Gow is poised to make his bow after watching the draw 1-1 with QPR from the stands on Saturday.
Sturrock said: "We had to wait on Gow's international clearance and he had a wee calf injury so I wouldn't have taken a chance on him anyway on Saturday.
"But he trained on Sunday and is training [on Monday] so he will be in the squad."
Sturrock would not say if Gow will be in his starting XI but new on-loan Celtic striker Cillian Sheridan, 20, looks set to get his chance from the start after making an impressive Championship debut as a second-half substitute on Saturday.
He added: "Sheridan came on and showed brightness. He's quick, he's big, he's got a good touch and he wants to shoot at goal - all the ingredients we need. His performance and the way he fitted in so quickly was a bonus."
Cardiff have been hit with the news Ross McCormack will be sidelined for between six to eight weeks ahead of the trip.
The Scotland international forward, who has been heavily linked with a move away from the Cardiff City Stadium this summer, will almost certainly remain put for the time being at least having sustained a hamstring injury at the weekend.
McCormack was taken off in the 36th minute at Blackpool and now looks set for a lengthy period of rehabilitation.
Paul Quinn (knee) and Mark Kennedy (calf) will also miss out but look set to return in time for Sunday's clash with Bristol City, yet fellow full-back Kevin McNaughton (ankle) remains four or five weeks away from full fitness.
Midfielders Joe Ledley and Chris Burke have struggled of late with illness but are expected to be okay as is Stephen McPhail (hamstring) who also picked up a knock at Bloomfield Road and Gabor Gyepes (knee).
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