Sheffield Wednesday will hand late fitness tests to Richard Wood, Marcus Tudgay and Etienne Esajas ahead of Friday night's clash at Watford.

Central defender Wood missed out against Coventry and Preston with an ankle problem while winger Esajas and leading goalscorer Tudgay have also missed the last two games due to a knee and neck injuries respectively.

Manager Brian Laws, who has no new injury or suspension problems, is hoping to have several more options available if the trio can all prove their fitness.

Midfielder Tommy Miller and forwards Francis Jeffers and Akpo Sodje all stepped off the substitutes' bench in the defeat to Preston and are pushing for places in Laws' starting line-up as the Owls look to bounce back from a fourth defeat in their last seven league matches.