Blackpool injury news V Exeter City: Three confirmed absent for lengthy trip

A number of players are set to be absent for Blackpool’s game away to Exeter City on Saturday afternoon.

The Seasiders headed into last weekend’s League One opener against Stevenage with a minor injury crisis, and while that has been eased in some areas, problems still persist for others.

It was feared that George Honeyman would be added to that list after suffering an ankle injury in the opener, but the midfielder should be available to make the trip to St James Park.

Elsewhere, both CJ Hamilton and Tom Bloxham are also in contention to take on the Grecians, after missing the final weeks of pre-season and last week’s game.

Here’s the current injury list - with three ruled out:

Albie Morgan

Albie Morgan missed the majority of the pre-season fixtures due to a muscle injury.

The midfielder is on the road to recovery, and is edging closer to getting back, with Steve Bruce expecting him back at some point between a week and 10 days.

Danny Imray

Danny Imray was one of the injury problems flagged up ahead of the Stevenage game.

Sharing the issue last week, before the visit of Boro, Bruce said: “He has a knee injury. It’s been scanned, and we think it’ll be two or three weeks. It’s frustrating for Danny, but he caught his knee in the grass at Doncaster and tweaked it a bit. Thankfully it’s not really bad, but it’s enough to keep him out.”

Like Morgan, it will be between a week and 10 days until Imray is available again.

James Husband

James Husband was the other new addition to the injury list ahead of the League One opener, with the club captain suffering a hamstring problem in last month’s friendly against Doncaster.

Earlier this week, Bruce confirmed the 31-year-old had undergone surgery for the problem and faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines.

“Hubby has had an operation, so I don’t think we’ll see him until Christmas, so that’s the sad news on that one,” he said.

“He’s an experienced one who can play centre back and left back for you, so it’s a blow to us.”

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