SMITH PROVIDES AN INJURY UPDATE SMITH PROVIDES AN INJURY UPDATE

SMITH PROVIDES AN INJURY UPDATE

On Saturday afternoon Walsall Football Club will play host to Leyton Orient in the latest Sky Bet League 1 fixture of the season, manager Dean Smith has spoken to the press ahead of kick off, and provided an injury update.
On Saturday afternoon Walsall Football Club will play host to Leyton Orient in the latest Sky Bet League 1 fixture of the season, manager Dean Smith has spoken to the press ahead of kick off, and provided an injury update.

Firstly, Smith discussed the plight of left-back Rico Henry, who came off during the Saddlers' Sky Bet League 1 defeat to Preston North End with a suspected separated shoulder, speaking to the Walsall Advertiser, Smith said; "Rico will have an MRI scan in three or four days which will give us an idea of the severity of the damage and whether there is a nerve issue. But I suspect he will be out for a few months rather than a few weeks which is disappointing because he's been playing well.

"We have a 24-hour recall on Mal Benning from his loan spell at York and I'll assess the situation on Friday."

Smith also provided an update on Vice-Captain Paul Downing, who missed the mid-week defeat to Preston North End with a thigh injury, he said; "Paul Downing has a tight thigh and with the amount of games we have coming up we didn't want to risk him at Preston so we'll have to assess that too."

Finally Smith provided a brief update on James Chambers and Tom Bradshaw, he said; "James should be fine – he's a proper central defender now so four stitches in his head should be no problem! And Tom Bradshaw will be part of the squad on Saturday – he had a flu bug which knocked him back but he's fit now."

SOURCE: WALSALL ADVERTISER
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