Leicester City will again be without top scorer David Nugent for tomorrow's clash with local rivals Derby County at the King Power Stadium.
The 27-year-old striker picked up a neck injury in the 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest three weeks ago.
While he was able to start against Ipswich the following week, and scored twice in the 6-0 drubbing of the Tractor Boys, he was forced off on the half-hour mark after aggravating the problem.
Nugent has been unable to play since and has missed the last two games, at Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds.
City boss Nigel Pearson did not put a time on when Nugent, who has scored nine goals in his last 12 games, would return from what was originally described as a whiplash-type injury.
"David is unlikely to feature this weekend and, when he does return, we want him to be 100 per cent," said Pearson.
Sean St Ledger will be City's other absentee for the visit of the Rams and Pearson will have the same squad available from the one that lost at Leeds on Tuesday.
The City boss said he was backing his players to bounce back to winning ways against Nigel Clough's side.
"The players are honest with how they reflect on performances and, after the game, they were very disappointed with our performance as a group," he said.
"The key to success remains the same, you have to be consistent in your performances. This week we haven't showed that but the players are determined to bounce back tomorrow.
"It is really important that the players feel that way so it is a case of getting back to work and making sure that the next time we take the field we have given ourselves a good chance to win.
"Unfortunately, when you have a bad result, everyone wants to talk about the negative aspect of that particular game. So I have to try to have a bit more balanced view on us and what we are trying to achieve.
"Games like Leeds were disappointing but I know that, prior to that game, we have performed pretty well.
"It can be frustrating but I know we will bounce back quickly."
