**Early-season cup ambition meets League Two grit** — Peterborough come in red-hot after a trio of wins, but Bristol Rovers are nobody's pushovers and they're at home. 🔴

Rovers have been tidy in patches (2W-2D), mixing solidity with the occasional wobble. Peterborough's form is sharper — three wins in five — but they just got hammered 2-0 by West Brom, so fatigue or complacency could creep in.

Key storylines:

- **Peterborough's momentum** vs a Bristol Rovers side keen to upset a Championship outfit in a cup tie
- **E. Abbey** and the Posh attack trying to replicate their York City dominance on foreign turf
- **J. Quigley** leading the line for Rovers — the home crowd's support could matter in a tightly-poised cup game

Expected lineups:

- **Bristol Rovers**: B. Young, K. Balmer, J. Sparkes, R. Harbottle, C. Mola, R. Smallwood, R. D. Havilland, M. Southam, S. Forde, E. Harrison, J. Quigley
- **Peterborough United**: A. Bass, J. Dornelly, D. Okagbue, H. Mills, L. Mendonça, M. Garbett, B. Woods, H. Leonard, B. Khela, B. Shofowoke, E. Abbey

Prediction:

**1-2 Peterborough**. Posh's winning streak and Championship pedigree edge this one, but Rovers will make them earn it at the Memorial. ⚽