Injury-plagued Wimbledon defender Darren Holloway has moved a step closer to a first-team return after being selected for a reserve game.

The 25-year-old full-back has been out of action since the Dons' 3-2 defeat at Derby at the end of November and underwent a knee operation late last year.

Holloway also missed the opening weeks of the season with a heel problem.

Now the former Sunderland man is on the comeback trail again and has been included in the line-up for a second string match against Nottingham Forest on Tuesday.

Arsenal defender Ben Chorley, who is on trial at Wimbledon, has also been named in the side.