Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon has still not recovered from a groin injury and will miss the Barclays Premier League trip to Wigan.
Ledley King (knee) will require a late check, as will Jermaine Jenas (groin) but Younes Kaboul and Kyle Walker are available again after being cup-tied last week.
Jonathan Woodgate (groin), Benoit Assou-Ekotto and Carlo Cudicini (wrist and pelvis) are out.
Provisional squad: Gomes, Alnwick, Corluka, K Walker, Bale, Bassong, Dawson, King, Kaboul, Palacios, Jenas, Huddlestone, Modric, Kranjcar, Bentley, Rose, Pavlyuchenko, Gudjohnsen, Defoe, Crouch.