Match Preview: Brentford U18s v Peterborough United U18s | OneFootball

Brentford Under-18s begin their Professional Development League season on Saturday as they welcome Peterborough United to Wheatsheaf Park (12pm kick-off).

Fresh from a successful pre-season tour of Portugal, the young Bees will eye a positive start to the 2025/26 campaign at home.

Gary McDermott will be in charge for the first time following his appointment in May.

The U18s will compete in the south group of the PDL, playing each side in their group twice and a further 10 ‘out of group’ games, totalling 28 fixtures.

The top-ranked sides of the north and south groups will face the second-ranked sides of the opposing group in play-off semi-finals, with the winners then facing off in the national final.

Last time out

The young Bees impressed in a 3-1 win over Porto Under-17s after a 4-4 draw with Gil Vicente Under-19s.

Michel Boni starred with a brace in both games, his penalty with the final kick of the game against Porto and Matas Klimas' goal helping to secure the win.

First-year scholar Chris Cohalan scored a sublime header against Gil Vicente, while second-year scholar Domeiro Bobb-Semple also netted.

Brentford cruised to a 3-1 away win against Posh when the sides last met back in March.

A trialist, Luka Bentt and Emeka Peters each scored in the victory, kick-starting a five-game unbeaten run for the young Bees.

About Peterborough United

Peterborough come into this campaign fresh off a 10th-placed finish in last season’s north group table.

They finished last term with eight wins, three draws and 20 losses.

Posh's best recent finish came in the 2022/23 season, when they finished third in the north group with 17 wins, two draws and nine losses.

Ticket information

This game is free to attend and tickets are not required to enter the stadium.

Match coverage

The club will have updates of the game against Peterborough on social media, as well as a match report on the club's official website and app.