The Owls have reported no major injury concerns following Tuesday’s 2-0 defeat at Leicester City, which is encouraging ahead of a game made even more important by the following day’s results, which dropped Millwall to 21st place in the Championship, seven points ahead of Rohl’s side and four points clear of safety.
Wednesday is still suffering with long-term injuries, but crucial players Windass and Iorfa are back in training.
“There’s some guys that need treatment today and tomorrow but everyone is fit,” said Rohl after Thursday’s training session at Middlewood Road.
“If you play every three days you always have to look but at the moment no new injuries.
Iorfa, a defender, played every minute under Rohl until the game against Blackburn Rovers on December 2, when he sustained a muscle injury that has kept him out ever since.
“It’s not nice when you have injured players but I see huge steps forward by Dom,” Rohl went on to say. “He looks really well in training now; he trained the entire session with us (on Thursday), and I’m confident he’ll be back next week in team training and possibly available for the next game.
“Dom is a terrific player; he was a significant player before his injury, playing as both a centre-back and a right full-back; he possesses pace and ball control. This is an excellent alternative.
“We fared well in the last few games with Pol (Valentin), but it’s nice to have another guy available next week, and when we have a lot of games, you can rotate a little bit.
“I’m glad to see him back in training; he doesn’t worry about his body, which is always a positive indication. As a player, you can sometimes listen to your body, but he has completed all of the sprints and long distances.
“It’s possible that he’ll play 45 minutes for the under-21s next Tuesday and then be ready to go. He did a load test in the last few days, and it went great, with no reaction.”
If everything goes as planned, Windass might meet the Robins a week from Saturday.
“It’s always difficult to say,” Rohl explained. “Next week is a regular training week (no midweek game), so a lot might happen because we have more time.
“We’ll look to see if it’s enough for the Bristol game; it may be or not. With injuries, you have to take each day as it comes.
Rohl was reluctant to give a timetable for January signing Kristian Pedersen’s recuperation, although he did imply that it could take up to four weeks.
“Akin (Famewo) is dealing with a little muscle problem. Hopefully, he’ll be back on the training pitch next week, and perhaps he’ll be able to train all week.
“Callum (Paterson) needs a bit more time, until the international break or longer.”
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