Crystal Palace pair Scott Dann and Bakary Sako are expected to remain sidelined by hamstring injuries.
Steve Mandanda is in full training after a long-term knee injury but is unlikely to play.
Middlesbrough defenders Calum Chambers and George Friend are major doubts because of a stress fracture and calf injury respectively.
Another full-back, Antonio Barragan, is not expected to feature from a hamstring problem this weekend.
MOTD COMMENTATOR'S NOTES
Steve Wilson: "Fancy a goal-fest to brighten up your weekend? Probably best to stay clear of Selhurst Park then.
"Fancy a tense, tight, gritty battle with anxiety oozing from every pore?