Shephard 'two weeks' from Newport return
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Newport County will be without defender Liam Shephard for another two weeks because of a hamstring strain.
The Exiles will try to end a six-game losing streak when they travel to Tranmere Rovers on Saturday afternoon (15:00 BST).
They will once again be without right-sided defender Shephard, who has missed the last four fixtures.
The 30-year-old returned for a second spell with the club at the start of August, scoring on his first game against Crawley. However, he has not featured since the last-gasp defeat at Grimsby.
"He is probably two weeks away from returning," said manager David Hughes. "He is back out on the grass, is running and has joined in with certain elements of sessions.
"We are just trying to make sure we progress his tolerance to training load until he is fully fit.
"He just felt his hamstring was tight so we ensured we didn't risk it unnecessarily. Liam was naturally disappointed but is a great pro, has looked after himself and will be back very shortly."
Newport will have on-loan Swansea City midfielder Ben Lloyd back for the trip to Prenton Park after he missed the 3-2 defeat to Bristol Rovers because of Wales Under-21s duty.