George Smith set to boost Chesterfield against Swindon

George Smith hopes to make a belated Chesterfield debut at home to Swindon on Saturday.

The 21-year-old left-back joined the Spireites from Northampton in January, but has been unable to train fully until this week because of an ankle problem.

Chesterfield hope their lengthy injury list eases with four straight defeats dropping them into the bottom two.

Zavon Hines, Dylan Mottley-Henry and Louis Dodds have all missed recent games to leave the Spireites short on wingers.

Swindon’s Congolese midfielder Amine Linganzi faces a further spell on the sidelines after suffering a setback in his recovery from a thigh injury.

But Swindon, who have lost central defender Matt Preston for the rest of the season, hope to have skipper Olly Lancashire back.

Lancashire was back in training on Thursday after having an injection in a troublesome ankle injury.

Midfielder Kellan Gordon returns to the squad after serving a three-match suspension for his red card in the 2-1 defeat at Accrington earlier this month.