SATURDAY
Chelsea v Bolton (3pm)
Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink must decide whether to play Ricardo Carvalho or John Terry in defence.
Terry is out of Tuesday’s Champions League quarter-final return tie with Liverpool because of suspension, and Hiddink may opt to give his expected replacement a run out against Bolton.
Jose Bosingwa is doubtful with a hamstring problem, while Joe Cole and Paulo Ferreira are out for the season with knee ligament injuries.
Bolton boss Gary Megson has no fresh injury concerns and may name an unchanged side.
Megson is still without the services of midfield duo Mark Davies and Joey O’Brien because of knee injuries.
Chelsea squad: Cech, Hilario, Belletti, Alex, Ivanovic, Terry, Mancienne, Carvalho, A Cole, Lampard, Ballack, Deco, Obi, Kalou, Essien, Malouda, Di Santo, Anelka, Quaresma, Stoch, Drogba
Bolton squad: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Shittu, Samuel, Taylor, Muamba, McCann, Gardner, Elmander, Basham, K Davies, Al Habsi, Hunt, Smolarek, Puygrenier, Cohen, A O’Brien
Liverpool v Blackburn (12.45pm)
Liverpool is a major doubt Steven Gerrard with a groin problem.
Javier Mascherano returns after serving a suspension in midweek.
Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce faces a headache over this striker selection with Roque Santa Cruz (knee) a serious doubt and Jason Roberts (foot) definitely out.
Centre-back Chris Samba may be called upon again to play an emergency striker’s role, at least for some of the match, as Benni McCarthy is the only recognised forward available.
Morten Gamst Pedersen is also struggling with a calf strain but Vince Grella is available again.
Liverpool squad: Reina, Arbeloa, Carragher, Hyypia, Agger, Skrtel, Dossena, Aurelio, Insua, Benayoun, Riera, Gerrard, Mascherano, Alonso, Lucas, Kuyt, Torres, Ngog, Cavalieri
Bolton squad: Robinson, Bunn, Ooijer, Khizanishvili, Nelsen, Samba, Simpson, Warnock, Givet, Olsson, Villanueva, Tugay, Andrews, Diouf, Treacy, Mokoena, McCarthy, Pedersen, Grella
Middlesbrough v Hull (3pm)
Middlesbrough skipper Emanuel Pogatetz has been ruled out for three weeks with a knee injury.
The Austria international is replaced in the squad by fellow defender Chris Riggott, who has recovered from a thigh problem.
Midfielder Gary O’Neil starts a two-match suspension following his 10th yellow card of the campaign at Bolton last week.
Daniel Cousin remains doubtful for Hull but George Boateng could face his former club.
Former Rangers striker Cousin has missed the last three games with a back injury.
Midfielder Boateng is more likely to make his comeback after three months out with a knee injury.
Jimmy Bullard (knee) and Anthony Gardner (back) remain out long term.
Middlesbrough squad: Jones, Turnbull, Hoyte, McMahon, Taylor, Grounds, Wheater, Riggott, Huth, Hines, Aliadiere, Tuncay, Bates, Walker, Shawky, Downing, Johnson, Alves, King
Hull squad: Duke, Ricketts, Turner, Zayatte, Dawson, Mendy, Ashbee, Barmby, Geovanni, Fagan, Manucho, Garcia, Boateng, Halmosi, Folan, Marney, Featherstone, Doyle, Hughes, France, Cousin, Kilbane, Myhill
Portsmouth v West Brom (3pm)
Suspended Glen Johnson and injured Sean Davis (knee) miss are out for Portsmouth, with Jermaine Pennant fit enough to start after a calf problem and Younes Kaboul to remain at right back.
West Brom defender Abdoulaye Meite could come into contention for a recall and may replace Shelton Martis following the 2-0 home reversal against Stoke.
Portsmouth squad: James, Kaboul, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson, Pennant, Hughes, Mullins, Nugent, Kranjcar, Crouch, Kanu, Pamarot, Belhadj, Utaka, Basinas, Traore, Wilson, Cranie, Begovic
West Brom squad: Carson, Kiely, Zuiverloon, Hoefkens, Meite, Olsson, Martis, Robinson, Cech, Morrison, Greening, Koren, Brunt, Do-Heon, Teixeira, Dorrans, Valero, Simpson, Fortune, Bednar, Moore
Stoke v Newcastle (5.30pm)
Newcastle boss Alan Shearer could have defender Sebastien Bassong back at his disposal after the Frenchman returned to training following a groin injury .
Steven Taylor (ankle) and Jose Enrique (knee) have already been ruled out, as has midfielder Peter Lovenkrands (illness).
Stoke are expected to name an unchanged line-up from the team that beat West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.
Their only worry is Danny Higginbotham, who should recover from a back injury in time to face the Magpies.
Stoke squad: Sorensen, Wilkinson, Shawcross, Abdoulaye Faye, Higginbotham, Lawrence, Delap, Whelan, Etherington, Beattie, Fuller, Simonsen, Pugh, Cresswell, Olofinjana, Kelly, Camara, Sonko, Amdy Faye, Diao, Cort, Tonge, Griffin
Newcastle squad: Harper, Forster, Krul, Beye, Bassong, Coloccini, Edgar, Cacapa, Butt, Duff, R. Taylor, Gutierrez, Nolan, Guthrie, Geremi, Smith, Martins, Owen, Carroll, Xisco, Ranger
Sunderland v Man Utd (3pm)
Sunderland boss Ricky Sbragia could be without captain Dean Whitehead as he battles against a calf injury.
Teemu Tainio could return after five matches out with a knee problem, but Sbragia is likely to be without full-back George McCartney (calf) and striker David Healy (groin).
Rio Ferdinand will miss the trip to Sunderland with a groin injury.
Jonny Evans (groin) could play against his former club, although John O’Shea will fill the central defensive slot if the Northern Ireland star misses out.
Sunderland squad: Fulop, Gordon, Bardsley, Ferdinand, Ben-Haim, Collins, Nosworthy, Davenport, McShane, Edwards, Malbranque, Whitehead, Leadbitter, Richardson, Reid, Tainio, Murphy, Jones, Cisse
Man Utd squad: Van der Sar, Foster, Kuszczak, O’Shea, Neville, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Eckersley, Ronaldo, Nani, Fletcher, Gibson, Carrick, Scholes, Giggs, Park, Rooney, Tevez, Welbeck, Macheda
Tottenham v West Ham (3pm)
Tottenham midfielder Wilson Palacios is suspended, while Alan Hutton (foot) is back with the reserves after being sidelined.
Aaron Lennon has been carrying a groin problem but should be fit to play a part.
West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola is waiting for updates on the fitness of midfield duo Scott Parker (groin) and Radoslav Kovac (thigh).
Strikers Carlton Cole (groin) and Dean Ashton (ankle), midfielders Valon Behrami, Jack Collison (both knee) and defenders Danny Gabbidon (back/stomach) and Jonathan Spector (concussion) are all unavailable.
Tottenham squad: Gomes, Cudicini, Corluka, Hutton, Chimbonda, Bale, Assou-Ekotto, King, Woodgate, Dawson, Modric, Jenas, Zokora, Lennon, Huddlestone, O’Hara, Bentley, Pavlyuchenko, Campbell, Keane, Bent
West Ham squad: Green, Neill, Upson, Collins, Tomkins, Ilunga, Noble, Boa Morte, Lopez, Tristan, Payne, Di Michele, Dyer, Lastuvka, Sears, N’Gala, Stanislas, Savio, Parker, Kovac
Wigan v Arsenal (3pm)
Amr Zaki will not be involved in tomorrow’s clash with Arsenal regardless of whether he is fit or not.
The Latics striker sustained a hamstring injury while on international duty with Egypt, resulting in an unauthorised absence that has had boss Steve Bruce fuming.
Bruce is due to sit down with Zaki today to discuss his future, but has made it clear the 26-year-old will not figure against Arsenal, even if he has recovered.
Arsenal hope to have strikers Robin van Persie and Eduardo (both groin) available.
Goalkeeper Manuel Almunia (ankle) and full-back Gael Clichy (back) will miss out, while centre-half William Gallas looks set to be sidelined for the rest of the season with knee ligament damage.
Wigan squad: Kirkland, Melchiot, Bramble, Boyce, Figueroa, Watson, Brown, Koumas, Scharner, Kapo, N’Zogbia, De Ridder, Rodallega, Valencia, Sibierski, Mido, Kingson, Edman
Arsenal squad: Fabianski, Sagna, Toure, Djourou, Silvestre, Arshavin, Denilson, Fabregas, Nasri, Walcott, Adebayor, Mannone, Song, Vela, Bendtner, Gibbs, Ramsey, Wilshere, Diaby
SUNDAY
Aston Villa v Everton (2pm)
Aston Villa are hoping striker Gabriel Agbonlahor shakes off a virus in time, while Defender Carlos Cuellar is suffering from a back problem.
Zat Knight could earn a recall alongside Curtis Davies.
Emile Heskey, skipper Martin Laursen and Wilfred Bouma are still side-lined through injury.
Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard will definitely play despite a sore hamstring.
Aston Villa squad: Friedel, Guzan, L Young, Davies, Knight, Cuellar, Shorey, Milner, Barry, Sidwell, Petrov, A Young, Reo-Coker, Gardner, Carew, Agbonlahor, Delfouneso
Everton squad: Howard, Neville, Jagielka, Lescott, Baines, Pienaar, Osman, Cahill, Fellaini, Saha, Jo, Rodwell, Baxter, Nash, Castillo, Jacobsen, Gosling, Wallace, Van der Meyde, Hibbert
Man City v Fulham (4.10pm)
Manchester City striker Craig Bellamy looks certain to miss the next two games after the recurrence of a knee injury.
Benjani also looks likely to be sidelined for a spell with a ruptured thigh muscle.
Shaun Wright-Phillips (ankle) and Vincent Kompany (hamstring) are doubtful through injury but Nigel de Jong is available again after being ineligible for the UEFA Cup.
Fulham are expected to remain largely unchanged from last week's defeat at home to Liverpool.
Zoltan Gera is expected to shake off a foot injury suffered in the game against the Reds, although defender Toni could miss out after struggling all week with a virus.
Man City squad: Given, Richards, Onuoha, Dunne, Zabaleta, Wright-Phillips, Elano, Ireland, de Jong, Robinho, Bojinov, Bridge, Garrido, Fernandes, Evans, Etuhu, Vassell, McGivern, Hart, Petrov
Fulham squad: Schwarzer, Pantsil, Stoor, Hughes, Hangeland, Konchesky, Baird, Davies, Etuhu, Dacourt, Murphy, Gera, Dempsey, Johnson, Zamora, Zuberbuhler, Kallio, Nevland, Kamara, Gray, Barnes
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