Kevin Nolan gives injury update on Michael Forbes, Max Dyche and Dean Campbell after trio miss Shrewsbury win

Dyche has been sidelined since September and Campbell has missed the last two weeks due to a calf injury, while Forbes, who is not on international duty this week, was a surprise absentee for the win over Mansfield on Saturday. The trio also all missed Tuesday’s EFL Trophy victory against Shrewsbury but now have an extra week to get fit after Town’s fixture at Barnsley was postponed due to international call-ups.

"Michael's just got a tight hamstring,” confirmed Nolan. “He had a real bad one at Bristol Rovers last season so we don't want to turn that into anything bigger than what it actually is. We felt it was best to step him down for these two games but he'll be fine. He probably could have played on Tuesday but there’s no need to take any risks.

"We wanted to get 90 minutes into Conor (McCarthy) and into Jack (Burroughs), although Jack was just feeling a bit tight in his calf so we got him off.

"I firmly expect Max and Dean to be back in training when we return on Monday and they should hopefully be available for selection for Cardiff. That'll give me a selection headache, which will be nice, and that's why we put the squad together the way we did. Even when we've taken lads out because of niggles or being cautious, other lads have stepped up."