Peterborough United vs Leeds United: Early team news, goal and score updates in FA Cup

Leeds United and Daniel Farke visit Peterborough United in the FA Cup Third Round this weekend.

The Whites' recent record in this competition has not made for pleasant reading, particularly against lower league opponents. This afternoon's opposition are third in the League One table, one division below the Elland Road club, and will be keen to defeat Farke's men to progress to the next round.

Led by Darren Ferguson, son of former Manchester United boss Sir Alex, 'Posh' are unbeaten in their last ten outings across all competitions, while their most recent defeat in the league came in early November, proving today's contest will be no Sunday afternoon walk-in-the-park.

Farke is expected to make changes to his starting XI, although third-choice goalkeeper Kristoffer Klaesson will remain in the starting line-up as Illan Meslier serves the final match of a three-game suspension picked up on Boxing Day and Karl Darlow begins a seven-week lay-off with a dislocated thumb.

Kick-off at London Road is at 2pm. Build-up, team news, goal and score updates here throughout the day.

Peterborough United vs Leeds United LIVE

Sun, 07 Jan, 2024, 10:05 BST

Last five H2H

March 2013: Leeds United 1-1 Peterborough United

August 2012: Peterborough United 1-2 Leeds United

April 2012: Leeds United 4-1 Peterborough United

October 2011: Peterborough United 2-3 Leeds United

January 2009: Leeds United 3-1 Peterborough United

Five unbeaten, let's keep it that way.

Sun, 07 Jan, 2024, 10:00 BST

Not so very super duper

Liam Cooper is also a doubt this afternoon, according to Farke. He had a 'muscle reaction' following the win over Birmingham.

Sun, 07 Jan, 2024, 10:00 BST

Back in training

Jamie Shackleton and Luke Ayling, meanwhile, have trained this week. A possibility both will feature this afternoon.

Sun, 07 Jan, 2024, 09:56 BST

Early team news

Recap what Daniel Farke had to say on Leeds' injuries and fitness concerns ahead of the game.

Sam [Byram] will definitely miss this game. He's got a little strain in his hamstring. Not too bad. I have hopes that he's available for the next league game away at Cardiff but he will definitely miss this game. The same for Pascal Struijk, this little injury seems to be a bit worse than we expected. He will definitely miss this FA Cup game and there's also a little doubt if he is really back also for the Cardiff game, we have to see this. Joffy Gelhardt is out with a little glute strain. I expect him to be back in training at some point next week but he will also definitely miss this game. Yes and with Karl Darlow we've got meanwhile the assessment the concrete diagnosis, so he will be out with this finger injury for about seven weeks. That's at least what the doctors say at this moment. We hope obviously and he's also like a fighter that he comes back perhaps even a bit earlier but at the moment we expect him to be out of team training for the next seven weeks.