Minor ankle injuries to Kevin Foley and Ronald Zubar have given the 18-year-old a chance at right-back.
Manager Mick McCarthy will otherwise name a strong team for the match, although striker Sylvan Ebanks-Blake will be out for three weeks with a hamstring injury he picked up in Wednesday night's win over Chelsea.
Fellow forward Kevin Doyle came off with cramp against the Blues as he made his return from a thigh injury, but should continue his comeback this weekend. Marcus Hahnemann will play in goal as Wayne Hennessey is rested.
Wolves captain Karl Henry and defender Jody Craddock are still not ready to return following injury and Steven Mouyokolo is still out with an ongoing back complaint, while Michael Mancienne's knee problem rules him out.
Michael Kightly (knee) and Adlene Guedioura (leg) are long-term absentees.
Source: PA
Source: PA