Newport County vs Luton Town preview - Willmott in Exiles frame - 7M sport

Newport County vs Luton Town preview - Willmott in Exiles frame



Posted Tuesday, March 17, 2015 by PA

Newport will hope to recall Robbie Willmott to face his former side Luton.

The utility man missed their 1-1 draw with Cheltenham last Friday after picking up an injury during training but will hope to be given the green light to feature, and could be utilised in attack once more.

The likes of Rene Howe, Andy Sandell and Mike Flynn will all hope to earn recalls to the starting line-up following that point against the lowly Robins.

Boss Jimmy Dack is looking to secure his first win on home soil at the fifth attempt with Newport winless at Rodney Parade for more than two months heading into this fixture.

Luton will check on captain Steve McNulty and midfielder Jonathan Smith before travelling to south Wales.

Centre-half McNulty had to come off at half-time against Portsmouth on Saturday after taking two blows to the head while Smith sat out the 2-0 defeat at Fratton Park because of a knee injury.

Defender Scott Griffiths (hernia) and goalkeeper Mark Tyler (knee) are close to returning from injury but Tuesday night looks like it will come too soon for both players. Likewise midfielder Nathan Doyle, who has not featured since suffering a knee injury on February 10.

However, wingers Ryan Hall and Luke Rooney (hernia) have resumed training after their absences and could come back into the reckoning for the out-of-sorts Hatters, who have lost five of their last six matches - including the last three on the spin.



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