Stoke v Arsenal
Manager Tony Pulis is likely to retain the Stoke team that gained an important victory over Sunderland in midweek.
Winger Liam Lawrence, who has missed the last four games, is expected to be out for another month after surgery to repair a torn ankle ligament.
Arsenal are likely to be without skipper William Gallas for Saturday's fixture at the Britannia Stadium.
The defender has a hamstring injury, while Emmanuel Eboue is also rated as doubtful for the match.
Stoke (from): Sorensen, Griffin, Shawcross, Abdoulaye Faye, Higginbotham, Soares, Diao, Olofinjana, Delap, Sidibe, Fuller, Simonsen, Kitson, Pericard, Amdy Faye, Tonge, Wilkinson, Sonko, Whelan, Cresswell, Cort.
Arsenal (from): Almunia, Sagna, Silvestre, Gallas, Clichy, Walcott, Eboue, Fabregas, Denilson, Nasri, Van Persie, Adebayor, Fabianski, Toure, Vela, Bendtner, Diaby.
Portsmouth v Wigan |
Jermain Defoe will return to spearhead the Pompey attack with Peter Crouch.
But captain Sol Campbell (hamstring) and full-back Glen Johnson (pelvic injury) are both rated 50-50 and will face late fitness tests.
Wigan boss Steve Bruce could opt for changes after their dismal 2-0 defeat by Fulham on Wednesday.
Titus Bramble may come in for Paul Scharner or Emmerson Boyce at the back, while Jason Koumas could also be promoted from the bench.
Portsmouth (from): James, Johnson, Kaboul, Distin, Belhadj, Utaka, Davis, Diarra, Diop, A Traore, Crouch, Defoe, Hughes, Pamarot, Kranjcar, Hreidarsson, Mvuemba, Kanu, Campbell, Ashdown.
Wigan (from): Kirkland, Melchiot, Scharner, Bramble, Figueroa, De Ridder, Cattermole, Palacios, Kapo, Heskey, Zaki, Boyce, Brown, Camara, Valencia, Kilbane, Koumas, Kupisz, Taylor, Pollitt, Kingson.
Middlesbrough v West Ham |
Middlesbrough midfielder Mohamed Shawky (thigh) is out for three weeks and Robert Huth (ankle) is also sidelined.
Mido (groin) and Justin Hoyte (hip) both trained on Friday and have an outside chance of being involved against the Hammers.
West Ham will be without Valon Behrami, who has a calf problem.
Carlton Cole is suspended and Scott Parker (calf) is a doubt, but defenders Lucas Neill (virus) and James Tomkins (knee) are set to return.
Middlesbrough (from): Turnbull, Wheater, Taylor, Riggott, Pogatetz, O'Neil, Digard, Aliadiere, Downing, Tuncay, Alves, Jones, Hoyte, Grounds, Arca, Walker, Emnes, A Johnson, Mido.
West Ham (from): Green, Lastuvka, Walker, Davenport, Upson, Collins, Lopez, Faubert, Bowyer, Mullins, Collison, Etherington, Boa Morte, Sears, Di Michele, Bellamy, Tristan, Neill, Tomkins, Ilunga, Parker.
Everton v Fulham
Everton will give late fitness tests to midfielders Tim Cahill and Leon Osman ahead of the game.
But they will definitely be without the services of full-back Nuno Valente, who has a knee injury.
Fulham forward Seol Ki-Hyeon, who has been struggling with a knee injury, will miss the game after returning to South Korea for personal reasons.
Defender Toni Kallio is still suffering from a virus and is rated doubtful for the trip to Goodison Park.
Everton (from): Howard, Hibbert, Neville, Yobo, Jagielka, Lescott, Baines, Arteta, Cahill, Osman, Fellaini, Pienaar, Yakubu, Saha, Nash, Rodwell, Vaughan, Anichebe, Castillo.
Fulham (from): Schwarzer, Pantsil, Hughes, Hangeland, Konchesky, Davies, Bullard, Murphy, Gera, Zamora, Johnson, Zuberbuhler, Nevland, Gray, Dempsey, Andreasen, Kallio, Baird.
Middlesbrough v West Ham
Middlesbrough midfielder Mohamed Shawky (thigh) is out for three weeks and Robert Huth (ankle) is also sidelined.
Mido (groin) and Justin Hoyte (hip) both trained on Friday and have an outside chance of being involved against the Hammers.
West Ham will be without Valon Behrami, who has a calf problem.
Carlton Cole is suspended and Scott Parker (calf) is a doubt, but defenders Lucas Neill (virus) and James Tomkins (knee) are set to return.
Middlesbrough (from): Turnbull, Wheater, Taylor, Riggott, Pogatetz, O'Neil, Digard, Aliadiere, Downing, Tuncay, Alves, Jones, Hoyte, Grounds, Arca, Walker, Emnes, A Johnson, Mido.
West Ham (from): Green, Lastuvka, Walker, Davenport, Upson, Collins, Lopez, Faubert, Bowyer, Mullins, Collison, Etherington, Boa Morte, Sears, Di Michele, Bellamy, Tristan, Neill, Tomkins, Ilunga, Parker.
Chelsea v Sunderland
Chelsea are without defender Ricardo Carvalho, who injured his thigh against Hull City in midweek.
Didier Drogba has recovered from his knee problem, but Joe Cole (ankle) is a doubt and both Michael Ballack (foot) and Michael Essien (knee) are out.
Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones is likely to start his first game since recovering from a knee injury and Phil Bardsley (leg) should be passed fit.
Keeper Craig Gordon (ankle) is doubtful so Marton Fulop is set to play again.
Chelsea (from): Cech, Cudicini, Hilario, Ferreira, Bridge, A Cole, Obi, Ivanovic, Alex, Terry, Lampard, Sinclair, Drogba, Belletti, Anelka, Malouda, Stoch, Kalou, Deco, Bosingwa, J Cole.
Sunderland (from): Gordon, Fulop, Colgan, Bardsley, Chimbonda, Ferdinand, Nosworthy, Collins, McCartney, Malbranque, Whitehead, Tainio, Leadbitter, Miller, Yorke, Richardson, Reid, Diouf, Jones, Cisse, Chopra, Murphy, Healy, Waghorn.
Man Utd v Hull
Manchester United will be without Wes Brown after he picked up an ankle injury, with Gary Neville set to return to the right-back slot.
Edwin van der Sar and Michael Carrick should also be handed starting berths.
Hull will make their first change in six matches as Ian Ashbee is suspended, with Bryan Hughes or Bernard Mendy set to deputise.
Record signing Anthony Gardner faces a further three weeks out after pulling a thigh muscle.
Man Utd (from): Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Foster, Neville, Rafael, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evans, O'Shea, Evra, Ronaldo, Carrick, Fletcher, Anderson, Giggs, Nani, Park, Rooney, Berbatov, Tevez.
Hull (from): Myhill, McShane, Turner, Zayatte, Dawson, Marney, Hughes, Boateng, Geovanni, King, Cousin, Barmby, Garcia, Windass, Mendy, Halmosi, Folan, Ricketts, Giannakopoulos, Duke.
Tottenham v Liverpool
Tottenham hope club captain Ledley King will return to the side after being rested against Arsenal.
Midfielder Jermaine Jenas is optimistic of recovering from a toe injury, but Michael Dawson is still suspended.
Liverpool striker Robbie Keane has been declared fit to face his former club after a groin problem.
But they seem unlikely to risk fellow frontman Fernando Torres, who is still only in light training after a hamstring problem.
Tottenham (from): Gomes, Hutton, Corluka, Woodgate, Assou-Ekotto, Bentley, Jenas, Huddlestone, Bale, Modric, Pavlyuchenko, King, Bent, Gunter, Lennon, Cesar, Zokora, O'Hara, Campbell.
Liverpool (from): Reina, Arbeloa, Carragher, Agger, Hyypia, Aurelio, Dossena, Babel, Benayoun, Gerrard, Mascherano, Alonso, Pennant, Kuyt, Keane, Riera, Lucas, Cavalieri.
Bolton v Man City
Bolton manager Gary Megson can recall midfielder Gavin McCann for Sunday's home game.
McCann has served his suspension after being sent off in last weekend's defeat at Tottenham, while Megson could be tempted to make changes.
Manchester City defender Pablo Zabaleta is available for selection after serving a ban.
Striker Jo may be available after a bout of tonsillitis, but Daniel Sturridge (ankle) is set to miss out.
Bolton (from): Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Shittu, A O'Brien, Samuel, Gardner, Muamba, Nolan, McCann, J O'Brien, Smolarek, Elmander, Davies, Helguson, Riga, Hunt, Cohen, Fojut, Al Habsi.
Man City (from): Hart, Schmeichel, Zabaleta, Onuoha, Richards, Dunne, Ben Haim, Garrido, Wright-Phillips, Ireland, Kompany, Elano, Robinho, Jo, Fernandes, Hamann, Evans, Caicedo, Berti.
Newcastle v Aston Villa
Newcastle captain Michael Owen is poised to return to action after recovering from a groin problem.
Nicky Butt is also back in contention after he missed the win over West Brom with an ankle injury.
Aston Villa have a doubt over midfielder Stiliyan Petrov with a hamstring injury.
They will give a late fitness test to midfielder Steve Sidwell, while striker John Carew is hoping for a recall to the starting line-up.
Aston Villa (from): Friedel, L Young, Laursen, Knight, Davies, Cuellar, Shorey, Milner, Routledge, Petrov, Reo-Coker, Sidwell, Barry, A Young, Carew, Agbonlahor, Harewood, Gardner, Salifou, Osbourne, Guzan.
Newcastle (from): Given, Beye, Enrique, Taylor, Coloccini, Butt, Barton, Guthrie, Duff, Gutierrez, Ameobi, Owen, Martins, Harper, Bassong, Cacapa, Edgar, Geremi, Xisco.
West Brom v Blackburn
South Korea international Kim Do-Heon is back in full training for West Brom after missing four games while recovering from knee ligament damage.
Ishmael Miller will hope for a start after coming off the bench to score his first goal of the season at Newcastle.
Blackburn's Roque Santa Cruz has had a scan on his injured calf and could be sidelined for up to two weeks.
Vince Grella is unlikely to feature, Stephen Warnock is another major doubt but Chris Samba should be fit to start.
West Brom (from): Carson, Kiely, Zuiverloon, Donk, Olsson, Robinson, Brunt, Greening, Valero, Koren, Morrison, Bednar, Miller, Moore, Hoefkens, Cech, MacDonald, Pele, Do-Heon.
Blackburn (from): Robinson, Simpson, Samba, Nelsen, Ooijer, Emerton, Tugay, Warnock, Villanueva, Roberts, Fowler, McCarthy, Derbyshire, Pedersen, Olsson, Andrews, Brown, Khizanishvili, Treacy.
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