Barnet vs Oxford United - Barnet duo return for meeting with Oxford



Posted Friday, March 18, 2016 by PA

Barnet welcome back midfielder Curtis Weston and defender Bondz N'Gala to the squad for the Sky Bet League Two home clash with Oxford.

Weston has been struggling with an abductor muscle problem while N'Gala suffered a hamstring strain in the win at Newport on March 8 but is now fit for inclusion.

Bees manager Martin Allen said goalkeeper Graham Stack and forward Michael Gash would both be fit to resume first-team training next week.

Allen told his club's official website: "We have had a lot of injuries so we have got to be careful not to over-train the players. Oxford are a good team. They're going up - it's obvious. If they hadn't been so involved in the cup competitions they would have been challenging right up at the top with Northampton."

Michael Appleton will hope to get a good performance out of full-back Jonjoe Kenny before he departs for England duty.

The on-loan Everton defender has been called up for Under-19 games against Georgia, Greece and Spain between March 24 and 29 and will therefore miss Oxford's Easter fixtures.

Kenny's absence may give Sam Long an opportunity to make his first appearance of the season - and he could well recover from a hip problem in time to make the squad travelling to The Hive.

Appleton's men are riding high in second place following their 4-0 home victory over Dagenham on Tuesday night and will be eager to avenge their 3-2 loss to Barnet in October's reverse fixture.

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