Symes in for Dale debut

Michael Symes is in line to make his Rochdale debut when John Coleman's side travel to face npower League One leaders Charlton.

Symes made a loan move to Spotland from Bournemouth until the end of the season moments before the January transfer window closed.

He could be joined in attack by another new arrival, Paul McCallum, whose fellow West Ham loanee Peter Kurucz is set to continue in goal having extended his spell with Dale until the end of the current campaign.

Competition for places will be fierce following last weekend's impressive 3-0 derby victory over Bury, and Coleman has no new injury worries to report for his second game at the helm.

Defender Marc Twaddle returned to training this week following a lengthy period on the sidelines with a hamstring injury but the game comes too soon for him, while Simon Hackney continues his rehabilitation from an abdominal problem.