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Peter Shreeves has three players suspended for Barnet’s game with Forest Green. John Doolan and Greg Heald both serve the first of two-game suspensions imposed for 10 bookings, while Lee Gledhill misses the first of three after his sending off at Stevenage. Rob Sawyers is hoping to be involved after injury. boston united Steve Evans will check on the fitness of two of his key players before Boston make the trip to Leigh. Ray Warburton and Ross Weatherstone could be in contention. Pilgrims coach Neil Thompson said: “We’ve got a few bumps and bruises, but the main thing is we look after ourselves and not worry about other results.” chester city Mark Beesley could still spearhead Chester’s attack when Dover visit the Deva Stadium despite suffering a hairline fracture of the elbow. The striker has missed training this week but boss Mark Wright is keen for him to play. Should Beesley not be fit then either David Brown or Jimmy Haarhoff could line up alongside Dean Spink. dagenham & redbridge Garry Hill has an injury crisis on his hands as Dagenham continue their push for promotion. Hill has already ruled six players out of his side for the vital clash at home to third-placed Doncaster. Ken Charlery, Tony Roberts, Mark Rooney, Ashley Vickers, Steve West and Lee Goodwin are all injured. doncaster rovers Dave Penney is expected to name an unchanged side for the televised clash with title-chasing Dagenham. Rovers are still without injury victims Fran Tierney, Gareth Owen, James Kelly, Simon Marples and Justin Jackson, but Penney is happy to stick with the side which beat Hereford 4-0 on Saturday. He said: “It was an excellent result.” dover athletic Boss Clive Walker will definitely be without three key players for the trip to Chester while a fourth, Neil Le Bihan (back), is rated only 60-40. Midfielder Jamie Day sits out the last of a three-game suspension, right-back Tony Brown has a heel injury and Darren Davies is struggling with medial ligament damage. farnborough town Graham Westley is sweating on the fitness of six players ahead of the clash with Scarborough. Gary Patterson remains a long-term absentee, while Darren Annon plays his last game before suspension. Westley said: “It does not help when you could be missing so many players but the squad is strong. We want to make sure we keep our good run going.” forest green rovers Relegation-threatened Forest Green will give Rob Cousins a late fitness test before the crucial game with Barnet. The 31-year-old defender has missed the last two games with a hamstring tear and boss Nigel Spink rates him as only 50-50. After Monday’s 2-0 defeat at Morecambe, Spink’s team now sit just two points above the Conference drop zone. hayes Willy Wordsworth must do without key player Kevin Warner through suspension as Hayes bid to beat the drop. Wordsworth said: “He’ll miss the Southport and Hereford games, which is a bit of a blow as he’s been our most consistent player all season. But we’ve got Matt Gray back fully fit after he played for our reserves on Tuesday night.” hereford united Defender Ian Wright is expected to be back in contention for Hereford’s home game against Northwich. Wright has missed United’s last two games with a thigh injury, but should be fit for the visit of Jimmy Quinn’s side. However the Bulls will have to manage without Scott Goodwin, who is suspended. leigh rmi Steve Waywell is expected to name an almost unchanged starting line-up for the visit of title-chasing Boston. Waywell’s options are limited because of injuries and the side that drew 0-0 at Dover last Saturday could again take the field against Boston. Tony Black’s knee injury looks set to keep him on the sidelines. margate Chris Kinnear claimed injuries played a major part in the Kent side’s 2-0 defeat against Telford on Monday. Margate manager Kinnear said: “It was a bit disappointing, but we had six of our first team out and Nick Roddis went off after a few minutes. The vast majority of our side were out.” morecambe Jim Harvey’s Morecambe will have to overcome a 2-1 first leg deficit if they are to reach the final of the FA Umbro Trophy. The Shrimps looked to be going into the second leg against Stevenage on level terms after Stuart Drummond cancelled out Sam McMahon’s opener, only for John Hamsher to give Wayne Turner’s men the edge with a late penalty. northwich victoria Jimmy Quinn has one major doubt for Northwich’s game at Hereford. Midfielder Val Owen has a hand injury but Quinn hopes he will be fit as Vics aim to build on their 1-0 win at Nuneaton. Quinn said: “I thought it was a tremendous result at Nuneaton and we put in a lot of hard work. Hopefully we can take that on to Hereford.” nuneaton borough Warren Peyton is back from suspension for Nuneaton’s Conference clash with Telford. The midfielder was forced to miss the goalless draw with Margate and the 1-0 defeat by Northwich as he ser ved a two-match ban. Manager Steve Burr said: “We’ve had a good run and have still got an opportunity to get in the top six.” scarborough Manager Russell Slade could be without six players for the trip to Farnborough. Mark Hotte damaged a shoulder in the 2-0 midweek win over Southport and is rated 50-50. Steve Baker (hamstring) is very doubtful, while Karl Rose has been ruled out with ankle trouble. Gareth Stoker, Richard Tracey (both ankle) and Paul Shepherd (dislocated shoulder) are long-term absentees. southport Phil Wilson will be without two players for the home game against rock-bottom Hayes. Defender Chris Lane is suspended, while Tony Sullivan has been sidelined with a thigh injury. Wilson wants his side to bounce back from their 2-0 midweek defeat at Scarborough and said: “We were disappointed with the way we played.” stalybridge celtic Mattie Woods is the only injury concern for Stalybridge ahead of their crunch relegation clash with Woking. The defender is struggling with a hamstring injury and is unlikely to be fit according to manager Dave Miller as Celtic look to bounce back from Monday’s 2-1 defeat at high-flying Dagenham & Redbridge. stevenage borough Stevenage have announced two lucrative pre-season friendlies against Premiership outfits Tottenham and Charlton in July. They are due to face Glenn Hoddle’s Spurs on Sunday, July 21, with kick-off at 3pm. Then the Addicks will travel to Broadhall Way on Wednesday, July 24, with a 7.45pm kick off scheduled. telford united Telford are sweating over the fitness of Gary Fitzpatrick (knee) ahead of the home clash with Nuneaton. The Bulls are also still without strikers Steve Palmer and Gary Mar tindale and defender Lee Fowler. Manager Jake King said: “There are a few teams around us not playing at the weekend and if we beat Nuneaton we could go up to fifth.” woking Geoff Chapple is hoping defender Eddie Saunders will be fit for the crucial six-pointer against fellow strugglers Stalybridge Celtic after a head injury. Striker Charlie Griffin is struggling after straining ankle ligaments and midfielder Geoff Pitcher has returned to Brighton after his loan spell expired. yeovil town The Glovers already have one foot in the final of the FA Umbro Trophy after crushing Burton Albion 4-0 in their semi-final first leg. Manager Gary Johnson said: “We played a patient game and we didn’t get caught out. We gradually got our game going and flow-ing and got some cracking goals. It was a great all-round performance.” |
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