Guthrie in the mix as Nolan plans changes for Wycombe tie in EFL Trophy
Jon Guthrie should be involved when Cobblers host Wycombe Wanderers in the EFL Trophy on Tuesday night as Kevin Nolan looks to rotate his squad.
The skipper came on as a late substitute in Northampton’s previous Vertu Trophy game against Shrewsbury Town, which marked his first competitive appearance since suffering an ACL injury on New Year’s Day.
Guthrie has not been involved in the last two matchday squads as he gradually works his way back to full fitness but he should feature on Tuesday, although Nolan is not short on options with a number of players available again after injury.
"We're leaving people out of the squad now and that's really good and it's why we built the squad the way we did,” said Nolan. “Tuesday will be an opportunity to make some changes but the lads who were involved on Saturday will be involved again against Wycombe and I’d have thought Jon will be in and around the squad as well."
Nevertheless, Nolan is eager for another victory when Michael Duff’s in-form side visit Sixfields, adding: "We want to win on Tuesday. We're at home and we worked hard to get that home tie but we knew it would be a tough game whoever we played.
"Wycombe are going well under Duffer and you know what you're going to get from one of his sides but he'll know what to expect from us so hopefully it's a good, hard-fought contest and we want to build on Saturday's win and keep the momentum going.”