Dag & Red v Exeter preview

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Daggers boss Wayne Burnett faces several selection dilemmas for the home clash this weekend.

Burnett made five changes for the midweek Johnstone’s Paint Trophy clash against Colchester from the side beaten 3-0 at Mansfield last weekend, and watched them romp to a 4-1 victory over the League One visitors.

Jordan Seabright, Gavin Hoyte, Jack Connors, Afolabi Obafemi and Josh Scott must now wait and see if they have done enough to hold on to their starting berths against the Grecians.

Striker Rhys Murphy (back) will again be assessed but Burnett has no new injury or suspension concerns.

Grecians captain Danny Coles looks set to return to the starting line-up for the trip to London.

The former Bristol Rovers man was left out of the Exeter’s 2-0 Johnstone’s Paint Trophy defeat to Wycombe on Tuesday night to rest his tight hamstring but he should be reunited with Pat Baldwin at the heart of the defence.

John O’Flynn also missed out after tweaking his hamstring in the 2-1 win over York last Saturday but he also looks likely to come back into contention with Sam Parkin or Alan Gow likely to drop out if the Irishman gets the nod.

Matt Oakley should also start against the Daggers as Paul Tisdale’s men search for their first away win of the campaign.

Dag & Red v Exeter preview

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Dagenham boss John Still is set to make changes to his side after being less than impressed with Saturday’s defeat at York.

Still labelled the Daggers’ performance as their worst of the season as they went down 3-2 to the Minstermen and, having kept faith with an unchanged side for the encounter, a shake-up is on the cards.

Midfielder Billy Bingham is out for around another week or so with his groin injury, but Still is not expected to have any new injury or suspension problems against the Grecians.

The likes of Dominic Green, Brian Woodall, Jake Reed and Gavin Hoyte, as well as fit-again midfielder Kevin Maher, all come into contention against an Exeter side who have lost their previous three games and five of their last six.

Exeter will be without playmaker Alan Gow as they look to turn around a run of form that has seen them lose three consecutive games without scoring.

The former Blackpool and Notts County man missed Saturday’s 1-0 home defeat by Chesterfield with a thigh problem that rules him out of the clash with John Still’s men, but fellow forward Jamie Cureton’s half-time withdrawal at St James Park was a tactical one.

Manager Paul Tisdale handed Liam Sercombe his first start since early September on Saturday after his return from injury and the youth product got through 90 minutes unscathed.

Right-back Kevin Amankwaah put in an impressive display after being introduced shortly after half-time on Saturday and he will be pushing for a return to the side, along with striker Guillem Bauza, as the Grecians look to build on an impressive away record which has seen them beaten just once on the road this season.