Lincoln waiting on Jake Hesketh

Posted Monday, January 13, 2020 by PA

Lincoln midfielder Jake Hesketh is a doubt for the midweek visit of Bolton.

Hesketh was withdrawn on the stroke of half-time in the 1-1 draw at Shrewsbury at the weekend because of an ankle injury and the tight turnaround between fixtures places a question mark over his availability.

The Imps will definitely be without defender Michael Bostwick, who is set to be out until at least mid-February with a calf complaint he suffered in the 3-1 loss at Sunderland earlier this month, while winger Bruno Andrade has joined Salford on a permanent transfer.

Midfielder Tayo Edun and defender Max Melbourne, who last week signed permanent deals from Fulham and West Brom respectively, are in line for debuts after being unused substitutes against the Shrews.

Bolton will welcome back Luke Murphy from suspension for the trip to the LNER Stadium.

The midfielder missed the 2-0 defeat at Rochdale at the weekend, which left the Trotters 17 points off safety in League One, after receiving two yellow cards in the 4-3 defeat by Burton on New Year’s Day.

Fellow midfielders Dennis Politic and James Weir were also absent on Saturday, with manager Keith Hill revealing the pair were injured.

Jason Lowe serves the final match of his suspension for the red card he was given in the draw against Shrewsbury last month.