Aapo Halme ruled out for Barnsley with broken toe

Posted Tuesday, December 15, 2020 by PA

Barnsley defender Aapo Halme is out of Tuesday night’s Sky Bet Championship clash with Preston after fracturing a toe.

The centre-back suffered the break during Saturday’s 2-1 derby win at Sheffield Wednesday and is expected to sit out for four weeks.

Michal Helik is in line to deputise after two games out of the team following a difficult spell.

Fellow defender Mads Andersen and midfielder Callum Styles both go into the game on four bookings and knowing a fifth would result in a ban.

Preston boss Alex Neil could make changes after witnessing a horror show at Luton on Saturday.

Neil was furious with his side’s display in a 3-0 defeat at Kenilworth Road, during which he had made his five substitutions by the hour-mark.

One of them saw Brad Potts limp off with a calf injury and he will be assessed, while fellow midfielder Daniel Johnson returned from suspension as a half-time replacement for Ryan Ledson.

Paul Gallagher was an unused substitute at the weekend on his return from a hamstring problem and Neil will run the rule over a series of other players, with Ben Pearson (ankle), Patrick Bauer (Achilles), Andrew Hughes (hamstring), Billy Bodin and Louis Moult (both knee) all having been in the treatment room.