Peter Crouch is still in with a chance of playing in Stoke City's game at West Bromwich Albion- if he can be fitted with a satisfactory protective brace.
The club's leading scorer went off in the first half of Wednesday's victory over Newcastle after an accidental clash with Fabricio Coloccini left him minus two teeth and with two others pushed into his gum.
On Friday, he saw a specialist while his team-mates assembled ready for an overnight stay in the West Midlands and will be fully assessed in the morning.