Rafael Duarte will name the same starting eleven for Saturday’s visit of Ashford City that beat Stanground 3–0 before the break, with Felix Dorn returning to the bench after six weeks out.
Dorn completed two full sessions this week and came through a behind-closed-doors match at Fairlow on Tuesday. He will not start, but he will be involved. Sekou Ndiaye, who took a heavy challenge at Stanground, trained fully on Thursday.
The squad in full
- Goalkeepers: Iversen, Osei.
- Defenders: Reid, Sissoko, Bekele, Okafor, Lindqvist, Vane.
- Midfielders: Ndiaye, Whitfield, Dorn, Rowntree, Adeyemi.
- Forwards: Marchetti, Ellery, Reeve.
The three academy graduates who signed professional deals this week — Ellery, Reeve and Adeyemi — are all in the matchday squad, although Duarte would not be drawn on which of them would be on the bench.
“The players who won at Stanground have earned the right to start. Felix knows that. He also knows a half-hour against Ashford is a real chance.”
Rafael Duarte, head coach
Absentees
Only Aaron Rowntree is a doubt, after training apart from the group on Thursday with a tight calf. A decision will be made on Saturday morning.
