{"id":28315,"date":"2026-09-05T08:24:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T07:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/duarte-names-unchanged-side\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T08:24:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T07:24:39","slug":"duarte-names-unchanged-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/team\/duarte-names-unchanged-side\/","title":{"rendered":"Duarte names an unchanged side for the Ashford visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rafael Duarte will name the same starting eleven for Saturday\u2019s visit of Ashford City that beat Stanground 3\u20130 before the break, with Felix Dorn returning to the bench after six weeks out.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dorn completed two full sessions this week and came through a behind-closed-doors match at Fairlow on Tuesday. <strong>He will not start, but he will be involved.<\/strong> Sekou Ndiaye, who took a heavy challenge at Stanground, trained fully on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"the-squad-in-full\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The squad in full<\/h3>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Goalkeepers: Iversen, Osei.<\/li><li>Defenders: Reid, Sissoko, Bekele, Okafor, Lindqvist, Vane.<\/li><li>Midfielders: Ndiaye, Whitfield, Dorn, Rowntree, Adeyemi.<\/li><li>Forwards: Marchetti, Ellery, Reeve.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The three academy graduates who signed professional deals this week \u2014 Ellery, Reeve and Adeyemi \u2014 are all in the matchday squad, although Duarte would not be drawn on which of them would be on the bench.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe 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.\u201d<\/p><cite>Rafael Duarte, head coach<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<h3 id=\"absentees\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Absentees<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only Aaron Rowntree is a doubt, after training apart from the group on Thursday with a tight calf. 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