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Premier League and FA Cup team news: Injury and suspension updates

FA CUP

SUNDAY'S MATCHES

ARSENAL

Arsene Wenger is hopeful of having defensive duo Gabriel and Per Mertesacker available. Both were forced off in Tuesday's replay at Hull but look to have recovered from eye and hamstring problems, while fellow centre-back Laurent Koscielny (calf) could also be involved. Aaron Ramsey (thigh) is out and could face a month on the sidelines, while Jack Wilshere (leg), Tomas Rosicky (thigh), Petr Cech (calf), Santi Cazorla and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (both knee) are all still missing.

Provisional squad: Ospina, Macey, Monreal, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Bellerin, Chambers, Elneny, Flamini, Ozil, Reine-Adelaide, Gnabry, Iwobi, Sanchez, Campbell, Walcott, Welbeck, Giroud.

WATFORD

Watford manager Quique Sanchez Flores has late decisions to make on Craig Cathcart and Jose Manuel Jurado. The pair have been suffering from calf injuries and are being monitored but Flores confirmed Costel Pantilimon will continue in goal for the FA Cup after playing well against Nottingham Forest and Leeds in the earlier rounds. The Hornets boss ruled out Miguel Britos (hamstring) for the tie and Joel Ekstrand (also hamstring) remains on the sidelines.

Provisional squad: Pantilimon, Paredes, Holebas, Behrami, Capoue, Watson, Ighalo, Deeney, Abdi, Nyom, Amrabat, Anya, Prodl, Guedioura, Suarez, Gomes, Cathcart, Jurado.

MANCHESTER UNITED

Juan Mata will miss out against West Ham through suspension. Jesse Lingard returns to the squad having served a ban in the Europa League clash with Liverpool, while Adnan Januzaj and Timothy Fosu-Mensah are available having been ineligible for Thursday's match. Wayne Rooney (knee), Luke Shaw (leg), Ashley Young (groin/pelvis) and Will Keane (groin) remain absent, but Antonio Valencia, Phil Jones and Cameron Borthwick-Jackson are nearing a return.

Provisional squad: De Gea, Romero, J Pereira, Darmian, Riley, Rojo, Varela, Valencia, Love, Borthwick-Jackson, Fosu-Mensah, Jones, Blind, Smalling, Poole, McNair, Schneiderlin, Herrera, Rothwell, Fellaini, Carrick, Weir, A Pereira, Lingard, Januzaj, Depay, Martial, Rashford.

WEST HAM

West Ham can welcome back Enner Valencia, Victor Moses and Joey O'Brien. Valencia has recovered from a sprained ankle, Moses is fit after a quad injury and O'Brien has shaken off hamstring trouble. Winston Reid is close to returning after a hamstring problem but the Old Trafford clash is likely to come too soon while fellow defenders James Tomkins (calf) and James Collins (hamstring) are still injured and Sam Byram is cup-tied.

Provisional squad: Adrian, Randolph, O'Brien, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Oxford, Noble, Kouyate, Song, Obiang, Moses, Lanzini, Payet, Antonio, Valencia, Carroll, Emenike, Sakho.

PREMIER LEAGUE

SUNDAY'S MATCH

ASTON VILLA

Aston Villa boss Remi Garde is expected to go into their meeting with Tottenham with the same squad. Carlos Sanchez (hamstring) and Jack Grealish and Libor Kozak (both ankle) are all still sidelined while Charles N'Zogbia remains out of Garde's plans despite being fit. Jordan Amavi is out until next season with a serious knee injury while Adama Traore (broken foot) is closing in on a return but is not ready yet.

Provisional squad: Guzan, Bunn, Hutton, Richards, Lescott, Okore, Clark, Richardson, Cissokho, Westwood, Lyden, Gil, Davis, Sinclair, Veretout, Gana, Agbonlahor, Ayew, Gestede.

TOTTENHAM

Tottenham are confident Dele Alli will be fit to face Aston Villa. Alli has been struggling with an ankle problem but is expected to be passed fit while Eric Dier is hoping to shake off a knock in time for the game at Villa Park. Danny Rose sat out Thursday's defeat to Borussia Dortmund with a sore calf and will be assessed. Jan Vertonghen and Clinton Njie are both out with knee injuries.

Provisional squad: Lloris, Vorm, Walker, Trippier, Davies, Rose, Alderweireld, Wimmer, Carter-Vickers, Winks, Dembele, Mason, Dier, Carroll, Bentaleb, Eriksen, Onomah, Lamela, Son, Chadli, Kane.

MONDAY'S MATCH

LEICESTER

Winger Riyad Mahrez is fit for Leicester against Newcastle despite being forced off against Watford. The Algeria international came off after scoring the winner in the Foxes' 1-0 victory but Claudio Ranieri insists Mahrez just had cramp in his hamstring and can face the Magpies on Monday. Midfielder Matty James has also returned to full training following a serious knee injury which has forced him to miss all of the season but he is unlikely to be risked.

Provisional squad: Schmeichel, Schwarzer, Simpson, Fuchs, Huth, Morgan, Wasilewski, Schlupp, Chilwell, Drinkwater, King, Kante, Amartey, Inler, Gray, Dyer, Albrighton, Mahrez, Vardy, Ulloa, Okazaki.

NEWCASTLE UNITED

New Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez will assess his players. However, he will not have left-back Paul Dummett at his disposal after he aggravated a hamstring problem during last weekend's 3-1 home defeat to Bournemouth, while skipper Fabricio Coloccini remains a doubt with a calf injury. Midfielder Andros Townsend will hope to have shaken off the hamstring problem which has kept him out of the last two games, but goalkeeper Tim Krul (knee), defenders Chancel Mbemba (ankle), Massadio Haidara (knee) and Kevin Mbabu (thigh) and midfielder Gabriel Obertan (hamstring) remain on the sidelines.

Provisional squad: Elliot, Darlow, Janmaat, Taylor, Lascelles, Gibson, Tiote, Colback, Wijnaldum, Sissoko, Shelvey, Townsend, Saivet, De Jong, Anita, Gouffran, Aarons, Mitrovic, Cisse, Perez, Doumbia, Riviere.


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