Triple injury boost for Huddersfield Town ahead of League One game with Northampton - but one fresh absentee

Kane has missed the club’s last games with a groin issue picked up in training on the day before the Shrewsbury Town game on August 24.

Fellow midfielder Kasumu has been out for the past four weeks with ankle problem, which he sustained late on against Shrewsbury, while Northern Ireland international defender Spencer has been sidelined since coming off with a shoulder injury after landing awkwardly in the second half of the same match.

All three are available for the game against the Cobblers.

Duff said: “They are all training and in contention, so that’s a real positive sign. We’ve got minutes into some of the lads not in the team and they are fully training now.

"Brodie is full contact now and Herbie has had a week’s conditioning and full week training and Kas has trained every day this week. He’s probably a week behind Herbie, but it’s good options to have, definitely.”

Miller is out for a few weeks after coming off with a hamstring niggle in last weekend’s fine win at Bolton Wanderers.

Meanwhile, Rhys Healey is again absent, alongside back-up goalkeeper Chris Maxwell, who has a slight cardiovascular issue following a viral infection.

Duff said: “Mickel has hurt his hamstring, so he won’t be available this weekend. We don’t think it’s anything serious.

"We managed to catch it. He felt a tiny little thing, so we got him off. Having someone like Jaheim (Headley) behind him shows we have good competition in that area of the pitch and didn’t need to push, potentially make it worse and take him off anyway.

"We haven’t put a time on it yet. We haven’t had a scan on it yet, as it’s not that serious. Hopefully, it’s a couple of weeks, tops.

"Rhys is an investigatory one. Maxy is a strange one. It’s his heart, so we can’t take any gambles.

"So he has to keep going through certain protocols. If he does a certain amount of exercise and it takes him a little bit longer to recover, then we have to go back to the start. He’s on that and until he ticks a certain box, he goes back and that’s where he’s at, at the minute. He won’t be involved.

"As much as we want him back, we have to make sure it’s right. We think it’s from a viral infection. That’s what the medics have told me and it’s something you can’t really rush.”