Kelly out for Fulham

Fulham will be without Republic of Ireland defender Stephen Kelly when they head to Sunderland in the Premier League.

Kelly suffered a groin injury on international duty last week and joins fellow defenders Aaron Hughes (thigh) and Zdenek Grygera (cruciate) on the sidelines.

Midfielder Steve Sidwell is recovering from a minor hernia operation and will be handed a late fitness test.

Provisional squad: Schwarzer, Etheridge, Riise, Hangeland, Baird, Dembele, Briggs, Sidwell, Kasami, Murphy, Gecov, Duff, Etuhu, Dempsey, Johnson, Zamora, Ruiz.