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Premier League Saturday Team News
Liverpool vs Everton
Defender Fabio Aurelio is set to return to the Liverpool squad for the 213th Merseyside derby at home to Everton on Saturday.
Aurelio has missed the last three matches with a calf problem but is on the verge of a comeback.
Liverpool's only other absentees are striker Fernando Torres (knee), Yossi Benayoun (rib) and Glen Johnson (hamstring), all of whom are still some way off full fitness.
Everton boss David Moyes is close to having a full squad available.
Spanish playmaker Mikel Arteta is back in contention after overcoming the groin strain which interrupted his comeback from a serious knee injury.
Nigeria pair Ayegbeni Yakubu and Joseph Yobo are back from the African Nations Cup while Jack Rodwell is also fit again. Phil Jagielka (knee) is back in training after 10 months out and Tony Hibbert (hernia) is also close to a return.
Teams
Liverpool (from): Reina, Skrtel, Agger, Carragher, Kyrgiakos, Insua, Aquilani, Gerrard, Lucas, Rodriguez, Riera, Ngog, Kuyt, Cavalieri, Pacheco, Spearing, Darby, Babel, Aurelio, Degen.
Everton (from): Howard, Neville, Heitinga, Distin, Baines, Yobo, Arteta, Osman, Cahill, Fellaini, Pienaar, Anichebe, Donovan, Saha, Vaughan, Yakubu, Duffy, Coleman, Baxter, Bilyaletdinov, Senderos, Rodwell, Nash.
Manchester United vs Portsmouth
Nemanja Vidic is back in contention as Manchester United look to reclaim the Premier League's top spot by beating crisis club Portsmouth at Old Trafford.
Vidic has been missing since suffering pain from a nerve in his leg prior to the encounter with Wigan at the end of December but has trained this week and could be involved, if not this weekend, then the crucial trip to Aston Villa on Wednesday.
Rio Ferdinand serves the second match of a four-game ban, although United have appealed against the additional match, imposed for a "frivolous" appeal against the first one.
Nigeria striker Kanu is expected to be back in the Portsmouth squad having returned from the African Nations Cup.
Nadir Belhadj, Hassan Yebda and Aruna Dindane all played in the 1-0 defeat at Fulham after their international duty ended.
On-loan defender Ricardo Rocha could make his debut having been on the bench at Craven Cottage.
Teams
Manchester United (from): Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Neville, Brown, Rafael, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Fabio, Park, Nani, Valencia, Carrick, Scholes, Fletcher, Gibson, Anderson, Giggs, Rooney, Owen, Berbatov, Diouf.
Portsmouth (from): James, Finnan, Ben-Haim, Belhadj, Boateng, O'Hara, Wilson, Yebda, Basinas, Owusu-Abeyie, Piquionne, Webber, Dindane, Ashdown, Rocha, Mullins, Vanden Borre, Hughes, Ashdown, Kanu.
Tottenham vs Aston Villa
Tottenham forward Eidur Gudjohnsen is in the squad for the Barclays Premier League clash against Aston Villa at White Hart Lane after his arrival just before the transfer deadline.
Younes Kaboul, another January signing, is available after being ineligible for the FA Cup win over Leeds in midweek, with Kyle Walker in contention after returning from a loan spell at Sheffield United.
Roman Pavlyuchenko, Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Aaron Lennon, Jonathan Woodgate (all groin) are out, while Carlo Cudicini (wrists and pelvis) is a long-term absentee. Ledley King will need a late test on his knee.
Villa are set to be boosted by the return of striker John Carew, who has missed the last four games with a knee injury.
The Norway international has been back in training this week and manager Martin O'Neill hopes to have him available for the clash at White Hart Lane.
Stephen Warnock is continuing to struggle with the shin injury he picked up during the FA Cup victory against Brighton last month.
He is facing a race against time to be fit for the Carling Cup final against Manchester United at Wembley on February 28.
Captain Stiliyan Petrov retains his place in the side despite still being troubled by an Achilles problem.
Teams
Tottenham (from): Gomes, Alnwick, Corluka, Walker, Bale, Kaboul, King, Bassong, Dawson, Palacios, Jenas, Huddlestone, Gudjohnsen, Modric, Kranjcar, Bentley, Defoe, Crouch, Rose, Giovani.
Aston Villa (from): Friedel, Cuellar, Collins, Dunne, Luke Young, Downing, Milner, Petrov, Ashley Young, Heskey, Agbonlahor, Carew, Sidwell, Delfouneso, Davies, Delph, Beye, Guzan.
Hull City vs Manchester City
Vincent Kompany and Micah Richards both look certain to miss out as Wayne Bridge makes his long-awaited comeback for Manchester City at Hull.
While Bridge has recovered from a knee injury and is set to end a two month absence and play for the first time since the furore exploded about his private life, Richards (calf) and Kompany (groin) are not likely to be involved at the KC Stadium.
Patrick Vieira is set to make his debut after arriving from Inter Milan last month with a calf injury, while fellow new arrival Adam Johnson should also be involved and Joleon Lescott (knee) is fit enough to take a place on the bench.
Hull forward Geovanni will be unavailable to face his former team after suffering a minor medial ligament problem.
The Brazilian has gone to Portugal for a short spell of treatment which should see him return to Britain early next week and be in contention for the midweek trip to Blackburn.
Nigeria midfielder Seyi Olofinjana is available after returning from the African Nations Cup while Jimmy Bullard remains around three weeks away from action after a knee problem.
Teams
Hull (from): Myhill, Gardner, McShane, Dawson, Mouyokolo, Boateng, Mendy, Hunt, Cairney, Altidore, Olofinjana, Vennegoor of Hesselink, Garcia, Zaki, Zayatte, Fagan, Barmby, Duke, Kilbane.
Manchester City (from): Given, Taylor, Zabaleta, Onuoha, Toure, Lescott, Boyata, Garrido, Bridge, Wright-Phillips, Ireland, Vieira, Barry, De Jong, Petrov, Bellamy, Johnson, Ibrahim, Tevez, Adebayor.
Bolton vs Fulham
Bolton manager Owen Coyle could recall striker Johan Elmander for the Barclays Premier League clash against Fulham.
Elmander might be handed his chance in this crucial home game as Ivan Klasnic remains sidelined with an ankle injury.
Coyle looks set to include young on-loan midfielders Vladimir Weiss and Jack Wilshere in his squad while Stuart Holden remains doubtful with a thigh problem.
Fulham manager Roy Hodgson is still without a series of key players.
Simon Davies (ankle) could return after missing Wednesday's win over Portsmouth, but long-term absentees Andy Johnson (knee), Paul Konchesky (foot), Clint Dempsey and John Pantsil (both knee ligaments) are all out.
Hodgson is hoping Zoltan Gera overcomes a knee injury while Erik Nevland has fully recovered from a toe injury and could replace Stefano Okaka alongside Bobby Zamora up front.
Teams
Bolton (from): Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Knight, Robinson, Gardner, Weiss, Cohen, Taylor, M Davies, Wilshere, McCann, Muamba, Lee, K Davies, A O'Brien, Al Habsi, Samuel, Elmander, Ricketts, Holden.
Fulham (from): Schwarzer, Hangeland, Shorey, Baird, Hughes, Stoor, Kelly, Duff, Davies, Gera, Murphy, Nevland, Zuberbuhler, Greening, Riise, Dikgacoi, Smalling, Elm, Zamora, Okaka.
Sunderland vs Wigan
Sunderland new-boy Alan Hutton could be handed a debut for the club in Saturday's Barclays Premier League clash with Wigan.
The Scot is in line to take over at right-back with Phil Bardsley and John Mensah, the man who played in his place against Stoke on Monday night, both struggling with hamstring injuries.
There could be a place in the squad too for fellow new arrival Benjani Mwaruwari, while Michael Turner and Lee Cattermole have suffered no reaction to their respective returns to action.
The game is likely to come too soon for Kieran Richardson (calf), while Anton Ferdinand remains on the sidelines with his ankle problem and Nyron Nosworthy, David Healy and Daryl Murphy have been allowed to leave the club on loan.
New signing Victor Moses will be in the Wigan squad.
The striker completed a move from Crystal Palace on transfer deadline day but Marcelo Moreno, who joined on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk until the end of the season, is still awaiting international clearance and is unlikely to be included.
Captain Mario Melchiot has not trained all week because of a neck problem and faces a late fitness test but goalkeeper Chris Kirkland is still recovering from a collarbone injury so Vladimir Stojkovic will continue to deputise.
Teams
Sunderland (from): Gordon Fulop, Bardsley, Hutton, Turner, Kilgallon, Da Silva, Mensah, Cana, Cattermole, Malbranque, Henderson, Reid, Zenden, Campbell, Bent, Jones, Benjani, Meyler, Liddle.
Wigan (from): Stojkovic, Pollitt, Bramble, Amaya, Caldwell, Boyce, Figueroa, Diame, Thomas, Gomez, N'Zogbia, Scharner, McCarthy, Scotland, Rodallega, Sinclair, Moses, Watson.
Stoke City vs Blackburn
Sam Allardyce has confirmed Vince Grella will be part of the Blackburn squad travelling to Stoke following the midfielder's recovery from a thigh problem.
Grella has not played in the Rovers first team since sustaining the injury against Tottenham in December.
Lars Jacobsen is also back in training after his thigh injury but is not yet ready to return to competitive action, while David Dunn (calf) remains sidelined and new signing Yildiray Basturk is still working on his match fitness and will not feature at the Britannia Stadium.
Stoke captain Adboulaye Faye faces a race against time to be fit.
After overcoming a calf problem, Faye was troubled by back spasms in Monday night's game at Sunderland and will undergo a late fitness test.
New signing Asmir Begovic will be included in the squad after the goalkeeper completed his move from Portsmouth on transfer deadline day.
Teams
Stoke (from): Sorensen, Huth, Abdoulaye Faye, Amdy Faye, Higginbotham, Collins, Lawrence, Sidibe, Whitehead, Delap, Diao, Kitson, Beattie, Etherington, Fuller, Tuncay, Pugh, Whelan, Simonsen, Begovic.
Blackburn (from): Robinson, Olsson, Chimbonda, Samba, Nelsen, Salgado, Pedersen, Givet, Grella, Nzonzi, Hoilett, Andrews, Emerton, Di Santo, Diouf, Kalinic, Jones, Brown, Reid, Roberts, Linganzi.
Burnley vs West Ham
New signing Danny Fox faces a late fitness test to see if he will be able to make his Burnley debut against West Ham.
Fox arrived at Turf Moor still nursing a groin strain that he sustained at his previous club Celtic, but the defender trained with his new team-mates this week and could feature against the Hammers.
Fellow new recruit Jack Cork will also be hoping to make his first appearance for the Clarets after joining on loan from Chelsea.
David Nugent is available again after missing the 2-1 defeat against Chelsea while negotiations were being finalised about extending his loan deal from Portsmouth.
Kevin McDonald and Christian Kalvenes should be fit despite coming off with knocks during the Chelsea match, while Chris McCann is back in training after his knee injury and Stephen Jordan is also pushing to be in contention having spent a fortnight out with a hamstring strain.
Steven Caldwell (groin) and Graham Alexander (calf) are still sidelined.
West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola faces a selection headache.
Zola has gone from having limited attacking options to a choice of six strikers following the club's transfer dealings in the January window.
West Ham signed forwards Benni McCarthy, Mido and Ilan prior to Monday's transfer deadline.
Mido and McCarthy are expected to feature tomorrow but Danny Gabbidon, Guillermo Franco and Kieron Dyer (all hamstring) are ruled out.
Teams
Burnley (from): Jensen, Weaver, Carlisle, Cort, Bikey, Jordan, Mears, Edgar, Eagles, Elliott, McDonald, Fletcher, Duff, Blake, Thompson, Penny, Guerrero, Gudjonsson, Kalvenes, Eckersley, McCann, Nugent, Nimani, Paterson, Fox, Cork.
West Ham (from): Green, Upson, Spector, Tomkins, Kovac, Cole, Noble, Behrami, Parker, Faubert, Collison, Nouble, Sears, Ilunga, Da Costa, Stech, Stanislas, Mido, McCarthy, Ilan.
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