Grimsby hope to get Iceland international back to face Swindon

Grimsby Town will hope to have Iceland international Jason Dadi Svanthorsson back available to face Swindon Town this weekend.

There will be something of a playoff shoot-out at Blundell Park this weekend, as Swindon face Grimsby in front of a sold-out crowd in Lincolnshire.

Ian Holloway will know that victory against his former club will see Swindon into the playoffs, but otherwise it will come down to the final day against Chesterfield.

Grimsby went and defeated Cambridge United 2-1 on Tuesday to set up a game with a lot on the line for both teams, with the winner almost guaranteeing themselves a spot in the playoffs.

The Mariners have had multiple players returning from injury over recent weeks, and look like they could have another one in time for this weekend, bolstering David Artell’s options.

Svanthorsson has missed the last two games through injury, but was close to being involved on Tuesday, and will likely be ready to play a part in the match.

Assistant head coach Shaun Pearson said to BBC Radio Humberside: “With Jason, we have to take it day by day at the minute, it is a little bit on how he is feeling, and he was not ready for the weekend.

“We will see him, and how he is feeling, whether it has settled down, and then we will take a decision on him.”

Former Swindon academy striker Jude Soonsup-Bell returned to the squad against Cambridge, but was an unused substitute after dealing with an illness that saw him miss out against Gillingham last weekend.

He is likely to be in a better position to play against the side where he spent time as a youngster before joining Chelsea and then Tottenham Hotspur.

Andy Cook has been The Mariners’ main striker since joining from Bradford City, and will likely do so again against Swindon, a team the prolific front man has never scored against, but with Grimsby having played a lot of football lately, Soonsup-Bell may be called upon against his boyhood club at some point.

Grimsby have had to play six games over the last three weeks as they have made up games in hand in the promotion race, including games against Crewe Alexandra, Chesterfield, and Cambridge, who were all involved in the conversation at the top end of the table, featuring late drama in each.