Much of that is down to Wollscheid and captain Ryan Shawcross, who returned to the team at the end of October after a three-month injury layoff.
"The only real problem we have at the moment is with Philipp Wollscheid unfortunately," Hughes said at his pre-match news conference.
"He's a little bit sore in the pelvis area which prevented him from being able to train with the group (on Thursday) morning. We are trying to settle it down."
If Wollscheid is not deemed fit, Geoff Cameron could partner Shawcross in central defence.
(Reporting by Simon Jennings in Bengaluru. Editing by Patrick Johnston)
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