Ledley King is expected to be rested for Tottenham’s UEFA Cup clash against Dinamo Zagreb.
Jermaine Jenas (toe) is struggling to be fit and Jamie O’Hara is suspended, while Roman Pavlyuchenko and Vedran Corluka are cup tied for the Group D match at White Hart Lane.
John Bostock, a summer signing from Crystal Palace, is in the squad and set for a place on the bench.
Provisional squad: Gomes, Cesar, Hutton, Bale, Gunter, Dawson, Assou-Ekotto, Woodgate, Zokora, Bentley, Huddlestone, Jenas, Gilberto, Modric, Bostock, Parrett, Rose, McKenna, Lennon, Bent, Giovani, Campbell, Barcham.