JOHN White and Simeon Akinola has both suffered injury setbacks, according to Southend United chairman Ron Martin.

White has missed the last two games with a hamstring injury while Akinola, who signed last week, is working his way back to full fitness after not having much of a pre-season.

But the duo now seem unlikely to feature against Morecambe this weekend. 

"John White pulled up in training today and Simeon has a little twinge too," Martin told BBC Essex.

"Simeon pulled up at the end of training with a potential quad injury we don’t want to see that because we think he can be a big player for us.