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Posted on: Sat 23 May 2009

Lewis Grabban and Marc Laird are the men vying for a place in the Wembley starting line-up in the absence of James Henry, if boss Kenny Jackett intends to keep faith with the rest of the side that started the semi-final second leg at Elland Road.
Henry's 93 day loan at The Den came to an end following that epic night at Leeds, and he will have to settle for a seat in the stand, as will the unlucky Jason Price and Ashley Grimes.
 Price suffered a hamstring injury early in the first leg tie against Leeds, while Grimes was sent-off in an end of season reserve game against Gillingham which brought a three match ban. Under Football League rules, Grimes would have served that suspension by now, but under Combination regulations, the ban didn't come into effect until 14 days after the incident, ruling Ashley out of all the Play-Off matches.
Manager Jackett will keep his opposite number Nigel Adkins guessing about his formation and personnel, having successfully deployed both 4-4-2 and 4-3-3 formations in recent weeks.
Whilst Grabban is the natural like-for-like replacement for Henry, Laird has featured both on the right of midfield in a four and centrally in a three.
There is also likely to be a battle for a place on the subs' bench, with Chris Hackett and Ali Fuseini, both of whom made significant contributions earlier in the season, hoping to find their name added to the team sheet.
An added bonus for Kenny of late has been the return to fitness of skipper Paul Robinson.
Robbo was introduced as a late substitute at Elland Road, and his presence will keep the rest of the back four on their toes.

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