Southend could hand Ridgewell his debut
Posted Friday, August 09, 2019 by PA
Liam Ridgewell could be pushing for a place in the Southend side against Blackpool.
The experienced defender joined the Blues last week but sat out the opening-day defeat at Coventry while he worked on his fitness.
Layton Ndukwu signed on loan from Leicester this week and the 20-year-old winger will hope to be involved on Saturday.
Rob Kiernan (ankle) is still out while fellow defender Jason Demetriou has stepped up his recovery from a long-term knee injury and the right-back could make a return to action next month.
Blackpool will check on the fitness of midfielder Matty Virtue.
The former Liverpool youngster missed the start of the season with a thigh problem.
Seasiders boss Simon Grayson might be tempted to name an unchanged starting line up after his team began the campaign with a 2-0 home win against Bristol Rovers.
Goalkeeper Mark Howard is making good progress in his recovery from Achilles surgery, although he is unlikely to feature for the next six to eight weeks at least.
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