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Saturday 23rd December
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Fulham Vs West Ham
The Fulham squad is stretched as they contend with a growing number of injuries - the latest being midfielder Claus Jensen who has a tight hamstring.
Luis Boa Morte, Collins John (both hamstring), Ian Pearce (back) and Papa Bouba Diop (thigh) are out so Moritz Volz set to continue in midfield.
West Ham have no new injury worries and Shaun Newton is now available after serving a seven-month drugs suspension.
Danny Gabbidon is training again after a hamstring injury but will not figure.
Possible Line-Ups:
Fulham (from): Niemi, Rosenior, Omozusi, Knight, Bocanegra, Christanval, Queudrue, Volz, Brown, Radzinski, McBride, Helguson, Routledge, Zakuani, Runstrom, Lastuvka, Batista.
West Ham (from): Green, Spector, Ferdinand, Collins, Konchesky, Bowyer, Reo-Coker, Mullins, Etherington, Harewood, Zamora, Benayoun, McCartney, Sheringham, Tevez, Carroll, Mascherano, Newton, Mears, Dailly, Cole, Pantsil. | 3.00 Kick Offs Quote:
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Arsenal Vs Blackburn
Arsenal midfield duo Tomas Rosicky and Mathieu Flamini are back in contention after injury but Emmanuel Eboue is out.
An ankle problem means the full-back joins William Gallas, Thierry Henry and Freddie Ljungburg on the sidelines.
Blackburn's top scorer Benni McCarthy will miss the trip to the capital through suspension.
Stephane Henchoz is back after a ban, Zurab Khizanishvili and Brett Emerton could also come into contention after injury but Aaron Mokoena is doubtful.
Possible Line-Ups:
Arsenal (from): Lehmann, Hoyte, Toure, Djourou, Clichy, Walcott, Gilberto, Fabregas, Hleb, Adebayor, van Persie, Almunia, Rosicky, Senderos, Baptista, Flamini, Aliadiere, Song.
Blackburn (from): Freidel, Neill, Todd, Ooijer, Henchoz, Khizanishvili, Gray, McEveley, Emerton, Bentley, Tugay, Savage, Mokoena, Pedersen, Nonda, Derbyshire, Gallagher, Brown, Peter. | Quote:
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Aston Villa Vs Manchester United
Aston Villa's Gavin McCann will be given until the last minute to prove his recovery from a hamstring injury he picked up last weekend against Bolton.
Young midfielder Craig Gardner is standing by for his first start of the season in what is likely to be the only change to Martin O'Neill's side.
Premiership leaders Manchester United are set to name an unchanged team.
Defender Patrice Evra remains doubtful with a calf injury, while Alan Smith is still battling for full fitness.
Possible Line-Ups:
Aston Villa (from): Kiraly, Olejnik, Mellberg, Hughes, Cahill, Ridgewell, Samuel, Bouma, Barry, Agbonlahor, Petrov, McCann, Gardner, Davis, Angel, Baros, Sutton, Agathe, Whittingham.
Manchester United (from): Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Neville, O'Shea, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Heinze, Evra, Silvestre, Fletcher, Ronaldo, Scholes, Carrick, Giggs, Richardson, Park, Rooney, Saha, Solskjaer. | Quote:
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Liverpool Vs Watford
Liverpool could name an unchanged team, although boss Rafael Benitez is keen to spread the load in his squad over the busy festive season of matches.
Left-sided duo Stephen Warnock and Fabio Aurelio both played for the reserves and are pushing for inclusion.
Watford will be without defender James Chambers who has a gashed ankle.
On-loan Manchester United keeper Ben Foster is unlikely to recover from a knee injury, while Clarke Carlisle and Marlon King are long-term casualties.
Possible Line-Ups:
Liverpool (from): Reina, Finnan, Carragher, Hyypia, Agger, Riise, Luis Garcia, Gerrard, Alonso, Pennant, Fowler, Crouch, Bellamy, Kuyt, Gonzalez, Guthrie, Dudek, Paletta, Aurelio, Warnock.
Watford (from): Lee, Chamberlain, Doyley, Shittu, DeMerit, Stewart, Powell, Mackay, Mariappa, Smith, Mahon, Bangura, Bouazza, Spring, McNamee, Francis, Jarrett, Henderson, Young, Priskin. | Quote:
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Manchester City Vs Bolton
Manchester City defender Micah Richards is expected to shake off a dead leg, Claudio Reyna could figure after injury and Ben Thatcher is back from a ban.
But midfielder Dietmar Hamann is out with a back complaint and striker Bernardo Corradi is suspended.
Bolton are set for a change in attack with El-Hadji Diouf available after suspension and Kevin Davies now banned.
Defenders Tal Ben Haim and Ricardo Gardner are pushing for starting places, but Quinton Fortune is out.
Possible Line-Ups:
Manchester City (from): Weaver, Richards, Dunne, Distin, Jordan, Thatcher, Trabelsi, Barton, Reyna, Samaras, Vassell, Dickov, Isaksson, Ireland, Dabo, Onuoha, Beasley, M Mills, Miller, Hart.
Bolton (from): Jaaskelainen, Hunt, Meite, Ben Haim, Faye, Pedersen, Gardner, Campo, Giannakopoulos, Nolan, Speed, Anelka, Diouf, Vaz Te, Al Habsi, Tal, Fojut, Smith. | Quote:
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Middlesbrough Vs Charlton
Jonathan Woodgate has recovered from an ankle problem and will resume in the heart of the Middlesbrough defence.
Emanuel Pogatetz is back from a ban, but Robert Huth is out and Abel Xavier is a doubt with a hamstring injury.
Charlton will give late fitness tests to Dennis Rommedahl (foot), Radostin Kishishev (calf), Darren Ambrose (knee) and Hermann Hreidarsson (Achilles).
Jerome Thomas is a doubt with a virus, Andy Reid has a hamstring problem and Luke Young is out with a knee injury.
Possible Line-Ups:
Middlesbrough (from): Schwarzer, Jones, Parnaby, Taylor, Xavier, Woodgate, Pogatetz, Davies, Wheater, Boateng, Cattermole, Morrison, Downing, Arca, Johnson, Rochemback, Mendieta, Viduka, Yakubu, Christie.
Charlton (from): Carson, Sankofa, Fortune, Diawara, Traore, Rommedahl, Faye, Hughes, Sam, M Bent, D Bent, Myhre, Thomas, Holland, Hasselbaink, El Karkouri, Hreidarsson, Ambrose, Kishishev, Reid. | Quote:
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Newcastle Vs Tottenham
Celestine Babayaro will come back into the Newcastle squad after suspension.
The Magpies are contending with a plethora of injuries but winger Damien Duff could return if he passes a late fitness test on his knee.
Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon is still suffering from an inflammation of his knee and is unlikely to feature.
Hossam Ghaly is available after injury, Ledley King was rested midweek, Didier Zokora returns from a ban but Jermaine Jenas and Robbie Keane are still out.
Possible Line-Ups:
Newcastle (from): Given, Srnicek, Solano, Babayaro, Taylor, Ramage, Huntington, Parker, Butt, Emre, Milner, Duff, Pattison, Troisi, Gate, Edgar, Martins, Dyer, Sibierski, Luque, Rossi, Carroll.
Tottenham (from): Robinson, Cerny, Chimbonda, Lee, Dawson, King, Assou-Ekotto, Stalteri, Davenport, Gardner, Zokora, Davids, Tainio, Murphy, Ghaly, Malbranque, Ziegler, Huddlestone, Berbatov, Mido, Defoe. | Quote:
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Portsmouth Vs Sheffield United
Kanu will lead the Portsmouth line despite showing signs of a knee injury in the draw at Arsenal last week.
Fellow strikers Benjani Mwaruwari (hamstring) and Lomana Lualua (thigh) are out and Andy Cole is set to start on the bench after an Achilles injury.
Sheffield United striker Danny Webber should be fit to play despite being laid low by a virus during the week.
Paul Gerrard will act as cover to Paddy Kenny with Ian Bennett out and Mikele Leigertwood is back in light training.
Possible Line-Ups:
Portsmouth (from): James, Johnson, Primus, Campbell, Pamarot, O'Neil, Mendes, Davis, Taylor, Kranjcar, Kanu, Thompson, Cole, Fernandes, Griffin, Hughes, Koroman, Douala, Ashdown.
Sheffield United (from): Kenny, Bromby, Morgan, Jagielka, Hulse, A Quinn, S Quinn, Kazim-Richards, Kozluk, Gillespie, Geary, Nade, Webber, Montgomery, Law, Gerrard, Short, Kabba, Tonge, Armstrong. | Quote:
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Reading Vs Everton
Reading have no fresh injury worries ahead of Everton's visit.
Striker Dave Kitson (appendix operation) and winger Bobby Convey (knee) remain sidelined but are both nearing comebacks.
Mikel Arteta returns for the Toffees after a week of treatment on an ankle injury he aggravated against Chelsea.
And there is further good news as Phil Neville, Leon Osman and Nuno Valente all showed no ill-effects after returning from injury last weekend.
Possible Line-Ups:
Reading (from): Hahnemann, Murty, Sonko, Ingimarsson, Shorey, Little, Sidwell, Harper, Hunt, Doyle, Seol, Lita, Long, Oster, Gunnarsson, Bikey, De La Cruz, Federici.
Everton (from): Howard, Wright, Neville, Yobo, Stubbs, Weir, Lescott, Valente, Naysmith, Osman, Carsley, Arteta, Davies, Van der Meyde, McFadden, Anichebe, Beattie, Johnson, Vaughan, Hughes. | 5.45 Kick Off Quote:
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Wigan Vs Chelsea
Wigan are without strikers Henri Camara and Lee McCulloch so Svetoslav Todorov is in line for his Latics debut.
Camara has a knee injury, McCulloch is banned, Gary Teale is close to a return but Paul Scharner, Ryan Taylor, Antonio Valencia and Steve McMillan are out.
Chelsea captain John Terry is a doubt after the recurrence of his back injury and Khalid Boulahrouz is on stand-by.
The club's only other major concern is over goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini who has a muscle injury. Joe Cole is still out.
Possible Line-Ups:
Wigan (from): Kirkland, Jackson, Hall, Kilbane, Cywka, Johansson, Landzaat, Heskey, Boyce, Cotterill, Skoko, Baines, De Zeeuw, Wright, Webster, Todorov, Teale, Pollitt.
Chelsea (from): Hilario, Hedman, Cudicini, Geremi, Carvalho, Terry, Boulahrouz, Ferreira, A Cole, Bridge, Lampard, Essien, Makelele, Ballack, Drogba, Shevchenko, Robben, Wright-Phillips, Diarra, Mikel, Kalou. |
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Originally Posted by James Deuce in the Shoutbox 11/20/2009 02:55 - So much false hope you have
11/20/2009 02:55 - Ill be loling at you while watching us own you
11/20/2009 02:55 - I cant wait for this game |
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