The Cobblers will wait until Friday morning before making a decision over whether to include defender John Johnson in their squad to travel to Accrington.
Town head to the Crown Ground on the back of three games without defeat but they will be without Louis Moult, who sits out the first of a three-match suspension, and possibly also Johnson, who landed awkwardly on a knee that underwent surgery last month.
“We’ve got a few bumps and bruises like normal but nothing too serious,” confirmed manager Aidy Boothroyd.
“I wanted to give John Johnson another 24 hours so we will assess his knee again on Friday before we travel to see how it is.
“I don’t think it’s anything too serious but obviously we want to make sure he’s a hundred per cent right and that we don’t risk him doing any further damage.
“Ben Tozer did very well in defence on Tuesday and he could slot in there no problem.
“Ben does an awful lot for the team and the fact that he can play in so many different positions means he’s a good player to have in your squad.
“We lose Louis Moult for the next three games but Ben Harding should be back training with us next week so that is a plus.”
Harding has been missing since injuring an ankle in the team’s only away victory of the season so far, a 1-0 success at Dagenham.
He is joined on the injured list by Alex Nicholls, who will not play again this season after a double fracture of his left leg, and David Artell (Achilles) and Luke Guttridge (broken metatarsal) are not due back in contention until January.
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