Liverpool
Stephane Henchoz returned to full training at Liverpool on Thursday but the Swiss defender is unlikely to be rushed back into action for the trip to Fulham. It is more likely that he could make his comeback alongside Sami Hyypia in next Thursday's UEFA Cup third round trip to Vitesse Arnhem.
The form of youngster Djimi Traore as Henchoz's stand-in following six weeks out after a calf operation, means that boss Gerard Houllier does not have to hurry Henchoz back.
Patrik Berger, who damaged knee ligaments in a reserve game this week, is expected to be out for two weeks.
If Liverpool, now second in the Premiership, fail to win at Loftus Road it will be the first time they have gone four games without a victory since October 2000.
Liverpool (from):
Jerzy Dudek(G), Chris Kirkland(G),
Markus Babbel(D), Jamie Carragher(D), Sami Hyypia(D),
Djimi Traore(D), John Arne Riise(D),
Dietmar Hamann(M), Salif Diao(M), Igor Biscan(M), Bruno Cheyrou(M),
Danny Murphy(M), Vladimir Smicer(M), Steven Gerrard(M),
Michael Owen(A), El-Hadji Diouf (A),
Milan Baros(A), Emile Heskey(A).
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