Everton v Charlton Athletic

CHARLTON take their fight for Premiership survival to Everton on Sunday without defender Hermann Hreidarsson and striker Marcus Bent, who misses facing his former club.

Both limped off early in Monday's goalless draw against Reading - Hreidarsson with a knee injury while Bent sustained a recurrence of a hamstring problem.

Midfielder Jerome Thomas is suffering from a knee injury but is expected to play while striker Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink returns to the squad after injury.

Though in-form Everton are chasing European qualification next season, Addicks manager Alan Pardew believes they will fear his side as much as Charlton fear them after producing arguably their worst performance of last season in a 3-1 defeat at Goodison.

Pardew said: "I would think that the Everton manager David Moyes will think that he could do with an easier game than Charlton. We're two form sides.

"They haven't been beaten in five and we haven't lost in six, so they'll be two teams playing with confidence and I would be surprised if there were any nerves on show."

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