Crewe Alex: Injured Artell ruled out of crucial Torquay clash
SKIPPER Dave Artell has been ruled out of Crewe's big match at Torquay.
The 31-year-old centre-half aggravated an old hamstring injury when scoring against Cheltenham last weekend and will not have improved sufficiently to make Saturday's League Two clash.
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Dave Artell
Artell won't travel to Devon with the rest of the Alex squad, but will stay in South Cheshire to receive treatment in a bid to be fit to face Aldershot on the final day of the season.
Teen hot-shot Nick Powell was also missing from training yesterday as he slowly recovers from tonsilitis. But assistant boss Neil Baker hopes he can still play a part at Plainmoor.
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He said: "Nick hasn't been with us all week, but we'll no more about him today.
"Dave won't play. He has been a rock at the back and we're disappointed to lose him, but we're still strong in that area."
A win for Crewe and anything less than a victory for Oxford at home to Southend will seal a play-off spot for the Railwaymen. But fourth-placed Torquay are also desperate for maximum points as they chase an automatic promotion place.
Crewe manager Steve Davis said: "We know it will be a tough game against one of the best footballing sides in the league. There is plenty riding on it."
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