Giorgi Abuashvili

Back available for Le Havre

Abuashvili (strain) is available for Sunday's clash against Le Havre as he wasn't listed in the injury report, according to coach Benoit Tavenot.

Analysis: Abuashvili had been questionable ahead of last week's match against Paris FC due to a muscular complaint, but the additional recovery time has done the job in getting him back in contention. The midfielder has mainly been a depth option off the bench for Metz in recent months, so his return adds a useful rotation piece rather than shaking up the starting lineup for Sunday's fixture.