Luton Town vs Southend United preview - Harriman goes into Town squad

New signing Michael Harriman will be available for Luton manager John Still against Southend in Saturday after completing his loan move from QPR.

With Curtley Williams and Paul Connolly missing through injury, Harriman will bolster the defence but there are still concerns over Luke Rooney, while Fraser Franks has only just returned to training.

Alex Lawless, Luke Guttridge, Paul Benson and Matt Robinson all got vital minutes under their belts in the midweek loss to Crawley but may be unlikely to keep their places. Jonathan Smith is expected to remain in midfield after a long spell out injured.

Alex Wall impressed after scoring a late winner last week and could keep his spot with Benson up front, but Jake Howells is expected to miss out due to illness.

Southend boss Phil Brown reports his squad in good shape, with Ryan Leonard and Barry Corr back in full training.

Leonard has recovered well from a hamstring strain picked up halfway through last month, while Corr was forced to sit out last Saturday's home loss to Morecambe with a slight knee injury which required an injection.

Luke Prosser came through that clash despite going in as an injury doubt due to a knee problem, while Cian Bolger has only played for a few minutes in the past couple of games but is available after a thigh strain.

Michael Timlin is close to returning from an elbow injury but needs a run-out with the development squad and Ben Croker remains sidelined with a similar problem.