HEREFORD suffered a pre-match blow before their important clash with Accrington when star performer Guillem Bauza was ruled out with a groin injury.

The Spaniard’s absence resulted in just one change to the starting line-up with a recall for Mathieu Manset.

Stuart Fleetwood, last week’s two-goal hero at Northampton and a previous loanee with Accrington, was named among the Bulls substitutes.

Hereford: Bartlett; Green, Townsend, James, Valentine; Colbeck, Rose, McQuilkin, Werling; Lunt, Manset. Subs not used: Heister, Weir, Kovacs, Stratford, Thompson, Canham, Fleetwood.

Accrington: Cisak; Winnard, Smyth, Edwards, Hessey; Barnett, Joyce: Pyan, Parkins, Richardson; Gornell. Subs not used: Dunbavin, Lindfield, McConville, Turner, Murphy, Burton, Owens.

Referee: Steve Tanner (Bristol).