Jimmy McNulty returns to EP
Stockport County take on Brighton at Edgeley Park tonight looking to build on their confidence boosting point picked up against Carlisle at the weekend.
The Seagulls meanwhile will be looking to pick up three points to move closer away from the relegation places they occupied for the early parts of the season.
The game also sees the return of several former Hatters stars including Liam Dickinson, Gary Dicker, Jim McNulty, James Tunnicliffe among others.
Quotes
Gary Ablett:
“We’ve no room to be complacent. It was only a 0-0 draw after all. But we need to build on it and focus on the upcoming games.”
[On the new signings] “They’ve lifted the whole place. They’ve brought positivity with them and the first team players have responded to their arrival.”
Gus Poyet:
“They’ve got five new players and I’m sure they will bring new quality because they’ve been playing all the time, so we need to be careful.
“We also need to remember that we lost against them earlier in the season. We have to make sure that we take this as a very important game.
“It doesn’t matter what position they are in the table – at the moment they will have added confidence, because they have taken three points from us.”
Team News
Jabo Ibehre is suspended for County after being sent off at Brunton Park on Saturday while David Poole is also banned following his red card against Leeds in late December.
Adam El-Abd and Colin Hawkins are both out for Brighton with foot and heel problems respectively, but they are boosted by the return of on-loan defender Marcos Painter who was ineligible to face Aston Villa in the FA Cup at the weekend.
