Faye in fitness fight

Charlton’s new manager Alan Pardew will give a late fitness test to midfielder Amdy Faye ahead of Wednesday’s Barclays Premiership clash with Fulham.

Faye limped off during the second half of his side’s 2-0 defeat at Middlesbrough on Saturday and club doctors were busy assessing both the nature and extent of his injury.

Darren Ambrose (knee) and Jerome Thomas (virus) could both be pushing for recalls but Andy Reid (hamstring) and captain Luke Young (knee) are both definitely out for the whole festive period.

Charlton (from): Carson, Sankofa, Fortune, Diawara, Traore, Rommedahl, Faye, Hughes, Sam, M Bent, D Bent, Myhre, Thomas, Holland, Hasselbaink, El Karkouri, Hreidarsson, Ambrose, Kishishev.