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espnstar.com brings you all the latest team news for this weekend's exciting matches in the Barclays Premier League.

Everton vs Liverpool

Liverpool will be without defenders Fabio Aurelio and Philipp Degen for the Merseyside derby at Everton in the Barclays Premier League.

Brazilian full-back Aurelio is still struggling with an ankle problem while Degen is out for three weeks after cracking ribs in Tuesday's Carling Cup win over Crewe.

It means boss Rafael Benitez could give three players their derby debuts at Goodison Park - Robbie Keane, Andreas Dossena and Albert Riera - while he will also consider handing Daniel Agger a return after he scored in the defeat of Crewe.

Teams:

Everton (from): Howard, Neville, Lescott, Baines, Yobo, Hibbert, Jagielka, Castillo, Arteta, Osman, Cahill, Baxter, Yakubu, Saha, Turner, Nash, Jutkiewicz, Fellaini, Agard, Kissock, Wallace, Vaughan, Valente, Rodwell.

Liverpool (from): Reina, Arbeloa, Carragher, Skrtel, Hyypia, Agger, Dossena, Gerrard, Alonso, Mascherano, Babel, Benayoun, Riera, Kuyt, Keane, Torres, Lucas, Cavalieri, El Zhar, Plessis, Ngog.

Manchester United vs Bolton Wanderers

Edwin van der Sar will return to duty for Manchester United against Bolton in the Barclays Premier League at Old Trafford on Saturday.

With Thomas Kuszcak ruled out with a groin injury, United faced naming rookie goalkeeper Ben Amos for the visit of Gary Megson's men.

But Van der Sar has recovered from the blow to the knee which forced him out of last Sunday's draw with Chelsea and should be in Sir Alex Ferguson's starting line-up.

Ferguson delivered some good news on Rodrigo Possebon, who was on the wrong end of a terrible tackle by Emanuel Pogatetz in Tuesday's Carling Cup win over Middlesbrough.

After fears of a broken leg were dismissed on Thursday, the United boss has now confirmed Possebon did not suffer ligament damage either, although the Brazilian has a nasty gash which has not yet healed.

Bolton defender Gary Cahill looks certain to return after suspension for the clash.

Record signing Johan Elmander is also in contention for a place in the side after recovering from a nagging hamstring injury.

The Sweden striker, who arrived in the summer from Toulouse, has trained all week after being sidelined for a month. However, Matt Taylor again looks likely to miss out with a broken toe.

Teams:

Man Utd (from): Van der Sar, Brown, Neville, R Da Silva, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evans, O'Shea, Evra, F Da Silva, Ronaldo, Nani, Hargreaves, Anderson, Fletcher, Park, Giggs, Tevez, Rooney, Berbatov, Manucho, Welbeck, Amos.

Bolton (from): Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Shittu, A O'Brien, Samuel, Gardner, Muamba, Nolan, McCann, J O'Brien, Smolarek, Elmander, Davies, Helguson, Riga, Hunt, Vaz Te, Cohen, Fojut, Al Habsi.

Arsenal vs Hull City

Barclays Premier League leaders Arsenal expect full-back Gael Clichy (shin) to be fit for the visit of Hull on Saturday, but midfielder Samir Nasri (knee) remains out.

Alex Song - who played in the youthful Carling Cup side that beat Sheffield United 6-0 in midweek - has shaken off a hip problem.

Defender Mikael Silvestre will also be available for the first time following his move from Manchester United after recovering from a muscular injury, but Tomas Rosicky (hamstring), Abou Diaby (thigh), Amaury Bischoff (groin) and striker Eduardo (leg) are still sidelined.

Hull defender Anthony Gardner has been ruled out of the clash.

The former Tottenham player pulled out of last week's 2-2 draw with Everton with a thigh injury and will not be risked at the Emirates Stadium.

New signing Kamil Zayatte, who came in for his first start against the Toffees, is set to retain his place alongside Michael Turner.

George Boateng is likely to be restored in midfield but Stelios Giannakopoulos, who joined the club this week, lacks match fitness and is not in consideration.

Teams:

Arsenal (from): Almunia, Clichy, Toure, Gallas, Sagna, Fabregas, Denilson, Walcott, Adebayor, van Persie, Fabianski, Song, Djourou, Vela, Bendtner, Wilshere, Eboue, Silvestre.

Hull (from): Myhill, McShane, Turner, Zayatte, Dawson, Mendy, Ashbee, Marney, Halmosi, Cousin, King, Garcia, Folan, Boateng, Geovanni, Hughes, Ricketts, Barmby, Windass, Duke.

Stoke City vs Chelsea

Ricardo Fuller should shake off a knock sustained against Reading on Tuesday and regain his place in Stoke's starting line-up at home to Chelsea.

Fuller, who took a bang on the knee after coming off the bench in the Carling Cup tie, was also a substitute at Liverpool last Saturday because of a stomach upset.

He is expected to replace Mamady Sidibe and manager Tony Pulis' main selection poser will be at centre-half, where fit-again Ibrahima Sonko is in competition with Leon Cort.

Teams:

Stoke (from): Sorensen, Griffin, Cort, Sonko, Abdoulaye Faye, Higginbotham, Lawrence, Diao, Olofinjana, Delap, Kitson, Fuller, Sidibe, Cresswell, Simonsen, Whelan, Tonge, Wilkinson, Shawcross, Soares.

Chelsea (from): Cech, Ivanovic, A Cole, Lampard, Di Santo, Drogba, Mikel, Ballack, Malouda, Sinclair, Bosingwa, Bridge, Ferreira, Kalou, Cudicini, Terry, Alex, Belletti, Anelka, Hilario.

Newcastle United vs Blackburn Rovers

Jason Brown will be in goal for Blackburn in Saturday's Barclays Premier League match at Newcastle.

Brown steps in with England goalkeeper Paul Robinson out for two weeks with a calf injury sustained in the midweek Carling Cup defeat of Everton.

Rovers are also without Vince Grella (calf), Steven Reid (knee) and David Dunn (Achilles), while Benni McCarthy (groin) and Aaron Mokoena (virus) are doubtful.

However, midfielder Keith Andrews is available again after missing the Everton match as he was ineligible.

Teams:

Newcastle (from): Given, Harper, Edgar, N'Zogbia, Taylor, Coloccini, Cacapa, Bassong, Tozer, Butt, Geremi, Duff, Donninger, Owen, Xisco, Ameobi, Donaldson, Ranger, Danquah.

Blackburn (from): Brown, Bunn, Simpson, Ooijer, Samba, Nelsen, Khizanishvili, Warnock, Olsson, Emerton, Villanueva, Tugay, Mokoena, Andrews, Pedersen, Treacy, Santa Cruz, Roberts, Derbyshire, McCarthy, Fowler.

Aston Villa vs Sunderland

Sunderland defender Nyron Nosworthy could be sidelined for up to four weeks by the hamstring injury he suffered against Northampton in the Carling Cup in midweek.

Nosworthy, like midfielder Grant Leadbitter, who broke his nose and suffered concussion in the same game, will miss tomorrow's Barclays Premier League trip to Aston Villa as a result.

Full-back Phil Bardsley is a doubt with an ankle problem, but George McCartney is available after missing the Carling Cup tie because he had already played in the competition for West Ham. Meanwhile, Russell Anderson has returned from his loan spell at Burnley after damaging his cruciate ligament and is due to undergo surgery which will rule him out for the rest of the season.

Teams:

Aston Villa (from): Friedel, Luke Young, Davies, Laursen, Shorey, Reo-Coker, Barry, Petrov, Ashley Young, Carew, Agbonlahor, Guzan, Knight, Cuellar, Gardner, Osbourne, Milner, Harewood, Routledge.

Sunderland (from): Gordon, Fulop, Chimbonda, Ferdinand, Collins, McCartney, Bardsley, Diouf, Whitehead, Miller, Reid, Richardson, Malbranque, Tainio, Cisse, Murphy, Healy, Stokes, Chopra.

Fulham vs West Ham

West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola is hoping Craig Bellamy and Carlton Cole will be available for Saturday's Barclays Premier League clash at Fulham.

Bellamy has made just one substitute appearance this season due to a groin injury - scoring in the 4-1 win against Blackburn - while Cole sat out the midweek Carling Cup defeat at Watford with a minor ankle knock.

Calum Davenport could also return to the squad but Dean Ashton is out with an ankle injury which requires investigative surgery next week.

Teams:

Fulham (from): Schwarzer, Zuberbuhler, Stockdale, Pantsil, Stoor, Hangeland, Hughes, Konchesky, Kallio, Davies, Bullard, Murphy, Gera, A Johnson, Zamora, Nevland, Dempsey, Andreasen, Baird, Teymourian, Leijer, Brown.

West Ham (from): Green, Behrami, Upson, Neill, Ilunga, Faubert, Noble, Parker, Etherington, Di Michele, Sears, Cole, Lastuvka, Lopez, Davenport, Reid, Mullins, Boa Morte, Collison.

Middlesbrough vs West Brom

Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate welcomes back Mido into his matchday squad for Saturday's home Barclays Premier League clash with West Brom.

The Egypt striker pulled out of last Saturday's Wear-Tees derby minutes before kick-off after aggravating a groin strain but returned to full training this week and is expected to line up alongside Afonso Alves in attack.

Skipper Emanuel Pogatetz begins a three-match suspension and striker Tuncay Sanli (knee) is a long-term absentee but in-form winger Adam Johnson could earn a starting place and Ross Turnbull, replaced in goal by Brad Jones at Old Trafford, is expected to regain his place.

West Brom winger Chris Brunt is ruled out of the clash with a hamstring injury suffered during the first half of the 2-1 home reverse by Aston Villa last weekend.

Do-Heon Kim a strong candidate to deputise after replacing the former Sheffield Wednesday player, who is unlikely to return until after the forthcoming international break.

Defender Abdoulaye Meite is also unavailable after aggravating a calf injury during the warm-up against Martin O'Neill's side.

Late replacement Leon Barnett, who was given a torrid time by Villa striker John Carew. must wait to find out if he will retain his place against Boro.

Teams:

Middlesbrough (from): Turnbull, Hoyte, Wheater, Huth, Taylor, Digard, O'Neil, Aliadiere, Downing, Alves, Mido, Johnson, Jones, Riggott, Shawky, Arca, Walker, Emnes, Craddock.

West Brom (from): Carson, Zuiverloon, Barnett, Olsson, Robinson, Morrison, Greening, Koren, Valero, Do-Heon Kim, Bednar, Kiely, Miller, Hoefkens, Cech, Donk, Moore,

Wigan vs Manchester City

Wigan manager Steve Bruce has no new injury worries for Sunday's home Barclays Premier League clash against Manchester City after his players came through unscathed against Ipswich.

Lee Cattermole made a goalscoring return from suspension in the 4-1 Carling Cup victory at Portman Road, while Olivier Kapo and Paul Scharner are hoping to retain their places having also scored in midweek.

Ryan Taylor (shin) is back in contention while full-back Erik Edman is nearing a return from a long-term knee injury.

Teams:

Wigan (from): Kirkland, Melchiot, Boyce, Bramble, Figueroa, Valencia, Cattermole, Palacios, Kilbane, Heskey, Zaki, Brown, Camara, De Ridder, Kapo, Koumas, Kupisz, Scharner, Taylor, Pollitt, Kingson.

Man City (from): Hart, Zabaleta, Richards, Dunne, Ben Haim, Garrido, Ball, Elano, Kompany, Johnson, Ireland, Hamann, Fernandes, Wright-Phillips, Robinho, Jo, Schmeichel, Evans, Sturridge.