Rochdale vs Chesterfield - No fresh injury concerns for Rochdale ahead of Chesterfield visit

Posted Friday, January 08, 2016 by PA

Rochdale could name an unchanged side for their Sky Bet League One clash with Chesterfield following last week's superb defeat of Walsall.

Keith Hill's side crushed the Saddlers 3-0 in a highly-praised performance at Bescot and, with no fresh injury concerns or suspensions, changes are likely to be minimal.

Midfielder John O'Sullivan is no longer available having returned to Blackburn following the conclusion of his loan.

John Lillis is likely to continue in goal having taken over last week from Joel Pereira, whose loan from Manchester United was cut short.

Drew Talbot remains a doubt for Chesterfield.

The right-back has overcome his hamstring injury but has since been hit with a bout of food poisoning and Blues boss Danny Wilson reckons he is 50/50 for the trip to Spotland.

Midfielder Ollie Banks could be back in contention for a place in the squad after missing last weekend's 7-1 thrashing of Shrewsbury with a knock.

However, Ian Evatt remains out with the Achilles problem he sustained just after Christmas and the central defender will not be available again for another couple of weeks.