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Late checks for Bulls Hereford will assess a number of players ahead of their home clash against high-flying Cheltenham.

Midfielder Harry Pell (knee) and striker Richard Peniket (ankle) were both set to miss last weekend's postponed trip to Gillingham and will be monitored ahead of the visit of a Robins side who occupy one of the automatic promotion places in npower League Two.

Simon Clist has been missing of late with a groin problem and will also be checked over ahead of the encounter.

However, Stefan Stam (knee) and Joe Heath (groin) are both likely to remain on the sidelines.

Fellow defender Benoit Dalibard definitely returns to the fold having completed his three-match ban with the passing of the club's 2-0 defeat to Shrewsbury last time out.

Striker Lyle Taylor, 21, is also in contention to make his Bulls debut having arrived on a one-month loan deal from Bournemouth on Thursday.

Cheltenham will continue to be without centre-back Steve Elliott.

Elliott has missed the Robins' last three league matches with a calf strain and the veteran defender will not recover in time to face the Bulls, with Keith Lowe set to deputise once more.

Otherwise, manager Mark Yates has a fully-fit and injury-free squad at his disposal.

Jeff Goulding has returned to the starting line-up in recent weeks and the striker will be hoping to keep hold of his place in the face of pressure from Jimmy Spencer and Daryl Duffy.

Hereford vs Cheltenham

Last modified 17:17 11/02/12

Robins fly to top after draw Cheltenham climbed to the top of npower League Two after fighting back from a goal down to draw 1-1 with struggling Hereford at Edgar Street.

Striker Kaid Mohamed headed home the Robins' equaliser in the 49th minute that cancelled out Hereford's first-half strike from Delroy Facey.

Hereford forced three corners before taking the lead in the 12th minute through striker Facey. Frenchman Benoit Dalibard swept a high ball over to Facey, who headed past goalkeeper Scott Brown from close range.

Midfielder Featherstone went close to putting Hereford further ahead four minutes later, but his low shot was cleared off the line by Luke Garbutt. Winger Joe Colbeck kept the pressure on the Robins with a dipping cross from the right but Tom Barkhuizen failed to connect on the left flank.

Cheltenham rallied, however, to level four minutes into the second half when Mohamed nodded home a cross from Jermaine McGlashan into the right hand corner of the net.