Mansfield Town - Cambridge United preview - Riley worry for Mansfield

Posted Monday, December 15, 2014 by PA

Mansfield captain Martin Riley is a doubt for the visit of Cambridge in the FA Cup second round replay.

The 28-year-old defender missed Saturday's league clash with Cheltenham because of a hamstring injury and could miss out again, while goalkeeper Sascha Studer is also struggling with a thigh problem.

Junior Brown and Keiron Freeman are both ineligible under the terms of their respective loan agreements.

Alex Fisher will not feature as he continues his recovery from an injured collarbone while John Dempster, Luke Jones (both Achilles), Ritchie Sutton (broken jaw) and Jamie McGuire (knee) are all sidelined.

Cambridge will be without Jordan Chiedozie and Adam Cunnington for the trip.

Recent signing Chiedozie has already made an FA Cup appearance for former club Concord Rangers while Cunnington is also cup-tied having started for Bristol Rovers in an earlier round while on loan.

Club-captain Ian Miller came through Saturday's draw with Shrewsbury unscathed following a six-month spell on the sidelines and should continue at the heart of the U's defence.

Harrison Dunk (hernia) is unavailable as Cambridge look to set up a third-round tie with the winners of Luton and Bury.