Nardiello had a further problem with the groin injury that kept him out of the win at Bristol Rovers last midweek in Tuesdays draw with York, battling through the pain to net a last minute leveller.
The Millers top scorer will have a fitness test ahead of this weekends match and will travel with the squad to Essex tomorrow to give himself every chance of playing
Meanwhile Kearns is still hampered by a hamstring problem and is definitely missing.
His place could be taken by Ben Pringle or Courtney Cameron.