SAM Allardyce believes the next seven days could be one of the most defining times in the history of Bolton Wanderers.

The results of what the Whites hope will be three games in a week could lead to a glorious end to the season or leave them fighting to avoid a fade-out.

Victory over Fulham at the Reebok tomorrow (1.30pm kick off) would see Wanderers cement their fifth place in the Premiership and give them a confidence boost going into Wednesday's FA Cup replay with Arsenal.

The prize, should they again manage to upset Arsene Wenger's Gunners at the Reebok, is a home tie against Blackburn Rovers next Saturday for a place in the quarter-finals.

"This could be one of the biggest weeks for Bolton Wanderers for a long time," Allardyce said as he wrestled with the thorny issue of how to get the best from his limited but versatile squad.

"In seven days we could be out of the cup and looking at only finishing in the top half of the table, or we could still be going strong in the Premiership and being through to the sixth round of the cup and looking forward to going all the way."

Wanderers will be without the injured Kevin Davies tomorrow and Ivan Campo and Abdoulaye Faye are slight doubts with cold symptoms.

And, although all the players who were on international duty in midweek have returned injury-free, Allardyce will delay naming his team until later today.

Taking maximum points from the Fulham game is the priority but no player will be pressed into service tomorrow if it jeopardises his availability for the replay.

"I could risk them, but I have to have Wednesday in mind and, if players are under the weather, I could give somebody else a chance to ensure they are 100 per cent for Arsenal," he said.

"But we mustn't be distracted by Arsenal. We have to be 100 per cent focused on Fulham first."

Andranik Teimourian is the man most likely to benefit from Allardyce's "no risk" strategy after impressing as a second half substitute for Stelios in last week's 1-0 win at Watford, where Wanderers ended a demoralising run that saw them take just two points from four games.

The Iran midfielder, who burst on to the scene with his two goals in the FA Cup win at Doncaster last month, is pressing for his first Premiership start.

"He's extremely exciting and extremely impatient," Allardyce said of the all-action 23-year-old. "When you see a game-changing player, which is what he appears to be, coming off your bench . . . who knows? With three games in a week there's a big possibility for him and for others to get a start.

"Hopefully, with the strength in depth that we've got now, we can achieve that maximum of three victories."

Deadline-day signing David Thompson, who is ineligible for the FA Cup, is also in the reckoning for a place in tomorrow's squad, although he may have to settle for a place on the bench.

Wanderers trained on the newly-laid Reebok pitch for the first time yesterday and gave it the thumbs-up.

Allardyce said: "It's not 100 per cent yet, but it will get better, as I hope our results and our football will get better between now and the rest of the season.

"Hopefully it will be money well spent and will get us to where we want to go."