Liam Kelly and a potential Rotherham United return at Leyton Orient this evening
LIAM Kelly could be in line for his first game-time in more than six weeks tonight after missing out on a Rotherham United comeback at the weekend.
The midfielder was named in the squad last Saturday for the League One visit of Wrexham following his recovery from a groin injury.
However, the 34-year-old remained an unused substitute for the duration of the contest and he is now looking at tonight's clash at Leyton Orient for his first match minutes since September 7 at Charlton Athletic.
Manager Steve Evans had revealed why he left Kelly on the bench as the home side slipped to a 1-0 defeat despite being the better side after they had conceded a goal after just 16 seconds.
"We were keen to get Liam on the pitch at one point but we were so dominant that I didn't want to change anything," the boss said.
"Against a good Wrexham midfield, Joe Powell and Christ Tiehi were so dominant. Our two boys ran the show from five minutes in.
"We want Liam back in there and really 'at it' sooner rather than later."
A third midfielder, Hakeem Odoffin, went off in the second half as Evans brought on more attackers in a bid to find a way back into the game.
The loss ended a run of five matches without defeat for the Millers and Evans is targeting victory in London this evening.
"We need to regroup the boys and go again," the boss said.
The last time Rotherham played Orient was in the 2014 League One Play-off Final at Wembley when they triumphed in a penalty shootout to win promotion to the Championship.