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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: Leicester to edge a 1-0 win and stay top.
FANTASY PICK: Jamie Vardy
KEY STAT: Manchester United have won 10 of the last 11 Premier League matches against Leicester City, but the exception was this fixture last season which the Foxes won 5-3.

- LEICESTER CITY

Jamie Vardy is fit to face Manchester United as he attempts to net in his 11th straight Premier League game on Saturday - beating Ruud van Nistelrooy's achievement the Dutchman set in 2003. Vardy has been carrying a minor hip problem but will play with Matty James the only absentee for boss Claudio Ranieri as the midfielder continues to recover from a long-term knee injury.

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

- MANCHESTER UNITED

Defender Phil Jones and midfielder Ander Herrera are out because of their respective ankle and hamstring injuries. Midfielder Michael Carrick is unlikely to feature as he is still recovering from the ankle injury he suffered playing for England against Spain two weeks ago. Long-term absentees Luke Shaw (leg) and Antonio Valencia (foot) remain sidelined.

Provisional squad: De Gea, Romero, Johnstone, Rojo, Tuanzebe, Smalling, Darmian, McNair, Mata, Blind, Young, Schneiderlin, Powell, Fellaini, Schweinsteiger, Lingard, Depay, Pereira, Rooney, Martial.

SUNDAY'S MATCH

PREDICTION: A 1-1 draw.
FANTASY PICK: Willian
KEY STAT: Eden Hazard has scored in his last three Premier League appearances against Spurs.

- TOTTENHAM

Tottenham will be without Dele Alli through suspension for the visit of Chelsea on Sunday. Kyle Walker, Mousa Dembele and Danny Rose return after they were rested for the Europa League win over Qarabag in Azerbaijan on Thursday, but Erik Lamela (groin), Nabil Bentaleb, Nacer Chadli and Alex Pritchard (all ankle) are set to to miss out again.

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

- CHELSEA

John Terry is a major doubt after suffering an ankle injury at Maccabi Tel-Aviv. Ramires missed that game and he is also doubtful for the Spurs clash, but Cesc Fabregas (toe) is fit. Striker Radamel Falcao (undisclosed) and goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois (knee) are nearing returns.

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

PREDICTION: Another draw, this time 0-0.
FANTASY PICK: Gareth McAuley
KEY STAT: Six of the last nine Premier League meetings between West Ham and West Brom have ended as draws (West Ham two wins, West Brom one victory).

- WEST HAM

Slaven Bilic has a decision to make as to who will take the place of suspended captain Mark Noble, with either Pedro Obiang or Alex Song set to start in his place. Both have been struggling with injury this season but are available for selection but Dimitri Payet (ankle), Enner Valencia (ankle/ foot) and Darren Randolph (knee) are all still out for West Ham.

Provisional squad: Adrian, Jenkinson, Tomkins, Reid, Cresswell, Kouyate, Song, Sakho, Lanzini, Moses, Carroll, Obiang, Zarate, Ogbonna, Jelavic, Antonio, Spiegel, Oxford.

- WEST BROM

Chris Brunt is banned with boss Tony Pulis having several injury worries. The Baggies chief refused to name those who are doubtful but Gareth McAuley is available after missing the 2-1 win over Arsenal through suspension. Jonas Olsson replaced McAuley against the Gunners and impressed while Saido Berahino may continue to be benched with Salomon Rondon leading the line.

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

PREDICTION: A 2-0 win for Jurgen's men.
FANTASY PICK: Roberto Firmino
KEY STAT: Liverpool have won five and lost none of the last seven meetings in all competitions with Swansea City.

- LIVERPOOL

Jurgen Klopp will wait until the last minute to assess the fitness of playmaker Philippe Coutinho. The Brazil international missed the midweek Europa League win over Bordeaux with a hamstring problem sustained at Manchester City last weekend. Klopp will also take a late view on striker Daniel Sturridge, who reported a foot problem in the week, but midfielder Lucas Leiva is suspended meaning Joe Allen is likely to deputise.

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

- SWANSEA CITY

Jonjo Shelvey misses Swansea's trip to his former club Liverpool through suspension. Apart from that under-pressure manager Garry Monk has a full squad to choose from. Federico Fernandez, Jack Cork, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Jefferson Montero and Bafetimbi Gomis are all under consideration after missing the 2-2 home draw against Bournemouth last weekend.

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

PREDICTION: Too easy for Arsenal, 1-3.
FANTASY PICK: Mesut Ozil
KEY STAT: Norwich City have won just one of the last 13 Premier League meetings with Arsenal (W1 D5 L7) and lost seven of the last nine.

- NORWICH CITY

Norwich will be without midfielder Alex Tettey (groin). Captain Russell Martin is back in contention having been a late withdrawal from the squad at Chelsea because of personal reasons. Forward Kyle Lafferty has shaken off a minor groin problem picked up playing for the under-21 side in midweek, but winger Matt Jarvis, on loan from West Ham, remains sidelined with a knee injury.

Provisional Squad: Ruddy, Wisdom, Bassong, Martin, Olsson, Mulumbu, Brady, Howson, Redmond, Hoolahan, Mbokani, Rudd, O'Neil, Bennett, Jerome, Dorrans, Whittaker, Lafferty.

- ARSENAL

Arsene Wenger is ready to play Alexis Sanchez despite suffering a tightening in his hamstring after scoring twice in Tuesday's Champions League victory over Dinamo Zagreb. Aaron Ramsey and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain have both overcome their own hamstring complaints and could feature at Carrow Road but Jack Wilshere (leg), Mikel Arteta and Theo Walcott (both calf), Francis Coquelin, Danny Welbeck and Tomas Rosicky (all knee) are missing.

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


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