The pained expressions of Keighley head coach Barry Eaton (right) and his assistant Glenn Barraclough tell the story of the side's first defeat of the season against Doncaster on Sunday.
After a tough encounter which saw Keighley lose their first league game, at Doncaster, last Sunday Cougars' head coach Barry Eaton will be going in this Bank Holiday Monday's clash against London Skolars with a patched up side.
The Cougars suffered six injury casualties on Sunday in their 21-14 loss at Doncaster. But despite the injuries Eaton said: "We gave our all and certainly gave as good as we got. I can't fault the effort of my team. They played manfully, held in there and dug in."
Although they lost, they gained a bonus point which keeps them second in the table.
For this Monday's game at home to the Skolars, five of the six injured players are either out or are doubtful for the match.
Richard Knight, who tore a shoulder muscle and has a torn finger ligament, and Neil Lowe, who has a suspected broken foot, are both out; while Ryan Smith (shoulder), Dan Potter (elbow) and Jermaine Wray (ankle) are doubts.
Eaton is hoping Dan Norcross will be able to recover from a shoulder injury in time for the game which kicks off at 3pm on Monday at Cougar Park.
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London also have had injury problems of their own which have seen them stutter to a 1-4 start in the league. They got their first league win last week, beating Hunslet 31-24.
Despite their league record, Eaton is expecting a tough game and Skolars beat two National League One sides, Celtic Crusaders and Sheffield Eagles, in the Northern Rail Cup.
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