Fulham and Russia forward Pavel Pogrebnyak has recovered from an ankle injury to help his team in Saturday's Premier League clash against Wigan, Martin Jol said Friday.
The 28-year-old was stretchered off in the first half with a sprained ankle in the 2-1 win over Norwich last month.
“Andy Johnson is back after his injury and Pavel will be back too,” Jol said in his pre-match news conference.
Fulham are anchored in mid table, with five games to improve upon tenth position. Everton, Liverpool and Tottenham are run-in opponents.
Pogrebnyak is on loan for Fulham until the end of the season, when his contract with Stuttgart expires and he becomes a free agent. He scored 5 goals in 7 appearances, earning the praise of Jol.
After starting his career at Spartak Moscow, Pogrebnyak moved around several Russian sides before settling at Zenit St. Petersburg, where he won the UEFA Cup in 2008, and scored 22 goals in 58 games.
He scored 15 goals in 68 appearances at Stuttgart over two-and-a-half seasons, and has eight goals in 31 appearances for Russia.
