Fulham will be without Stephen Kelly when they head to Sunderland in the Barclays Premier League.
Kelly suffered a groin injury on Republic of Ireland duty last week and joins fellow defenders Aaron Hughes (thigh) and Zdenek Grygera (cruciate) on the sidelines.
Midfielder Steve Sidwell is recovering from a minor hernia operation and will be handed a late fitness test.
Provisional squad: Schwarzer, Etheridge, Riise, Hangeland, Baird, Dembele, Briggs, Sidwell, Kasami, Murphy, Gecov, Duff, Etuhu, Dempsey, Johnson, Zamora, Ruiz.