Debrah and Senior hopeful of return for Town’s final league match

FC Halifax Town boss Chris Millington hopes defenders Jesse Debrah and Jack Senior will both play some part in the clash against Eastleigh on Saturday, writes Tom Scargill.

Debrah has been out with a hamstring injury since the 2-0 defeat at Chesterfield on March 25 while Senior has a hip problem which forced him off in Town’s 1-1 home draw with Bromley on April 18.

But it is hoped both will be able to return to action in Town's final league game of the season.

"He's upped his load and is running," Millington said of Senior.

He continued: "It's still quite painful but we'll see if we can get some minutes out of him on Saturday to get him back involved."

On Debrah, the Town boss is also trying to stay upbeat, saying: "Hopefully his load will be increased on Thursday and we hope he'll have some level of involvement on Saturday."

Midfielder Luke Summerfield isn't expected to be involved in Saturday’s game though.

"His load is being increased this week. Eastleigh might be a little bit too early for him, but making very positive strides," Millington said.

Liverpool loanee Fidel O'Rourke won't be involved for the Eastleigh game this weekend but Millington says the forward will definitely be available for Town’s eagerlyanticipated FA Trophy final date next month.

Millington says midfielder Kian Spence is "unlikely" to feature on Saturday.

"We'll see where we're at come the end of the week and make a decision (on the final), but if he's not available to be involved on Saturday, it would be unlikely he'd be involved. in the final," the Halifax manager said.

Jordan Keane's calf injury is not serious, but he is also unlikely to return on Saturday.

"We're still hopeful he'll be available for the final," Millington added.

On captain Tom Clarke, the Town boss said: "Further investigations going on this week so we'll know where we're at with him by the end of the week."

And on Sam Minihan, who hasn't played for the club since the 1-0 home win over Boreham Wood last November, Millington said: "He is training but I don't envisage he's going to be used at this stage, given the other options we've got in that area of the pitch."