Peterborough United sweating on the fitness of ‘sensational’ teenage striker

Ricky-Jade Jones of Peterborough United in motion with Flynn Downes of Swansea City. Photo: Joe Dent/theposh.com.

Jones was compelled off the pitch simply previous the hour mark which was a reduction to a visiting defence who had struggled to deal with the velocity and energy of {the teenager}.

Jones arrange a objective for Sammie Szmodics and, though his substitute Jack Marriott scored along with his first contact after a dreadful defensive error, Posh promptly fizzled out as an attacking power.

“Ricky was sensational,” Posh supervisor Grant McCann mentioned. “He was an actual vivid spark and it was an enormous loss for us when he got here off. I do know Jack went on and scored, however we missed Ricky who was glorious. He was sturdy, fast and he deivered some glorious crosses that we must always have made extra of.

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“He fell on his shoulder and I simply hope it’s not severe. It’s very irritating as Ricky has been in a great place along with his health currently.”

McCann reavled he substituted Szmodics quickly after Posh took a 2-1 lead to make sure the groin drawback that stored him out of Saturday’s draw with Stoke didn’t return.

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