Dag & Red v Accrington preview

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Ayo Obileye serves the final game of his three-match ban when Dagenham host Accrington.

The midfielder was sent off at Carlisle earlier this month but will be available for the final game of the season at Exeter.

Joss Labadie remains banned for six months after biting an opponent while Damien Batt has left the club by mutual consent.

The Daggers are 14th in League Two after last week’s surprise 3-2 win at Newport.

Accrington are without full-back Nicky Hunt, but only for one game rather than the initial three.

The ex-Bolton defender was dismissed in the second minute of Stanley’s draw with Stevenage on Saturday but, having appealed against the initial three-game ban, he will be back for the last day of the season.

Midfielder Matt Crooks may come back into the fold following a calf strain but winger Gerardo Bruna is doubtful with a knock which kept him out against Graham Westley’s side last weekend.

Andy Procter is definitely out having had his season ended by an ankle problem last month.

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Dag & Red v Accrington preview

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Dagenham are expected to be without Luke Wilkinson once again when they host Accrington.

The 22-year-old defender has missed the Daggers’ previous three games with an ankle injury and is unlikely to be fit in time so Scott Doe should continue to deputise.

Attacking duo Zavon Hines (knee) and Rhys Murphy (groin) are unlikely to feature but are closing in on a return to fitness.

Ade Azeez and Femi Ilesanmi were both introduced as half-time substitutes at the weekend and helped Wayne Burnett’s side to a draw at struggling Bury but it remains to be seen if the duo did enough to earn a recall to his starting XI.

Laurence Wilson is not yet ready to return to Accrington’s fold when they visit Dagenham in Sky Bet League Two.

The full-back still has a groin problem and will miss a second straight game for James Beattie’s men.

Striker Marcus Carver is once again on the sidelines following the surgery he had on a shin injury recently, but defender Michael Liddle – now considered fully fit after a hamstring problem – will hope to make his first appearance since March 1.

Beattie is unlikely to consider too many changes as he strives for another three points which would edge his side further away from the drop zone.

Dag & Red v Accrington preview

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Luke Wilkinson will take his place in defence for Dagenham’s home game having won his appeal against last week’s dismissal.

Wilkinson, who will keep his centre-back spot alongside Scott Doe, saw red early on in the 3-1 defeat at Southend but the ban was overturned earlier this week after an appeal was upheld.

Kevin Maher (foot) and Matt Saunders (ankle) remain the only absentees, with the latter slightly further down the line in his recovery and looking for match fitness.

Manager John Still has some selection decisions to make, with Brian Woodall and Sam Williams battling it out to start in attack and Dominic Green threatening Medy Elito’s starting berth in midfield.

The Daggers are still looking for their first league win of the season but face a tough ask against an Accrington side boasting a 100% away record.

Danny Schofield is available to make his Accrington debut.

Schofield joined Stanley on a three-month emergency loan deal from npower League Two counterparts Rotherham this week and boss Paul Cook has suggested he is most likely to feature as a substitute.

James Gray is in contention for a place in attack once more having missed last weekend’s 1-1 draw with Bradford while on international duty with Northern Ireland Under-21s.

Centre-back Toto Nsiala returned to start against the Bantams but his ankle complaint will continue to be assessed.

Fellow defender Dean Winnard and midfield George Miller are nursing knocks.

Stanley have started the season in impressive fashion and lie fifth in the fledgling League Two table with 10 points from five matches.