No new worries for Morecambe in basement battle

Posted Monday, February 10, 2020 by PA

Morecambe boss Derek Adams has no fresh injury concerns ahead of his side’s Sky Bet League Two clash with fellow strugglers Macclesfield at the Globe Arena.

Adams’ side emerged from Saturday’s 1-1 home draw with another of their relegation rivals Mansfield with a clean bill of health.

Defender Ryan Cooney and midfielder John Sullivan both returned from injury against the Stags to bolster Adams’ options, although the latter was replaced on the hour by goalscorer Alex Kenyon.

Only striker Rhys Oates remains sidelined as he continues his long-term recovery from a lateral collateral ligament tear in a knee sustained four months ago.

Midfielder Shilow Tracey is a doubt for Macclesfield with a sore Achilles.

Tracey, on loan from Tottenham, collected the slight niggle on his debut for the Silkmen in Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Leyton Orient, forcing him off after an hour.

Another debutant in striker Donovan Wilson will again likely have to settle for a place on the bench following his free-transfer move from Spanish Segunda B side Burgos.

Wilson came on as a 70th-minute substitute against Orient and, according to boss Mark Kennedy, is still short of match fitness.

Kennedy also has Peter Vincenti available to him again after the midfielder recently returned from a successful loan spell with Hereford.