Swindon vs Gillingham - Swindon sweat on Yaser Kasim ahead of Gillingham game

The fitness of Yaser Kasim will be the main question for Swindon to address before naming their team to face Gillingham on Boxing Day.

The Iraq midfielder missed last week's 1-0 win over Shrewsbury with a foot problem, with manager Martin Ling hopeful but not certain of having him back for the Christmas period.

Captain Nathan Thompson's ongoing groin problem is likely to keep him out until the new year, but Kevin Stewart could return.

Stewart is one of the club's eight loan players, only five of who can be included in the matchday squad.

Gillingham welcome back Doug Loft but will be without Cody McDonald for several weeks.

Loft served a one-match ban after being sent off against Burton and the club captain will hope to step straight back into the line-up.

McDonald fractured a metatarsal when he was brought down to win a penalty in last week's 3-0 win over Millwall and he will not play again until well into the new year.

Rory Donnelly took McDonald's place against the Lions while fellow forward Luke Norris returned from injury to appear as a late substitute, so manager Justin Edinburgh has options to call on.