HENRIK Pedersen, who sustained ligament damage in his shoulder in the derby duel with Manchester United and was only expecting to be considered for the Spurs game on Monday week, suddenly has an outside chance of returning to boost Allardyce's attacking options at Sunderland on Saturday.
But Simon Charlton - the only Englishman in the starting line-up at Anfield - is struggling with a knee injury.
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