Exeter City vs Stevenage Borough preview - Grecians wait on McAllister

Posted Monday, March 16, 2015 by PA

Exeter will wait on the fitness of left-back Jamie McAllister before their clash with fellow play-off hopefuls Stevenage.

The former Yeovil man sat out Saturday's 3-2 win over AFC Wimbledon with a hamstring injury, opening the door for teenager Connor Riley-Lowe to make just his second start for the Grecians, with the youngster likely to deputise again if McAllister is not passed fit.

Fellow left-back Craig Woodman looks set to miss out again while David Wheeler, who stepped off the bench to score the winner, will be pushing for a start.

Back-to-back wins have seen City edge to within six points of the play-off spots and opponents Boro.

Stevenage have suffered no new injuries for a change following Saturday's 1-1 draw with Cambridge.

However, they were without Simon Walton and Chris Beardsley, who dropped out of the squad with knocks to join Chris Whelpdale (groin) and Roarie Deacon (ankle) on the sick list.

Calvin Zola (hamstring), Darius Charles (broken leg), Adam Marriott (knee) and David McAllister (groin) are still absent.

But Harry Worley is back in full training following his long-term knee injury, although he remains some way from returning to action.