SATURDAY'S MATCHES
PREDICTION: The Gunners to run out 3-0 winners.
FANTASY PICK: Olivier Giroud.
KEY STAT: There have been 18 goals scored in the last three Premier League meetings between these two sides at the Emirates Stadium.
- Arsenal
Mathieu Flamini is back after missing the Bournemouth game a minor ankle problem and he could replace Calum Chambers alongside Aaron Ramsey. Alexis Sanchez (hamstring) is pencilled in to return in the FA Cup next weekend while Jack Wilshere (leg), Mikel Arteta (calf), Francis Coquelin, Danny Welbeck, Santi Cazorla and Tomas Rosicky (all knee) are missing.
Provisional squad: Cech, Ospina, Monreal, Gibbs, Koscielny, Gabriel, Mertesacker, Bellerin, Debuchy, Chambers, Ramsey, Flamini, Ozil, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Reine-Adelaide, Iwobi, Campbell, Walcott, Giroud.
- Newcastle
Vurnon Anita is out after limping off with a hamstring problem during Monday's 1-0 defeat at West Brom along with goalkeeper Rob Elliot, who is battling a stomach bug. Midfielder Rolando Aarons (foot) and striker Emmanuel Riviere (knee) are back in training, but keeper Tim Krul (knee ligaments), defenders Mike Williamson and Steven Taylor (both hamstring) and Massadio Haidara (knee), midfielder Gabriel Obertan (also hamstring) and striker Papiss Cisse (groin) are all out.
Provisional squad: Elliot, Darlow, Janmaat, Dummett, Coloccini, Mbemba, Lascelles, Mbabu, Sterry, Colback, Wijnaldum, Sissoko, Thauvin, De Jong, Gouffran, Mitrovic, Perez, Toney.
PREDICTION: Leicester back on track with a 2-1 win.
FANTASY PICK: Jamie Vardy.
KEY STAT: Bournemouth have kept just one clean sheet in their 10 Premier League away games so far in 2015-16; this coming in a 1-0 win at Chelsea.
- Leicester
Claudio Ranieri could name an unchanged squad as he has reported no fresh injury worries following Tuesday's 0-0 draw with Manchester City. Jamie Vardy has fully recovered from a virus which he has suffered from over the last week. Jeff Schlupp remains out with a hamstring injury and midfielder Matty James continues to recover from a long-term knee injury, which has sidelined him all season, but is not yet match fit.
Provisional squad: Schmeichel, Schwarzer, Simpson, Huth, Morgan, de Laet, Wasilewski, Benalouane, Fuchs, Kante, King, Inler, Mahrez, Dyer, Drinkwater, Albrighton, Vardy, Okazaki, Ulloa, Kramaric.
- Bournemouth
Eddie Howe has reported no fresh injury problems. Forward Lee Tomlin was an unused substitute against the Gunners following his return from a groin and pelvic injury so could feature, while the likes of Glenn Murray and Junior Stanislas are also options should Howe look to make changes.
Provisional squad: Boruc, Francis, Daniels, Smith, Cook, Surman, Gosling, Arter, Ritchie, Pugh, King, Federici, Murray, O'Kane, Stanislas, Tomlin, Distin, Rantie.
PREDICTION: A bore 0-0 draw.
FANTASY PICK: Chris Smalling.
KEY STAT: Manchester United have found the back of the net in all 12 of their home league encounters with the Swansea (25 in total), winning nine (D2 L1).
- Man United
Jesse Lingard is a doubt because of the hamstring injury that has kept him out for the last three weeks. Long-term absentees Antonio Valencia (foot), Luke Shaw (leg) and Marcos Rojo (shoulder) remain sidelined. Manager Louis van Gaal is likely to stick with Wayne Rooney in attack after he impressed on his return to the starting XI against Chelsea on Monday.
Provisional squad: De Gea, Romero, Varela, Darmian, Borthwick-Jackson, Smalling, Jones, Blind, McNair, Schneiderlin, Schweinsteiger, Carrick, Herrera, Fellaini, Depay, Lingard, Powell, Mata, Young, Pereira, Martial, Rooney.
- Swansea
Federico Fernandez is battling a bruised heel and missed Monday's goalless draw at Crystal Palace as caretaker manager Alan Curtis rotated heavily by making eight changes. Angel Rangel, Leon Britton, Ki Sung-yueng, Wayne Routledge, Gylfi Sigurdsson and Andre Ayew are all set to return at Old Trafford.
Provisional squad: Fabianski, Rangel, Fernandez, Williams, Taylor, Britton, Cork, Ki, Routledge, Sigurdsson, Ayew, Nordfeldt, Naughton, Amat, Bartley, Shelvey, Montero, Gomis, Emnes, Barrow, Grimes, Kingsley, McBurnie.
PREDICTION: The Canaries win again, 2-1.
FANTASY PICK: Wes Hoolahan.
KEY STAT: Norwich have won just one of the last 10 meetings against Southampton in all competitions (W1 D5 L4).
- Norwich
Andre Wisdom could be back after a hamstring injury with manager Alex Neil saying he is available for selection but midfielder Matt Jarvis (knee) has not fully recovered. The Norwich boss has no other injury worries but is expected to rotate his players as the way the games have fallen has "put extra demands on the body."
Provisional squad: Rudd, Martin, Bennett, Bassong, Olsson, Redmond, O'Neil, Tettey, Brady, Hoolahan, Jerome, Ruddy, Whittaker, Howson, Mbokani, Dorrans, Mulumbu, Wisdom.
- Southampton
Ronald Koeman will have to make at least one change as midfielder Oriol Romeu collected his fifth booking of the season at West Ham and serves a one-match ban. Strikers Graziano Pelle (knee) and Jay Rodriguez (foot) are still sidelined along with full-back Cedric Soares (groin).
Provisional squad: Stekelenburg, Gazzaniga, K Davis, Martina, Caulker, Van Dijk, Fonte, Yoshida, Bertrand, Targett, Clasie, Wanyama, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, S Davis, Tadic, Ramirez, Mane, Long, Juanmi.
PREDICTION: Hope for Sunderland with a 2-0 win.
FANTASY PICK: Jermain Defoe.
KEY STAT: The Villans have won the last three encounters at the Stadium of Light without conceding a goal.
- Sunderland
Sam Allardyce is keeping his fingers crossed amid a defensive crisis. Sebastian Coates is suffering from a dead leg and is a doubt while John O'Shea is battling a calf problem. Younes Kaboul is out with a hamstring tear, and Allardyce will need to assess 36-year-old Wes Brown's ability to play two games in four days after his return to action in midweek. Midfielder Jack Rodwell will sit out after suffering a hamstring injury during the Liverpool game, and he joins Sebastian Larsson (knee) on the sidelines.
Provisional squad: Mannone, Pantilimon, Jones, Yedlin, Van Aanholt, O'Shea, Coates, Brown, Beadling, M'Vila, Cattermole, Gomez, Johnson, Lens, Toivonen, Borini, Fletcher, Defoe, Watmore, Graham.
- Aston Villa
Jordan Ayew and Ashley Westwood are suspended after picking up their fifth bookings of the season. They will be joined on the sidelines by Carlos Sanchez, who is out with a hamstring injury, and Gabby Agbonlahor is struggling with a back problem but had already been out of favour with boss Remi Garde while Jordan Amavi (knee) is out for the rest of the season.
Provisional squad: Guzan, Bunn, Hutton, Bacuna, Clark, Richards, Ilori, Lescott, Okore, Richardson, Lyden, Grealish, Gil, Gana, Veretout, N'Zogbia, Gestede, Sinclair, Traore, Kozak.
PREDICTION: Honours even, 1-1.
FANTASY PICK: Bojan.
KEY STAT: Tony Pulis has only ever been on the losing side once in this fixture. His record as Stoke City boss was W5 D2 L1 and as West Brom manager W2 D0 L0.
- West Brom
Jonas Olsson and Victor Anichebe will be assessed. The pair came off in Monday's 1-0 win over Newcastle with hamstring injuries and remain doubts but will be given until the last minute to prove their fitness. Salomon Rondon and James McClean serve the final game of their three-match bans while Saido Berahino could start after improving his attitude following boss Tony Pulis' claim he was lucky to make the bench against the Magpies. Ben Foster remains out with the knee injury he suffered in March.
Provisional squad: Myhill, Lindegaard, Gamboa, Dawson, Chester, Olsson, McAuley, Evans, Brunt, Yacob, Fletcher, Gardner, Morrison, McManaman, Gnabry, Sessegnon, Berahino, Lambert, Anichebe.
- Stoke
Mark Hughes looks set to have an unchanged squad. Defender Marc Muniesa and midfielder Stephen Ireland, who have both been sidelined by hamstring problems, are nearing readiness to return to first-team action but neither is expected to be involved at The Hawthorns. Hughes has indicated he may opt to make some adjustments having named the same starting line-up for the previous two matches, the victories over Manchester United on Boxing Day and at Everton on Dec. 28.
Provisional squad: Butland, Haugaard, Johnson, Shawcross, Wollscheid, Cameron, Pieters, Joselu, Bardsley, Wilson, Whelan, Afellay, Van Ginkel, Adam, Walters, Sidwell, Arnautovic, Bojan, Shaqiri, Diouf.
PREDICTION: A 2-2 draw -- entertaining.
FANTASY PICK: Sergio Aguero.
KEY STAT: Manchester City are unbeaten against the Hornets in the last eight encounters in all competitions (W6 D2).
- Watford
Watford will be without Nathan Ake through suspension. Hornets boss Quique Sanchez Flores has no new injury worries, but remains without defenders Tommie Hoban (groin) and Joel Ekstrand (knee).
Provisional squad: Gomes, Arlauskis, Nyom, Cathcart, Britos, Prodl, Anya, Capoue, Jurado, Watson, Behrami, Deeney, Ighalo, Guedioura, Abdi, Paredes, Diamanti, Oulare, Holebas
- Man City
Manchester City must continue without captain Vincent Kompany as he continues to struggle with a calf injury. Midfielder Fabian Delph and defender Gael Clichy are both back in contention after missing Tuesday's trip to Leicester with minor knocks, and Brazilian Fernando (hamstring) is also available again after five games out.
Provisional squad: Hart, Caballero, Sagna, Zabaleta, Mangala, Otamendi, Demichelis, Kolarov, Clichy, Toure, Fernando, Delph, Fernandinho, Sterling, De Bruyne, Silva, Navas, Aguero, Bony, Iheanacho.
SUNDAY'S MATCHES
PREDICTION: A 1-1 draw.
FANTASY PICK: Willian.
KEY STAT: Chelsea have won nine and lost just two of the 13 Premier League meetings with Crystal Palace.
- Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace are missing suspended midfielder Yohan Cabaye while Connor Wickham and Yannick Bolasie are out with respective calf and thigh injuries. Patrick Bamford's loan spell has come to an end so the England under-21 forward has returned to Chelsea.
Provisional squad: Hennessey, Speroni, Dann, Delaney, Hangeland, Kelly, Souare, Mariappa, Ward, Lee, Ledley, McArthur, McCarthy, Mutch, Puncheon, Campbell, Chamakh, Zaha.
- Chelsea
Chelsea striker Diego Costa returns from suspension. Defender Gary Cahill has a minor ankle injury but is expected to be fit for the trip to Selhurst Park. Radamel Falcao is definitely out with a recurring thigh problem and his fellow forward Loic Remy is a doubt because of a calf complaint.
Provisional squad: Courtois, Begovic, Ivanovic, Fabregas, Zouma, Rahman, Ramires, Oscar, Hazard, Mikel, Traore, Kenedy, Pedro, Remy, Matic, Willian, Cahill, Terry, Blackman, Azpilicueta, Loftus-Cheek, Djilobodji, Costa.
PREDICTION: Four goals and a 2-2 draw.
FANTASY PICK: Romelu Lukaku.
KEY STAT: The Toffees have won none of their last six Barclays Premier League meetings with Spurs (D3 L3).
- Everton
James McCarthy's comeback from a hip injury against Stoke lasted just 26 minutes against Stoke before he suffered a recurrence of the problem that will keep him out for at least this fixture. Tom Cleverley, his replacement in that 4-3 home loss, is also doubtful because of an Achilles issue. Captain Phil Jagielka (knee) will make his return in one of the Toffees' next three fixtures while Steven Pienaar and Bryan Oviedo (both hamstring) are also close to featuring once more.
Provisional squad: Howard, Coleman, Stones, Jagielka, Funes Mori, Galloway, Barry, Cleverley, Deulofeu, Barkley, Kone, Lukaku, Robles, Baines, Gibson, Osman, Lennon, Besic, Naismith, Mirallas, Pienaar, Oviedo.
- Tottenham
Mousa Dembele is ruled out for up to three weeks with a groin injury. Dembele's absence could mean a third league start for academy graduate Tom Carroll at Goodison Park while Ryan Mason and Nabil Bentaleb are fit again and could step in. The game will come too soon for Alex Pritchard, who is close to recovering from an ankle injury, and Clinton Njie is also unavailable with a knee problem.
Provisional squad: Lloris, Vorm, Walker, Rose, Trippier, Davies, Alderweireld, Wimmer, Vertonghen, Carter-Vickers, Fazio, Winks, Dier, Alli, Mason, Carroll, Bentaleb, Townsend, Eriksen, Onomah, Chadli, Lamela, Son, Kane.
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