Newport hope to have midfielder Andrew Crofts fit to face Notts County

Posted Monday, August 20, 2018 by PA

Captain Andrew Crofts could return to the Newport County line-up for Tuesday’s League Two clash against Notts County at Rodney Parade.

Crofts missed the 1-1 draw at Exeter on Saturday because of a toe injury, but manager Michael Flynn will hope to see him available as County looked to build on that impressive result.

Mark O’Brien is now back in the mix after recovering from an injury suffered during a pre-season friendly against Hereford, but Robbie Willmott remains sidelined.

And Flynn will need to run checks on long-serving David Pipe, who suffered a knock during the Exeter game and did not appear for the second half.

Notts County boss Kevin Nolan saw his side suffer a 4-0 home defeat against Yeovil three days ago, and they have collected just one point so far this season.

Nolan made two changes for the Glovers clash, calling up midfielder Noor Husin and striker Kristian Dennis.

But his team were outgunned by a Yeovil side quicker in thought and deed, leaving Nolan to think long and hard about team selection for the trip to south Wales.

Jon Stead and Matt Tootle are among those who could be called up, with Nolan’s reaction to a dreadful result including him summoning his players for a weekend video debrief.