Nottingham Forest travel to DW Stadium on Sunday knowing that win could, theoretically, see them hit the summit of the Championship once again.
The Reds are currently second and although they may drop down a few placed following the Saturday games, the incentive will be clear for Sabri Lamouchi’s team.
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Wigan have been inconsistent, to say the least, but as with any team in the Championship, they will provide Forest with a tough test.
Ahead of the game, Seat Pitch looks at three burning questions…
Will Dawson return?
The 35-year-old Forest captain hasn’t played since hobbling off against Stoke City last month. He has missed the games with Blackburn and Brentford but should be in contention to return on Sunday.
The difficult decision for Lamouchi, however, is whether or not Dawson gets straight back into the team.
Chema Rodriguez deputised well in his absence against Brentford and the Forest boss has a difficult decision to make.
Carvalho or Silva?
At home, Lamouchi has trialled playing Forest’s £13.2 million man on the left-hand side of a three-pronged attacking foil behind Lewis Grabban.
Away that hasn’t been something he has opted for so it seems likely that one of the Portuguese maestros will drop out.
Carvalho has taken some time to get up to speed this season following his injury right at the start of pre-season and Silva turned in his best performance in a Forest shirt against the Bees last time out.
Can Forest remain unbeaten?
The true burning question is what impact will a two-week break have had on the Forest team? Can Lamouchi mastermind another away win?
In truth, a draw on the road is never a bad result but this team won’t be going for a share of the spoils and three more points will be firmly on the agenda.
With back-to-back home games following the Wigan trip, the game at the DW Stadium is perhaps a bit of a free hit.
Forest’s squad is strong but given the nature of the Championship, it is impossible to expect the Reds to win every single game.
With a favourable run of fixtures to come on paper at least, Forest will hope to keep the wins coming for a while longer.
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