Barnet manager Paul Fairclough will again be without five first-team players for the clash with fellow strugglers Chester City.Top scorer Jason Puncheon serves the final game of his three-match suspension while Michael Leary is sidelined by the fourth and final game of his own ban.

Goalkeeper Rob Beckwith is still struggling with the hamstring injury he sustained after just 34 minutes of the goalless draw at Notts County last weekend so club captain Lee Harrison will continue in nets.

Striker Adam Birchall missed the 4-1 hammering at Grimsby in midweek with a tight hamstring and is still doubtful while left-back Kenny Gillet looks set to miss out.

Gillet overcame a groin problem to start at Meadow Lane but sustained slight medial ligament damage in that game and missed out on Tuesday night.

Giuliano Grazioli is set to continue up front in Birchall's absence as he seeks his first goal since September 2006 to end the Bees' three-match winless streak.

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