Ryan Dickson is set to return from his hamstring injury for Brentford next week.
Although he won't be ready for Saturday's trip to Aldershot, the left-back should be available for Tuesday night's home game with Morecambe.
Fellow left-back Brett Johnson will have to wait slightly longer to make his comeback following groin problems.
Johnson has set next Saturday's home game with Shrewsbury as his new target for returning.
Midfielder Gary Smith is not likely to kick a ball in anger until mid-November after having an operation last Monday to remove fragments of floating bone in his ankle.
See tomorrow's Hounslow Chronicle for the full story.
