Caolan Lavery is back on the training ground after his serious knee injury sustained in pre-season at Doncaster and he could feature in the Development Squad’s match with Middlesbrough at Middlewood Road tomorrow.
Lewis Buxton and Kamil Zayatte may also get a runout as they look to return after lengthy lay-offs.
However, young keeper Joe Wildsmith could be out until the New Year after suffering ankle ligament damage while on duty for the England under-20s ahead of tonight’s game in Portugal.