Zola boosts Alex before Darlo visit

22 January 2010 12:09
The 14-goal striker missed the games at Dagenham and Hereford complaining of restricted vision after a ball struck him in the face in training.[LNB]It was feared Zola had suffered damage to his retina but a specialist has confirmed that is not the case and the 25-year-old will be included in the squad, with caretaker boss Dario Gradi keen for the player to start the game.[LNB]Midfielders James Bailey and Joe Grant are unlikely to return after missing a reserve-team fixture against Aston Villa this week as a precautionary measure.[LNB]Bailey has recently been nursing a painful abdominal muscle while Grant has been out since straining foot ligaments against Rochdale on Boxing Day.[LNB][LNB]

Source: Team_Talk