Cobblers team news for Barnsley - latest on Jon Guthrie, Tyrese Fornah and Liam Shaw
Cobblers captain Jon Guthrie looks set to miss tomorrow’s game at Barnsley, but Tyrese Fornah could return to the squad for the first time in over a month after recovering from an abductor problem.
Town’s skipper was withdrawn with a hamstring injury in the first half of Saturday’s defeat to Reading, and whilst Kevin Nolan does not believe it is anything serious, he’s unlikely to feature at Oakwell on Tuesday evening.
“We’re just assessing Jon at the moment but we’re hoping it’s not going to be anything too major,” said Guthrie. “I think Tuesday will probably be too early for him but we’ll assess him day by day. He just has some tightness in his hamstring and there won’t be any risks taken.
"That was his first three-game week and maybe it was just a little step too far but that’s where the squad is at the moment. We should be getting Forbesy (Michael Forbes) back and obviously Elliott Moore got some valuable minutes under his belt at the weekend.
"It was a tough decision with Jon and we did talk about potentially taking him out but it’s what happens in football, especially with the current fixture list. It’s absolutely relentless at the moment but we take it on the chin and we’ll see where he is in the next 48-72 hours. Hopefully we’ll have him back around the squad by the end of the week.”
On Jordan Willis, Liam Shaw and Fornah, Nolan added: "We have to manage Jordan because of his knee and Tyrese is training so he’ll be there or thereabouts. Liam needs a bit more time but we hope to have him back on the grass in the next couple of weeks.”