AFC Wimbledon boss Neal Ardley will not select the team to face Plymouth Argyle until Saturday.

Having reached the League Two play-off final more than a week ago, Ardley is taking his time to run the rule over players’ fitness during training sessions.

Although Adebayo Akinfenwa has made the biggest impact recently coming off the bench, Ardley is open to the idea of playing the Beast from the start – but then he also open to a number of options.

And depending on who is available will have a huge bearing on the formation that will face the Pilgrims.

Ardley said: “We have a few niggles and injuries, and people coming back from injury.

“So how they train this week, how many sessions they get in, will dictate if they are considered for the squad.

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“It could have a bearing on the shape. It’s all very well saying we’re going to play this or that shape, but if I don’t have the players to play it, we can’t.”

He added: “Saturday and Sunday is match prep time. We will know about Plymouth’s strengths by that point and at the same time, we’ll look at our players and think this is the best way to approach it.

“We don’t know what role the Beast might play – we could lose Tom [Elliott] and Lyle [Taylor] during the week and the decision is out of your hands.

“I am open to everything at the moment, and I have said we will not discuss the team until Saturday morning.

“But the beauty of what we have done is that we can change formations during a game and it is something I believe in.

“You cannot always win with the same players and same systems – sometimes you have to adjust.”

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By the time the Dons walk out at Wembley, 12 days will have passes since the semi-final win.

The backroom staff have worked hard to balance down-time and training in that time, and get all the baggage of a Wembley appearance out of the way long before this weekend.

Ardley said: “We knew after the second leg that there would be a long period to the final.

“We needed an initial bit of down time and then we had end of season celebration.

“Then it was a case of ‘Where do we get good intense training days in?’, and ‘Where do we give time off so it’s not a long week?’, and ‘Where do we get in the match prep?’.

“We also wanted to fit in a Wembley visit and complete the media obligations, and we have organised all of that to a tee.

“There is a lot that goes with playing at Wembley – but it is all sorted now, so let’s get on with the football.”