
Premier League Sunday Team News
All the team news and previews of Sunday night's Barclays Premier League matches including Chelsea vs Liverpool.
Arsenal vs Blackburn Rovers
Arsenal will have both Nicklas Bendtner and Theo Walcott available for Sunday's Barclays Premier League clash with Blackburn.
Bendtner has recovered from minor injuries after a car crash, while Walcott is ready for his first game of the season following a back problem.
However, forward Eduardo (groin) is out and goalkeeper Manuel Almunia is still not fully match fit following a chest infection, so Vito Mannone will continue to deputise.
Samir Nasri (leg), Denilson (back), Lukasz Fabianski (knee) and Johan Djourou (knee) remain out.
Blackburn have defensive concerns ahead of their trip to the Emirates Stadium.
Club captain Ryan Nelsen suffered a heavy fall in the 2-1 win over Aston Villa and has a back problem while his defensive partner Chris Samba had to come off injured in the same game. Both face a late fitness test to see if they will be fit to play.
Vince Grella is unavailable due to suspension after he was sent off against Villa but there is more positive news about Gael Givet, who has returned training this week after his knee injury, and Steven Reid, who should be available despite an achilles problem.
Teams
Arsenal (from): Mannone, Clichy, Gallas, Vermaelen, Sagna, Song, Diaby, Fabregas, Arshavin, Walcott, van Persie, Szczesny, Bendtner, Rosicky, Eboue, Silvestre, Ramsey, Gibbs, Wilshere, Vela.
Blackburn (from): Robinson, Salgado, Samba, Givet, Nelsen, Chimbonda, Diouf, Andrews, Pedersen, Dunn, Roberts, Brown, Jacobsen, Nzonzi, Emerton, Hoilett, Kalini, McCarthy, Reid, Di Santo, Olsson, Jones.
Everton vs Stoke City
Striker Ricardo Fuller is Stoke's only serious injury concern ahead of Sunday's trip to Everton.
The Jamaican international played no part in last weekend's defeat by Manchester United after damaging his groin against Blackpool in the Carling Cup.
James Beattie will be ready to face one of his old clubs after recovering from knee and ankle injuries and Liam Lawrence should also be available after undergoing a course of injections for a persistent back problem.
Everton defender Joseph Yobo is a doubt after he missed the Europa League victory over BATE Borisov with a thigh injury.
Midfielders Jack Rodwell (illness) and Steven Pienaar (knee) did not travel to Belarus but manager David Moyes is hopeful both will recover in time to face the Potters.
Defenders John Heitinga and Lucas Neill, ineligible against Borisov, and Louis Saha, serving a European suspension, all return.
Teams:
Everton (from): Howard, Yobo, Baines, Distin, Hibbert, Heitinga, Neill, Cahill, Rodwell, Pienaar, Osman, Yakubu, Jo, Fellaini, Nash, Bilyaletdinov, Gosling.
Stoke (from): Sorensen, Huth, Shawcross, Abdoulaye Faye, Collins, Lawrence, Whitehead, Delap, Whelan, Etherington, Kitson, Beattie, Tuncay, Fuller, Simonsen, Higginbotham, Pugh, Griffin, Cort, Wilkinson.
West Ham United vs Fulham
Brede Hangeland is expected to overcome an ankle injury to return to the heart of the Fulham defence for Sunday's match against West Ham.
Damien Duff's calf injury rules him out and Simon Davies remains a doubt as he continues to recover from his foot injury.
Pascal Zuberbhler will return to the bench after being refused permission by UEFA to play in the Europa League against Basel last night, while fellow goalkeeper David Stockdale (knee) misses out.
West Ham are set to welcome back England defender Matthew Upson in time for the derby clash.
The former Arsenal man missed the last two matches with a calf problem. Midfielder Valon Behrami is also available again following a series of niggles.
Midfielder Jack Collison is out with a knee injury, however, and Mexican striker Guillermo Franco is still short of match fitness.
Teams:
West Ham (from): Green, Faubert, Ilunga, Upson, Da Costa, Tomkins, Spector, Parker, Kovac, Behrami, Hines, Noble, Jimenez, Stanislas, Cole, Diamanti, Payne, Ngala, Kurucz, Nouble.
Fulham (from): Schwarzer, Zuberbuhler, Konchesky, Pantsil, Hangeland, Baird, Smalling, Kelly, Hughes, Davies, Dempsey, Gera, Dikgacoi, Murphy, Andranik, Riise, Greening, Etuhu, Kamara, E Johnson, Nevland, Seol, A Johnson, Zamora, Elm.
Chelsea vs Liverpool
Javier Mascherano is expected to return to Liverpool's midfield for Sunday's Barclays Premier League trip to Chelsea.
Mascherano missed the midweek Champions League defeat by Fiorentina in Italy with a slight hamstring injury, but boss Rafael Benitez is keen to have his first-choice holding midfielder back at Stamford Bridge.
There could also be a place for Danish defender Daniel Agger in the squad after he came though a midweek reserve run-out unscathed for his first match of the season following back surgery. Italian defender Andrea Dossena is out with a groin injury.
Chelsea keeper Petr Cech is suspended after being sent off against Wigan.
Hilario is set to deputise for Cech at Stamford Bridge while Didier Drogba and Jose Bosingwa return from suspension.
Deco, Joe Cole and Michael Ballack are fit for selection but Alex (groin) and John Mikel Obi (ankle) remain in the treatment room.
Teams:
Chelsea (from): Hilario, Turnbull, Ivanovic, A Cole, Carvalho, Terry, Belletti, Hutchinson, Bruma, Essien, Lampard, J Cole, Malouda, Zhirkov, Drogba, Deco, Kalou, Sturridge, Anelka, Borini.
Liverpool (from): Reina, Johnson, Carragher, Skrtel, Insua, Aurelio, Benayoun, Babel, Gerrard, Mascherano, Lucas, Kuyt, Torres, Agger, Cavalieri, Riera, Kyrgiakos, Ngog, Voronin, Spearing.
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