Preview: New-look Notts County a challenge for Wolves

Not only can both sides consider their resources weakened – County considerably more so on paper as their six absentees are regulars – but the Magpies have a new manager in prodigal son Shaun Derry, who started his playing career at Meadow Lane and now starts his managerial one in his hometown.

And after the silky but ultimately winless football played under predecessor Chris Kiwomya, we have to wonder how things will change under a long-term trusted disciple of ex-County boss, Neil Warnock, who always favoured a more direct approach.

Wolves, on the other hand, remain a work in progress; a team still in its early stages which is gradually improving.

Jackett admits Notts County, who outplayed Wolves in their Johnstone's Paint Trophy win on penalties at Molineux last month, may now be something of an unknown quantity under Derry.

"It will be interesting to see how the new manager changes it and what changes he implements in a short space of time," he said. "From our point of view I'm sure they'll be galvanised by him."

While Derry is demanding a big reaction from his players, Jackett wants more of the same.

"We played well at times and dominated," he said of the performance at Oldham last Saturday. "We had control of the game and we haven't always had that.

"You've got to get enough people up front, get enough shots and crosses in and score enough goals. But in the first half particularly, I felt we had good control and good quality, and we switched the play very well.

"And although we went behind to an early goal and didn't take our chances, we could have been in a commanding position to win with that first-half performance."