Kelly set for Fulham return

Republic of Ireland and Fulham defender Stephen Kelly returned to training this week and is in contention for tomorrow’s Premier League trip to Everton.

Pavel Pogrebnyak made a goalscoring return to action against Wigan last weekend after recovering from an ankle problem while Fulham also have striker Andrew Johnson fit and available.

Winger Bryan Ruiz (foot) will be out for 10 weeks while Steve Sidwell (hernia) and Zdenek Grygera (knee) are also long-term absentees.

Provisional squad: Schwarzer, Hangeland, Hughes, Riise, Kelly, Duff, Murphy, Etuhu, Diarra, Sa, Frei, Pogrebnyak, Kacaniklic, Johnson, Dembele, Dempsey, Stockdale, Kasami, Senderos, Briggs.