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Premier League and FA Cup team news: Injuries and suspensions update

SATURDAY'S GAMES

PREMIER LEAGUE

- BOURNEMOUTH

Bournemouth defender Tyrone Mings starts his five-match ban for stamping on Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Captain Simon Francis is making progress after a hamstring injury but could miss out again. Goalkeeper Adam Federici and striker Callum Wilson are continuing their rehabilitation from knee injuries.

Provisional squad: Boruc, A Smith, S Cook, Daniels, Francis, Cargill, Wilshere, Arter, Fraser, Pugh, Surman, King, Allsop, Stanislas, Gradel, B Smith, Mousset, Afobe, Gosling, Ibe.

- WEST HAM

West Ham manager Slaven Bilic will welcome back Michail Antonio. Antonio was suspended for the visit of Chelsea but will start on the south coast while striker Andy Carroll is also available despite requiring stitches after clashing with Victor Moses. Winston Reid, who limped off against Chelsea with a leg injury, is also in contention for the trip to the Vitality Stadium.

Provisional squad: Randolph, Adrian, Fonte, Reid, Collins, Byram, Cresswell, Masuaku, Kouyate, Noble, Nordtveit, Obiang, Quina, Antonio, Fernandes, Snodgrass, Feghouli, Lanzini, Carroll, Calleri, Ayew, Fletcher.

- EVERTON

Forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin is in contention after recovering from an ankle injury which has sidelined him since January 2. Midfielder Muhamed Besic has returned to training after recovering from a knee ligament operation but there are doubts over whether he will feature at all this season. Manager Ronald Koeman is likely to make changes from the side which lost at Tottenham with veteran midfielder Gareth Barry likely to make way for the more attacking Ademola Lookman.

Provisional squad: Robles, Coleman, Williams, Funes Mori, Baines, Gueye, Schneiderlin, Barkley, Davies, Lookman, Lukaku, Stekelenburg, Jagielka, Holgate, McCarthy, Barry, Mirallas, Lennon, Valencia, Calvert-Lewin.

- WEST BROM

West Brom will once again be without winger Matt Phillips. Phillips sits out the Premier League contest at Goodison Park due to the hamstring problem that has kept him sidelined for the last two games. Baggies boss Tony Pulis says he has ``one or two knocks'' in his squad beyond that but does not expect anyone else to be unavailable.

Provisional squad: Foster, Myhill, Nyom, Dawson, Evans, McAuley, M Wilson, Olsson, Brunt, Galloway, Fletcher, Yacob, Livermore, Field, Chadli, Morrison, McClean, Rondon, Leko, Robson-Kanu.

- HULL CITY

Hull defender Curtis Davies is back in contention. Davies returned to full training this week after missing the last five games due to a hamstring injury and head coach Marco Silva must decide whether to recall him or stick with Harry Maguire and Andrea Ranocchia in central defence. Midfielder Evandro (calf) is still not available, while Michael Dawson (calf), Markus Henriksen (shoulder), Dieumerci Mbokani (hamstring) and Ryan Mason (fractured skull) are still out.

Provisional squad: Jakupovic, Marshall, Robertson, Maguire, Ranocchia, Davies, Elabdellaoui, Huddlestone, N'Diaye, Clucas, Meyler, Grosicki, Elmohamady, Markovic, Niasse, Hernandez, Diomande, Maloney, Tymon.

- SWANSEA

Kyle Naughton will miss out. The former Tottenham right-back suffered a hamstring injury in last weekend's 3-2 victory over Burnley and is likely to be replaced by Angel Rangel. Jefferson Montero (hamstring) and Ki Sung-yueng (knee) are set to return to the squad.

Provisional squad: Fabianski, Rangel, Fernandez, Mawson, Olsson, Cork, Carroll, Fer, Narsingh, Sigurdsson, Llorente, Nordfeldt, Kingsley, Amat, Van der Hoorn, Britton, Fulton, Ayew, Routledge, Borja, McBurnie.

FA CUP

- ARSENAL

Arsenal will be without both Alex Iwobi and Danny Welbeck. The pair have been struck down with illness while manager Arsene Wenger is sweating over Mesut Ozil, who is also sick. Santi Cazorla (Achilles) and Mohamed Elneny (ankle) also miss out, with Wenger likely to make a number of changes for the visit of the Vanarama National League leaders.

Provisional squad: Cech, Ospina, Martinez, Bellerin, Holding, Gabriel, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Mustafi, Monreal, Gibbs, Maitland-Niles, Coquelin, Xhaka, Ramsey, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Walcott, Reine-Adelaide, Perez, Sanchez, Giroud.

- LINCOLN CITY

Lincoln have been given permission to include Aston Villa left-back Riccardo Calder and Doncaster goalkeeper Ross Etheridge after signing the duo on loan. Forward Lee Angol marked his Imps debut with a hat-trick for the National League leaders against Braintree on Tuesday night, but is cup-tied having played against Chelsea for parent club Peterborough in the third round. Midfielder Josh Ginnelly, on loan from Burnley, is also ineligible after he made an appearance in the FA Cup during a spell with Walsall, while defender Lee Beevers has been out since the end of October with a knee problem.

Provisional squad: Farman, Habergham, Wood, Waterfall, Raggett, Arnold, Woodyard, Hawkridge, Power, Muldoon, Rhead, Walton, Marriott, McMenemy, Long, Ward, Southwell, McCombe, Calder, Etheridge.

SUNDAY'S GAMES

PREMIER LEAGUE

- LIVERPOOL

Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino is a doubt. The Brazil international has missed training with a muscle problem but still has a couple of days to recover. Midfielder Jordan Henderson (foot) and striker Daniel Sturridge (hip) are still sidelined but defender Dejan Lovren, an unused substitute last weekend, could return to the side after injury.

Provisional squad: Mignolet, Clyne, Matip, Lovren, Milner, Can, Lallana, Wijnaldum, Mane, Firmino, Coutinho, Karius, Alexander-Arnold, Klavan, Moreno, Lucas, Stewart, Woodburn, Origi.

- BURNLEY

Joey Barton will be available. The midfielder's Football Association hearing into betting offences, which could lead to a possible lengthy ban, was postponed on Wednesday and Clarets boss Sean Dyche was able to allay fears over the hamstring concern Barton picked up at Swansea last weekend. Goalkeeper Tom Heaton has recovered from illness but Steven Defour (hamstring), Johann Berg Gudmundsson and Dean Marney (both knee) will all miss out and loanee Jon Flanagan is not able to face his parent club.

Provisional squad: Heaton, Robinson, Pope, Lowton, Keane, Mee, Long, Ward, Darikwa, Tarkowski, Brady, Barton, Boyd, Hendrick, Westwood, Arfield, Vokes, Gray, Agyei.

FA CUP

- TOTTENHAM

Mauricio Pochettino has no fresh injury concerns. Danny Rose remains out with a knee problem, while Erik Lamela, who has not played since October, is still feeling pain in his hip. Rose's absence means Ben Davies is likely to continue at left-back in what is set to be the club's last FA Cup fixture at White Hart Lane.

Provisional squad: Lloris, Vorm, Lopez, Davies, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Dier, Carter-Vickers, Wimmer, Walker, Trippier, Wanyama, Winks, Dembele, Eriksen, Alli, Sissoko, Onomah, Son, Janssen, Kane.

- MILLWALL

Millwall goalkeeper Jordan Archer faces a race against time to be fit to face his former club. Archer is rated 40-60 by Lions manager Neil Harris to play in the quarter-final at White Hart Lane as he bids to overcome a groin injury. Otherwise Harris has a fully-fit squad to choose from, with Tom King ready to continue between the sticks should Archer miss out.

Provisional squad: Archer, King, Cummings, Martin, Hutchinson, Craig, Romeo, Webster, Cooper, Mbulu, Chesmain, Williams, Worrall, Thompson, Wallace, Butcher, Ferguson, Abdou, Gregory, Onyedinma, Morison, O'Brien, Philpot, Smith.

MONDAY'S MATCH

FA CUP

- CHELSEA

Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte has a fully-fit squad. Chelsea captain John Terry has played in the three prior FA Cup rounds, but the defender's place against United is not guaranteed. And with Chelsea next in action at Stoke five days later, Conte could field his first-choice line-up against United.

Provisional squad: Courtois, Begovic, Fabregas, Zouma, Alonso, Kante, Hazard, Loftus-Cheek, Moses, Pedro, Costa, Matic, Willian, Batshuayi, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta, Chalobah, Luiz, Eduardo, Aina, Ake.

- MAN UNITED

Zlatan Ibrahimovic begins a three-match domestic ban. The 35-year-old received the suspension after the Football Association took retrospective action for his elbow on Tyrone Mings against Bournemouth - a match Wayne Rooney and Luke Shaw started, only to be left out of the Europa League squad heading to Rostov. The pair come back into contention as does Eric Bailly after serving a European suspension in Russia, where United emerged unscathed despite concerns over the pitch. Bastian Schweinsteiger remains a doubt with an unspecified complaint.

Provisional squad: De Gea, Romero, O'Hara, Valencia, Jones, Rojo, Smalling, Bailly, Blind, Darmian, Shaw, Young, Carrick, Herrera, Fellaini, Schweinsteiger, Pogba, Mata, Lingard, Mkhitaryan, Martial, Rooney, Rashford.


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