Grimsby will be hoping for their first league win since September when they travel to Northampton.
Cobblers hope to pile woe on managerless Mariners
Grimsby will be hoping for their first league win since September when they travel to Northampton.
The Mariners have no new injury worries and Adrian Forbes suffered no ill-effects after making his return from a groin injury in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy defeat to Leeds in midweek.
Left-sided player Damien McCrory was thrown straight into the starting line-up at Elland Road after joining Town on loan from Plymouth and the versatile teenager is expected to retain his place.
However, defender Robbie Stockdale (thigh) and strikers Adam Proudlock (ankle) and Nathan Jarman (foot) remain out injured.
Northampton manager Ian Sampson will be without defender Dean Beckwith for the visit of managerless Grimsby.
Beckwith limped out of the 3-1 JPT defeat at MK Dons in midweek after suffering a hamstring strain and is expected to be out for at least a fortnight.
Fellow centre-half Patrick Kanyuka should be available after he was carried off on a stretcher at Stadium:mk. Kanyuka collided with goalkeeper Chris Dunn but only suffered bruising and could make his league bow for the Cobblers.
Sampson has also added former Sheffield Wednesday left-back Peter Gilbert to his ranks.
Midfielder Abdul Osman remains sidelined with a back injury while striker Courtney Herbert is not yet ready to return as the club battle to get to the bottom of his sciatica problem.
Middlesbrough defender John Johnson remains a doubt after he missed last weekend's FA Cup win over Fleetwood with an ankle injury.
