Bury boss Alan Knill will be without defender Efe Sodje for the Johnstone's Paint Trophy tie at home to Tranmere.
The veteran centre-back is suspended after he collected his fifth yellow card of the season during Saturday's FA Cup win over Exeter.
Knill said: "We will have to make a change and bring Ben Futcher in.
"He's not played for a while but he will come in and play, then we will have a look at the rest of the team.
"We will have a sit down and see who we have available and set up a team that will play against Tranmere for another tough game."
Cameron Belford and Andy Bishop remain sidelined with broken cheekbone and tendonitis respectively.
Source: PA