KEVAN Hurst was unable to figure for Southend United at Shrewsbury Town after suffering a slight knock against York City the previous weekend.

The winger watched on from the stands as the Shrimpers secured a 1-1 draw.

And Blues boss Phil Brown felt it would have been too much of a risk to select Hurst in the squad.

“Hursty hadn’t trained all week after he picked up a knock in the game last weekend against York,” said Brown.

“He actually passed a fitness test on Friday but he hasn’t really trained sufficiently for what was going to be a really tough game.”