LuaLua out of Swansea clash but Berry back in contention

Kazenga LuaLua
Kazenga LuaLua. Photo by Liam Smtih

Kazenga LuaLua is the only player that won’t be available for Luton’s trip to Swansea City on Saturday due a knee issue.

The winger didn’t make the match-day squad for the 1-1 draw at home to Preston last weekend and the inflammation that caused that omission, is still being managed.

“It’s pretty much a full squad to choose from, apart from Kazenga, really,” said Jones today, adding: “He’s had a certain thing with his knee for a while, we’ve had to manage him, when we put a real load on him.

“He’s so explosive, sometimes it just flares up, gets a little bit of inflammation which causes him discomfort, so we’ve just got to manage that and with the weather and pitches how they’ve been, it only inflames it a little bit more.”

Luke Berry also missed out last weekend, but the midfielder is now in contention for the trip to Wales.

“Luke has had a full week’s training, so we’re very happy with that and he’ll come back into contention,” said Jones.  

“We’re still gathering momentum and sharpness and getting up to speed. Last week we brought five (substitutes) on and got really important minutes and they contributed so we’re in a better shape physically than we were a week ago.”