Wimbledon boss Neal Ardley says new Kwesi Appiah will be influential

AFC Wimbledon boss Neal Ardley expects new signing Kwesi Appiah to have an impact this season.

Striker Appiah put in an encouraging display on his debut in Saturday's narrow 1-0 defeat at Mansfield just two days after joining on loan from Crystal Palace.

And Ardley feels there is plenty more to come from the 23-year-old between now and the end of the campaign.

“Kwesi looked a threat at times,” said Ardley. “He needs a bit of match sharpness because he had a couple of weeks at Palace out with a niggle.

“Kwesi is coming back from that and hopefully he will get better with games and help take us where we want to go.”