Swindon Town are waiting on the fitness of two players in the build-up to their League Two clash with Tranmere Rovers on Tuesday evening.

George McEachran has re-established himself in the midfield since Gavin Gunning has taken charge but was forced off against Stockport County with an injury.

Gunning said after the game that it had been an “impact injury” that he sustained following a collision with Myles Hippolyte after 53 minutes against the automatic promotion contenders and that he would have to be evaluated over his fitness before deciding whether he would be available to face Tranmere.

Udoka Godwin-Malife missed out entirely on Saturday at Edgeley Park, with Gunning saying that he felt “stiff” in the lead-up to the match and was left out as a precaution, with Harrison Minturn taking his place on the right side of the defence.

The defender has played more minutes than any other Town player this season, with the away game against Tranmere and the home clash with Wrexham the only games he had missed previously but he is also being monitored before a decision is made over whether he can feature on Tuesday night.

Gunning said: “I think he [McEachran] is ok, I think it was an impact injury so we will see about tomorrow, but George should be fine.

“[Godwin-Malife] is just stiff, I don’t he had a pre-season and he has played all the game and nearly all of the minutes, hopefully, he will be back in on Tuesday but we will see.

“Everyone else seems to have recovered and trained today, so that is positive.”

The match against Tranmere will also be the second game of Saidou Khan’s two-match ban for picking up ten yellow cards so far this season.

The Gambian international has played the second-most minutes of any player this season, but Town will again be without him against Tranmere due to his suspension and Gunning said that his absence did create some issues with the make-up of the Swindon midfield.

He said: “It is frustrating. It is possibly a little bit tough [to build a midfield without him] because most of the others are eights, George has played a bit at six, but a lot of the other ones are eights or tens.

“So it is tough and you are kind of wheeling and dealing as you go but that is part of the game and one that I enjoy.”