Southampton's Shane Long could return after recovering from an ankle injury picked up at Middlesbrough last week.
Cedric Soares faces a fitness test after limping off in the midweek draw with Southampton.
Stoke's Marko Arnautovic is doubtful because of an elbow problem sustained in last weekend's defeat by Arsenal.
Ibrahim Afellay is still recuperating from knee surgery last month, while Stephen Ireland remains out with a long-term leg injury.
MATCH PREVIEW
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