Fitness verdict on Rotherham United's Denzel Hall
He is a major figure and has featured in every game so far this season.
Denzel Hall has been given the all-clear to continue playing for Rotherham United after an injury scare in midweek.
The 25-year-old had to come off in the second half of Tuesday's 2-2 League Two draw with Newport County and looked in some discomfort as he left the pitch at AESSEAL New York Stadium.
The issue has turned out to be a minor one and he is available for Saturday's visit of Shrewsbury Town.
"He's okay," boss Alex Bruce confirmed. "It's just a bit of cramp. He's trained today, so, yeah, he's fine."
Hall is a major figure, having played as a right-back, left-back, wing-back and centre-half and and featuring in every game so far this season.
Sadly, the news surrounding missing man Ewan Otoo is less encouraging, with the summer signing needing an operation on the thigh complaint he picked up last month.
"He's going to be out for a while," Bruce said. "He's had surgery. Unfortunately, he has had difficulties with the initial injury. There have been complications and he's had to have to an op to repair things."
Otoo had also become a key man in the early stages of his Millers career and had turned in solid performances as a central defender, left-back, wing-back and midfielder.
Rotherham have been boosted by the return of young loan striker George Sebine who spent time with parent club Huddersfield Town following a September calf problem.
However, he has little chance of making the squad for the Shrews clash as he has yet to resume full training.
"He's going to be joining in with the group on Monday, back on the grass," Bruce said. "That'll be a huge positive in terms of what he'll give us up the top end of the pitch."
The 19-year-old impressed in two substitute outings before heading for the treatment room.
The Millers have concerns over the fitness of a couple of their men who are feeling the effects of the Newport encounter but Bruce was keeping their names to himself rather than alert this weekend's opposition to potential absentees.
"There are one or two knocks from the other night that we're still assessing," the head coach said. "Don't ask me who! We'll see how they are tomorrow."
Rotherham climbed out of the drop zone on Tuesday and are in 22nd spot. They should have climbed higher but threw away victory by gifting County their two goals.
The Shrews are in the top 10 following two successive wins and have never lost at New York.
"We've shown the players the positives from the other night, and it's about trying to build on them and generating some momentum," Bruce said. "Saturday is another tough game. Shrewsbury are eighth in the league, one point outside the play-offs, so they've had a decent start to the season.
"However, they're only six points ahead of us. If we can beat them, we can reduce that gap to three points. That shows you how tight the table is."