Bolton midfielder Pratley to have late fitness test before Aston Villa clash
Posted Friday, March 16, 2018 by PA
Bolton boss Phil Parkinson will check on the fitness of midfielder Darren Pratley before finalising his side to face Aston Villa at the Macron Stadium.
Pratley suffered a knock in training but will hope to be passed fit to face Steve Bruce’s promotion-chasing side.
Chinedu Obasi and Connor Hall both scored for the Under-23s in their 3-1 victory over Barnsley on Monday.
But Parkinson told his pre-match press conference on Thursday that “they have no right to jump the queue” for a place in the first team.
Neil Taylor will miss out for the visitors after failing to recover from a groin injury suffered in the surprise 3-1 defeat to QPR on Tuesday night.
The loss leaves Steve Bruce’s side seven points adrift of Cardiff in second place, with the play-offs now becoming the more likely route back to the Premier League.
Taylor’s absence will be felt more as Alan Hutton is also sidelined with a muscular problem, as is on-loan Manchester United defender Axel Tuanzebe.
Bruce is expected to hand James Bree just his second Championship start as a result of those injuries.
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