Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate could be without three key players for the Barclays Premier League trip to Wigan on Saturday.
Full-back Andrew Taylor is a doubt with a hip flexor problem, while central defender Robert Huth has an ankle injury, so Jonathan Grounds has been recalled from his loan spell at Norwich.
In addition, Gary O'Neil is ill and will be assessed after training.
Skipper Emanuel Pogatetz serves the second game of a three-match suspension, while Tuncay Sanli (knee) is a long-term absentee and Julio Arca (ankle) has returned to Argentina to see a specialist.
Lee Cattermole is the only injury doubt for Wigan manager Steve Bruce.
The young midfielder is determined to face Boro after leaving his hometown club this summer and is battling to overcome the hamstring injury which forced him off during last week's defeat of Manchester City.
Michael Brown is on stand-by after replacing Cattermole early in the second half, Olivier Kapo is hoping to keep his place on the left of midfield, while full-back Erik Edman is nearing a return from a long-term knee injury.
Teams:
Wigan (from): Kirkland, Melchiot, Boyce, Bramble, Figueroa, Valencia, Cattermole, Palacios, Kapo, Heskey, Zaki, Brown, Camara, De Ridder, Kilbane, Koumas, Kupisz, Scharner, Taylor, Pollitt, Kingson.
Middlesbrough (from): Turnbull, Jones, Hoyte, Wheater, Huth, Riggott, Taylor, Grounds, Digard, O'Neil, Aliadiere, Downing, Johnson, Shawky, Alves, Mido, Walker, Emnes, Craddock.
