Clinton Morrison is suffering nothing more than stiffness, says Owls boss Alan Irvine.

The former Crystal Palace striker sat out Saturday's win over Brighton but has since trained with the squad, alleviating any fears over fitness of the 31-year-old.

Irvine said: "Clinton is training, which is good news and he came through that fine. He's still trying to catch up, which is to be expected, because he came in and started two weeks later than anybody else.

"Because of the level of the work that we were doing, it is to be expected that he is going to be trying to catch up for a while.

"Obviously, what we have to do is be careful when we are working with him and bring him through gradually.

"Without question, though, he was good in the dressing room at the weekend even though he wasn't going to be involved. He is also good around the training ground, whether he is injured or he's not, he's still a voice you always hear."

Moving onto the Owls' Carling Cup clash trip to Scunthorpe on Tuesday night, Irvine insists he is keen to steer his side into round three.

The manager reasons that winning breeds the confidence that is key to any side with aspirations of success.

He said: "I'd like to be in the Carling Cup for the next round and I'd like to keep on winning games.

"It's good to walk into a dressing room where you know that you haven't lost a game yet and I want that to continue for as long as possible.

"The Carling Cup for me is a very important competition and we will try to prepare in a way that gives us the best chance of winning at Scunthorpe.

"My hope at the moment is just to find a way of getting past Scunthorpe and Glanford Park is a very difficult place to go.

"We have already been there pre-season and lost 1-0 and Scunthorpe was where I had my first defeat as manager of Sheffield Wednesday.

"It's a place where I certainly don't anticipant winning without a great deal of hard work and a good performance."