Ferdinand dilemma for Redknapp

The 36-year-old has been banned for the previous three games and has struggled with a groin problem but his return is timely as Richard Dunne must now sit out one game having collected five yellow cards.

Eduardo Vargas returns to the squad having missed the Newcastle match as his wife gave birth but Adel Taarabt (groin), Sandro and Alejandro Faurlin (both knee) remain sidelined.

Provisional squad: Green, McCarthy, Murphy, Traore, Onuoha, Ferdinand, Caulker, Yun, Hill, Isla, Henry, Barton, Fer, Mutch, Phillips, Kranjcar, Hoilett, Vargas, Zamora, Austin.