BOLTON v Stoke: Elmander expected to return for Potters clash

18 September 2009 14:22
  Johan Elmander should be fit to return to Bolton's starting line-up for their Barclays Premier League encounter with Stoke tomorrow.[LNB]The Swedish forward was ruled out of last week's victory over Portsmouth with a calf injury, but has returned to training and manager Gary Megson is hopeful that he will have made a full recovery in time for Saturday's match at the Reebok Stadium.[LNB]Sean Davis is a doubt with a sore knee and Andy O'Brien also faces a race against time after injuring his groin over-exerting himself in training.[LNB] Thumbs up: Elmander is hoping to be ready to face Stoke[LNB] Ricardo Gardner came through training sessions this week with no ill-effects to his hamstring injury and may be in contention, while Ricardo Vaz Te is also back after playing 45 minutes for the reserves.[LNB]Long-term absentee Joey O'Brien has suffered a further setback in his rehabilitation from his knee problems after a specialist recommended he have an operation that will rule him out for at least another four months.[LNB]Provisional squad: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Ricketts, Cahill, A O'Brien,Knight,  Robinson, Samuel, Taylor, Muamba, Lee, Elmander, Basham, K Davies, Klasnic, Al Habsi, Hunt, Ward, Cohen, M Davies, Vaz Te.[LNB]CLICK HERE for all the rest of this weekend's Barclays Premier League team news [LNB]  Explore more:People:Johan Elmander, Sean Davis, Gary Megson

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