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Midfield dynamo Michael Brown who is probably on his way to Tottenham Hotspur will serve the second of a four match ban while Peter Ndlovu is likely to start again.
Possible starting line-up: Kenny, Kozluk, Jagielka, Page, Wright, Ndlovu, McCall, Montgomery, Tonge, Ward, Lester.
Latics boss Paul Jewell is highly likely to recall Matthew Jackson back into the defence after serving the last of a three match suspension.
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Former Chesterfield defender Ian Breckin is also back from suspension, both Breckin and Jackson recieved red cards in their away trip to West Ham United.
Alan Rogers will take a last minute fitness check before the former Sheffield Wednesday and Bradford City Manager names his starting eleven.
Possible starting line-up: Filan, de Vos, Eaden, Breckin, Baines, Jarrett, Bullard, Flynn, Ellington, Teale, McCulloch.
The Referee for this game is M. Warren from Walsall, this referee has been in charge of twenty games this season and as so far waved seventy-three Yellow cards and twelve red cards, his last game on Boxing Day produced five yellows and one red as Rushden & Diamonds beat Swindon Town at Nene Park.
Warren has refereed some only one game before, he took charge against York City in Worthington Cup last season which the Blades won 1-0, he handed out six yellow cards that day.