Derby will be without the suspended John Eustace, so defender Andre Wisdom may play in defensive midfield.
Midfielder Ben Davies is back in full training but Jeff Hendrick (ankle), Johnny Russell (leg) and Mark O'Brien and James Bailey (both knee) are out.Watch Derby V Sheff Wed Live, Watch Derby V Sheff Wed Live Stream, Watch Derby V Sheff Wed Free Live Stream, Watch Derby V Sheff Wed Online, Watch Derby V Sheff Wed Online Free, Derby V Sheff Wed Live, Derby V Sheff Wed live stream Online.
Sheffield Wednesday manager Dave Jones could name an unchanged line-up.
Jose Semedo sits out the last game of a ban and David Prutton (ankle) remains sidelined. Loan pair Matty Fryatt and Connor Wickham could play up front.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
• Sheffield Wednesday came from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with Derby in both last season's meetings in the Championship.
• The Rams are unbeaten in 10 league and cup matches against their south Yorkshire opponents (W5, D5).
• The Owls are chasing a first victory over Derby since a 2-0 triumph at Pride Park in the Championship in April 2006, when they scored in the opening and closing five minutes.
Derby County
• Queens Park Rangers ended Derby's four-match unbeaten run of two wins and two draws last Saturday, which also brought to a close Steve McClaren's undefeated start as manager.
• Now the Rams are aiming to strike back with a home win, to add to their solitary Pride Park maximum, against Leeds on 5 October.
• Derby are the Championship's joint top scorers with Burnley (26 goals), and are the most prolific outfit in the first-half, when 15 of their goals have been netted.
• If Lee Grant keeps goal for Derby, he will be making his 350th career league start.
Sheffield Wednesday
• The Owls were the last club in England and Scotland to register a league win this season, and last Saturday's 5-2 triumph over Reading was also their biggest league victory in over a year.
• Now Dave Jones' side are targeting their first back-to-back victories in seven months.
• The Championship's draw specialists (eight of 13) are one of three clubs still without an away win in this division.
• The south Yorkshire club have totalled 17 goals, 12 of which have been scored in the first half; at 71% it is the highest such proportion in the division.