WIGAN will welcome back Antonio Valencia at Fulham after the Ecuadorian winger completed a one-match ban.

Valencia was sent off in the 3-2 defeat at Liverpool recently and was forced to sit out Sunday’s 4-0 home defeat by Aston Villa.

Striker Emile Heskey is expected to keep his place after returning from a hamstring injury and reporting no problems after the weekend fixture.

Seol Ki-Hyeon and Toni Kallio are doubts for Fulham.

Forward Seol is suffering from a knee injury while defender Kallio is struggling with a virus.

Midfielder Dickson Etuhu could be involved in reserve team action next week after recovering from a knee problem.

Fulham (from): Schwarzer, Pantsil, Hughes, Hangeland, Konchesky, Davies, Bullard, Murphy, Gera, Zamora, Johnson, Zuberbuhler, Nevland, Gray, Dempsey, Andreasen, Kallio, Baird, Seol.

Wigan Athletic (from): Kirkland, Melchiot, Scharner, Bramble, Figueroa, De Ridder, Cattermole, Palacios, Kapo, Heskey, Zaki, Boyce, Brown, Camara, Valencia Kilbane, Koumas, Kupisz, Taylor, Pollitt, Kingson.

Fulham league form: LLLDD

Wigan league form: DWLLL

Key opponent: Jummy Bullard - Latics know all about dangerous midfielder

Prediction: Fulham 1 Wigan 1 - Latics are due a point and this is a good opportunity

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