Adam Thompson and Zeli Ismail set for Bury returns

Posted Friday, February 02, 2018 by PA

Adam Thompson and Zeli Ismail could return to Bury’s squad for the Sky Bet League One clash with Blackpool.

Defender Thompson and midfielder Ismail returned to the struggling Shakers this week after their respective loan spells with Bradford and Walsall were ended.

On-loan forward George Miller is in line for his first start after coming off the bench to score on his debut at Oxford last weekend.

Craig Jones (thigh), Jermaine Beckford (knee) and Eoghan O’Connell (ruptured ligaments) are unlikely to return.

Defender Curtis Tilt will return to the Blackpool squad after last weekend’s postponement against Charlton prolonged his absence.

Tilt would have been available after a two-match ban incurred for collecting 10 bookings for the campaign, but a waterlogged pitch at Bloomfield Road ended his hopes.

The extra break has given Mark Cullen and Jim McAlister more time to recover from hamstring and bone bruising problems respectively, although it remains to be seen whether or not that proves to be sufficient for either.

Gary Bowyer’s men have won only one of their last 12 Sky Bet League One games and none since they beat Rochdale on the road on New Year’s Day.