November 21 2003

Michael Hughes

MICHAEL HUGHES returns to the Eagles line-up ahead of the trip to Walsall on Saturday.

The Northern Ireland international had been sidelined for the past three weeks with hamstring problems.

Shaun Derry will sit the game out as he serves a one-match ban after picking up five yellow cards this season.

Aki Riihilahti (shin) and Darren Powell (thigh) are both out injured, while Kit Symons has returned from international duty with Wales.

Symons will play new loan signing from Aston Villa Rob Edwards.

Walsall's Paul Ritchie is suspended and Pedro Matias (foot) and Aaron Kerr (wrist) are injured.

Gary Birch (calf), Danny Hay (flu) and former Eagle Simon Osborn (hamstring) will be in contention for returns.

Tony Dinning, signed on a month's loan from Wigan, should make his debut.

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