Wednesday go into the game without the services of Jermaine Johnson who serves a ban as a result of his sending-off for his petulant reaction to being substituted in the Sheffield derby.
The Owls hope to have a clean bill of health from Sunday's clash and so that could be the only change they make to the starting eleven. Brian Laws has a number of options open to him in terms of replacing JJ.
Etienne Esajas could return to the side or Marcus Tudgay could be asked to play out wide with either Akpo Sodje or, more likely, Francis Jeffers coming into the attack.
The home side could welcome back experienced centre-half Darren Moore following the completion of a ban and they will be boosted by the news that in-form Jamaican winger Jamal Campbell-Ryce has today agreed a new three-year deal with the club.
Iain Hume should start in attack for the reds but Jon Macken will be looking for a recall to the starting line-up after only being on the bench in what was a poor team performance at Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Wednesday come into the game looking to consolidate a place in the top six of the Championship table but need to improve on an away record that has seen them concede 16 goals in five games on their travels so far this season.
Barnsley currently occupy a position within the bottom three in the table and have won just twice this season. Both of those victories were at Oakwell with the last one coming in their previous home game, a 4-1 win over local rivals Doncaster despite being down to ten men.
The Owls have a good recent record at Oakwell, having not been beaten in any of their last four visits, recording one win and three draws.