Nigel Pearson's team selections over the next matter of weeks will paint a picture over who he expects to be at the club going into next season.
The manager has already appeared to lose patience with a number of players in his squad having walked a risky tightrope by continuously calling out certain individuals for errors following a string of bad results.
The breaking point appeared to come after the Swansea match in February when he fumed after his side threw away a 1-0 half-time lead to lose 3-1.