Goalkeeper Jack Cudworth is expected to be fit after missing Tuesday`s 4-1 defeat at Southend with a back strain and Carl Tremarco and Shaun Brisley remain sidelined with hip injuries.
Simpson, meanwhile, remains keen to bring in a striker before the transfer window closes.
The Silkmen have gone eight matches without a win, and Simpson said: "I've been trying to bring someone in to get a few goals and ease some of the pressure on the forwards.
"Financially it's been a struggle because even some fringe players at this level, the players who are available, are on well above what we can afford."
Source: PA
Source: PA