Stevenage Borough vs Gillingham - Duo suspended for Stevenage's clash with Gillingham

Posted Saturday, November 07, 2015 by PA

Stevenage are without suspended pair Michael Tonge and Jamie McCombe for Saturday's FA Cup first-round tie with Gillingham.

Tonge is banned for three matches and McCombe for one following their dismissals in last week's 5-1 defeat to Oxford.

Charlie Lee is a major doubt after a flare up of his knee injury and Dave McAllister faces up to four more months on the sidelines following further medial ligament woe.

Adam Marriott and Rohdell Gordon are both expected to be available after playing in a regional game in midweek following their recoveries from respective knee and hamstring issues.

Gillingham will be without Bradley Dack, who serves a one-match ban after collecting his fifth yellow card of the season.

Fellow midfielder Josh Wright is also suspended as he completes a three-match ban following his sending-off against Scunthorpe.

Defender Harry Lennon's loan from Charlton has been extended and boss Justin Edinburgh hopes he and Chelsea loanee Jordan Houghton will be given permission to play.

The Gills suffered a last-gasp loss to Walsall in a top-of-the-table clash in League One last weekend, and Edinburgh told the club website: "What I expect from the group is a response. We were hurting after Saturday's defeat and the manner of it."