SATURDAY'S GAMES
BOURNEMOUTH VS. EVERTON
BOURNEMOUTH: Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe will give a number of players late fitness checks. Defender Charlie Daniels (groin) and midfielder Harry Arter (calf) have been absent for the last two games, forward Josh King (hamstring) was substituted against West Ham last time out, while Andrew Surman missed that 3-3 draw on Boxing Day and all four will be assessed before the match. Jermain Defoe (ankle) and Tyrone Mings (back) are both still sidelined long-term, while Junior Stanislas also missed out against the Hammers after limping out at Manchester City three days earlier and will be absent again.
Provisional squad: Begovic, Boruc, Ramsdale, S Cook, Francis, Simpson, Ake, A Smith, Daniels, Surman, L Cook, Fraser, Gosling, Pugh, Hyndman, Ibe, King, Afobe, Wilson, Mousset.
EVERTON: Everton's top scorer Wayne Rooney is available having recovered from the illness that ruled him out of the last two games. James McCarthy, who has not made a first-team appearance since October due to a hamstring injury, should be fit for selection as well, but Idrissa Gueye (hamstring) remains a doubt. Leighton Baines (calf) is still out after suffering a setback in his rehabilitation, and while Ross Barkley (knee) does not look set to be involved at the Vitality Stadium, Toffees boss Sam Allardyce has said he is ``very, very close to being available''.
Provisional squad: Pickford, Kenny, Williams, Keane, Holgate, Martina, Schneiderlin, Davies, Sigurdsson, Bolasie, Calvert-Lewin, Robles, Jagielka, Baningime, McCarthy, Besic, Lookman, Lennon, Vlasic, Mirallas, Klaassen, Niasse, Sandro, Rooney.
CHELSEA VS. STOKE
CHELSEA: Chelsea will remain without David Luiz and Charly Musonda. Luiz is struggling with a knee problem while Musonda has a groin injury. Both are nevertheless expected to be fit for the FA Cup trip to Norwich next weekend.
Provisional squad: Courtois, Caballero, Rudiger, Alonso, Fabregas, Drinkwater, Kante, Hazard, Morata, Pedro, Bakayoko, Moses, Kenedy, Zappacosta, Willian, Batshuayi, Cahill, Christensen, Azpilicueta, Clarke-Salter, Sterling, Eduardo, Ampadu, Hudson-Odoi.
STOKE: Stoke boss Mark Hughes has a defensive crisis to solve with Ryan Shawcross, Bruno Martins Indi and Kurt Zouma all out. Shawcross (calf) was forced off in Tuesday's 1-1 draw with Huddersfield and is out for at least two weeks, while Martins Indi (groin) is sidelined for a similar period. Zouma is ineligible against his parent club, while Glen Johnson (knee) is also unavailable but full-back Erik Pieters could feature.
Provisional squad: Butland, Cameron, Pieters, Wimmer, Tymon, Edwards, Shaqiri, Fletcher, Allen, Sobhi, Crouch, Diouf, Grant, Berahino, Afellay, Choupo-Moting, Ngoy, Adam.
HUDDERSFIELD VS. BURNLEY
HUDDERSFIELD: Huddersfield defender Chris Lowe hopes to recover from an ongoing foot problem in time. Left-back Lowe sustained the injury in the recent win at Watford, but was forced off late on in the home draw against Stoke on Boxing Day. Head coach David Wagner has no new injury or suspension concerns, while Michael Hefele (Achilles), Philip Billing (ankle), Elias Kachunga and Jon Gorenc Stankovic (both knee) remain unavailable.
Provisional squad: Lossl; Lowe, Malone, Schindler, Jorgensen, Smith, Hogg, Mooy, Van La Parra, Lolley, Ince, Quaner, Mounie, Depoitre, Coleman, Cranie, Hadergjonaj, Williams.
BURNLEY: Burnley expect to be without several first-team regulars again. James Tarkowski completes a three-match suspension, left-back Stephen Ward (knee) is out and striker Chris Wood (leg) is not likely to be fit. There is better news on Dean Marney and Jon Walters, who have both returned to the bench over the festive period, but Robbie Brady (knee) and Tom Heaton (shoulder) are long-term absentees.
Provisional squad: Pope, Lindegaard, Long, Mee, Taylor, Lowton, Bardsley, Defour, Ulvestad, Hendrick, Cork, Westwood, Marney, Arfield, Gudmundsson, Vokes, Barnes, Wood, Walters, Wells.
LIVERPOOL VS. LEICESTER
LIVERPOOL: Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson remains unavailable. Henderson missed the Boxing Day win over Swansea with a hamstring injury and no date has been put on his return. Left-back Alberto Moreno could miss another three games with ankle trouble, Nathaniel Clyne is still sidelined by back trouble and forward Daniel Sturridge is a doubt after illness.
Provisional squad: Mignolet, Karius, Gomez, Lovren, Klavan, Robertson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Wijnaldum, Coutinho, Salah, Firmino, Karius, Alexander-Arnold, Milner, Can, Lallana, Mane, Solanke, Ings, Sturridge.
LEICESTER: Leicester's Daniel Amartey is available after he was banned for Boxing Day's 2-1 defeat at Watford. The utility man was sent off after collecting two yellow cards in 16 minutes in last weekend's 2-2 draw against Manchester United but is back although Robert Huth (ankle), Danny Simpson (hamstring) and Matty James (Achilles) remain out for boss Claude Puel. Midfielder Adrien Silva remains unregistered following the late arrival of his paperwork on transfer deadline day in the summer but will be available next month.
Provisional squad: Schmeichel, Jakupovic, Hamer, Fuchs, Morgan, Chilwell, Maguire, Benalouane, Dragovic, Amartey, Iborra, Choudhury, Ndidi, Gray, King, Albrighton, Mahrez, Musa, Vardy, Ulloa, Slimani, Okazaki, Iheanacho.
NEWCASTLE VS. BRIGHTON
NEWCASTLE: Newcastle keeper Rob Elliot is out through injury. The Republic of Ireland international will sit out the game with a thigh problem and will be replaced by Karl Darlow. Midfielder Isaac Hayden is available after shaking off the knock which has kept him out of the last two games, but full-back Jesus Gamez (ankle), central defender Florian Lejeune (foot) and striker Aleksandar Mitrovic (back) are still sidelined.
Provisional squad: Darlow, Woodman,Yedlin, Manquillo, Mbemba, Dummett, Haidara, Lascelles, Clark, Merino, Hayden, Shelvey, Saivet, Ritchie, Atsu, Murphy, Aarons, Diame, Perez, Joselu, Gayle.
BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION: Izzy Brown returns to the Brighton squad. The on-loan Chelsea forward was ineligible to face his parent club in Albion's 2-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge on Boxing Day. Boss Chris Hughton has a full-strength squad with the exception of long-term absentee Steve Sidwell, who is still recovering from a back problem.
Provisional squad: Ryan, Krul, Bong, Bruno, Hunemeier, Duffy, Dunk, Rosenior, Goldson, Schelotto, Suttner, Kayal, Propper, Knockaert, Stephens, March, Izquierdo, Brown, Gross, Murray, Hemed, Baldock.
WATFORD VS. SWANSEA
WATFORD: Watford will check on midfielder Roberto Pereyra for the visit of Swansea. Pereyra was taken off just before half-time in the Boxing Day win over Leicester because of a leg muscle problem, so will be assessed along with number two goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis (back) while captain Troy Deeney is in the middle of a four-match suspension. Defender Kiko Femenia and Will Hughes (both hamstring) continue their rehabilitation, along with Younes Kaboul (foot), centre-back Miguel Britos (ankle), Craig Cathcart, Nathaniel Chalobah and Isaac Success (all knee).
Provisional squad: Gomes, Zeegelaar, Wague, Janmaat, Kabasele, Cleverley, Doucoure, Watson, Pereyra, Richarlison, Carrillo, Bachmann, Prodl, Holebas, Capoue, Sinclair, Gray, Okaka.
SWANSEA: New Swansea boss Carlos Carvalhal could have Wilfried Bony available. Bony has missed the last two Premier League games with a hamstring injury suffered in Paul Clement's final match in charge. Tammy Abraham could return to the starting line-up but Ki Sung-yueng (calf) and Kyle Bartley (knee ligaments) are likely to miss out again.
Provisional squad: Fabianski, Naughton, Fernandez, Mawson, Olsson, Mesa, Carroll, Fer, Ayew, Narsingh, Abraham, Bony, Nordfeldt, Rangel, Van der Hoorn, Clucas, Sanches, Fulton, Dyer, Routledge, McBurnie.
MAN UNITED VS. SOUTHAMPTON
MAN UNITED: Romelu Lukaku looks set to retain his place, despite Jose Mourinho insisting he is jaded. Mourinho said his striker, who has played every single minute of United's 20 Premier League games, is "tired'' having scored just four times in 19 games yet feels he cannot give him a rest. Anthony Martial and Matteo Darmian both returned to training on Thursday but remain doubtful with the knocks that kept them out against Burnley, while Chris Smalling and Antonio Valencia are also unlikely to feature. Michael Carrick, Marouane Fellaini and Eric Bailly are all out.
Provisional squad: De Gea, Romero, Pereira, Tuanzebe, Darmian, Jones, Smalling, Lindelof, Young, Rojo, Shaw, Blind, McTominay, Pogba, Herrera, Matic, Lingard, Martial, Rashford, Mata, Mkhitaryan, Lukaku, Ibrahimovic.
SOUTHAMPTON: Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk will join Liverpool on Jan. 1, so will not feature. Charlie Austin is unavailable as he must serve the second of his three-match ban for violent conduct and the forward is also affected by a significant hamstring injury. Ryan Bertrand (hamstring) faces a late fitness test, but Cedric Soares (ankle) will not feature for Mauricio Pellegrino's side.
Provisional squad: Forster, McCarthy, Taylor, Hoedt, Stephens, Yoshida, Gardos, Pied, McQueen, Romeu, Bertrand, Lemina, Hojbjerg, Ward-Prowse, Davis, Boufal, Tadic, Redmond, Long, Gabbiadini.
NEW YEAR'S EVE'S GAMES
CRYSTAL PALACE VS. MAN CITY
CRYSTAL PALACE: Crystal Palace's Yohan Cabaye is a doubt after suffering a knock in the 3-2 defeat by Arsenal. Should the midfielder not be passed fit to start, he is expected to be replaced by James McArthur, who took his place as a substitute during Thursday's fixture. Joel Ward has been struggling with a groin problem, but he could yet return to contention.
Provisional squad: Speroni, Hennessey, Kelly, Ward, Dann, Tomkins, Riedewald, Schlupp, Van Aanholt, Souare, Townsend, Loftus-Cheek, Puncheon, Cabaye, Milivojevic, McArthur, Mutch, Ladapo, Sako, Kaikai, Zaha, Benteke.
MAN CITY: Manchester City will check on defenders Vincent Kompany, Fabian Delph and John Stones. Kompany's calf injury is not as bad as feared while left-back Delph could return after a minor muscle problem. Centre-back Stones is now back in training after 11 games out with a hamstring injury and closing on a return. The availability of playmaker David Silva, who has missed three of the last four games for personal reasons, is unclear while left-back Benjamin Mendy (knee) and midfielder Phil Foden (ankle) are out.
Provisional squad: Ederson, Bravo, Walker, Kompany, Otamendi, Stones, Mangala, Delph, Danilo, Zinchenko, Toure, Gundogan, Fernandinho, D Silva, B Silva, De Bruyne, Sane, Sterling, Aguero, Jesus.
WEST BROM VS. ARSENAL
WEST BROM: West Brom's Nacer Chadli has been ruled out for up to two months after the recurrence of his hip problem. The forward limped off in the 3-1 defeat to Stoke last weekend and is now unlikely to return until March. Salomon Rondon is a doubt with a hamstring injury suffered in Boxing Day's 0-0 draw with Everton while James Morrison (Achilles) remains out.
Provisional squad: Foster, Myhill, Palmer, Hegazi, McAuley, Evans, Nyom, Dawson, Gibbs, Brunt, Field, Livermore, Phillips, Krychowiak, Barry, Burke, Yacob, McClean, Robson-Kanu, Rondon, Rodriguez.
ARSENAL: Arsenal will remain without Olivier Giroud, Nacho Monreal and Aaron Ramsey. Giroud and Monreal are expected to be absent until mid-January, owing to respective hamstring and ankle injuries. Ramsey is also struggling with a hamstring problem.
Provisional squad: Cech, Ospina, Mertesacker, Holding, Mustafi, Koscielny, Chambers, Debuchy, Bellerin, Nelson, Kolasinac, Maitland-Niles, Coquelin, Wilshere, Xhaka, Elneny, Ozil, Iwobi, Sanchez, Welbeck, Walcott, Lacazette.
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