Fulham midfielder Jimmy Bullard may start in Tuesday's FA Cup third round replay at Bristol Rovers after finally returning to full fitness.Bullard has completed rehabilitation from his career-threatening knee injury, sustained in September 2006, and came on in the second half of Saturday's Premier League match at former club West Ham.

Up front, Brian McBride remains sidelined by a knee injury, while Senegal striker Diomansy Kamara is away on African Nations Cup duty.

Meanwhile centre-back Carlos Bocanegra suffered a head injury at Upton Park and may miss out, while his replacement Aaron Hughes still looked troubled by a calf injury.

Elliott Omozusi is still out with an ankle injury and forward Hameur Bouazza has a dislocated shoulder - but goalkeeper Antti Niemi hopes to play despite nursing a shoulder injury.

Fulham (from): Niemi, Baird, Bocanegra, Stefanovic, Hughes, Konchesky, Smertin, Davis, Davies, Healy, Dempsey, Seol, Murphy, Volz, Christanval, Bullard, Warner, Batista.

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