WHILE there were few positives to come out of Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Bury, manager David Hodgson could breath a sigh of relief with David Duke's ankle injury not as bad as first feared.

Duke was taken to Fairfield Hospital in Bury with a suspected broken ankle following an innocuous looking challenge with Matthew Tipton.

But X-rays showed no break and the 26-year-old was back at Gigg Lane to board the bus home.

Duke has started in Quakers' last five games and appeared to be making the right-back spot his own.

"David was taken to hospital as a precaution, but thankfully there was no break," said physio Paul Gough. "He's taken a pretty bad knock on the ankle and we will have him in for treatment on Monday."

Duke hasn't had the best of luck since joining Quakers from Swindon during the summer.

He was expected to make his Quakers debut on the opening day of the season at Rushden before it was discovered he was suspended following a red card in his last game for Swindon last season.

Following the impact made by Shelton Martis at right-back, Duke was forced to wait for his chance - his full debut didn't come until the sixth game of the season against Rochdale.

And now Duke is faced with the prospect of another fight to regain his first-team place at the Darlington Football Stadium.

Hodgson is likely to turn to Martis as a short-term replacement for Duke and the Dutchman is a likely starter at Kidderminster tomorrow night.

The Quakers boss has no other fresh injury worries to contend with and Anthony Peacock, Carlos Logan and Phil Stamp could be in contention to return at the Aggborough Stadium.

Peacock was rested at Bury after recovering from a thigh injury, while Logan will return to training this morning after an Achilles problem.

Stamp picked up an ankle injury in training on Friday and Hodgson will make a check on the midfielder's fitness this morning before deciding if he can travel.

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