The Blackburn game would account for the calling off of the Ashton game. If it was arranged some time ago, then fair enough, but if a late arrangement, then we've treated Ashton shabbily. If Liverpool had done similar to us...
Solomon-Davies is a second year scholar and one of the youngsters who played at Maidstone last season. I've never seen Josh in action, would be interested to know if he can offer any pace.
If Gumbs is playing well when he comes on, might that prompt a re-think from MM in the event of injuries keeping other defenders out? There is an argument that Evan may be more familiar with systems and team-mates than a defender brought in at this relatively late stage.