Bury vs Grimsby Town. Sky Bet League Two.
The Energy Check Stadium at Gigg LaneAttendance3,677.
Friday 7 September 2018 11:03, UK
Manager Ryan Lowe returns to Bury's dugout for the home clash with Grimsby after serving a two-game stadium ban for a foul-mouthed rant at anti-doping officials in February.
Shakers skipper Neil Danns misses the game as he is on international duty with Guyana. Lowe made eight changes for Bury's 2-1 Checkatrade Trophy defeat to Rochdale in midweek and is likely to revert to his strongest line-up.
Will Aimson returns to Sky Bet League One action after completing a suspension for the red card he picked up in the 2-1 defeat at Lincoln. The centre-back featured against Dale.
Grimsby are without Paul Dixon and Wes Thomas as they serve the final games of their bans. Reece Hall-Johnson and Harry Cardwell remain on the sidelines, along with long-term absentee Elliot Whitehouse who misses out with a knee injury.
Loanee Elliot Embleton is on international duty with England Under-20s but fellow new arrival Ben Pringle is in contention. Defender Danny Collins is making good progress in his recovery from a broken arm but is unlikely to feature this weekend.
Bury have won just one of their previous seven league matches against Grimsby in the Football League (D2 L4), a 2-1 victory in February 2009.
Grimsby have only failed to score on one occasion in their previous 12 matches against Bury in the top four tiers of English football (0-3 in August 2006).
Bury, who beat Morecambe 3-2 in their last game, haven't won back-to-back league matches since February 2017, when they won three consecutive matches.
Grimsby have lost just one of their last five away league games (W3 D1), although that was their most recent such outing at Newport County in August, a 0-1 defeat.
Bury striker Dominic Telford has been directly involved in four goals in his last two league matches (two goals, two assists), as many as his previous 34 combined.
