Welcome to The First Word - and a midweek clash with Burton Albion that has a fair amount going on in the background.

Marc Iles talks you through the matchday build-up, including Steven Schumacher's press conference, plus the news that Amario Cozier-Duberry will be out of action for several weeks.

In a transfer window that has already raised the tension stakes, can Wanderers afford to take any longer bringing in attacking reinforcements?

We examine the options Schumacher still has in his squad and whether ACD's injury will mean a formation switch against the Brewers.

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