Ex-Oxford defender Purkiss gets debut for Hereford against Shrewsbury (From Hereford Times)

Ex-Oxford defender Purkiss gets debut for Hereford against Shrewsbury

12:53pm Saturday 28th January 2012

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HEREFORD handed a debut to Ben Purkiss for the big visit of local rivals Shrewsbury.

The former Oxford man came in a right-back with Ryan Green staying in the middle to deputise for the injured Stefan Stam.

Former Bull Lionel Ainsworth was named among the Shrewsbury substitutes.

Hereford: 4-5-1: Bartlett; Purkiss, Townsend, Green, Purdie; Colbeck, Featherstone, Pell, Evans, Arquin; Facey. Subs not used: Cornell, Clucas, Barkhuizen, Peniket, Elder.

Shrewsbury: 4-4-2: Neal; Regan, Grandison, Sharps, Jacobson; Taylor, D McAllister, Richards, Wright; Collins, Cornell. Subs not used: Smith, S McAllister, Wroe, Ainsworth, Sawyers.

Referee: M Naylor (South Yorkshire).