Holland may return

Charlton skipper Matt Holland could be in line to make his first Barclays Premiership start since the opening day of the season when Newcastle visit The Valley on Sunday.

The Republic of Ireland midfielder has been sidelined for several weeks with an ankle problem, and made his return as a substitute against Arsenal before the international break.

Jonatan Johansson, Hermann Hreidarsson and Dennis Rommedahl should be available after midweek World Cup qualifying action, Radostin Kishishev has been undergoing treatment on a groin problem, while Shaun Bartlett (ankle) and Mark Fish (knee) have regained match fitness and may feature as could Francis Jeffers, who missed the 4-0 thrashing at former club Arsenal with a cricked neck.

Provisional squad: Kiely, Andersen, Young, Perry, Fortune, Hreidarsson, Murphy, El Karkouri, Kishishev, Rommedahl, Stuart, Holland, Euell, Johansson, Jeffers, Lisbie, Hughes, Fish, Bartlett.