
BPL Sunday Team News
The latest team news for all three Barclays Premier League matches to be played on Sunday.
Stoke vs Portsmouth
Stoke will be without defender Abdoulaye Faye for the home game with Portsmouth on Sunday as he serves a one-match suspension.
And the Potteries side could also be without Republic of Ireland international Glenn Whelan, who suffered a groin strain playing in the World Cup play-off with France on Wednesday.
He will have a scan and a late fitness test before boss Tony Pulis decides whether to risk the midfielder.
Portsmouth boss Paul Hart may hand Icelandic international Hermann Hreidarsson his first appearance of the season.
The 35-year-old has been plagued by a hamstring injury this term, but played 65 minutes of a behind-closed-doors friendly against Cheltenham on Tuesday and is training with the first team.
Ivory Coast striker Aruna Dindane is a slight doubt after he returned from international duty with a chest infection, while Papa Bouba Diop remains out with a hamstring problem.
Teams:
Stoke (from): Sorensen, Wilkinson, Huth, Shawcross, Collins, Delap, Whelan, Whitehead, Diao, Etherington, Beattie, Tuncay, Fuller, Higginbotham, Cort, Lawrence, Pugh, Simonsen, Sidibe.
Portsmouth (from): James, Kaboul, Mokoena, Mullins, Kanu, Belhadj, Vanden Borre, Piquionne, Ben-Haim, Yebda, Dindane, Webber, Brown, Wilson, Ashdown, O'Hara, Boateng, Smith, Hreidarsson.
Bolton vs Blackburn
Sam Allardyce will assess the emotional and physical effects of World Cup heartache on Keith Andrews before deciding on his side to face former club Bolton on Sunday.
Andrews was in the Republic of Ireland team which controversially lost the play-off to France in extra-time on Wednesday, remaining on the field for the full 120 minutes.
Having also played the entire first leg in Dublin last weekend, Blackburn boss Allardyce might feel it is too much for Andrews to slot back into midfield for the Barclays Premier League contest. With Vince Grella (hamstring) now back to fitness, Rovers have a full squad to select from.
Bolton full-back Jlloyd Samuel is available again after suspension.
He could replace Paul Robinson following the heavy defeat by Aston Villa, which saw Wanderers slip down the table.
Manager Gary Megson will monitor the fitness of Tamir Cohen over the next 24 hours as the midfielder has a groin problem.
Teams:
Bolton (from): Jaaskelainen, Al Habsi, Ricketts, Steinsson, Knight, Cahill, A O'Brien, Samuel, Robinson, M Davies, Basham, Muamba, Cohen, McCann, Gardner, Taylor, K Davies, Klasnic, Lee, Elmander.
Blackburn (from): Robinson, Chimbonda, Salgado, Samba, Givet, Nelsen, Diouf, Andrews, Pedersen, Dunn, Grella, Jacobsen, Nzonzi, Emerton, Hoilett, Kalinic, McCarthy, Roberts, Di Santo, Brown.
Tottenham vs Wigan
Wigan defender Erik Edman will face former club Tottenham on Sunday as he continues to deputise at left-back for the injured Maynor Figueroa.
The Swede made his first Premier League start since the end of last season last time out in the draw at Fulham as Figueroa was sidelined with a knee ligament problem and is still at least a week away from recovery.
Honduras midfielder Hendry Thomas missed his flight back from international duty in Central America on Thursday but will be back in time to train with the squad on Saturday.
Tottenham centre-back Ledley King has a hamstring problem and will miss out.
England winger Aaron Lennon, however, could be back following an ankle problem suffered before the international break.
Luke Modric (fractured fibula) is still out.
Teams:
Tottenham (from): Gomes, Alnwick, Hutton, Corluka, Bale, Assou-Ekotto, Bassong, Woodgate, Dawson, Lennon, Kranjcar, Palacios, Jenas, Huddlestone, Bentley, Keane, Defoe, Pavlyuchenko, Crouch.
Wigan (from): Kirkland, Edman, Bramble, Scharner, Melchiot, Boyce, N'Zogbia, Diame, Thomas, Scotland, Koumas, Sinclair, Rodallega, Amaya, De Ridder, Pollitt, Cho, Gomez.
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