Middlesbrough goalkeeper Victor Valdes is free to play after avoiding retrospective action for a clash with Dele Alli in the loss at Tottenham.
George Friend is a major doubt with a calf strain but Gaston Ramirez could be back from a knee injury.
Tom Davies may return for Everton after being used as a substitute in the win over Bournemouth.
Fellow midfielder Idrissa Gueye is in line for a first start since returning from the Africa Cup of Nations.
MOTD COMMENTATOR'S NOTES
Alistair Mann: "After weeks of keeping themselves above the bottom three, defeat this weekend could see Middlesbrough fall into it for the first time this season.