Defender Djoumin Sangare is still a significant distance off returning to action following a recent groin injury.

The French-born centre-back was named on the bench for the weekend FA Cup defeat at Stoke City. However, he is still desperately short of match fitness.

“Jimmy is still a long way off. His fitness levels are very low. He is training but you’ve got to be careful coming back from a groin injury," manager Martin Foyle told The Press.

“He’s also missed 13 games and could only manage about 20 minutes at the moment but getting him right for the run-in is important for us.”