Pretty sure he's suspended for one of their games And looks like he's nursing an injury now, hopefully a precaution and nothing serious
I thought Kakay was poor against Sunderland. Very fit, hard working and keen, but just not very good. Dykes is doing well. He'll never be a top striker imo, with a poor first touch. Very good in the air though and works his socks off. Bit of a Mackie type player, although not the same position. I like him though and he's certainly our number one choice to start up front. Austin, for all his fitness issues is in a different league when it comes to finishing.
I thought quite a lot of our better chances came from Kakay - the cross for Austin's volley, the lay back to Chair and the early cross that fell for Barbet's effort from the edge of the box. Agree re hard working. I do fear he ultimately isn't good enough (at least not as a starter) but thought he was solid on Tuesday.
Bizarre to compare Dykes to Mackie. Dykes is still learning the game, but is improving rapidly and could wind up as good as Austin, if not better.