Russell Martin has hinted that he will need to make changes to his Swansea City side for their Championship clash with Stoke City following a gruelling run of fixtures.
The Swans will be without Ryan Manning for the clash with the Potters after the Republic of Ireland international was sent off in the 1-0 triumph against Blackburn Rovers.
And Martin has revealed defender Kyle Naughton is also unavailable as a result of the thigh strain he suffered against Luton Town last week.
"He's [Naughton] a loss for us. I don't think people appreciate how good he is until you come in and train with him every day," said the head coach.
"I did because I played with him and he took my place in the team at Norwich and I had to re-invent myself as a centre-half.
"When I came here he's surprised me again. The players love Naughts. He'll be a loss for us but hopefully he won't be too much longer. Tuesday will be too soon."
Jamie Paterson will need to be carefully assessed following what was his first outing in almost two months last time out.
The attacker missed five Championship matches after not feeling in the right frame of mind to feature amid a contract dispute with the club's owners.
But he played the duration of Saturday's win against Blackburn and could need to have his role at Stoke altered as a result.
"I don't know [if he's available]. We'll be in on Sunday," said Martin.
"They'll be in the cryo chamber and the pool. We have a fantastic facility at Fairwood thankfully.
"It'll be a big ask. We'll have to wait and see. He got himself in a brilliant condition before the break.
"We have a few people to ask how they're feeling and that'll come into consideration for team selection on Tuesday.
"I think we have a few really seasoned guys who can play, [Matt] Grimesy, the level of consistency he shows every week physically, the stats as well as his performance on the ball, but we haven't got too many like that.
"Ben Cabango, for such a young guy, is probably one of the few who is really used to playing week-in week-out at Championship level.
"We've lost another guy who is in Ryan Manning. Cyrus [Christie] is but he's not played for a long time.
"We've got a lot to consider, a lot to think about, but we have a brilliant medical and sports science team.
"They'll make sure the guys recover as well as possible and we've got a few guys on the bench who are desperate to play.
"We've spoken about the importance of everyone, we have a small squad, we're going to need everyone."
Olivier Ntcham was withdrawn early on in the second half of the victory over Blackburn on Saturday.
But Martin has confirmed the Frenchman is available to feature against Stoke.
"He's not injured, it was more a precaution than anything," said Martin.
"We're just trying to get him up to speed. He's played a lot of minutes recently after coming back after a bit of time out.
"He was really fatigued, he was feeling a few bits, but he'll be fine for Tuesday."
Kick-off against Michael O'Neill's men is at 7:45pm on Tuesday.
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