Magpies set for final pre-season match

Notts County are set to complete their pre-season schedule of matches tonight when a Liverpool XI travel to Meadow Lane. Notts will be hoping to get a positive result and performance under their belts after they were unlucky in a 3-2 defeat against Derby County on Tuesday. Liverpool XI were also in action in midweek, as they won 1-0 at Cambridge United. The squad John McMahon brings to Meadow Lane is expected to include a majority of reserve players, mostly aged under 21. Many of these have experience on loan at League Two and above, however. Some of the players expected to feature for Liverpool tonight are:-

David MARTIN GK
Martin HANSEN GK
Stephen DARBY DF
Stephen IRWIN DF
Daniel AYALA DF
Robbie THRELFALL DF
Chris MAVINGA DF
Emmanuel MENDY DF
Gerardo BRUNA MF
Adam HAMMILL MF
Victor Palsson MF
Andras SIMON MF
Ryan CROWTHER MF
Vincent WEIJL MF
Jordy BROUWER ST
Vitor FLORA ST
Alex KACANIKLIC ST
Nathan ECCLESTONE ST
András Simon ST
Nikola SARIC ST

There are plenty of talents to look out for in that squad, with Gerardo Bruna, an Argentinian midfielder formerly of Real Madrid, having been tipped as the successor to Lionel Messi. Left back Robbie Threlfall has had loan spells at Stockport County and Hereford United whilst Adam Hammill impressed on loan to Blackpool last season. Ryan Crowther had a short spell at Wrexham, whilst upfront Estonian forward Flora is expected to have a bright future in the game, as is Dutch forward Jordy Brouwer and Swede Nikola Saric. In goal David Martin is the son of former West Ham man Alvin Martin.

For Notts, the only absentee looks set to be Stephen Hunt, who picked up another injury in his return match against Derby on Tuesday night. Changes are possible, but it is expected that Lee Hughes and Luke Rodgers will continue together upfront, whilst Matt Hamshaw will be hoping to get a full game under his belt. Trialist Keith Quinn will also be hoping to get a game. The match kicks off at 7:45pm tonight at Meadow Lane and costs £10 for adults and £5 for concessions.