Sheffield Wednesday face a tough task on Tuesday as they welcome Queens Park Rangers to Hillsborough.
Can Rangers clip the Owls' wings?
Sheffield Wednesday face a tough task on Tuesday as they welcome Queens Park Rangers to Hillsborough.
The Owls remains frustratingly inconsistent, although three games without defeat has kept them in touch with the play-off race.
Rangers currently sit just outside the top six but a morale-boosting victory over table-topping Wolves at the weekend should have Paulo Sousa's side flying.
Wednesday team news
Steve Watson is back in contention for Sheffield Wednesday as they prepare for midweek action.
The veteran midfielder has been nursing a hip injury in recent weeks and missed Saturday's 1-1 draw at Southampton.
Owls manager Brian Laws has no new injury or suspension problems, but is still without long-term absentees Jermaine Johnson, who damaged medial knee ligaments last week, Akpo Sodje (knee) and Richard Hinds (broken leg).
Laws also faces a dilemma regarding defender Frank Simek, who came through unscathed at Southampton following his first 90 minutes in over a year after a serious ankle injury.
The Wednesday manager is concerned the American could struggle with two full games in the space of four days, so Tommy Spurr is on stand-by after shaking off a dead-leg.
Rangers team news
Fitz Hall and Mikele Leigertwood return to the QPR squad for their trip to Yorkshire.
Hall has completed a three-match ban following his recent red card at Watford while Leigertwood sat out the weekend win over Wolves with a one-game suspension.
Sousa will have a selection dilemma at Hillsborough with recalled centre-half Kaspars Gorkss performing well at the back alongside Damion Stewart in Hall's absence.
Striker Dexter Blackstock faces a late fitness test after coming off on Saturday with a back injury.
Lee Cook (knee) and Martin Rowlands (thigh) proved their fitness against Wolves - the latter hitting a superb winner to sink the leaders.
Matthew Connolly remains a doubt with a back injury while Rowan Vine (leg) and Akos Buzsaky (knee) are long-term absentees.
