Cardiff boss Dave Jones will be without suspended skipper Stephen McPhail for the visit of Preston.
Bristol City striker Dele Adebola faces a race against time to be fit or the visit of rivals Swansea.
Blackpool boss Simon Grayson could hand home debuts to striker Liam Dickinson and midfielder Kyel Reid when Charlton visit Bloomfield Road.
Barnsley midfielder Diego Leon is the latest first-team player to succumb to injury at Oakwell ahead of the visit of Reading.
Roy Keane has always been renowned as one of the most straight-talking men in football.