Whites Set For Re-Shuffle

Last updated : 18 August 2006 By Kevin Markey
Stone has been absent from training this week after returning from Crystal Palace with a groin strain on Sunday, and he is unlikely to be risked and Norwegian international Eirik Bakke is also a doubt as he recovers from the knee problem which ruled him out of the visit to London.

Shaun Derry, however, looks likely to keep his place in the centre of midfield despite damaging his groin in the late defeat at Palace.

Eddie Lewis appears to have shaken off a hamstring strain, while skipper Paul Butler has overcome a minor knock to his calf.

Robbie Blake, Ian Moore and David Healy are competing for a starting role up front. Neil Sullivan returned to training on Thursday after a thigh strain, but is not expected to dislodge Tony Warner from the starting line-up.

Whites (from): Warner, Kelly, Butler, Kilgallon, Gregan, Crainey, Derry, Bakke, Lewis, Carole, Einarsson, Richardson, Westlake, Blake, Healy, Moore, Beckford, Sullivan.