Swindon vs Milton Keynes Dons preview - Ricketts poised for Robins debut

Posted Friday, April 03, 2015 by PA

Swindon could hand Sam Ricketts his debut when they welcome MK Dons.

The Wales international has not played a Football League match since November but has been in full training with the Robins since joining almost two weeks ago and is likely to be involved.

The Robins will have gone 18 days without a match when they kick off against Karl Robinson's side, but all their international players returned unscathed including Australian Massimo Luongo and Iraq's Yaser Kasim, who are likely to line up in midfield.

Louis Thompson remains the only long-term absentee for Town.

Dons talisman Dele Alli is expected to return for the Milton Keynes club.

Alli, on loan from Tottenham, has been out for six weeks with an ankle injury but the 14-goal teenager is now fully-fit again and should start on Saturday.

Fellow midfielder Carl Baker has an injury that looks like keeping him out of the Easter programme, while Ben Reeves will miss the rest of the season after suffering a calf injury on international duty with Northern Ireland.

Bolton forward Rob Hall will be involved for the first time since rejoining the Dons on loan last week.