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Sheffield Wednesday trio Lucas Joao, Sam Hutchinson and Keiren Westwood are all expected to be available again.
Midfielder Joey Pelupessy (ankle) remains a doubt after missing the previous two matches.
Wigan boss Paul Cook could name the same XI that started the 3-0 win over Aston Villa last week.
Midfielder Michael Jacobs came off the bench to score the second goal in that game and is pushing for a start, but Nick Powell (calf) is still out.
Match facts
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Sheffield Wednesday have won three of their four home games against Wigan in all competitions (L1).
None of the nine meetings between Sheffield Wednesday and Wigan in all competitions have ended as a draw (five Wednesday wins, four Wigan wins).
Sheffield Wednesday striker Steven Fletcher has scored six goals in his last six league appearances against Wigan.
Wigan have lost 10 away games in the Championship this season, while only Crawley (11) have lost more in the English Football League in 2018-19.
In their 3-0 defeat by Hull City in their last Championship match, Sheffield Wednesday managed just three efforts at goal - their fewest in a league match since April 2018 (two against Wolves).
Four of Wigan's last eight Championship goals have been penalties, scored by three different players (two by Joe Garner, one apiece by Will Grigg and James Vaughan).
Source: bbc.com