Wrexham to assess first-team pair ahead of Grimsby Town clash after injury woes

Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson has stated that his team will evaluate Jacob Mendy and Anthony Forde ahead of the weekend.
Wrexham return to League Two action on Saturday when they host Grimsby Town.

The pair were forced to miss the Welsh club’s most recent match against Doncaster Rovers.

According to The Leader, Parkinson delivered the following injury update on the duo: “Can we get them both close to being available for selection for the weekend?” Jacob was not on international duty at the time, although he suffered a minor hamstring strain in training following the Newcastle under 21s game last Tuesday. Anthony damaged his Achilles at the conclusion of the game and was also out, so we’re just keeping an eye on him.”

Wrexham hoping for injury boost

Getting Mendy and Forde back would be a boost for Wrexham and would give Parkinson some more options as his team look to keep their momentum going. They have won their last two games on the spin against Tranmere Rovers and Doncaster and are unbeaten in their last six league outings.

Mendy, who is 26-years-old, joined the club last year from Boreham Wood and played a key role behind the promotion from the National League in the last campaign. He has since adapted well to the step up to the Football League and provides useful competition in his position at left wing-back.

As for Forde, he has bags of experience and has played over 350 games in his career to date, having previously had spells at Wolves, Walsall, Rotherham United and Oxford United in the past. He dropped into non-league to join Parkinson’s side and that decision worked out in the end for him after they won the fifth tier title back in late April.

Elsewhere on the injury front for Wrexham, defender Aaron Hayden has a thigh problem and will be sidelined. James McClean has trained but it remains up in the air whether he will be fully fit.