Peterborough United suffer injury blow as defender 'touch and go' ahead of Nottingham Forest clash

Peterborough United boss Grant McCann has admitted it will be "tough and go" whether full-back Joe Ward will be involved against Nottingham Forest.

Ward has been a key member of the Peterborough United squad this season, appearing 36 times for the Posh as they bid to avoid relegation from the Championship. The full-back was withdrawn at half-time against Barnsley on Easter Monday, however, with a dead leg having also missed the previous game due to a suspension.

The 26-year-old was sent off at Bristol City and as a result missed the 2-1 win over Blackburn Rovers on Good Friday.

Posh boss McCann has now said that a combination of his leg injury and illness has threatened to rule him out the clash with Steve Cooper's side this weekend. Sammie Szmodics, Kwame Poku and Josh Knight have all featured in the position in Ward's absence, but it's an area that McCann admits to be short of options in.

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Speaking ahead of the Forest game, the Posh boss told the Peterborough Telegraph: "Joe is struggling a bit with his thigh and illness as well over the last couple of days. It’s touch and go for him and we’ll see where he is later on today (April 21) and first thing in the morning.

"It’s possible Sammie will play wing back but we pick the team and the formation based on the opposition we are going to play. Sometimes that will mean players that have played well previously, might not be in the team next time. As much as we want to keep the form players on the pitch, we have to think tactically as well."

He added: "We are where we are, we have no fit full-backs at the