Team news ahead of Fulham vs Wigan in the Premier League this afternoon. Kick-off time at Craven Cottage is at 3pm.

Fulham manager Martin Jol will be able to recall on Pavel Pogrebnyak (ankle) and Andrew Johnson (thigh) who have both returned from injury.

Winger Bryan Ruiz however is missing for the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on a broken metatarsal.

Defender Stephen Kelly is expected to be back into training next week following a wrist injury he suffered against Chelsea. Midfielder Steven Sidwell is on the comeback trail from a hernia injury.

For Wigan, Hudo Rodallega is hoping to be back from his knee injury that has kept him out for the past six weeks. He will undergo a late fitness test, as will Shaun Maloney who returned to training on Friday after picking up a knock against Arsenal.

Spanish midfielder Albert Crusat has definitely been ruled out for the next fortnight with a calf knock he took in training.

Line-ups from;

Fulham (from): Schwarzer, Hangeland, Hughes, Riise, Duff, Murphy, Etuhu, Diarra, Sa, Frei, Pogrebnyak, Kacaniklic, Johnson, Dembele, Dempsey, Stockdale, Kasami, Senderos, Briggs.

Wigan (from): Al Habsi, Kirkland, Pollitt, Caldwell, Boyce, Figueroa, Alcaraz, Gohouri, Stam, Lopez, Beausejour, Watson, Moses, McArthur, McCarthy, McManaman, Jones, Gomez, Thomas, Diame, Maloney, Sammon, Di Santo, Rodallega.

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