Notts County vs Newport County - Aborah and Stead are doubts for Notts County

Posted Friday, December 11, 2015 by PA

Stanley Aborah and Jon Stead are injury concerns for Notts County ahead of the visit of Newport.

Aborah has a knee problem and has undergone a scan and Magpies manager Ricardo Moniz will give the midfielder as long as possible to prove his fitness.

Striker Stead is nursing a muscle injury but Moniz is hopeful he will still be involved on Saturday.

Elsewhere, winger Julian Jenner returns to the reckoning after serving a three-match suspension.

Newport's on-loan defender Scot Bennett is unable to play against his parent club ahead of his return to Meadow Lane on January 2.

Bennett has been a revelation since joining Newport in October, playing a big part in the Exiles' 10-match unbeaten run under new manager John Sheridan.

Oliver McBurnie, who scored a 23-minute hat-trick on his debut against Luton, is set to start after missing last weekend's FA Cup victory at Barnet as his parent club Swansea did not want him cup-tied.

Fellow striker Zak Ansah is likely to be on the bench when he is involved for the final time before returning to Charlton at the end of his 93-day loan spell.