Cobblers injury news ahead of Salford as Hogg provides Liam Shaw update
Chris Hogg hopes Liam Shaw will return to full training ‘in the not too distant future’ as the midfielder continues his elongated recovery from injury.
The 25-year-old has not played since rupturing his ACL in February 2025. He’s had three operations since, including a smaller procedure in pre-season, and is currently in light training.
“Shawsy’s in a good place,” said Hogg. “He was on the grass this morning (Friday) and he’s on a completely different timeline to everyone else. He’s progressing pretty well and I hope it won’t be in the too distant future that he trains with the group in some capacity and then we’ll see how he progresses from there.”
With Sam Hoskins and Nathan Opoku still sidelined, alongside Jack Perkins, Jack Burroughs, Shaw and potentially Zach Jeacock, Hogg hopes to have some positive news next week, adding: “Hopefully the international lads all come back OK and we’re also hoping to get one or two bodies back from injury and training fully next week.”
Cobblers head to in-form league leaders Salford this weekend. The Ammies have won their last eight league games and sit five points clear at the summit.
“Momentum is a big thing football,” said Hogg. “Our momentum has been halted a bit after the Oldham game and the two cup games but we’re looking forward to going there.
“We have to be hard to beat and we want to be competitive and play forward and run forward, which we did really well at Grimsby and in the first York game. Players have shown real personality and belief and confidence in themselves to attack teams and we’re going to need that again on Saturday.”