Tottenham midfielder Jermaine Jenas has recovered from a toe injury and is back in the squad for the Barclays Premier League clash at Fulham.
Left-back Benoit Assou-Ekotto is back from suspension, Heurelho Gomes should be fit despite his recent head injury but Giovani dos Santos is out with an ankle injury.
Skipper Ledley King could return after being rested in midweek against Liverpool in the Carling Cup.
Provisional squad: Gomes, Cesar, Hutton, Bale, Gunter, Dawson, Woodgate, Corluka, O’Hara, Zokora, Bentley, Huddlestone, Jenas, Gilberto, Modric, Bostock, Dervite, Lennon, Bent, Campbell, Pavlyuchenko, Stalteri, Rocha, Taarabt, Boateng, Ghaly, Assou-Ekotto.