The striker dislocated his right shoulder in last Sunday's 2-1 win over Newcastle but scans revealed no fracture and he could be on the bench at the Britannia Stadium.

Pulis' other worries are defender Andy Wilkinson, who has a slight knee problem, and Jermaine Pennant, who missed the Newcastle clash with a hamstring injury.

Provisional squad: Sorensen, Huth, Faye, Collins, Shawcross, Delap, Etherington, Pennant, Whelan, Whitehead, Walters, Fuller, Jones, Gudjohnsen, Wilkinson, Higginbotham, Wilson, Begovic, Diao.