Forest Green Rovers vs Morecambe. Sky Bet League Two.
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Friday 16 November 2018 16:11, UK
Forest Green manager Mark Cooper hopes to have striker Isaac Pearce back for his side's Sky Bet League Two game against Morecambe.
Pearce was hurt in Rovers' 3-1 defeat by Arsenal Under-21s in the Checkatrade Trophy 10 days ago and missed Saturday's FA Cup tie at Oxford but has resumed full training.
Rovers remain without the injured Liam Shephard and Lee Collins but fellow defender Joseph Mills is expected to face Morecambe after also taking a full part in training this week. Cooper admitted this week that he expects to have a number of players back as they seek to end a run of three games without a win in all competitions.
Morecambe are still without full-back Zak Mills who has been told he needs to undergo hernia surgery. Mills has been battling with the problem since his summer arrival, but after playing through the pain barrier has now been ruled out for three to four weeks.
Also on the sidelines are Andy Fleming, Lamin Jagne and James Sinclair, who had been pencilled in as the right-back alternative to Mills so manager Jim Bentley appears to be left with a straight choice between Jordan Cranston and Luke Conlan. Carlos Mendes-Gomes is back in training after some time out of action and may be able to play on Saturday.
This will be just the third Football League meeting between Forest Green Rovers and Morecambe with Rovers picking up a 1-0 home victory last season and conceding a 90th minute equalizer at the Globe Arena to draw 1-1.
No League Two ground has seen fewer goals this season than The New Lawn (15), with Forest Green Rovers scoring nine and conceding six goals.
Morecambe are unbeaten in their last four away league games (W2 D2) having previously gone 10 games without an away victory in League Two (D3 L7).
Forest Green Rovers (P8 W2 D6 L0) are one of only two sides in League Two yet to lose a home league game this season, alongside MK Dons.
Rhys Oates has scored five goals for Morecambe in League Two so far this season with each of his last three coming from outside of the box.
