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Injuries and suspensions: All the Premier League team news

Get all the latest team news and information from the weekend Premier League action.

Sunday's matches

PREDICTION:  Spurs to win 2-1.
FANTASY PICK: Harry Kane.
KEY STAT:  The Clarets have scored just 14 goals in 15 Premier League home games this season. Spurs have kept just one clean sheet in their last 13 Premier League away matches.

- BURNLEY

Stephen Ward should be back in contention after overcoming an ankle injury. Midfielder Matt Taylor, who has not featured since August, is also nearing a return after resuming training following his recovery from Achilles surgery. The Clarets have no fresh injury concerns following the international break but Dean Marney and Kevin Long (both cruciate ligament) remain on the long-term absentee list.
Provisional squad: Heaton, Gilks, Mee, Duff, Shackell, Keane, Reid, Ward, Trippier, Barnes, Wallace, Arfield, Jones, Boyd, Kightly, Vokes, Jutkiewicz, Ings, Sordell.

- TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris will miss the match because of a knee injury. Full-back Danny Rose will be assessed after returning early from an England callup with hamstring and hip issues. Forward Roberto Soldado (knee) is another concern.
Provisional Squad: Vorm, Dier, Rose, Vertonghen, Walker, Mason, Townsend, Eriksen, Bentaleb, Chadli, Kane, Friedel, Chiriches, Adebayor, Lamela, Davies, Dembele, Paulinho.

PREDICTION:  An entertaining 2-2 draw.
FANTASY PICK: Connor Wickham
KEY STAT: Sunderland are unbeaten in their last six Premier League games against Newcastle United (W4 D2), winning the last four. The Black Cats have won four successive league derbies against Newcastle United for the first time in their history.

- SUNDERLAND

Lee Cattermole will return to the starting lineup after serving a two-match ban for reaching 10 bookings for the season. However, Dick Advocaat will be without experienced defender Wes Brown, who is facing up to a month on the sidelines with a knee problem, while midfielders Will Buckley (knee) and Emanuele Giaccherini (ankle) are still out.
Provisional squad: Pantilimon, Mannone, Reveillere, Van Aanholt, Jones, O'Shea, Vergini, Coates, Cattermole, Bridcutt, Rodwell, Johnson, Larsson, Alvarez, Gomez, Agnew, Honeyman, Fletcher, Defoe, Wickham, Graham.

- NEWCASTLE UNITED

Massadio Haidara will not play again this season after undergoing surgery to remove a cyst from his knee. He joins fellow defenders Steven Taylor (Achilles), Paul Dummett (knee) and midfielders Cheick Tiote (also knee) and Siem de Jong (collapsed lung) on the sidelines. Midfielder Mehdi Abeid could be involved after recovering from a thigh problem, but winger Rolando Aarons (hamstring) will not be risked and defender Fabricio Coloccini and striker Papiss Cisse continue their respective suspensions.
Provisional squad: Krul, Elliot, Janmaat, Williamson, R.Taylor, Satka, Sterry, Abeid, Anita, Colback, Sissoko, Gouffran, Cabella, Ameobi, Obertan, Gutierrez, Kemen, Riviere, Perez, Armstrong.

Monday's matches

PREDICTION: City to take the points 2-1.
FANTASY PICK: Sergio Aguero.
KEY STAT: Crystal Palace have won just two of their last eight Premier League home matches (W2 D2 L4). Man City have won the last seven matches in a row against Palace in all competitions. The Eagles have now gone 11 Premier League matches at Selhurst Park without a clean sheet.

- CRYSTAL PALACE

Alan Pardew has no fresh injury concerns. Strikers Marouane Chamakh and Fraizer Campbell are both out with hamstring injuries while midfielder Jordon Mutch remains sidelined with a thigh strain. Eagles captain Mile Jedinak is also unavailable as he serves the last of a four-match suspension.

Provisional squad: Speroni, Delaney, Kelly, Dann, Ward, McArthur, Gayle, Zaha, Ledley, Bolasie, Puncheon, Gray, Hennessey, N'Diaye, Souare, Hangeland, Boateng, Mariappa, Ameobi, Sanogo, Murray.

- MANCHESTER CITY

City have no serious injury concerns. Key midfielder Yaya Toure missed the victory over West Brom a fortnight ago with an Achilles injury but has since played twice for Ivory Coast and is fit. Fellow midfielder James Milner has also been troubled by a knee injury in recent weeks but the suggestion from manager Manuel Pellegrini is that the England international will be available.
Provisional squad: Hart, Caballero, Zabaleta, Sagna, Kompany, Demichelis, Mangala, Boyata, Clichy, Kolarov, Milner, Navas, Silva, Nasri, Toure, Fernando, Fernandinho, Lampard, Aguero, Bony, Jovetic, Dzeko.


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