Wednesday, currently bottom of the league, play their near neighbours in a clash which has been labelled at 'must win', even after three months of the season.
And despite three straight league defeats, the Northern Ireland winger says that motivation is not a problem.
He told Footymad: "I don't think we will have a problem getting up for the Barnsley game
– obviously it will be a fantastic atmosphere but at the end of the day we need three points"No matter how bad we play or how well we play as long as we get the three points, that result is important because we need a win. We need a win with a scrappy goal perhaps but as long as we get the three points and open our home account, we're happy."
Drew Talbot is expected to start alongside Steve MacLean as Paul Sturrock shuffles his pack in the striking department while Yoann Folly will be better prepared following a two-week break after he was made a surprise starter at Sunderland.