The Canaries won all three games without him to go four points clear at the top and Russell may have to make do with a place on the bench.
Left-back Adam Drury played for an hour for the reserves earlier this week as he recovers from a thigh injury and will travel with the squad.
But centre-half Zak Whitbread (calf) and striker Cody McDonald (thigh) are still out.
Source: Team_Talk