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Premier League team news: Updates on injuries and suspensions

Get all the latest team news and information for the next round of Premier League action.

SATURDAY'S GAMES

PREDICTION: A 2-2 draw
FANTASY PICK: Moussa Sissoko
KEY STAT: Bournemouth and Newcastle United have only ever met six times in all competitions with two wins apiece and two draws.

- BOURNEMOUTH

Bournemouth will assess the fitness of goalkeeper Artur Boruc (thigh) and defender Steve Cook (ankle/foot). Adam Federici came into the side for both the Capital One Cup tie at Liverpool and league defeat at Southampton, so is on stand-by again should Poland international Boruc remain unavailable. Republic of Ireland midfielder Harry Arter will be looking for another chance to improve his match fitness having just returned to the side from a hip problem. Captain Tommy Elphick (ankle) continues his rehabilitation, while Callum Wilson, Tyrone Mings and Max Gradel (all knee) are all long-term absentees.

Provisional squad: Federici, Francis, Smith, Daniels, Distin, Gosling, Pugh, Surman, Ritchie, Arter, Murray, Allsop, MacDonald, Cargill, Kermorgant, Stanislas, Tomlin, King, Cook, Boruc.

- NEWCASTLE

Rob Elliot has declared himself fit to spare Newcastle a goalkeeping crisis. The Republic of Ireland international aggravated a thigh injury during last weekend's 0-0 home draw with Stoke with Tim Krul (cruciate ligament) and Karl Darlow (ankle) already out, but with 18-year-old Freddie Woodman waiting in the wings, Elliot has returned to training and is available. Full-backs Daryl Janmaat (knee) and Kevin Mbabu (hamstring) are also fit, but defenders Steven Taylor (hamstring) and Massadio Haidara (groin), midfielders Jack Colback (knee), Gabriel Obertan (hamstring) and Rolando Aarons (ankle) and striker Emmanuel Riviere (knee) are still out.

Provisional squad: Elliot, Woodman, Janmaat, Mbabu, Dummett, Coloccini, Mbemba, Lascelles, Anita, Tiote, Wijnaldum, Sissoko, Thauvin, De Jong, Gouffran, Mitrovic, Cisse, Perez, Toney.

PREDICTION: A 4-2 win for Leicester
FANTASY PICK: Jamie Vardy
KEY STAT: Leicester City have lost just two of their last 12 Premier League home matches (W8 D2 L2) and those defeats came against Chelsea and Arsenal.

- LEICESTER

Leicester have no injury concerns. England forward Jamie Vardy is poised to lead the Foxes into the encounter looking to score in a ninth consecutive Premier League game, with few worries over an Achilles niggle. Leonardo Ulloa, who returned from a thigh problem against West Brom, could start again alongside Vardy.

Provisional squad: Schmeichel, Schwarzer, Moore, Simpson, De Laet, Morgan, Chilwell, Benalouane, Huth, Fuchs, Wasilewski, King, Inler, Drinkwater, Albrighton, Mahrez, Kante, Ulloa, Dyer, Kramaric, Okazaki, Dodoo, Vardy.

- WATFORD

Watford's top scorer Odion Ighalo will be available. Ighalo limped off with a dead leg in Watford's win at West Ham after a heavy challenge from James Collins, but the Nigerian striker will be fit to face the high-flying Foxes. Jose Manuel Jurado, who has not featured since September with a hamstring injury sustained in training, remains sidelined. Tommie Hoban (groin) and Joel Ekstrand (knee) are long-term absentees.

Provisional squad: Gomes, Arlauskis, Gilmartin, Nyom, Cathcart, Prodl, Ake, Paredes, Britos, Holebas, Belkalem, Capoue, Behrami, Dyer, Watson, Guedioura, Anya, Jurado, Layun, Berghuis, Pudil, Behrami, Abdi, Oulare, Diamanti, Ighalo, Deeney.

PREDICTION: A 1-1 draw
FANTASY PICK: Anthony Martial
KEY STAT: Wayne Rooney has scored seven goals and assisted four more in his last seven Premier League starts against West Bromwich Albion.

- MANCHESTER UNITED

Midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin has returned to training following his illness. Ashley Young looks set to continue at right-back as Matteo Darmian is suspended and Antonio Valencia is still out with a foot injury. Long-term absentees Luke Shaw (leg) and Paddy McNair (abdomen) remain sidelined.

Provisional squad: De Gea, Romero, Johnstone, Jones, Rojo, Tuanzebe, Smalling, Mata, Carrick, Blind, Young, Herrera, Fellaini, Schneiderlin, Schweinsteiger, Lingard, Depay, Pereira, Martial, Rooney, Wilson.

- WEST BROM

Tony Pulis refused to name the players doubtful but admitted he will assess "one or two'' of his squad. Jonny Evans will make his first return to United after leaving for £8 million in the summer, along with keeper Anders Lindegaard, while Darren Fletcher is the third former Red Devil in Pulis' squad. Ben Foster is closing in on a comeback from a long-term knee injury but is not yet available.

Provisional squad: Myhill, Lindegaard, Rose, Gamboa, Chester, Dawson, McAuley, Olsson, Evans, Brunt, Gardner, Yacob, Morrison, McManaman, McClean, Sessegnon, Fletcher, Gnabry, Berahino, Anichebe, Lambert, Rondon.

PREDICTION: A 3-3 draw
FANTASY PICK: Andre Ayew
KEY STAT: There have been 25 goals scored in six Premier League meetings between Norwich City and Swansea City.

- NORWICH

Norwich are without Matt Jarvis. The on-loan West Ham winger tweaked knee ligaments in last weekend's 2-1 defeat at Manchester City and Canaries boss Alex Neil is expecting the 29-year-old to be missing for several weeks. There is better news for fellow loanees Andre Wisdom (knee) and Dieumerci Mbokani (illness) who both return to the squad in time for the weekend but club captain Russell Martin is suspended after being sent off at the Etihad Stadium.

Provisional squad: Ruddy, Whittaker, Bassong, Olsson, Tettey, Dorrans, Brady, Howson, Redmond, Mbokani, Rudd, Jerome, Hoolahan, Wisdom, Bennett, Grabban, O'Neil, Mulumbu.

- SWANSEA

Swansea boss Garry Monk has a full-strength squad to choose from. Monk is keen for his side to bounce back from last weekend's 3-0 home defeat to Arsenal and could make changes with Leon Britton and Modou Barrow pushing to start after coming off the bench against the Gunners. Meanwhile wide man Wayne Routledge will also be keen to get involved after shrugging off a recent calf problem.

Provisional squad: Fabianski, Naughton, Fernandez, Williams, Taylor, Cork, Shelvey, Montero, Ayew, Sigurdsson, Gomis, Nordfeldt, Rangel, Bartley, Amat, Tabanou, Ki, Britton, Routledge, Emnes, Barrow, Eder, Grimes.

PREDICTION: A 2-1 win for Southampton
FANTASY PICK: Sadio Mane
KEY STAT: Sunderland have allowed their opponents 69 shots on target against them this season, more than any other team.

- SUNDERLAND

Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce will be without Lee Cattermole. Cattermole limped out of last week's 6-2 defeat at Everton with a recurrence of a long-standing groin problem and has been ruled out until after the international break. But John O'Shea (hamstring), Younes Kaboul (groin), Ola Toivonen (groin) and Fabio Borini (ankle) are all available for selection again after missing last week's defeat due to injury.

Provisional squad: Pantilimon, Mannone, Jones, Van Aanholt, Yedlin, Matthews, O'Shea, Kaboul, Coates, Brown, M'Vila, Larsson, Gomez, Johnson, Toivonen, Lens, Borini, Defoe, Fletcher, Watmore.

- SOUTHAMPTON

Victor Wanyama is out after picking up a one-match ban. Wanyama was sent off for a second bookable offence towards the end of last week's victory over Bournemouth, and Harrison Reed could step up to the team for the clash against Sam Allardyce's men. Jay Rodriguez and Shane Long are once again unable to feature despite both forwards inching towards full fitness after knee and foot injuries respectively.

Provisional squad: Stekelenburg, K Davis, Gazzaniga, Soares, Martina, Caulker, Yoshida, Van Dijk, Fonte, Bertrand, Targett, Clasie, S Davis, Reed, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Mane, Juanmi, Ramirez, Tadic, Pelle.

PREDICTION: A 1-1 draw
FANTASY PICK: Mauro Zarate
KEY STAT: West Ham United haven't won back to back home Premier League games since December 2014.

- WEST HAM

West Ham striker Diafra Sakho will miss out due to a thigh injury. Defenders Winston Reid (knee) and Angelo Ogbonna (hamstring) are fit after spells out, and one of them will replace the suspended James Collins at centre-back. Midfielder Alex Song will not be involved, but he has been pencilled in for a friendly next week to build up his match-fitness following a summer ankle operation.

Provisional squad: Adrian, Randolph, Tomkins, Reid, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Hendrie, Jenkinson, O'Brien, Oxford, Noble, Obiang, Kouyate, Cullen, Payet, Antonio, Moses, Lanzini, Zarate, Valencia, Carroll, Jelavic.

- EVERTON

Bryan Oviedo will have to come out of Everton's starting line-up but Leighton Baines is not yet fit enough to replace him. Costa Rica international Oviedo strained his hamstring in the first half of Sunday's 6-2 win over Sunderland and could miss up to three weeks, meaning 19-year-old Brendan Galloway may have to fill in at left-back once more. Baines, who is yet to play this season following ankle surgery, is back in full training, along with Tom Cleverley (ankle) and Muhamed Besic (hamstring), but his return will come in a behind-closed-doors friendly over the international break. Steven Pienaar (hamstring) and Tony Hibbert (knee) should also be back in the mix later this month.

Provisional squad: Howard, Robles, Stones, Funes Mori, Coleman, Browning, Galloway, McCarthy, Barkley, Cleverley, Barry, Gibson, Osman, Lennon, Naismith, Deulofeu, Mirallas, Kone, Lukaku.

PREDICTION: A 1-0 win for Stoke
FANTASY PICK: Jack Butland
KEY STAT: Prior to their recent League Cup elimination via penalties to Stoke at the Britannia Stadium, Chelsea had won 14 and lost just one of the previous 17 meetings in all competitions with Stoke.

- STOKE CITY

Geoff Cameron is back in the Stoke squad. The USA international has missed the last two games because of a thigh problem but is fully fit again. Fellow defender Marc Muniesa (hamstring) is expected to miss a couple more weeks and keeper Shay Given (knee) is also out but Phil Bardsley returns after serving a one-match ban.

Provisional squad: Butland, Haugaard, Shawcross, Wollscheid, Wilson, Johnson, Pieters, Bardsley, Whelan, Adam, Ireland, Sidwell, Van Ginkel, Arnautovic, Bojan, Shaqiri, Afellay, Walters, Crouch, Joselu, Odemwingie, Diouf.

- CHELSEA

Branislav Ivanovic is in contention to return, when manager Jose Mourinho will be absent due to a stadium ban. Right-back Ivanovic has been absent in recent weeks with a hamstring injury, but is available again. Striker Radamel Falcao is out for a few weeks after sustaining an undisclosed injury in training on Tuesday, while goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois (knee) remains sidelined.

Provisional squad: Begovic, Fabregas, Zouma, Rahman, Ramires, Oscar, Hazard, Mikel, Traore, Kenedy, Pedro, Costa, Matic, Willian, Cahill, Terry, Blackman, Azpilicueta, Loftus-Cheek.

SUNDAY'S MATCHES

PREDICTION: A 4-1 win for City
FANTASY PICK: Raheem Sterling
KEY STAT: Aston Villa have lost five and won none of their last six Premier League games at Villa Park and failed to score in four of those games.

- ASTON VILLA

Micah Richards is available to face former club Manchester City. The defender missed Monday's defeat at Tottenham through suspension but could return with rock bottom Villa looking to end a run of seven straight league defeats on Sunday. Gabby Agbonlahor came off at half time against Spurs with a tight calf while Ashley Westwood should recover after being hit in the face at White Hart Lane and Idrissa Gana and Adama Traore are expected to return after being rested.

Provisional squad: Guzan, Bunn, Hutton, Bacuna, Clark, Richards, Lescott, Okore, Richardson, Amavi, Crespo, Westwood, Sanchez, Gana, N'Zogbia, Veretout, Gil, Grealish, Traore, Kozak, Gestede, Agbonlahor, Sinclair, Ayew.

- MANCHESTER CITY

Leaders Manchester City are still without playmaker David Silva. The 29-year-old, who has also not been included in the Spain squad for the upcoming friendlies against England and Belgium, has missed six games with an ankle injury but was thought to be close to returning. Striker Sergio Aguero, midfielder Samir Nasri and defender Pablo Zabaleta are also still out but midfielder Fabian Delph could make the bench against his former club.

Provisional squad: Hart, Caballero, Sagna, Maffeo, Kompany, Otamendi, Demichelis, Mangala, Clichy, Kolarov, Toure, Fernando, Fernandinho, Delph, Sterling, De Bruyne, Navas, Bony, Iheanacho, Rob

PREDICTION: A 2-1 win for Arsenal
FANTASY PICK: Santi Cazorla
KEY STAT: Arsenal have won 13 and lost just two of their last 18 Premier League games at the Emirates, conceding just nine goals in that run.

- ARSENAL

Arsenal could have centre-back Laurent Koscielny available following a hip problem. Manager Arsene Wenger reported no other fresh injury concerns from the midweek 5-1 Champions League defeat away to Bayern Munich, but confirmed full-back Hector Bellerin (groin) remains unavailable. Captain Mikel Arteta (ankle) faces a fitness test, while goalkeeper David Ospina could return from a shoulder problem. Forward Theo Walcott (calf), midfielders Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Aaron Ramsey (both hamstring), Jack Wilshere (fibula), forward Danny Welbeck and Czech playmaker Tomas Rosicky (both knee) all continue their rehabilitation.

Provisional squad: Cech, Monreal, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Debuchy, Coquelin, Cazorla, Ozil, Sanchez, Campbell, Giroud, Ospina, Gibbs, Chambers, Gabriel, Flamini, Iwobi, Reine Adelaide.

- TOTTENHAM

Tottenham defender Danny Rose is hoping to recover from a knock in time for the north London derby. Rose came off in the second half of Monday's win over Aston Villa but is expected to be fit while Clinton Njie is close to recovering from a hamstring injury and could also feature at the Emirates. Summer signing Son Heung-min is available again following six weeks out with a foot problem, but Nabil Bentaleb and Nacer Chadli are both out with ankle injuries. Andros Townsend is also likely to be absent as the winger serves punishment for his altercation with a club fitness coach on Monday.

Provisional squad: Lloris, Vorm, Walker, Trippier, Alderweireld, Wimmer, Vertonghen, Fazio, Rose, Davies, Winks, Dier, Dembele, Mason, Carroll, Alli, Lamela, Eriksen, Onomah, Son Heung-min, Njie, Kane.

PREDICTION: A 2-2 draw
FANTASY PICK: Jordon Ibe
KEY STAT: Liverpool won five and lost none of the first seven Premier League meetings with Palace, but The Eagles have won three and lost just one of the last five.

- LIVERPOOL

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is likely to recall playmaker Philippe Coutinho. The Brazil international, scorer of two goals in last weekend's win at Chelsea, was rested for the midweek win against Rubin Kazan in Russia as was Adam Lallana, centre-back Martin Skrtel and midfielder Lucas Leiva, and most are expected to regain their places. Captain Jordan Henderson is gradually edging closer to fitness after an operation on a broken foot and has started some light running sessions but he is still a few weeks away from being in contention.

Provisional squad: Mignolet, Clyne, Skrtel, Sakho, Moreno, Lucas, Milner, Can, Firmino, Coutinho, Benteke, Bogdan, Toure, Lovren, Allen, Brannagan, Lallana, Ibe, Origi, Teixeira.

- CRYSTAL PALACE

Dwight Gayle faces a late fitness test on his hamstring. The forward's potential absence further weakens Pardew's options, with Connor Wickham and Marouane Chamakh also out, though both are expected to return following the international break. Lee Chung-yong is struggling with a foot injury and is therefore also expected to miss out, but Pape Souare is in line to feature after returning to full fitness.

Provisional squad: McCarthy, Hennessey, Speroni, Bamford, Bolasie, Cabaye, Campbell, Dann, Delaney, Gayle, Hangeland, Jedinak, Kelly, Ledley, Mariappa, McArthur, Mutch, Puncheon, Sako, Souare, Ward, Wickham, Zaha.


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