Nicholls, the club captain, has recovered from a foot injury picked up in October that made him miss our first clash with Norwich City. Steve Robinson has fully recovered from a foot injury that has seen him sidelined since the home victory over Preston. Both players played in a midweek practice match with Tottenham with no further injury worries.
However, Chris Coyne and Sol Davis are still likely to miss out, meaning that Leon Barnett and Paul Underwood are likely to deputise tomorrow.
Norwich full-back Matthieu Louis-Jean will definitely miss tomorrows match due to an injury, and Youssef Safri and Andy Hughes face late fitness tests. On-loan defender David Wright will also be drafted into the squad after recently joining from Wigan.
Also, two more matches have been chosen for live television coverage. The trip to Molineux has been put forward a day to Friday 13th January, and the home clash with Reading has been moved to Monday 20th Feburary (both kick-off times 7:45pm)