Millwall vs Wycombe Wanderers - Ben Thompson in hunt for Lions starting berth

Posted Friday, December 04, 2015 by PA

Millwall midfielder Ben Thompson will be hoping for a place in the starting XI for the FA Cup clash with Wycombe.

The 20-year-old, who came on at half-time in the League One loss against Burton in midweek, has signed a contract extension this week which runs until the summer of 2017 after impressing in his 15 appearances for the London side so far this season.

Carlos Edwards remained on the bench with a tight hamstring at Burton but could be in contention on Saturday.

Mark Beevers is suspended after picking up two yellow cards, resulting in him being sent off in midweek, and Tony Craig (knee) and Jimmy Abdou (collarbone) will be absent for the side who beat AFC Fylde 3-1 in the first round.

Wycombe will have defender Aaron Pierre available for selection for the trip after returning from suspension.

But Joe Jacobson (back) and Marcus Bean (ankle) have been sidelined until January and will both miss the second-round tie.

Meanwhile, goal-shy Wycombe drew a blank in their 3-0 loss to Bristol Rovers on Tuesday night, but manager Gareth Ainsworth is unlikely to add a striker to his squad.

Ainsworth said: "It is always nice to have a striker in a purple patch and we would like to have one of those, but if we can keep sharing the goals around then I'm happy with that as well."