However, striker Obafemi Martins remains a major doubt after suffering a groin injury just before he scored his side's second goal against Pompey.
Kinnear: "The bench was very strong last week because we have got [Damien] Duff back and Taylor back, so everybody is looking over their shoulders and that gets the best out of the players who are holding the shirts.
Kinnear: "The bench was very strong last week because we have got [Damien] Duff back and Taylor back, so everybody is looking over their shoulders and that gets the best out of the players who are holding the shirts."We are monitoring Oba, but it is touch and go. We are going to leave it as late as possible.
"He will have a fitness test on Saturday morning, but it's not looking too good at the moment.
"He got injured just before he scored, and that was why he didn't do his normal somersaults.
"He would be a big loss to us because we certainly need his pace. He has caused numerous problems to all the opposition we have played.
"But it is just wait and see, really."
XMAS PROGRAMME
Saturday 20th December 2008
Blackburn v Stoke City 15.00
Bolton v Portsmouth 15.00
Fulham v Middlesbrough 15.00
Hull City v Sunderland 15.00
West Ham v Aston Villa 17.30
Sunday 21st December 2008
Arsenal v Liverpool 16.00
Newcastle v Tottenham 15.00
West Brom v Man City 13.30
Monday 22nd December 2008
Everton v Chelsea 20.00
Friday 26th December 2008
Aston Villa v Arsenal 17.15
Chelsea v West Brom 13.00
Liverpool v Bolton 15.00
Man City v Hull City 15.00
Middlesbrough v Everton 15.00
Portsmouth v West Ham 13.00
Stoke City v Man Utd 12.45
Sunderland v Blackburn 15.00
Tottenham v Fulham 13.00
Wigan Athletic v Newcastle 15.00
Sunday 28th December 2008
Arsenal v Portsmouth 14.00
Blackburn v Man City 16.15
Bolton v Wigan Athletic 14.00
Everton v Sunderland 14.00
Fulham v Chelsea 14.00
Newcastle v Liverpool 12.00
West Brom v Tottenham 14.00
West Ham v Stoke City 14.00
Monday 29th December 2008
Man Utd v Middlesbrough 20.00
Tuesday 30th December 2008
Hull City v Aston Villa 20.00