Team News

Team News

Arsenal Home (Wigan)

Injury: (out) Almunia, Arshavin, Nasri, Djourou, Fabianski (doubt) Wallcott

Almunia is suffering will illness while Arshavin has 10% chance of playing according to Wenger and RVP is fit to play.

Probably Eleven: Mannone, Sagna, Gallas, Vermaelen, Clichy, Song, Diaby, Fabregas, Van Persie, Eduardo, Bendtner

Aston Villa Home (Portsmouth)

Injury: (out)Bouma, Downing, C.Davies,

Young should claim his place so Beye will be on the bench. Reo-Coker will be watching from home after a bust up with the manager.

Probably Eleven: Friedel, L.Young, Dunne, Cuellar, Warnock, Petrov, Sidwell, Milner, A Young, Carew, Agbonlahor.

Birmingham @ (Hull)

Injury: Bent, Quedrue, Murphy, Ridgewell, M.Taylor, Jerome,Vignal, McFadden

McFadden and Quedrue will be out for 1 month after suffering from muscle tears so Dann will replace him. Benitez should come in as McFadden out for 3 weeks.

Probably Eleven: Hart, Tainio, R.Johnson, Dann, Parnaby, Larsson, Ferguson, Bowyer, Fahey, O’Connor, Benitez

Blackburn Rovers @ (Everton)

Injury: (doubt) N’zonzi, McCarthy

Salgado in pushing for a start but still lack of match fitness and Benni will start from the bench.

Probably Eleven: Robinson, Jacobsen, Chimbonda, Samba, Givet, Dunn, Pedersen, Andrews, Grella, Roberts, Diouf

Bolton Wanderers Home (Stoke)

Injury: (out) J.O’Brien (doubt) Gardner, Elmander, A.O’Brien, Vaz Te

S.Davis return from suspension but he has picked up knee injury in trainig

Probably Eleven: Jaaskelainen, Ricketts, Knight, Cahill, Samuel, Cohen, Muamba, M.Davies, Taylor, Steinsson, K Davies

Burnley Home (Sunderland)

Injury: (doubt) Caldwell,

Duff is fit again and could threaten the centre back position.

Probably Eleven: Jensen, Mears, Carlisle, Bikey, Jordan, Blake, Elliott, Alexander, McCann, Paterson, Fletcher

Chelsea Home (Spurs)

Injury: (out) J Cole, Ferreira, Zhirkov, Alex, (doubt) Deco

Deco expected to be fit for this.

Probably Eleven: Cech, Bosingwa, Carvalho, Terry, ACole, Essien, Ballack, Malouda, Lampard, Drogba, Anelka

Everton Home (Blackburn)

Injury: (out) Anichebe, Arteta, Jagielka, Neville (doubt) Bilyaletdinov, Saha

Neville is out till Christmas after damaging knee ligaments. Saha is always a doubt. L.Neil in contention to start while Bilyaletdinov still need to adapt to the english fast game.

Probably Eleven: Howard, Hibbert, Yobo, Distin, Baines, Osman, Cahill, Rodwell, Fellaini, Pienaar, Jo

Fulham @ (Wolves)

Injury: (doubt) Kallio,

Schwarzer will be back on goal. Hodgson will recall his star player after resting them for the Europa League match.

Probably Eleven: Schwarzer, Pantsil, Hangeland, Hughes, Konchesky, Etuhu,
Murphy, Duff, Dempsey, Zamora, Johnson

Hull City Home (Birmingham)

Injury: (out) Ashbee, Bullard, Garcia, Marney, Gardner

Hesselink could get his full debut for this home game.

Probably Eleven: Myhill, Zayatte, Sonko, McShane, Dawson, Kilbane, Olofinjana, Hunt, Geovanni, Ghilas, J.V Hesselink

Livepool @ (West Ham)

Injury: (out)Agger, Aquilani, (doubt) El Zhar

Mascherano will return to the starting 11. Aurelio has return to dull fitness.

Probably Eleven: Reina, Johnson, Skrtel, Carragher, Insua, Mascherano, Riera, Benayoun, Kuyt, Gerrard, Torres

Man City @ (Man Utd)

Injury: (out) Kompany, Santa Cruz, Tevez, Robinho (banned) Adebayor

Adebayor surely out for this derby. Tevez asking his manager to play him even he still not 100% fit.

Probably Eleven: Given, Richards, Toure, Lescott, Bridge, Barry, Ireland, Wright-Phillips, De Jong, Petrov, Bellamy

Man Utd Home (Man City)

Injury: (out) Hargreaves, Obertan, Rafael, VDS (banned) Scholes

Scholes suspended. Ferdinand will face late fitness test.

Probably Eleven: Foster, O’Shea, Vidic, Ferdinand, Evra, Nani, Giggs, Fletcher, Valencia, Berbatov, Rooney

Portsmouth @ (Aston Villa)

Injury: (out) Finnan, Hreidarsson, Primus, Diop,

James return back in the side.

Probably Eleven: James, Kaboul, B.Haim, V.Borre, Belhadj, Mokoena, M.Brown, O’hara, T.Smith, Boateng, Piquionne

Stoke City @ (Bolton)

Injury: (out) Amdy Faye, Sidibe, (doubt) Beattie

Sorensen return after recovery from thigh injury while Beattie will be a major doubt after falling awkwardly on his ankle.

Probably Eleven: Sorensen, Wilkinson, Huth, Ab Faye, Collins, Whelan, Delap, Lawrence, Etherington, Fuller, Kitson

Sunderland @ (Burnley)

Injury: (out) McCartney (doubt) Fulop, Cattermole

Cattermole face late fitness test and McCartney could claim his left back postion.

Probably Eleven: Gordon, Bardsley, Turner, Ferdinand, McCartney, Cattermole, Cana, Malbranque, Richardson, Reid, Bent

Tottenham @ (Chelsea)

Injury: (out) Bale, Dawson, Modric, Woodgate (doubt) King, Gomes

Gomes could return to goal. Jenas will be pushing for a start after coming as a sub against Man Utd.

Probably Eleven: Gomes, Corluka, King, Bassong, Assou-Ekotto, Palacios, Huddlestone, Lennon, Crouch, Defoe, Keane

West Ham Home (Liverpool)

Injury: (out) Ashton, Boa Morte, (doubt) Jimenez, Dyer, Ilunga, Collision

Italian midfielder Diamanti could make his debut while Dyer return from hamstring along Ilunga who recovering from cheekbone injury.

Probably Eleven: Green, Faubert, Upson, Tomkins, Gabbidon, Kovac, Parker, Noble, Jimenez, Diamanti, Cole

Wigan @ (Arsenal)

Injury: no injury concerns

Kapo is pushing for recall after scoring for the reserve.

Probably Eleven: Kirkland, Melchiot, Scharner, Bramble, Figueroa, Thomas, Diame, Gomez, Koumas, N’Zogbia, Rodallega

Wolves Home (Fulham)

Injury: (out) Iwelumo, S.Ward, R.Stearman (doubt) Ebanks-Blake, Foley, Kightly,

Kightly will start from the bench. Blake and Foley also pushing for a start. Stearman will be out for this after injured during Friday's training session

Probably Eleven: Hennessey, Foley, Mancienne, Elokobi, Berra, Henry, Halford, Jarvis, Milijas, Keogh, Doyle