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Forest earlier this month and the problem flared up again last weekend against Ipswich, with the striker having to be withdrawn after half an hour - but not until he had scored twice to help put Leicester 3-0 up in a game they went on to win 6-0.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.
New loan signing Gregg Wylde will go straight into Bury's squad for the weekend tie.
The former Rangers midfielder has signed a one-month loan deal with the Shakers having been allowed to leave Bolton by Trotters boss Dougie Freedman.
Kevin Blackwell will hope Wylde can be an immediate replacement for Dominic Poleon who returned to parent club Leeds this week.
Wolves' 19-year-old defender Ethan Ebanks-Landell is once again expected to deputise for the injured Adam Lockwood, having been handed his league debut in Tuesday's 2-1 win at Scunthorpe.
Blackwell will be made to continue without striker Lenell John-Lewis (hamstring), who remains a fortnight away from first-team football.
Forward pair David Healy (calf) and Andy Bishop (foot) will have to prove their fitness after missing recent games, while Phil Picken (knee) is a long-term absentee.
Bournemouth's returning hero Brett Pitman will go straight into contention after signing a loan deal until January with a view to a permanent deal.
The Bristol City striker, who scored 62 goals in 197 appearances for the Cherries before moving to Ashton Gate in 2010, was paraded in front of the club's supporters at half-time on Tuesday night and is ready to feature at Gigg Lane.
Eddie Howe is very unlikely to make many changes to a side that are yet to taste defeat since the former Burnley boss returned to the south coast. The 34-year-old could even name an unchanged XI after his side came through the 1-1 draw with Stevenage unscathed.
The Cherries boss inherited a large squad when he moved back from Burnley and three players made loan moves away from the south coast on Thursday with Wes Thomas going to Blackpool, Josh Wakefield joining Dagenham and fans' favourite Mark Molesley signing a loan deal with Plymouth.
Bournemouth are now 11th in League One and are eight League games unbeaten.
