Davis ruled out of Cobblers cup clash

Davis suffered a groin injury during Tuesday night's 3-1 win at Hartlepool and could be sidelined until the new year, so Polish understudy Bartosz Bialkowski gets a rare chance.Manager Alan Pardew will have to make at least one other change to his starting line-up as on-loan Preston defender Neal Trotman does not have permission to play in the competition, so Wayne Thomas or Chris Perry will step into the back four.Chelsea youngster Jacob Mellis, who has been limited to a place on the bench recently, is also ineligible.Midfielder Joseph Mills could return from illness but striker Marek Saganowski is sidelined after suffering a knee injury in training last week.

Source: Team_Talk