Wigan Athletic boss Paul Jewell is set to name an unchanged squad as his side look to claim a first victory in seven matches at home to Manchester City.
Only striker David Cotterill (ankle) and long-term casualties Ryan Taylor and Steve McMillan are unavailable, but none of the three featured in last week's home defeat to Manchester United.
Former Hearts centre-back Andy Webster stepped up his bid for full match fitness with another full 90 minutes for the reserves at Newcastle on Thursday night, but a place on the bench is probably the best he can hope for.
Squad: Kirkland, Boyce, Hall, de Zeeuw, Baines, Teale, Valencia, Landzaat, Scharner, Kilbane, Todorov, Camara, McCulloch, Heskey, Pollitt, Jackson.
Goalkeeper Nicky Weaver remains Manchester City's major doubt.
The former England Under-21 international has only just returned to training after missing last week's home draw against Sheffield United with a back injury, so teenager Joe Hart is standing by to deputise once more.
Sylvain Distin, Claudio Reyna and Hatem Trabelsi should all recover from minor knocks but Darius Vassell (knee) and DaMarcus Beasley (ankle) are definitely out, Ishmael Miller is doubtful with a hamstring strain, while Ben Thatcher serves the final game of his eight-match ban.
Squad: Weaver, Hart, Schmeichel, Distin, Dunne, Jordan, M Mills, Richards, Trabelsi, Barton, Dabo, Hamann, Johnson, Ireland, Reyna, Miller, Sinclair, Corradi, Dickov, Samaras.
