Defender Jay McEveley has been left out of the squad for Saturday's home game with Stoke City. The loanee from Blackburn has missed training this week due to fluid on his knee after last Saturday's game against Luton.

The one-time England U21 international, now committed to playing for Scotland, was playing his first senior game after under going medial knee ligament surgery in November.

Scott Barron will take over from McEveley at left-back.

Town continue to have injury concerns regarding Alan Lee (groin) and Jim Magilton (foot). Lee faces a Saturday morning fitness test, while Magilton is likely to be on the bench having returned to training on Thursday.

Squad: Supple, Price, Sito, Barron, Casement, Wilnis, De Vos, Naylor, Magilton, Garvan, Juan, Richards, Currie, Skard, Lee, Haynes, Bowditch.

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