SOCCEROOS midfielder Vince Grella has been ruled out for four weeks with a hamstring injury, forcing him out of the World Cup qualifier against Bahrain next week.
The Australian suffered the setback in Blackburn Rovers defeat by Chelsea on Sunday and will now miss the Carling Cup match against Sunderland tomorrow.
Keith Andrews is ineligible while Roque Santa Cruz (hamstring), Andre Ooijer (knee) and Brett Emerton (hamstring) are all sidelined through injury.
Provisional squad: Robinson, Brown, Simpson, Samba, Nelsen, Khizanishvili, Olsson, Warnock, Mokoena, Tugay, Treacy, Pedersen, Roberts, Derbyshire, Villanueva, Fowler, McCarthy, Judge, Kane, Hodge, Howarth.
Keith Andrews is ineligible while Roque Santa Cruz (hamstring), Andre Ooijer (knee) and Brett Emerton (hamstring) are all sidelined through injury.
Provisional squad: Robinson, Brown, Simpson, Samba, Nelsen, Khizanishvili, Olsson, Warnock, Mokoena, Tugay, Treacy, Pedersen, Roberts, Derbyshire, Villanueva, Fowler, McCarthy, Judge, Kane, Hodge, Howarth.
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