Peterborough United’s Top Scorer Kwame Poku Ruled Out for Three Months

Peterborough United’s manager, Darren Ferguson, has confirmed that the club’s leading scorer, Kwame Poku, will be unavailable for approximately three months. This follows a hamstring injury that required surgery. Poku has accumulated 25 goals across 111 league matches since his arrival at Posh. The 23-year-old forward was forced to exit the game in the 24th minute during last Wednesday’s home loss against Burton Albion. Poku transferred to Posh from Colchester United in the summer of 2021 and has netted 10 goals during the current season. Speaking to BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, Ferguson stated, “He’s been the best player in the league in many people’s opinion and we have to get on with it. He’ll be back around March time.” Ferguson further commented on the injury, saying, “He had a scan and needed an operation. It gives someone else an opportunity, that’s how I’m looking at it – I never get too down on injuries because I know it’s part of the game, I don’t make excuses with it, I never have done.” He acknowledged the impact, adding, “But it is a blow for the boy because he’s in such good form.” In other team news, Ferguson had anticipated the return of goalkeeper Jed Steer for Monday’s match against Northampton Town, who are currently without a manager. Steer had been recovering from a knee injury, but his comeback has been postponed due to illness, though Ferguson stated he is “close” to being back. Ferguson clarified, “It’s nothing serious, nothing about the injury. He’ll be back on the grass next week and he’s pretty close.” Regarding the team’s recent performance, Ferguson expressed his belief that the lack of chances created against Burton would be a “one-off” occurrence. He explained, “We watched it back and there were clear messages for the players about what we didn’t do well. Playing the way Burton did, my job is to make sure that if a team is set up and do exactly the same thing, how are we going to break it down.” He specifically noted, “All the spaces in behind we never used – the first time we did was when Kwame got injured.” Ferguson concluded, “It can happen. Unfortunately we didn’t manage to scrape a result.”