The 11-goal Wales striker missed Saturday's 3-0 win over south London rivals Crystal Palace with flu.
Full-back Alan Dunne serves the second game of a three-match ban following his red card against Leicester so Jack Smith is set to deputise again.
Skipper Paul Robinson and fellow centre-half Danny Shittu could miss out once more with hamstring problems.
Neil Harris returned to action as a late substitute against Palace following a back injury and will be on the bench again but fellow frontman Shaun Batt (knee) is still on the sidelines.
Saturday's hat-trick hero Jason Puncheon plays the last match of his loan spell from Southampton.
Source: PA
Source: PA