Team News

Team News

Arsenal @ (Fulham)
Injury: (out) Nasri, Djourou, Denilson, Fabianski (doubt) Almunia, Wallcott, RVP

Almunia still suffering will illness while Arshavin will start according to Wenger.RVP will go for fitness test today, Wenger could rest him for upcoming Champions League game.

Aston Villa @ (Blackburn)
Injury: (out)Bouma, Downing, C.Davies, (doubt) Heskey, Sidwell, A Young, L.Young

Sidwell is a major doubt after suffering from thigh strain while warm up for the Carling Cup match. Heskey and A.Young expected to return after being rest for the Carling Cup tie.

Birmingham Home (Bolton)
Injury: Quedrue, Murphy, M.Taylor, Jerome, McFadden D.Johnson (doubt) Ridgewell, Bent, Parnaby

Larrson, Carr, Vignal, Carsley and Tainio all has recovered and available for this weekend.

Blackburn Rovers Home (Aston Villa)
Injury: (doubt) Givet

Emerton and S.Reid could back in the starting lineup after being out for a long time. They both feature in the Carling Cup match. Givet will be doubtful for Saturday with a knee problem.

Bolton Wanderers @ (Birmingham)
Injury: (out) S.Davis, J.O’Brien

S.Davis out for the rest of the season with a knee injury.

Burnley @ (Spurs)
Injury: (out) Caldwell, McCann, Patterson (doubt) Jensen

McCann has been ruled out for 2 months with knee injury same goes with Patterson. Keeper Jensen should be fit for this weekend after being stretchered off in Carling Cup with a dead leg

Chelsea @ (Wigan )
Injury: (out) Deco, Alex, (doubt)

Drogba could be in the starting eleven after his calf injury against spurs was just severe cramp.

Everton @ (Portsmouth)
Injury: (out) Anichebe, Arteta, Jagielka, Neville (doubt) Pienaar, Yobo, Yakubu

Yobo, Pienaar and Yakubu are doubt for this tie and will undergo for fitness test. Bilyaletdinov could start if Pienaar fail to recover.

Fulham Home (Arsenal)
Injury: (out) Kallio,

No new injury concerns

Hull City @ (Liverpool)
Injury: (out) Ashbee, Bullard, Garcia, (doubt) Gardner

No new injury concerns

Livepool Home (Hull)
Injury: (out) El Zhar, Aquilani, (doubt) Agger

Agger could be on the bench.

Man City Home (West Ham)
Injury: (out) Kompany, Johnson, Onuoha, Robinho (doubt) Ireland, Santa Cruz (banned) Adebayor

Ireland is a slight doubt after being taken to hospital on midweek game and already back at home. Petrov could replace him.

Man Utd @ (Stoke)
Injury: (out) Hargreaves, Obertan, Rafael, VDS (banned) Fabio

Scholes return from suspension and could be in the starting eleven.

Portsmouth Home (Everton)
Injury: (out) Wilson, Hreidarsson, Primus, Diop, (doubt) Ben Haim, Finnan

Ben Haim will return after being rested in midweek.

Stoke City Home (Man Utd)
Injury: (out) Sidibe, (doubt) Beattie, Am Faye, Fuller

Fuller and Beattie will be doubt for this weekend so it could be Kitson and Tuncay to start.

Sunderland Home (Wolves)
Injury: (doubt) McCartney, Fulop, Cattermole

No new injury concerns

Tottenham Home (Burnley)
Injury: (out) Bale, King, Modric, Woodgate (doubt) Dawson, Bassong

Gomez could replace Cudicini in goal while King will be out with hamstring and Bassong could return from head injury.

West Ham @ (Man City)
Injury: (out) Ashton, Boa Morte, (doubt) Jimenez, Behrami, Upson, Collision

Upson and Collision both suffering from calf injury and Jimenez still nursing with a groin problem.

Wigan Home (Chelsea)
Injury:

On loan Chelsea winger Sinclair is ineligible against his parent club.

Wolves Home (Fulham)
Injury: (out) Iwelumo, S.Ward, Surman, Stearman (doubt) Craddock, Foley

Stearman will be out with ankle injury while Surman out with knee injury.

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