Morecambe vs Forest Green Rovers; Sky Bet League Two
Morecambe vs Forest Green Rovers. Sky Bet League Two.
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Morecambe v Forest Green preview
Friday 16 February 2018 12:05, UK
Morecambe will hope to welcome back a number of players as they host Forest Green in Sky Bet League Two.
Callum Lang (ankle), Steven Old (glute), Luke Conlan (hamstring) and Barry Roche (shoulder) have all had chance to recover from injuries after a fortnight without a game.
The Shrimps' clash with Chesterfield last weekend was postponed after poor weather took its toll on the pitch. Defender Max Muller could still be absent having recently been given time off for personal reasons.
Forest Green will hope to be back to full strength after their squad was struck by a sickness bug in midweek. Captain Lee Collins and midfielder Alex Bray were both forced to miss Tuesday's victory over Stevenage.
Midfielder Chris Clements, who made his first Rovers start against Stevenage, could be among those to make way if they return. Striker Reuben Reid was also struggling prior to Tuesday's game but declared himself fit and scored in the 3-1 win.
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This will be just the second meeting between these two sides in the top four tiers of English football after Forest Green won the reverse meeting 2-0 in October.
They did also face off in an FA Cup clash in November 2000 - Morecambe won 3-0 that day (also away from home) with current player Garry Thompson scoring for them.
Morecambe have failed to win any of their last five league games (D3 L2) - they had won their previous two games prior to this run.
Forest Green have lost six consecutive away league games - their worst run since reaching the EFL.
No side in League Two has scored fewer goals than Morecambe this season (29, level with Grimsby).
