Saturday 13th January:
12.45 Kick Off
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Watford captain Gavin Mahon returns after missing the FA Cup win over Stockport and Tamas Priskin is available after suspension.
Lee Williamson and Will Hoskins could make their debuts but defender Dan Shittu (ankle) remains a doubt.
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez recalls his big names although he is without Luis Garcia (knee) for the season.
Mark Gonzalez and Steven Warnock have joined Mohamed Sissoko, Bolo Zenden and Harry Kewell on the injury list.
Team News:
Watford (from): Foster, Lee, Mariappa, Mackay, DeMerit, Stewart, Shittu, Powell, Doyley, Smith, Francis, Bangura, McNamee, Mahon, Williamson, Spring, Jarrett, Henderson, Ashikodi, Young, Priskin, Hoskins.
Liverpool (from): Reina, Finnan, Carragher, Agger, Hyypia, Riise, Aurelio, Pennant, Gerrard, Alonso, Bellamy, Crouch, Kuyt, Fowler, Dudek, Guthrie, Paletta.
3.00pm Kick Offs
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Blackburn manager Mark Hughes will restore Benni McCarthy, Robbie Savage and Brett Emerton to his starting XI, while Shabani Nonda (groin) is fit. Lucas Neill returns from a ban just as David Bentley starts one.
Emmanuel Adebayor is in the Arsenal squad after a thigh injury while fellow striker Julio Baptista is also pressing for a start after his goals in midweek.
Abou Diaby is playing again following his broken ankle, however Lauren and Emmanuel Eboue will not be considered.
Team News:
Blackburn (from): Friedel, Brown, Neill, Todd, Ooijer, Gray, Emerton, Savage, Tugay, Pedersen, Nonda, McCarthy, Brown, Derbyshire, Mokoena, Henchoz, Peter, Khizanishvili.
Arsenal (from): Lehmann, Hoyte, Toure, Senderos, Clichy, Hleb, Fabregas, Gilberto, Rosicky, van Persie, Henry, Almunia, Djourou, Adebayor, Baptista, Walcott, Aliadiere, Flamini.
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Ivan Campo returns for Bolton after suspension but Kevin Nolan (rib) faces a late fitness check and Quinton Fortune is a doubt. Striker Henrik Pedersen remains sidelined with a calf problem and Abdoulaye Faye is banned.
Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton is available after suspension.
Hatem Trabelsi is struggling with a hamstring problem and Paul Dickov (toe), Dietmar Hamann (back) and Danny Mills (foot) remain sidelined.
Team News:
Bolton (from): Jaaskelainen, Hunt, Meite, Ben Haim, Campo, Giannakopoulos, Speed, Nolan, Diouf, Anelka, Davies, Walker, Gardner, Vaz Te, Tal, Teymourian, Fortune, Fojut, Smith.
Man City (from): Weaver, Onuoha, Sun Jihai, Distin, Dunne, Jordan, Miller, Richards, Sinclair, Dabo, Barton, Ireland, Trabelsi, Beasley, Vassell, Corradi, Samaras, Isaksson.
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Defender Ben Thatcher is set to make his Charlton debut and on-loan keeper Scott Carson returns. Luke Young and Darren Bent are out and Osei Sankofa is suspended, but Hermann Hreidarsson (knee) and Andy Reid (hamstring) are expected to feature.
Middlesbrough's defence will be bolstered by the return of Jonathan Woodgate and keeper Mark Schwarzer.
With Robert Huth (foot) the only first-team contender sidelined, Boro will be virtually at full-strength.
Team News:
Charlton (from): Carson, Hreidarsson, El Karkouri, Fortune, Thatcher, Rommedahl, Faye, Holland, Ambrose, M Bent, Hasselbaink, Myhre, Kishishev, Reid, Hughes, Thomas, Diawara, Sam.
Middlesbrough (from): Schwarzer, Xavier, Taylor, Woodgate, Pogatetz, Cattermole, Boateng, Morrison, Downing, Viduka, Yakubu, Jones, Parnaby, Riggott, Arca, Mendietta, Euell, Christie.
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Chelsea pair Didier Drogba and Ricardo Carvalho return from suspension while Arjen Robben and Carlo Cudicini are hoping to shake off injuries.
Ashley Cole is suspended while John Terry, Petr Cech and Khalid Boulahrouz are out injured.
Ryan Taylor is a shock inclusion in Wigan's squad after a year out with a broken foot and then a broken leg.
Arjan de Zeeuw, Andreas Granqvist, Antonio Valencia, Henri Camara and Paul Scharner are all out.
Team News:
Chelsea (from): Hilario, Hedman, Cudicini, Ferreira, Geremi, Bridge, Carvalho, Essien, Lampard, Ballack, Makelele, Diarra, Obi, Drogba, Shevchenko, Robben, Wright-Phillips, Kalou.
Wigan (from): Kirkland, Jackson, Hall, Kilbane, Cywka, Johansson, Landzaat, Heskey, Boyce, Cotterill, Baines, McCulloch, Taylor, Skoko, Haestad, Unsworth, Filan.
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Manchester United defender Wes Brown (virus) is sidelined and looks likely to be replaced by Nemanja Vidic.
Striker Louis Saha has recovered from a groin injury and will come into contention while Edwin Van der Sar and Paul Scholes are expected to return.
Aston Villa defender Olof Mellberg returns after a one-game ban.
Steven Davis is set to start as Stiliyan Petrov (hamstring) is out, along with Chris Sutton (eye) and midfielder Craig Gardner (groin).
Team News:
Man Utd (from): Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Neville, Ferdinand, Vidic, Silvestre, Evra, Heinze, Ronaldo, Park, Fletcher, Carrick, Scholes, O'Shea, Richardson, Saha, Giggs, Rooney, Solskjaer, Larsson.
Aston Villa (from): Sorensen, Kiraly, Mellberg, Hughes, Cahill, Ridgewell, Bouma, Agbonlahor, McCann, Davis, Osbourne, Barry, Angel, Baros, Samuel, Djemba-Djemba, Hendrie, Berger.
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Striker Jon Stead goes straight into the Sheffield United squad but fellow new signing Matthew Kilgallon is out with an ankle injury.
Rob Hulse returns from suspension, but captain Chris Morgan is still banned.
New signing Djimi Traore is set to make his Portsmouth debut at left back, allowing Matt Taylor to return to his favoured midfield berth.
Benjani Mwaruwari (hamstring) is fit to return but Kanu and Andy Cole are set to start up front.
Team News:
Sheff Utd (from): Gerrard, Davis, Jagielka, Gillespie, Kozluk, Tonge, Armstrong, Bromby, A Quinn, Montgomery, Webber, Hulse, Law, Nade, Kazim-Richards, S Quinn, Geary, Stead.
Portsmouth (from): James, Johnson, Primus, Campbell, Traore, O'Neil, Pedro Mendes, Davis, Taylor, Kanu, Cole, Benjani, Thompson, Kranjcar, O'Brien, Hughes, Koroman, Douala, Todorov, Ashdown.
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Portuguese forward Luis Boa Morte could make his Premiership debut for West Ham against his old club, while Nigel Quashie is also likely to feature.
The Hammers are without Anton Ferdinand (groin) and Lee Bowyer (shoulder).
Fulham welcome back defender Philippe Christanval from injury and Franck Queudrue from suspension.
Clint Dempsey cannot play as he has yet to complete the paperwork on his move from New England Revolution while Ian Pearce (groin) is still not fully fit.
Team News:
West Ham (from): Green, Carroll, Dailly, Spector, Gabbidon, Konchesky, Mears, Benayoun, Quashie, Reo-Coker, Mullins, Mascherano, Etherington, Noble, Boa Morte, Tevez, Sheringham, Harewood, Zamora, Cole.
Fulham (from): Warner, Rosenior, Christanval, Bocanegra, Pearce, Queudrue, Routledge, Volz, Brown, Radzinski, Helguson, McBride, Montella, Runstrom, Zakuani, Omozusi, Lastuvka.
Sunday 14th January:
1.45pm Kick Off
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Tim Cahill is likely to return to Everton's squad following two months out with knee damage.
Defender Nuno Valente is out with a knee problem.
Reading will give a late fitness test to skipper Graeme Murty (groin), with Ulises de la Cruz or Andre Bikey standing by to replace him.
Brynjar Gunnarsson (hamstring) is out and Dave Kitson is not match fit while winger Bobby Convey is back from a knee injury but may not travel.
Team News:
Everton (from): Howard, Neville, Yobo, Weir, Lescott, Naysmith, Davies, Van der Meyde, Carsley, Cahill, Arteta, Osman, Johnson, McFadden, Wright, Weir, Beattie, Anichebe, Vaughan.
Reading (from): Hahnemann, Murty, Bikey, De la Cruz, Sonko, Ingimarsson, Shorey, Little, Harper, Sidwell, Hunt, Doyle, Lita, Long, Seol, Federici, Oster, Convey.
4pm Kick Off
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Tottenham skipper Ledley King (foot) remains on the sidelines and Jermaine Jenas is 10 days away from returning.
Robbie Keane and Aaron Lennon are in the squad but Mido (groin) is doubtful and Paul Stalteri (hip) is out.
Newcastle will have captain Scott Parker available after suspension and Emre (groin) could also return.
Nicky Butt (virus) is a doubt but keeper Steve Harper is set to be on the bench for the first time since undergoing hernia surgery.
Team News:
Tottenham (from): Robinson. Cerny, Alnwick, Chimbonda, Lee, Davenport, Dawson, Gardner, Assou-Ekotto, Zokora, Davids, Tainio, Lennon, Keane, Berbatov, Defoe, Murphy, Ghaly, Malbranque, Huddlestone, Ziegler.
Newcastle (from): Given, Harper, Solano, Edgar, Taylor, Huntington, Parker, Butt, Emre, Milner, Pattison, Troisi, Gate, Martins, Dyer, Sibierski, Luque, Carroll, LuaLua.