Manager Owen Coyle claims his squad also have a “few bumps and bruises” ahead of the Reebok Stadium encounter but hopes to have the majority of players from the midweek trip to Manchester City available.

Bolton are still coming to terms with the loss earlier this week of defender Gary Cahill (blood clot) for a prolonged period. Ivan Klasnic, Sean Davis and Gavin McCann are still missing.

Provisional squad: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Knight, Robinson, Gardner, Cohen, Taylor, M Davies, Muamba, Lee, K Davies, A O’Brien, Al Habsi, Samuel, Basham, Elmander, Ricketts, Holden.