Johnson out of Chelsea clash

Fulham striker Andrew Johnson is unavailable for the trip to west London rivals Chelsea due to the knee injury he suffered in last weekend’s 1-0 win over Stoke.

The former Everton striker has slight damage to knee ligaments, however, he is expected to be fit in time for next weekend’s visit of Aston Villa.

Bobby Zamora will start in Johnson’s place after he was passed fit after suffering a back spasm against the Potters and will partner Erik Nevland, who scored last week’s winner after replacing him, up front.

Simon Davies will miss the remainder of the season as he needs surgery on a foot problem while Giles Barnes will miss the trip to Stamford Bridge with an Achilles injury. The midfielder is expected to return to training next week.

Provisional squad: Schwarzer, Pantsil, Hughes, Hangeland, Konchesky, Baird, Dempsey, Murphy, Etuhu, Gera, Zamora, Nevland, Kamara, Dacourt, Gray, Stoor, Zuberbuhler.