Nana Boateng was already on the bench, but two other young Lions players have joined him.
CHIN Okoli and Kyle Smith were sidelined this weekend due to injuries. Okoli, currently on loan at Bromley, exited the previous match against Boreham Wood after 26 minutes and wasn’t fit to participate in Saturday’s game against struggling AFC Fylde in the National League.
Despite Okoli’s absence, Bromley secured a 1-0 victory, with Josh Passley scoring in the second half, propelling them to third place in the table.
Wealdstone faced a setback without Smith, their impactful full-back who has played 11 games and scored twice. FC Halifax defeated Wealdstone 1-0, and another Millwall loanee, Abdul Abdulmalik, came off the bench but couldn’t find an equalizer.
Chin Okoli
Nana Boateng, dealing with a foot injury, hasn’t played for Woking since September, and their match against Oldham resulted in a 1-0 loss.
In League One, Alex Mitchell’s Lincoln City experienced a 1-0 defeat to Stevenage. This match was one of only two League One fixtures during the weekend due to the international break, with Mitchell maintaining his regular position in the Imps’ back three.
Kyle Smith
But he couldn’t stop Jamie Reid from scoring in the second half, as the forward scored his 11th goal of the season. In League Two, Salford City were defeated 3-1 by Gillingham, who appointed Stephen Clemence as Neil Harris’ replacement earlier this month.
Former Lions striker Matt Smith equalized for the Gills before Salford conceded two goals in the second half. Goalkeeper Joe Wright was once again an unused substitute, with his only outings for Salford coming in the EFL Trophy.
