NEWPORT County's top goalscorer Aaron O'Connor is back in contention for tomorrow's crunch play-off clash with the Mariners.
The prolific striker has been nursing a thigh strain and missed Wednesday evening's 1-0 victory at Blundell Park.
However, Exiles boss Justin Edinburgh is confident the forward will return to boost his side's chances of progressing.
He said: "I envisage having Aaron back for the second leg. We could have risked him (on Wednesday) but I decided not to and it's paid off for me, giving him the rest."
Meanwhile, defender Ismail Yakubu, pictured, insists that County's late first leg winner was his goal – and not an own goal for Town's Ian Miller.
"It was definitely my goal," he said. A deflection is a goal, it's not an own goal. If I wasn't there it probably would have been cleared so it's my goal.
"It could be a massive goal but we know we've still got work to do.
"There is another 90 minutes of this tie still to play and if we start thinking we can rest on our laurels, take it easy and defend our lead then Grimsby are the type of team that will punish us.
"One goal isn't going to be enough but it was massive for us to keep a clean sheet. They are a big team who are very dangerous at set-pieces and I think we did well to keep them out.
"Tony James and Byron Anthony were unbelievable alongside me at the back and it's a big achievement."
Yakubu was part of the same AFC Wimbledon team as Town's Sam Hatton, which triumphed in the 2011 Conference Play-Off Final. And he wants the Welshmen to "saviour" the occasion in front of 7,000 fans at Rodney Parade.
"It could go all the way tomorrow and that is why we need to be 100 per cent on our game because they have dangerous strikers who can hurt us," he said.
"But we need to enjoy it as well. We have to stay positive as individuals and as a team and savour occasions like this.
"You don't have a long career and these are the games you will remember."
