York City vs Newport County - Trio in contention for York

Posted Friday, January 15, 2016 by PA

York trio Luke Hendrie, Kyle Cameron and Ntumba Massanka are all in contention to make their debuts against Newport.

Defenders Hendrie and Cameron have signed one-month loan deals from Burnley and Newcastle respectively, while Burnley's teenage striker Massanka will stay for the rest of the season.

Fellow defenders Mark Kitching (Middlesbrough), William Boyle (Huddersfield) and Stefan O'Connor (Arsenal) have all returned to their parent clubs.

Boss Jackie McNamara, who has no new injury concerns, will monitor Michael Coulson. The striker, out since November due to a groin problem, could return to the bench.

Manager John Sheridan may have left the Newport dugout for that at Oldham, but one of his last few messages was to report on a positive outlook on the injury situation after their FA Cup third round clash against Blackburn was called off due to a waterlogged pitch.

While the players enjoyed some extra rest, Sheridan revealed afterwards that midfielders Alex Rodman and Yan Klukowski were both on the mend after hamstring problems.

Sheridan had been hoping to sign some players before his departure, especially since the loss to a hamstring injury of striker Lenell John-Lewis.

Newport were hoping to make a managerial appointment on Friday, with the club lying in 20th in the Sky Bet League Two table.