Pearce out of Everton game

Fulham defender Ian Pearce has been ruled out of the Barclays Premiership clash at Everton with a foot injury.

The centre-back picked up the knock before scoring the equaliser against Portsmouth at the weekend.

Vincenzo Montella (groin), Franck Queudrue (hamstring) and Claus Jensen (knee) are also unavailable for the Goodison Park clash.

Provisional squad: Niemi, Lastuvka, Rosenior, Bocanegra, Knight, Christanval, Volz, Smertin, Davies, Brown, Diop, Radzinski, McBride, Routledge, Helguson, John, Dempsey.