BOLTON defensive duo Tal Ben Haim and Joey O'Brien are set to come into contention for the Barclays Premiership home match against Charlton.

Ben Haim sat out the goalless draw against West Brom on Monday through suspension while O'Brien has struggled with a thigh strain.

El-Hadji Diouf will not be considered as the Senegal striker insists he has not fully recovered from a hernia operation.

Charlton manager Alan Curbishley is forced to make changes to his defence as his side go search of their first away victory since October.

Hermann Hreidarsson is suspended for the rest of the season, Luke Young has still not recovered from an ankle injury and Jonathan Spector is ruled out after dislocating his shoulder in Mondayés 2-1 win against Portsmouth.

Youngster Osei Sankofa, who came on as a sub against Pompey, is set to start at the Reebok and Curbishley has also recalled Jonathan Fortune to his squad. Midfielder Jerome Thomas (knee) and striker Marcus Bent (hamstring) are other doubts, so Darren Ambrose and Jay Bothroyd are standing by to replace them.

Bolton Wanderers: Jaaskelainen, Hunt, O'Brien, N'Gotty, Ben Haim, Jaidi, Gardner, Faye, Campo, Speed, Okocha, Nakata, Giannakopoulos, Davies, Nolan, Pedersen, Walker, Vaz Te, Borgetti.

Charlton Athletic (from): Myhre, Sorondo, Sankofa, Fortune, Powell, Perry, Andersen, Euell, Hughes, Kishishev, Holland, M Bent, Ambrose, Thomas, Rommedahl, Bothroyd, D Bent.

Last season: Bolton 4 Charlton 1

Key opponent: Darren Bent - Dangerous striker will be keen to press his World Cup claims

Prediction: Bolton 2 Charlton 1

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