently ten points from safety. They've won just seven games all season, have had three managers - sacking Darren Ferguson and Mark Cooper before appointing Jim Gannon. Now Gannon has announced he will departing at the end of the season. Craig Mackail-Smith offers their main goal threat. England Under-21 goalkeeper Joe Lewis is between the sticks.
MANAGER
Jim Gannon took over the side in February after the sacking of Mark Cooper, and he got off to winning ways in a 1-0 success over QPR. However, things haven't progressed as Gannon and the Posh would have liked as they have been rooted in the relegation zone since. Gannon cut his managerial teeth with a 18-month spell at Dundalk in Ireland before being picked up by Stockport County in 2005 - and he took them up from League Two via the play-offs in May 2008. Four years later he was made redudant by administration-burdened Stockport and quickly moved north of the border to Motherwell. His spell ended just six months later though as he failed to settle in Scotland and the Well were thumped 6-1 by Rangers.
FORM
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REFEREE
David Webb from County Durham. Has never overseen a game involving City. Took charge of Peterborough's 2-0 defeat at Preston back in August. Has shown 78 yellow cards in 24 matches this season, plus two red cards.
ODDS
Peterborough begin the favourites in this clash, albeit narrow ones at 6/4 compared to City's 7/4 for victory. The club official betting partners bet365.com, and the draw is available at 23/10.
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