Blackburn central defender Andy Todd is expected to recover from an ankle injury and face Reading in the Barclays Premiership tomorrow.
Todd suffered the knock in the UEFA Cup victory against Nancy in midweek, which saw them finish top of their group.
Manager Mark Hughes is down on defenders as Stephane Henchoz is ineligible while Zurab Khizanishvili has a groin injury. Brett Emerton is also expected to be sidelined with a hamstring strain.
Provisional squad: Friedel, Neill, Ooijer, Todd, Gray, McEveley, Bentley, Savage, Tugay, Pedersen, Nonda, McCarthy, Derbyshire, Brown, Mokoena, Gallagher, Peter, Nolan.