One bright side is The Posh (10th) won 6-1.
Though they are still 8 pts off the playoff spots.
https://www.friendsoffootballnz.com/2026/02/08/painful-foot-injury-sidelines-all-whites-midfielder-matthew-garbett/
Garbett (23) was seen wearing a protective boot before Peterborough’s latest fixture, a 6-1 win against Wigan Athletic in English Football League One, according to the Peterborough Telegraph.
Though they are still 8 pts off the playoff spots.
https://www.friendsoffootballnz.com/2026/02/08/painful-foot-injury-sidelines-all-whites-midfielder-matthew-garbett/
Garbett (23) was seen wearing a protective boot before Peterborough’s latest fixture, a 6-1 win against Wigan Athletic in English Football League One, according to the Peterborough Telegraph.
The New Zealand international was left out of the matchday squad, missing his first club game since November.
The Telegraph‘s Ben Jones reported that Garbett “is set for an as yet unconfirmed period out of the side.”
“Posh boss Luke Williams stressed at full-time that Garbett was wearing the boot as a precaution, but did confirm that he was suffering with pain,” Jones reported
https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/sport/football/peterborough-united/peterborough-united-star-matt-garbett-seen-in-protective-boot-as-club-to-investigate-foot-issue-5507439
Williams said: “It is protective. We are trying to take a precaution because he is in pain. He is suffering, otherwise he would play.
https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/sport/football/peterborough-united/peterborough-united-star-matt-garbett-seen-in-protective-boot-as-club-to-investigate-foot-issue-5507439
Williams said: “It is protective. We are trying to take a precaution because he is in pain. He is suffering, otherwise he would play.
“There is no doubt the boy is desperate to play, but he can’t if he is in that much pain.
“We are trying to get to the bottom of it and there is something more serious that could be a problem so we have to take the load off him before that happens.
“We have to protect him so that he can make a quick recovery rather than having an extended time out.”
When pushed on a timescale and asked if Garbett was likely to miss the next couple of games, Williams replied ‘potentially that.’