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Barnsley midfielder Jacob Mellis may return to the side having missed the last seven games with a leg injury.
Defender Scott Wiseman is not expected to be included as he is close to joining Blackpool and midfielder Paul Digby is out with a muscular problem.
Leeds midfielder Paul Green could again miss out with a virus which has hit the majority of the squad.
Rudolph Austin - another player who has been feeling unwell - is expected to be in contention.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
• There's nothing to choose between these clubs after 51 league meetings; both have won 18.
• A 42nd-minute penalty gave Leeds victory in the reverse fixture on 6 October, when Barnsley failed to score for the first time in 12 league games against their Yorkshire rivals.
• An odd goal in five triumph in the Premier League in November 1997 was Leeds most recent win at Oakwell. The Tykes have won all three subsequent home Championship clashes, scoring 12 goals in the process.
Barnsley
• Rock-bottom Barnsley, now under caretaker David Flitcroft, followed three successive league defeats, with a 1-0 win over Burnley in the FA Cup.
• The Tykes have only notched five league wins all season, have the poorest scoring average in the Championship of a goal a game (26 in 26), and have allowed their opponents to take the lead in an unequalled 17 of their 26 games.
• Goalkeeper Luke Steele is on the verge of his 200th career league appearance.
Leeds United
• Leeds are two points outside the play-offs after six wins in nine league outings, but have lost their last three on the road and not kept a clean sheet in eight away games.
• They last gained points on their travels on 1 December, when beating neighbours Huddersfield 4-2, and will want some return from this Yorkshire derby which is the 1,800th away league fixture of their 94-year history.
• On loan defender Alan Tate could make his 300th career league appearance.