Watford defender Daryl Janmaat is likely to feature after recovering from a shoulder injury.
Record signing Isaac Success is absent once again with a muscle problem and Craig Cathcart also misses out with a groin injury.
Hull are without top scorer Robert Snodgrass, who has been ruled out for four weeks with an ankle injury.
Andrew Robertson is out with a calf injury while Moses Odubajo faces a long lay-off after another kneecap fracture.
Forward Adama Diomande begins a three-game ban after accepting a charge of violent conduct.
Diomande allegedly struck Bristol City midfielder Marlon Pack in the closing stages of Tuesday night's EFL Cup win.