Sheffield Wednesday will include Jeremy Helan and Mamady Sidibe in their squad for Saturday's Championship clash with Leicester at Hillsborough.
Manchester City defender Helan and Stoke striker Sidibe could both make their Owls debuts after joining the club on loan, but manager Dave Jones will be without teenage midfielder Ross Barkley, who has returned to parent club Everton.
Jones must decide whether to recall Chris Lines, who had been sidelined for three months before returning to the squad for last week's defeat at Nottingham Forest, Rhys McCabe or Paul Corry to fill the gap left by Barkley.
Wednesday captain Martin Taylor is hoping to win a recall in central defence alongside Anthony Gardner as Miguel Llera sits out a one-game ban for reaching five yellow cards, while striker Chris O'Grady is struggling to shake off a foot problem.
Leicester's leading goalscorer David Nugent will miss the trip but experienced defender Paul Konchesky is back in the Foxes squad.
A neck injury forced Nugent off during the 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest earlier this month and the problem flared up again last weekend against Ipswich, with the striker having to be withdrawn after half an hour - but not until he had scored twice to help put Leicester 3-0 up in a game they went on to win 6-0.
Nugent, who has scored nine goals in his last 12 outings, is also likely to sit out Tuesday night's match against Leeds at Elland Road.
Wednesday fan Jamie Vardy, Nugent's replacement against the Tractor Boys, will be keen to get the nod again after he was rejected by the Owls as a teenager before rebuilding his career in non-league football.
Foxes boss Nigel Pearson also has Marko Futacs as an option after the big Hungarian came on as a substitute against Ipswich to score his first League goal for the club.
Makeshift left-back Jeff Schlupp could also revert to his usual striking role as Konchesky is fit again after a two-match absence with a hamstring injury.
Bristol Rovers' new signing Guy Branston could go straight into the starting line-up to face his former club Bradford.
The 33-year-old ex-Torquay centre-back joined on Thursday after fellow defender Tom Parkes suffered an ankle injury in the 4-0 defeat at Port Vale on Tuesday.
Mark McGhee is also expected to include on-loan Chelsea keeper Sam Walker in his side after Fulham recalled Neil Etheridge to Craven Cottage.
Meanwhile Rovers hope on-loan Leicester defender Cian Bolger will return to the club next Wednesday after a three-month absence with a knee injury. Bolger is set to play in two practice games for parent club Leicester over the weekend.
McGhee's men host Bradford with two points separating them from rock-bottom Barnet at the foot of npower League Two.
Bradford's latest loan signings Blair Turgott and Curtis Good could go straight into the squad after arriving from West Ham and Newcastle respectively.
England Under-19 international Turgott will stay at the club for two months, while Good will also stay until the new year.
Manager Phil Parkinson, already without defenders Andrew Davies (knee) and Luke Oliver (Achilles) due to season-ending injuries, drafted in John Egan on loan from Sunderland as cover, but broke his right leg in the midweek win over Plymouth. Fellow Irishman Carl McHugh replaced Egan alongside Rory McArdle at the weekend.
Defenders Stephen Darby (hip) and James Meredith (groin) shook off their respective injuries to last the full 90 minutes in midweek and will continue, but striker Zavon Hines will be sidelined for another two to three weeks after a scan revealed the full extent of his ankle injury.
Midfielder Ritchie Jones returned to contention on Tuesday night following a back problem and could feature on the bench again.
