Saturday Premier League Preview: Team Updates on injuries and suspensions
Ahead of an important round of Premier League fixtures, Jhumbar takes you through who will miss out and who is likely to start for your favourite club on Saturday.
All times are based on EAT (+3 GMT, +2 CAT)
CHELSEA Vs ARSENAL (14:45 EAT)
CHELSEA
Willian is out with a hamstring injury. Striker Radamel Falcao, playmaker Oscar (both knee) and Pedro (thigh) could be available, but are doubtful. Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is out for around three months following knee surgery, while defender Papy Djilobodji, who is not in the Champions League squad, could be included.
Provisional squad: Begovic, Ivanovic, Fabregas, Zouma, Rahman, Oscar, Ramires, Hazard, Cuadrado, Mikel, Traore, Djilobodji, Pedro, Remy, Costa, Matic, Cahill, Terry, Blackman, Azpilicueta, Loftus-Cheek, Kenedy, Beeney.
Provisional squad: Cech, Monreal, Koscielny, Gabriel, Bellerin, Coquelin, Cazorla, Ozil, Ramsey, Sanchez, Walcott, Ospina, Giroud, Campbell, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Debuchy, Gibbs, Arteta, Mertesacker.
BOURNEMOUTH Vs SUNDERLAND (17:00 EAT)
BOURNEMOUTH
Bournemouth's £4 million summer signing Glenn Murray could make his full debut after coming off the bench in last weekend's 3-1 defeat at Norwich, a result which is likely to lead to manager Eddie Howe making changes to his team. Charlie Daniels is in contention to return having recovered from a knee injury, but Bournemouth remain without summer signings Christian Atsu, Max Gradel and Tyrone Mings, the latter two being long-term absentees.
Provisional squad: Boruc, Francis, Cook, Gosling, Elphick, Surman, Pugh, Rantie, Daniels, Wilson, Smith, MacDonald, King, Kermorgant, Stanislas, Allsop, Federici, Tomlin, Distin, Ritchie, O'Kane, Bennett, Murray.
SUNDERLAND
Adam Johnson will return to the squad having not played since the opening day of the season when he dislocated his shoulder at Leicester. He will be joined by full-back DeAndre Yedlin, who was ineligible to face parent club Tottenham last weekend. Scotland striker Steven Fletcher is available after recovering from a knock, but defender Adam Matthews (ankle ligaments) and frontman Duncan Watmore (illness)
Provisional squad: Pantilimon, Mannone, Jones, Van Aanholt, Yedlin, O'Shea, Kaboul, Coates, Cattermole, M'Vila, Lens, Rodwell, Larsson, Gomez, Johnson, Toivonen, Borini, Defoe, Fletcher.
ASTON VILLA Vs WEST BROM (17:00 EAT)
ASTON VILLA
Idrissa Gueye will be assessed as he battles to return from a hamstring injury. The midfielder missed last week's 3-2 defeat at Leicester, but has a chance to return. Carles GIl and Adama Traore (both calf) are doubts, while Jores Okore has returned to training after a knee injury but is still lacking match fitness.
Provisional squad: Guzan, Bunn, Hutton, Bacuna, Clark, Lescott, Richards, Amavi, Crespo, Richardson, Westwood, Gueye, Cole, Grealish, Sinclair, Gil, Sanchez, N'Zogbia, Veretout, Agbonlahor, Traore, Kozak, Gestede, Ayew.
WEST BROM
Defender Jonny Evans is expected to recover from a dead leg. The former Manchester United man was forced off in the final five minutes of last week's 0-0 draw with Southampton but boss Tony Pulis believes he will be fit. Saido Berahino could start after returning to the squad last week following his strike threat, eventually coming off the bench as a second-half substitute but goalkeeper Ben Foster (knee) remains sidelined.
Provisional squad: Lindegaard, Myhill, Chester, Dawson, McAuley, Olsson, Evans, Brunt, Gamboa, Gardner, Morrison, Yacob, Gnabry, Sessegnon, Fletcher, McClean, McManaman, Lambert, Rondon, Berahino, Anichebe.
NEW CASTLE Vs WATFORD (17:00 EAT)
NEWCASTLE
Newcastle striker Aleksandar Mitrovic will serve the second game of his three-match ban. He will be joined on the sidelines by goalkeeper Karl Darlow (ankle), defenders Steven Taylor and Paul Dummett (both hamstring) and midfielder Cheick Tiote (knee). Rob Elliot is likely to provide the back-up for Tim Krul from the bench, while midfielder Sylvain Marveaux is back in training after a groin problem, but defender Mike Williamson (arm) and striker Emmanuel Riviere (knee) are still out.
Provisional squad: Krul, Elliot, Janmaat, Coloccini, Mbemba, Lascelles, Haidara, Anita, Wijnaldum, Sissoko, Thauvin, De Jong, Colback, Obertan, Aarons, Gouffran, Cisse, Perez.
WATFORD
Watford will be without suspended duo Valon Behrami and Miguel Britos. Behrami was shown a straight red card in last weekend's win over Swansea while Britos is serving the last match of a three-game ban for his own sending off in the Capital One Cup. Deadline day signings Adlene Guedioura, Obbi Oulare and Victor Ibarbo are all in contention to make their debuts.
Provisional squad: Gomes, Nyom, Cathcart, Prodl, Paredes, Holebas, Capoue, Watson, Ighalo, Jurado, Deeney, Guedioura, Anya, Angella, Vydra, Layun, Arlauskis, Gilmartin, Berghuis, Pudil, Abdi, Ake, Oulare, Diamanti.
STOKE Vs LEICESTER (17:00 EAT)
STOKE
Bojan Krkic may make his first start in eight months after coming off the bench against Arsenal last weekend. Glen Johnson (groin) will come back into the fold after training this week but Mame Biram Diouf is again doubtful due to his hamstring problem and Charlie Adam and Ibrahim Afellay remain suspended. Hughes also revealed that captain Ryan Shawcross has resumed light jogging following his back operation.
Provisional squad: Butland, Given, Muniesa, Wilson, Wollscheid, Bardsley, Pieters, Johnson, Cameron, Whelan, Van Ginkel, Ireland, Sidwell, Arnautovic, Walters, Bojan, Shaqiri, Diouf, Crouch, Joselu.
LEICESTER
Nathan Dyer has received the all-clear from the club's medical staff after suffering a heavy blow to the head in a collision with Aston Villa goalkeeper Brad Guzan as he bravely headed the winning goal on his debut to complete a thrilling 3-2 comeback victory for the Foxes. Fellow substitutes last Sunday Ngolo Kante and Leonardo Ulloa also played a major part in Leicester overturning that two-goal deficit and all three players come into manager Claudio Ranieri's thinking for starting places at the Britannia Stadium.
Provisional squad: Schmeichel, Schwarzer, Morgan, De Laet, Huth, Wasilewski, Benalouane, Schlupp, Fuchs, Drinkwater, King, Inler, Kante, Hammond, Albrighton, Mahrez, Vardy, Kramaric, Ulloa, Okazaki, Dodoo, Dyer.
SWANSEA Vs EVERTON (17:00 EAT)
SWANSEA
Swansea are at full strength. Jefferson Montero began last weekend's defeat at Watford on the bench following a thigh injury, but the winger is in contention to start for the first time since Aug. 22 with Wayne Routledge likely to drop out. Midfielder Ki Sung-yueng is available after flying home to South Korea after the Watford game to attend the birth of his first child.
Provisional squad: Fabianski, Naughton, Fernandez, Williams, Taylor, Cork, Shelvey, Montero, Ayew, Sigurdsson, Gomis, Nordfeldt, Rangel, Bartley, Amat, Tabanou, Ki, Fulton, Britton, Routledge, Emnes, Barrow, Eder, Grimes.
EVERTON
Seamus Coleman and Muhamed Besic both came off in last weekend's victory over Chelsea due to hamstring problems, but Toffees boss Roberto Martinez has reported the pair have reacted well to treatment and are not being ruled out of the trip to Wales. If they do not make it, their replacements in that game -- debutant Ramiro Funes Mori and hat trick hero Steven Naismith -- will be ready to step in again. Midfielder Darron Gibson (foot) is nearing a first-team return having featured for the under-21s on Monday but is not expected to be ready just yet.
Provisional squad: Howard, Robles, Stones, Jagielka, Funes Mori, Browning, Coleman, Galloway, Barry, McCarthy, Besic, Osman, Barkley, Mirallas, Lennon, Deulofeu, Naismith, Kone, Lukaku.
MANCHESTER CITY Vs WEST HAM (19:00 EAT)
MAN CITY
Vincent Kompany will out but star striker Sergio Aguero is fit. Kompany suffered a calf injury in the midweek Champions League loss to Juventus and is also out of Tuesday's Capital One Cup tie against Sunderland, but Aguero has recovered from his knee problem. Playmaker Samir Nasri will rest after suffering a knock while full-backs Pablo Zabaleta and Gael Clichy, and midfielder Fabian Delph remain on the sidelines.
Provisional squad: Hart, Caballero, Sagna, Otamendi, Mangala, Demichelis, Kolarov, Maffeo, Silva, Navas, Sterling, De Bruyne, Toure, Fernandinho, Fernando, Aguero, Bony, Iheanacho, Roberts.
WEST HAM
West Ham will be without defender Angelo Ogbonna against Manchester City. Ogbonna is expected to miss around two weeks with a hamstring injury while Joey O'Brien (calf), Alex Song (ankle) and Enner Valencia (knee) are also out. Mauro Zarate and Pedro Obiang are hoping to shake off hamstring and ankle problems respectively. Andy Carroll could feature again after coming off the bench against Newcastle.
Provisional squad: Adrian, Randolph, Tomkins, Collins, Reid, Cresswell, Hendrie, Jenkinson, Oxford, Noble, Obiang, Kouyate, Payet, Antonio, Moses, Lanzini, Maiga, Zarate, Sakho, Carroll, Jelavic.
