Richard Taylor makes a first league start as Wanderers make seven changes to their starting line-up for their first home game of 2026.
Max Conway is among those to drop out following the Whites’ New Year’s Day draw at Doncaster Rovers as his ever-present run in League One this season comes to an end.
Kyle Dempsey, who scored the equaliser at Doncaster, is one of the seven to return to starting duty as Steven Schumacher’s men look for a first win in three games to stay inside the top six and try and narrow the gap behind the automatic promotion places.
Northampton, led by former Wanderers’ favourite Kevin Nolan, followed back-to-back away defeats over Christmas with a point from a goalless draw at home to Stockport County on New Year’s Day.
Wanderers: Miller, Taylor, Johnston, Sheehan, Toal, Cozier-Duberry, Cissoko, Erhahon, Dempsey, Christie, Burstow. Substitutes: Sharman-Lowe, Simons, Dalby, Gale, Osei-Tutu, Randall, Conway.
Northampton: Fitzsimons, Campbell, Guthrie, Hoskins, List, Guinness-Walker, Wormleighton, Perkins, Taylor, Vale, Dyche Substitutes: Burge, Burroughs, Willis, Eaves, Swyer, Jacob, Edwards.
Referee: Alex Chilowicz