Izale boost for Bees

Izale McLeod will be fit for Barnet's clash at Southend. The striker was struggling with muscle stiffness last week after marking his first start of the season with both goals in the 2-0 win over Accrington. But with Saturday's trip to Port Vale postponed, he has had extra time to recover and will start with Steve Kabba in attack. Defender Anwar Uddin and midfielder Ricky Holmes came off with knocks against Accrington but should be okay, while the players who were struggling with a bug last week have had another few days to get fit. Winger Glenn Poole should be on the bench again after recovering from an ankle injury but Mark Byrne (knee), Daniel Leach, Darren Dennehy (both foot) and Danny Kelly (hamstring) remain sidelined.

Source: PA