Absentees pile up for Yeovil ahead of Bury clash

Posted Friday, January 04, 2019 by PA

Yeovil boss Darren Way will have only 20 players from which to choose as he looks to end a run of nine League Two games without a win against Bury.

Omar Sowunmi (ankle), James Bailey (knee), Alex Pattison (back) and Korrey Henry (groin) are all unavailable and, while Gabby Rogers is closing in on a return from his ankle injury, the game could come too soon for him.

Way’s options have been reduced further by the return of loan signings Omari Patrick and Enes Mahmutovic to parent clubs Bradford and Middlesbrough respectively, while Wes McDonald, who had been struggling with a hamstring injury, has left the Glovers following the expiry of his short-term contract.

Striker Olufela Olomola is available for the final time before his loan spell from Scunthorpe ends, while Academy product Devon Arnold will hope for further involvement after becoming the youngest player to represent the club in the English Football League when he was introduced as a late substitute at the age of 17 years and 38 days against Cheltenham on Tuesday.

Bury boss Ryan Lowe has no fresh injury problems ahead of the long trip south.

Midfielder Neil Danns, who limped out of Saturday’s 0-0 draw at Notts County at half-time, was an unused substitute for the 3-1 victory over Crewe on Tuesday and is part of the travelling squad.

Loan signings Mathew Hudson and Jamie Barjonas have returned to Preston and Rangers respectively, while the Shakers are in talks with Barnsley over extending 18-year-old midfielder Callum Styles’ stay.

The teenager completed a permanent move to Oakwell in August and was immediately loaned back to Bury until this month.