For their final cup match of the season, Ian Holloway is bringing a strong squad to his old stomping ground of Home Park, looking to use the opportunity of a Jersey Mike’s Trophy dead rubber to help create connections in his squad.

That will see the vast majority of the squad that lost 2-1 at Milton Keynes Dons in the FA Cup at the weekend make the trip down to Devon.

There are a few exceptions, as Aaron Drinan and Jack Thomson are being handed a night off after playing almost every second of the season so far, Dan Butler is being rested after having his ankles swell up following the trip to Stadium MK, and Palmer.

Swindon only just got Palmer back from injury, as he spent two months out with a nasty ankle injury that he sustained against Port Vale.

He was brought off the bench for 30 minutes against Rotherham United, and again for the final 15 minutes against MK Dons.

Since that match on Saturday, Palmer has been feeling pain in his ankle again, and so he will be sitting out this game whilst he has it looked at.

Holloway said: “Palmer's having his ankle looked at again because it was really sore on the weekend, so he won't be involved.

“And unfortunately, I'm throwing Palmer on there too quickly. We might have to slow down a little bit because his ankle's nowhere near right, so he won't be involved. He's going off to where he needs to go to have it looked at again.”

It was a surprise to see Palmer return as soon as he did against Rotherham, but he had managed to come through all of the fitness tests after recovering quicker than expected from his ankle injury.

But now that he has run into problems, he will be going back to the specialist he was with in London to make sure that everything is still fine.

Swindon could really do with Palmer being back in the fold, as he provides a physicality in attack that they do not possess whilst Harry Smith remains out of action.

His creativity and use as an offensive pivot also make him a useful part of Town’s attack, particularly with Paul Glatzel, Joseph Hungbo, Fletcher Holman, Ben Middlemas, Danny Butterworth, and Smith all sidelined.