Northampton Town vs Plymouth Argyle preview - Five return for Cobblers

Posted Friday, December 12, 2014 by PA

Northampton have been boosted by the return of a handful of players to ease their injury nightmares for the visit of Plymouth.

Zander Diamond (ankle), Ryan Cresswell (knee), Lawson D'Ath (ankle), Lewis Hornby and Evan Horwood (both tendinitis) are all available for the Cobblers.

They played in Northampton's 5-2 defeat at West Brom in a behind-closed-doors match on Tuesday.

Only Ian Morris (knee) and Tom Newey (ankle) remain sidelined for Chris Wilder's side.

Plymouth will be without striker Deane Smalley when they make the long trip.

The former Oxford forward will not play again the season as he prepares for an operation on his right knee having damaged both the cruciate ligament and cartilage and manager John Sheridan says the striker may not even be ready for the start of the 2015/16 campaign.

But there was better news for Sheridan with Ben Purrington returning to action last weekend after six weeks out with a broken wrist and he looks set to be involved once more.

Reuben Reid will get the nod upfront despite missing a penalty with the score at 0-0 in last Saturday's 3-0 loss at Sheffield United.