I think that we will see NRC in the lineup in place of Downing, spreading Milner back out to the wing, but dropping into more of a 4-5-1 with Gabs falling back into an offensive midfield position.
Getting NRC achieves two objectives:
1. Getting a midfield player some rest (and one who is probably still lacking in form a bit with Downing)
2. Getting into a 4-5-1, 4-4-2 hybrid something that we all agree is pretty good for the club.
NRC has started 5 games and we have a possible 13 points from those 15 (granted wins over Fulham, Bolton, and Birmingham do not stand out, but one over Pool does and a Totty draw isn't hurting us).
I could also see us coming out with Carew over Heskey and Delph over Downing, with NRC coming on around 65-70 to replace AY or Milner.