Hutchings forced into reshuffle

12 November 2010 11:00
Walsall will be without Ryan McGivern for their trip to Bournemouth while Martin Devaney is also battling to make it at Dean Court. Full-back McGivern saw red for a crude challenge on Ian Craney during last weekend`s FA Cup first-round draw at Fleetwood, resulting in a three-match ban. On-loan winger Devaney was granted permission to play in the tie after extending his stay from Barnsley but he was forced off shortly after half-time nursing a hamstring injury. Scans have shown there is no tear to the muscle and he will be assessed ahead of kick-off, although he faces an uphill task being ready for Saturday. Striker Darren Byfield (knee) remains on the sidelines and will see a specialist yet again, while previously on-loan centre-back Andrew Davies, who is nursing a thigh strain, has returned to parent club Stoke upon the completion of his month-long stint. Winger Julian Gray has recovered from a virus and is available. Striker Alex Nicholls, meanwhile, staked his claim for a starting berth by bagging a hat-trick for the reserves in midweek.

Source: PA