Huddersfield Town chief provides updates on Brodie Spencer, Josh Koroma, Nigel Lonwijk and Michal Helik

The Northern Ireland international came off in the second half of Tuesday’s fine win at promotion rivals Wcombe Wanderers with a knee issue.

While it is not ‘sinister’ in the words of Duff, he will miss the appointment in Shropshire.

Josh Koroma, who departed after the break with a slight groin problem, is being assessed ahead of the trip to border country and Town plan to make a ‘late decision’ regarding his potential involvement.

Duff said: "Brodie is having a scan today (Thursday), so we’ll wait and see what that is.

"We don’t think it’s anything serious, but obviously Brodie is a tough kid and for him to come off the pitch, something wasn’t quite right.

"It doesn’t look great, but it’s nothing too sinister, we don’t think.

"Josh’s is more of a fatigued feeling up in his hip, which is transferring into his groin. It’s not a pulled muscle, but he was feeling something.

"Again, we will have to assess that one on whether he can play or can’t. We’ll make a late decision on that. But Brodie will be out for sure."

Meanwhile, Duff has confirmed that he expects Nigel Lonwijk to be out for ‘six to eight weeks’ after pulling up with a hamstring injury early on in the home game with Rotherham United last weekend.

Prior to that game, midfielder David Kasumu suffered a similar injury – in the final training session before the Millers derby.

Duff continued: "I think Nigel is probably a six to eight-week job. Kas is not as much; probably two to four weeks. It is not as serious with the way they grade scans and things.

"Nige’s is a slightly bigger tear and it’s got a bit of a tension involved in it as well. So that generally adds to the length of time."

Centre-half Michal Helik, who missed the win at Wycombe through illness, returned to the training ground on Thursday and will be looked at on Friday with a view to whether he will be involved against the Shrews.

The Town chief added: “I’m not sure. He was in this morning. The pleasing thing is that the (other) lads who had the illness, it sort of knocked them for six for a week – six to seven days.

"A couple of days in, he (Helik) said he’d never felt as bad in his life for 24 hours because he was that bad.

"He was in, but didn’t train today, so we’ll assess him tomorrow (Friday). But the fact he’s in the building is a positive."