Walsall manager Dean Smith could be handed a major fitness boost as his side prepares for Saturday afternoon's Sky Bet League 1 clash with Bradford City.
Top-scorer Tom Bradshaw, who has missed the last three games with a hamstring injury, winger Anthony Forde, who was substituted at half-time during the Saddlers' 3-2 midweek victory over Rochdale with a calf strain, and veteran defender James Chambers, who was substituted during the 1-1 draw with Gillingham on 1st February are all expected to return to training with a view of playing a part this weekend.
With no midweek game for the Saddlers there is plenty of time to prepare for the Bantams, who face three games in a week. They faced, and defeated Sunderland in the FA Cup last Sunday, and along with hosting Walsall on Saturday are scheduled to take on Leyton Orient on Wednesday, in a rearranged Sky Bet League 1 tie.