Bolton boss Owen Coyle will again have to make changes to his midfield against Sunderland as Tamir Cohen is suspended.
Cohen picked up two yellow cards in the 2-1 win at West Ham on Saturday and will now have to serve an automatic one-match ban at the Stadium of Light.
Coyle does have options and could play Ricardo Gardner in the middle after he came off the bench at Upton Park, while Mark Davies is back in contention after recovering from an ankle injury.
The Wanderers boss also has to decide whether to keep faith with the misfiring Johan Elmander or bring in Ivan Klasnic alongside Kevin Davies in attack.