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Injuries and suspensions: All the Premier League team news

Get all the latest team news and information from the midweek Premier League action.

Saturday's matches

PREDICTION: A 3-0 win for Manchester City
FANTASY PICK: Sergio Aguero
KEY STAT: City are unbeaten in their last six visits to Turf Moor in all competitions, winning the last five in a row and scoring 17 times in the last four

- BURNLEY

Neither Matt Taylor nor new signing Fredrik Ulvestad will be in the Burnley squad. Taylor has played twice for the development squad as he continues his slow recovery from Achilles surgery but is not yet ready for the first-team squad. Norwegian midfielder Ulvestad, meanwhile, is seen more as a player for the long term after signing a three-year deal this week. Dean Marney and Kevin Long (both cruciate) are long-term absentees.

Provisional squad: Heaton, Gilks, Trippier, Mee, Keane, Shackell, Duff, Arfield, Boyd, Jones, Wallace, Kightly, Barnes, Vokes, Ings, Sordell, Reid, Jutkiewicz, Ward.

- MANCHESTER CITY

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany will hope to be recalled for the champions. The Belgium defender was dropped for City's last game against Leicester after a spell of indifferent form, while midfielders Fernandinho and Samir Nasri also missed out. Striker Wilfried Bony will hope to retain his spot after a first start for the club in the victory over the Foxes. City manager Manuel Pellegrini has reported a fully fit squad.

Provisional squad: Hart, Caballero, Zabaleta, Sagna, Demichelis, Mangala, Kompany, Boyata, Clichy, Kolarov, Nasri, Silva, Milner, Navas, Toure, Fernando, Fernandinho, Lampard, Aguero, Jovetic, Bony, Dzeko.

Sunday's matches

PREDICTION: A 2-1 win for Chelsea
FANTASY PICK: Eden Hazard
KEY STAT: Chelsea are the only team in the four divisions of English football who have not lost a home match in the league this season

- CHELSEA

Jose Mourinho will resist wholesale changes on Sunday following the midweek Champions League exit. The Blues boss insists "everyone wants to play" and has Nemanja Matic available for domestic duty after a two-match suspension was served prior to the European exit to Paris St Germain. John Obi Mikel (knee) is the only definite injury absentee for the contest.

Provisional squad: Courtois, Cech, Ivanovic, Luis, Fabregas, Zouma, Ake, Ramires, Oscar, Hazard, Drogba, Remy, Costa, Matic, Willian, Cuadrado, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta, Blackman, Loftus-Cheek.

- SOUTHAMPTON

Toby Alderweireld is set to make his first appearance in nine weeks when Southampton take on Chelsea this weekend. The Belgium defender has been out since picking up a hamstring complaint at Manchester United on Jan. 11 and after been an unused substitute last time out, is likely to start at Stamford Bridge. Jay Rodriguez (knee) and Emmanuel Mayuka (groin) remain absent, but Ronald Koeman has no fresh injury concerns.

Provisional squad: Forster, K Davis, Gazzaniga, Clyne, Bertrand, Targett, Gardos, Yoshida, Alderweireld, Fonte, Schneiderlin, Wanyama, Ward-Prowse, Reed, Elia, Tadic, Mane, Djuricic, S Davis, Long, Seager, Pelle.

PREDICTION: A 0-0 draw
FANTASY PICK: Seamus Coleman
KEY STAT: Newcastle's victory on Dec. 28 ended a run of five without a win against Everton, with the Merseysiders winning four of those five

- EVERTON

Everton full-back Leighton Baines (groin) faces a late fitness test. Centre-back John Stones is expected to be available again after missing Thursday's Europa League win over Dynamo Kiev due to a virus, and winger Aaron Lennon definitely is after being cup-tied for that match. Midfielder Gareth Barry misses out as he starts a two-match suspension, while Bryan Oviedo (hamstring), Tony Hibbert, Steven Pienaar and Aiden McGeady (all knee) remain sidelined.

Provisional squad: Howard, Robles, Stones, Alcaraz, Jagielka, Coleman, Baines, Garbutt, Besic, McCarthy, Barkley, Gibson, Osman, Mirallas, Atsu, Lennon, Naismith, Lukaku, Kone.

- NEWCASTLE UNITED

Newcastle striker Papiss Cisse will miss the game as he begins a seven-match ban. The Senegal international incurred the suspension after accepting an FA improper conduct charge, and he will swap places with midfielder Jack Colback, who is available once again after sitting out the last two games following his 10th booking of the campaign. He will be joined in the squad by keeper Rob Elliot following his recovery from a long-term thigh injury and midfielder Remy Cabella, who has shaken off a knee problem, but full-back Massadio Haidara is out after having an injection in his damaged knee and joins a lengthy list of absentees.

Provisional squad: Krul, Elliot, Woodman, Janmaat, Williamson, Coloccini, R.Taylor, Anita, Abeid, Colback, Sissoko, Gouffran, Ameobi, Obertan, Gutierrez, Riviere, Perez, Armstrong, Satka.

PREDICTION: Manchester United to win 2-1
FANTASY PICK: Wayne Rooney
KEY STAT: Following a run of 17 wins and no defeats in 22 Barclays Premier League matches against Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United have won none of the last five meetings (D3 L2)

- MANCHESTER UNITED

Midfielder Angel di Maria and defender Jonny Evans are suspended. Striker Robin van Persie is still out with an ankle problem, but midfielder Ashley Young has overcome the leg injury he suffered in the 2-1 FA Cup defeat to Arsenal on Monday. Centre-back Marcos Rojo is doubtful because of a groin problem.

Provisional squad: De Gea, Lindegaard, Valdes, Shaw, Blackett, Rojo, Smalling, Jones, McNair, Rafael, Pereira, Young, Blind, Fellaini, Herrera, Valencia, Januzaj, Mata, Falcao, Rooney, Wilson.

- TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

Tottenham head coach Mauricio Pochettino has a fully fit squad to choose from. With only league fixtures remaining, Pochettino has been able to give his squad a two-day break in the lead up to the game at Old Trafford. Emmanuel Adebayor, Younes Kaboul and Etienne Capoue will be hoping to be included in some capacity having not been involved in a matchday squad since January.

Provisional squad: Lloris, Vorm, Friedel, Walker, Rose, Davies, Chiriches, Kaboul, Fazio, Dier, Vertonghen, Bentaleb, Mason, Capoue, Paulinho, Stambouli, Dembele, Lamela, Townsend, Eriksen, Chadli, Soldado, Adebayor, Kane.

Monday's match

PREDICTION: A 2-0 Liverpool win
FANTASY PICK: Philippe Coutinho
KEY STAT: Jonjo Shelvey has netted in the last three league matches between Liverpool and Swansea as a Swans player, though the last of these was an own goal

- SWANSEA CITY

Bafetimbi Gomis should be available after collapsing during the 3-2 defeat at Tottenham on March 4. Gomis suffers from a vasovagal condition which causes low blood pressure and prompts fainting episodes, but he returned to training on Wednesday after seeing a specialist in his native France and is expected to be given the all-clear to play at the Liberty Stadium. Swansea manager Garry Monk has a full-strength squad to select from other than central defender Kyle Bartley, who remains unavailable following knee surgery.

Provisional squad: Fabianski, Naughton, Fernandez, Williams, Taylor, Cork, Ki, Shelvey, Routledge, Sigurdsson, Gomis, Tremmel, Rangel, Amat, Fulton, Carroll, Britton, Montero, Dyer, Emnes, Oliveira, Grimes, King.

- LIVERPOOL

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is back in contention, having missed the last seven games with a hamstring injury. Defenders Martin Skrtel (head) and Mamadou Sakho (hip) are expected to be fit but there could still be a doubt over midfielder Joe Allen (hip). Left-back Luis Enrique (knee) is back in training and could be back in contention soon.

Provisional squad: Mignolet, Toure, Skrtel, Can, Markovic, Henderson, Allen, Moreno, Sterling, Coutinho, Lallana, Ward, Lovren, Johnson, Sakho, Gerrard, Williams, Lambert, Balotelli, Borini, Sturridge.


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