No fresh injury concerns for Cambridge

Posted Friday, February 15, 2019 by PA

Cambridge have no new injury concerns ahead of the visit of Tranmere to the Abbey Stadium this weekend.

The shoulder issue goalkeeper David Forde suffered against Notts County last month will preclude his involvement, meaning Dimitar Mitov will deputise between the posts for a fourth game in a row.

Liam O’Neil is at least a fortnight away from a return because of a hip injury that has sidelined him since New Year’s Day.

Jake Doyle-Hayes made his U’s debut in last week’s 1-0 win over Port Vale and, alongside fellow loanee Hayden Coulson, could be pushing to feature against Rovers.

Tranmere will be without defensive duo Steve McNulty and Sid Nelson.

McNulty missed last week’s 2-0 victory over nine-man Stevenage because of an Achilles injury that is set to keep him out for an unspecified period of time.

Nelson, meanwhile, suffered a broken nose midway through the first half at Prenton Park and will again be absent when they travel to Cambridge.

Midfielder Ollie Banks is a doubt because he is still suffering the effects of being struck on the ear by a football prior to the win over Stevenage.