Newport County vs Stevenage Borough preview - Butcher to keep faith with team

Posted Friday, August 14, 2015 by PA

Newport boss Terry Butcher could retain the team edged out by Capital One Cup opponents Wolves this week for Saturday's Sky Bet League Two appointment with Stevenage at Rodney Parade.

And that is likely to mean another opportunity together for teenage central defenders Regan Poole and Kieran Parselle as County look for a first win of the season.

"Regan was cool, calm and collected at the back and good on the ball and won some good headers too (against Wolves), and the same with Kieran," Butcher told www.southwalesargus.co.uk.

Winger Lenell John-Lewis sustained a hamstring injury during Saturday's 3-0 defeat by Cambridge in their League Two opener and is unlikely to feature as is defender Kevin Feely who sustained a torn thigh muscle.

Tom Hitchcock is available for Stevenage after having his three-game ban reduced on appeal.

The striker, on loan from MK Dons, received a straight red card against Notts County on the opening day but had his suspension reduced to one game, which he served in the League Cup defeat at Ipswich.

David McAllister is out having suffered a knock and being forced off at half-time in the 2-1 defeat at Portman Road.

Boss Teddy Sheringham told the club's official site: "We have one or two knocks from Saturday but that's what happens at the start of the season. You go from pre-season to full combat and confrontation and you end up getting little knocks, but so have others."