Sheffield Wednesday are still looking for their first win of the season under manager Tony Pulis as they face Nottingham Forest on Tuesday night at the City Ground in the Championship.
Last time out, the Owls lost 2-1 to Barnsley at Hillsborough, despite Josh Windass giving Wednesday the lead four minutes into the match.
Forest lost 3-1 to Brentford on Saturday, with Joe Worrall scoring a late consolation goal.
The Reds will be without Anthony Knockaert after he was sent off against the Bees, however Wednesday will miss Dominic Iorfa who will miss the rest of the season with an Achilles injury.
Pulis rested midfielder Massimo Luongo at the weekend so expect the Aussie to return to the starting XI here.
In five previous away matches against Nottingham Forest as a manager, Pulis has drawn one and lost four, most recently a 3-0 defeat as Middlesbrough manager in 2018/19.
Nottingham Forest have won one of their last 11 league games against Sheffield Wednesday, drawing one and losing nine of the other ten.
The Owls have won five of their last six away league visits to Nottingham Forest (L1), winning 4-0 there last season.
The other Championship Tuesday night fixture is between Barnsley and Preston North End at Oakwell.
As mentioned, Barnsley won their big local derby match at the weekend, beating Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 with goals from Cauley Woodrow and Dominik Frieser.
Opponents, Preston, lost 3-0 to Luton Town on Saturday, with James Collins grabbing a hat-trick.
Valerien Ismael could make just a single change for the visit of Preston with central midfielder Herbie Kane likely to return to the starting XI alongside Alex Mowatt.
Since Ismaël’s first game in charge in October, only Norwich (24) have won more Championship points than Barnsley (21).
Barnsley lost both Championship meetings with Preston last season, shipping eight goals, their joint-most against an opponent in 2019/20 (also eight vs Stoke).
Also, on Tuesday night, Doncaster Rovers host Swindon Town in League One at the Keepmoat Stadium.
Rovers beat Gillingham 2-1 on Saturday with Reece James and Brad Halliday on the scoresheet.
Paddy Madden was the only scorer in the match between Swindon Town and Fleetwood Town, with the latter winning 1-0.
Having returned to the bench against Gillingham last time out, Donny striker Jon Taylor will be pushing for a starting place here.
Swindon manager and Sheffield Wednesday legend, John Sheridan, has already beaten Doncaster once in League One this season, winning 1-0 with Wigan in October.
The Robins are looking to win consecutive league matches against Doncaster for the very first time.
On Wednesday night, Rotherham United travel to Ewood Park to face Blackburn Rovers in the Championship.
The Millers beat Bristol City last time out on Saturday, winning 2-0 with goals from Matt Crooks and Michael Smith.
Hosts, Blackburn, lost 2-1 to Norwich City at the weekend with Liverpool loanee, Harvey Elliot, grabbing their goal.
Rotherham boss Paul Warne will continue to operate a 3-5-2 system until Joe Mattock, the only left-back at the club, returns to fitness.
Two changes are on the cards for the visitors with Wes Harding and Freddie Ladapo both in contention for recalls.
Rotherham United have lost 42 of their last 56 away Championship matches (W2 D12), losing their last six in a row.
The last league meeting between Blackburn and Rotherham ended 3-2 to the Millers at the New York Stadium back in March 2019.
On Thursday, Sheffield United will host Manchester United at Bramall Lane in the Premier League.
The Blades suffered a heavy defeat on the south coast, losing 3-0 to Southampton with goals from Che Adams, Stuart Armstrong and Nathan Redmond.
The Red Devils played out a 0-0 draw with rivals Manchester City on Sunday, with both sides settling for a point.
Oli McBurnie is a huge doubt for Sheffield United after suffering a shoulder injury against Southampton on Sunday.
Lys Mousset has enjoyed playing Manchester United in the past and could come in for his Premier League start of the season here.
Max Lowe will hope to regain his place at left wing-back for the home side, while John Lundstram is an option in midfield.
The Blades have lost six of their last seven home league games, as many as in their previous 30 at Bramall Lane (W20 D4 L6) and have not lost four in a row at home since April 1965.
Sheffield United are one of only four teams in the history of English league football to have one point or fewer after 12 league games of a season – the others are Manchester United in 1930/31 (zero in top-flight), New Brighton in 1931/32 (one in Third Division North) and Newport County in 1970/71 (one in fourth tier).
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