MARK Molyneaux admits he's got some tough decisions to make on Monday when his Rossendale United side entertain Willenhall.

The Dale manager was proud of the way his players battled their way to a 3-0 win over fellow relegation battlers Chorley.

But those players aren't guaranteed to keep their places as no less then seven absentees from Monday's derby at Victory Park are set to return.

"We've got Dean Cooper, Bradley Clegg and Chris Jones back after suspension, Bobby Jones has trained after injury, Alan Stockton and Danny Whittaker are both available and Jamie Baguley is back after illness," Molyneaux said.

"Jordan Rispin could also be available, as well as Ben Chatburn, but we've got to check on those.

"So for the first time since I took over we could have a full-strength squad to choose from, so I'll have some difficult selection decisions to make on Monday.

"Willenhall are a tough, physical outfit, but that doesn't bother us because we know we can play well.

"We kept going for the first 20 minutes on Monday but we were all over the place. Once everyone settled down though we did our jobs and I was pleased because we finished the game strongly.

"Our work-rate was unbelievable because the lads knew that we couldn't afford to lose."

And Molyneaux paid tribute in particular to Anthony Hogan, who is 12 weeks ahead of schedule after knee surgery.

"He should just be up to running right now, but he managed to get through the 90 minutes and was probably our man of the match," Molyneaux said.