Stevenage Borough vs Newport County preview - Beardsley back from ban

Posted Friday, March 06, 2015 by PA

Stevenage welcome back striker Chris Beardsley from suspension for the home clash with Newport.

Beardsley missed Tuesday night's 1-0 win over Plymouth as he served a one-match ban following his weekend red card at Wycombe.

Fellow forward Danny Johnson and winger Bruno Andrade, who scored the winner against Argyle, are available after extending their loan deals with Boro by a further month.

Defenders Harry Worley (knee) and Jon Ashton (tendon) are still out along with striker Adam Marriott, who is recovering from minor knee surgery.

Jimmy Dack returns to his old club as Newport manager for the first time on the back of a disappointing loss to Mansfield.

Two defeats in the past three games have hampered play-off hopes at Rodney Parade and a loss to Stevenage could see them drop further down the table.

Aaron O'Connor is likely to be absent once again, having not trained last week and missing the game on Tuesday night, while Robbie Willmott could also miss out.

Max Porter will hope to win back his starting berth after being rested against Mansfield, with Lee Minshull the likely casualty, although Andy Sandell is also pushing for a start.