PHIL PARKINSON expects to have two players back available against Norwich City this weekend when Wrexham will aim to bounce back from a disappointing defeat.
The Reds head to Carrow Road on the back of Saturday's 3-1 home loss to QPR in the Championship.
Poor defending proved costly and Wrexham are now 21st in the table with four points from five games, but Parkinson should be boosted by the return of Josh Windass and George Thomason against the Canaries.
Windass, brought in from Sheffield Wednesday during the summer, scored from the penalty spot in the 2-1 opening day defeat at Southampton but the attacking midfielder suffered a hamstring problem in the next league game - a 3-2 defeat against West Brom on August 16 - and hasn't played since.
Thomason joined Wrexham from Bolton Wanderers in July but the midfielder, who was captain at The Toughsheet Community Stadium, sustained a thigh injury in pre-season and is yet to feature this term for his new club.
Parkinson had good news to report on the duo.
"Josh Windass and George Thomasson will be back available for Norwich so the squad is a strong one," he said.
"It is a good squad but we need to get as many options available as possible."
Nathan Broadhead has been out with a thigh injury sustained in the 2-2 draw with Sheffield Wednesday on August 23, forcing him to withdraw from the Wales squad for the recent internationals, but the winger made his comeback in the second half against Rangers on Saturday.
"Broady only trained Thursday so I was only ever going to use him at the back end of the game, I have got to protect him," said Parkinson, who introduced the 27-year-old in the 82nd minute.
Issa Kabore, Dominic Hyam and Ben Shear joined Wrexham before the transfer window closed, making it 13 new signings over the summer, and all three were named on the substitutes bench at the weekend.
Only Sheaf, an experienced midfielder who arrived from Coventry where he found opportunities limited earlier in the season, came on during the second half and Parkinson was pleased with what he saw.
"Ben was great when he came on but needs work, he is a bit behind," he added.
"He's a good player but when we brought him in, he hadn't had the minutes he needs so we want to get him up to speed but don't want to risk him getting injured.
"But he's had a good 7-10 days training with us and he's done really well."
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