Charlton Athletic will welcome defender Hermann Hreidarsson back from a three-game ban for tomorrow's Barclays Premiership trip to Aston Villa.
Midfielders Matt Holland (rib) and Bryan Hughes (groin) are doubtful, while Andy Reid, Souleymane Diawara and Omar Pouso (all hamstring) and Jonathan Fortune (toe) are slowly working their way back to match fitness.
Djimi Traore (fractured leg), Gonzalo Sorondo (back) and American Cory Gibbs (knee) and winger Jerome Thomas (foot) also remain out.
Aston Villa are hopeful midfielder Gavin McCann will be fit following a scan on the calf injury suffered during the midweek Carling Cup tie at Scunthorpe.
Central defender Martin Laursen is poised to return after being rested in midweek and manager Martin O'Neill has to decide between Laursen, former skipper Olof Mellberg and Liam Ridgewell for the two centre-back positions.
Charlton Athletic squad: Carson, Young, Hreidarsson, El Karkouri, Fortune, Rommedahl, Kishishev, Faye, Ambrose, Holland, M Bent, D Bent, Hasselbaink, Holland, Ashton, Myhre, Sankofa, John, Walker, Lisbie.
