If he is declared fit it will set Steve McClaren with his most dificult task so far this season, deciding who to leave out, the probable candidates being Joseph-Desire Job, Szilard Nemeth or Geremi.
The last thing we need to do right now is upset the winning formulae so if he fails to make it I would expect McClaren to name the same team as Tuesday with a three-man attack, even with Alen Boksic available again.
The probable line up, in a 3-4-3 formation is:
Schwarzer, Ehiogu, Southgate, Cooper, Stockdale, Geremi, Greening, Queudrue, Nemeth, Maccarone, Job.