Millwall have been dealt a double injury blow ahead of their Johnstone's Paint Trophy clash with Northampton.

Jimmy Abdou suffered a shoulder injury and Ed Upson sustained a knee problem during Saturday's 5-3 defeat at Peterborough, with both players facing spells on the sidelines.

To add to boss Neil Harris' problems in midfield, Shaun Williams is suspended after collecting his fifth yellow card of the season at the weekend.

Defenders Sid Nelson (rib) and Shaun Cummings (hamstring) and winger Paris Cowan-Hall (hamstring) are also struggling with injuries.

Midfielder Jason Taylor returns to the reckoning for Northampton after serving a four-match ban.

Cobblers boss Chris Wilder will also hope to see one or two other players come back into contention after injury.

Winger Alfie Potter should be available for selection again soon after missing the last two matches with a dead leg while defenders Brendan Moloney and Evan Horwood are training full-time again.

However, Rod McDonald, Ricky Holmes and Paul Corry are still injured and will sit out the second round tie.