The Scot must decide whether he can find places in his starting line-up for attacking trio Dele Adebola, Lewis McGugan and Nathan Tyson, who all made a significant impact from the bench during last weekend`s late home win over Portsmouth.
Fellow forward David McGoldrick and midfielder Paul McKenna are also fresh and available to Davies after being unused substitutes against Pompey.
However, any changes up front would mean breaking up the partnership of former Ram Robert Earnshaw and Marcus Tudgay.
Forest are looking to complete a league double over Derby in little over three weeks after winning 5-2 at the City Ground on December 29.
Source: PA
Source: PA