Charnock in for Crewe cup clash

Morecambe have been boosted ahead of the home clash with Crewe after signing Kieran Charnock on an emergency loan from Torquay. The defender will stay with the Shrimps until January 4 and looks set to go straight into contention. The Shrimps went into last weekend's 1-1 draw at Cheltenham without the injured Mark Duffy but were able to welcome back Andy Parrish, Andy Fleming and Craig Stanley into the starting line-up. Boss Sammy McIlroy will assess a number of minor knocks as his men look to build on their impressive second-half display at Whaddon Road. Yet he stressed: "As we have said a lot of times this season, we need to be more consistent."

Source: PA