Source: Team_Talk
Double blow for clash with Owls
Long begins a three-match ban after he was sent off at Derby last weekend while Howard is starting a six-week lay-off after breaking his jaw in the 2-1 defeat at Pride Park.[LNB]Kalifa Cisse, Brynjar Gunnarsson and Jem Karacan are all in the running to replace the stricken Howard in midfield.[LNB]Gylfi Sigurdsson signed a new contract this week and after scoring in the last two games will keep his place.[LNB]Noel Hunt remains out for the foreseeable future with a knee problem but left-back Chris Armstrong is close to a return to fitness after a knee injury of his own.[LNB][LNB]
