Shrewsbury Town v Peterborough: How to watch, TV channel, kick-off time, head-to-head stats & team news

Shrewsbury Town and Peterborough will both look to bounce back from a disappointing start to their respective League One campaigns when they lock horns at New Meadow.

Paul Hurst's Shrews were beaten 1-0 away from home against Stevenage in their first game of the season, whilst this weekend's visitors Peterborough lost 2-0 at home to recently relegated Huddersfield Town.

Shrewsbury were able to pick up a win in the EFL Cup in midweek after overcoming Notts County following a penalty shootout, but The Posh were eliminated with a 2-0 defeat at Championship side Oxford United.

How to watch Shrewsbury Town v Peterborough and TV channel

Shrewsbury town v Peterborough will be broadcast live on the Sky Sports+ channel.

Shrewsbury Town v Peterborough kick-off time, date and venue

Shrewsbury Town v Peterborough will be played at New Meadow and kick off is at 12:30 BST on Saturday 17th August 2024.

Shrewsbury Town v Peterborough stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

In the last five meetings between Shrewsbury and Peterborough, The Posh have held the edge with four victories to the Shrews' one.

This run includes the double last season, with Peterborough prevailing 2-1 both at home and away against Shrewsbury in League One.

Shrewsbury Town v Peterborough head-to-head record (H2H)

Shrewsbury Town wins	21
Draws	18
Peterborough wins	24

(*H2H stats refer to all competitions)

Shrewsbury Town v Peterborough team news

Shrewsbury Town team news

Shrewsbury have no fresh injury concerns ahead of the visit of Peterborough to New Meadow.

Peterborough team news

Hector Kyprianou, Rio Adebisi, George Nevett and Ryan De Havilland all remain sidelined through injury for The Posh.

Manchester City loanee Mahamadou Susoho is awaiting the results of a scan following a hamstring injury.