Cambridge United face a late fitness decision on striker Gassan Ahadme for their League One trip to Leyton Orient on Saturday. The 25-year-old, who has missed the last two matches with an adductor injury, will be assessed before the game at Brisbane Road. His potential return would be a boost for a side that has scored 21 goals this season while conceding 18.
Head coach Neil Harris confirmed defender Dom Ball will definitely miss the fixture with a hamstring injury that will keep him out until after next month's international break. The squad has been boosted by the returns of Callum Perry, Shane McLoughlin and Callum Stead from their respective injuries.
Cambridge travel to London sitting seventh in the table with 21 points from 13 games, a record of five wins, six draws and two defeats. Their recent form reads two wins, two draws and one defeat from the last five, a sequence that includes the 1-1 draw at Sheffield Wednesday last time out where Sullay Kaikai scored the equaliser. That result followed a 2-3 home defeat to Plymouth and a 2-2 draw with Wycombe. They remain unbeaten away from home in the league this season, having conceded just four goals in six road games.
Leyton Orient, their hosts, are 16th with 14 points and have lost three of their last five matches. The O's have won four of the last five league meetings between the sides, with Cambridge's only victory in that sequence coming in 2021.
The late call on Ahadme's availability is significant for a side that has scored in every league game this term. His potential return would offer a boost as United look to maintain their strong away record and close the four-point gap to the automatic promotion places. The match kicks off at 3pm on Saturday, 31 October.
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