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SATURDAY'S GAMES
Crystal Palace
West Bromwich Albion
PREDICTION: A 2-1 win for Palace
FANTASY PICK: Saido Berahino
KEY STAT: West Brom have only failed to find the back of the net in one of their six Premier League clashes with Crystal Palace
FANTASY PICK: Saido Berahino
KEY STAT: West Brom have only failed to find the back of the net in one of their six Premier League clashes with Crystal Palace
- CRYSTAL PALACE
Dwight Gayle is set to continue in the Crystal Palace attack. Palace boss Alan Pardew reported no fresh injury problems following the win at Watford. Striker Connor Wickham (rib), midfielder Mile Jedinak (hamstring) and defenders Damien Delaney (groin) and Joel Ward (knee) are all expected to feature again following the international break.
Provisional squad: Hennessey, Souare, Hangeland, Dann, Kelly, Ledley, Puncheon, Bolasie, Zaha, Cabaye, Gayle, McCarthy, Campbell, Gray, Mariappa, Croll, McArthur, Sako.
- WEST BROM
West Brom are set to be without a trio of key players for their trip to Crystal Palace. Jonas Olsson (groin), Gareth McAuley (calf) and Salomon Rondon (back) have not trained this week following Monday's 3-2 defeat to Everton. James Chester, who joined the Baggies for a fee rising to £8 million from Hull in the summer, is set to return from the start after replacing Olsson in defence when he limped off against the Toffees while Rickie Lambert could come in for Rondon who also suffered his problem against Everton.
Provisional squad: Myhill, Lindegaard, Rose, Gamboa, Chester, Dawson, Evans, Brunt, Pocognoli, Gardner, Yacob, Morrison, McManaman, McClean, Sessegnon, Fletcher, Gnabry, Berahino, Anichebe, Lambert.
AFC Bournemouth
Watford
PREDICTION: A 3-2 win for Bournemouth
FANTASY PICK: Troy Deeney
KEY STAT: Bournemouth have won just one of their last six league meetings with Watford (D2 L3) and just two of their last 14 (D4 L8)
FANTASY PICK: Troy Deeney
KEY STAT: Bournemouth have won just one of their last six league meetings with Watford (D2 L3) and just two of their last 14 (D4 L8)
- BOURNEMOUTH
Glenn Murray is set to fill the void left by Callum Wilson's injury when Bournemouth host Watford. The deadline day signing from Crystal Palace could be handed his first Cherries start after fellow striker Wilson was ruled out for six months with knee ligament damage. Wilson joins captain Tommy Elphick, Harry Arter, Tyrone Mings and Max Gradel on the sidelines.
Provisional squad: Federici, Boruc, Francis, Cook, Gosling, Surman, Pugh, Rantie, Daniels, Smith, MacDonald, King, Kermorgant, Stanislas, Allsop, Tomlin, Distin, Ritchie, O'Kane, Bennett, Murray.
- WATFORD
Watford midfielder Valon Behrami remains suspended. Behrami is serving the last of a three-match ban for being sent off against Swansea last month while defender Joel Ekstrand is still sidelined with a knee injury. Summer signings Adlene Guedioura and Victor Ibarbo were on the bench for Sunday's defeat to Crystal Palace and could make first starts for the club.
Provisional squad: Gomes, Nyom, Cathcart, Prodl, Paredes, Britos, Holebas, Capoue, Watson, Ighalo, Jurado, Deeney, Guedioura, Anya, Angella, Vydra, Layun, Arlauskis, Gilmartin, Berghuis, Pudil, Abdi, Ake, Oulare, Diamanti.
Aston Villa
Stoke City
PREDICTION: A 2-0 win for Stoke
FANTASY PICK: Jon Walters
KEY STAT: Stoke have averaged 1.43 points per game in the PL away at Villa Park. Only away at West Brom have they won more PL points, 2.5 (minimum 5 games)
FANTASY PICK: Jon Walters
KEY STAT: Stoke have averaged 1.43 points per game in the PL away at Villa Park. Only away at West Brom have they won more PL points, 2.5 (minimum 5 games)
- ASTON VILLA
Adama Traore is sidelined for Aston Villa again as he continues to struggle with an ankle injury. The former Barcelona winger played in the under-21s' 1-0 defeat to West Brom on Monday but boss Tim Sherwood admitted the issue was still causing him problems ahead of the visit of Stoke. Gabby Agbonlahor is also a major doubt after missing the 3-2 loss at Liverpool on Saturday with a calf injury and Idrissa Gueye continues to have treatment on a hamstring injury although he is expected to feature for Villa. Jack Grealish is set to make his first appearance since pledging his international future to England while Jores Okore (knee) is fit again.
Provisional squad: Guzan, Bunn, Hutton, Bacuna, Clark, Lescott, Richards, Okore, Amavi, Richardson, Crespo, Veretout, Gueye, Cole, Sanchez, Gil, Grealish, Agbonlahor, Kozak, Gestede, Sinclair, Ayew.
- STOKE CITY
Stoke boss Mark Hughes thinks Xherdan Shaqiri has just a 50-50 chance of being fit. The £12 million record signing suffered a thigh injury against Bournemouth and has yet to train this week. The midfielder must train on Friday if he is to be considered for selection at Villa Park. Defender Marc Wilson looks likely to be absent for a second successive week as he continues to struggle with a calf injury while Hughes hopes captain Ryan Shawcross will return from back surgery at Swansea after the international break.
Provisional squad: Butland, Given, Muniesa, Wollscheid, Bardsley, Pieters, Johnson, Cameron, Whelan, Van Ginkel, Ireland, Sidwell, Adam, Arnautovic, Afellay, Walters, Bojan, Shaqiri, Diouf, Crouch, Joselu, Odemwingie.
Manchester City
Newcastle United
PREDICTION: A 5-1 win for City
FANTASY PICK: David Silva
KEY STAT: Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 17 Premier League meetings with Newcastle (W15 D2), their longest-ever run without defeat against a single PL opponent
FANTASY PICK: David Silva
KEY STAT: Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 17 Premier League meetings with Newcastle (W15 D2), their longest-ever run without defeat against a single PL opponent
- MAN CITY
Manchester City will be without captain Vincent Kompany and key midfielder Yaya Toure. Kompany is not yet fit to return from a calf injury while Toure is still troubled by the hamstring problem which restricted him to 45 minutes at Borussia Monchengladbach in midweek. On the positive side, defender Eliaquim Mangala has overcome a groin injury and strikers Wilfried Bony and Kelechi Iheanacho are back in contention but playmaker Samir Nasri (hamstring) is still out and midfielder Fabian Delph (hamstring) and left-back Gael Clichy (ankle) are long-term absentees.
Provisional squad: Hart, Caballero, Sagna, Zabaleta, Demichelis, Otamendi, Mangala, Kolarov, Maffeo, Fernando, Fernandinho, Silva, Navas, De Bruyne, Sterling, Aguero, Bony, Iheanacho, Roberts, Evans, Barker.
- NEWCASTLE
Newcastle midfielder Jack Colback is a doubt. The former Sunderland man, who shook off a calf problem to start against Chelsea last weekend, is struggling with a hamstring strain, and Cheick Tiote, back in training after a knee injury, and Yoan Gouffran are among those standing by. Winger Gabriel Obertan (hamstring) is out and joins defenders Massadio Haidara (knee) and Steven Taylor and Paul Dummett (both hamstring), midfielder Rolando Aarons (calf), and strikers Papiss Cisse (back) and Emmanuel Riviere (knee) on the sidelines.
Provisional squad: Krul, Elliot, Janmaat, Coloccini, Mbemba, Lascelles, Williamson, Mbabu, Colback, Anita, Tiote, Wijnaldum, Sissoko, Thauvin, De Jong, Gouffran, Marveaux, Mitrovic, Perez, Toney.
Norwich City
Leicester City
PREDICTION: A 2-2 draw
FANTASY PICK: Jamie Vardy
KEY STAT: Wes Hoolahan has provided a league-high five assists so far this season while he has had a hand in six of Norwich's 11 PL goals in 2015-16 (one goal, five assists).
FANTASY PICK: Jamie Vardy
KEY STAT: Wes Hoolahan has provided a league-high five assists so far this season while he has had a hand in six of Norwich's 11 PL goals in 2015-16 (one goal, five assists).
- NORWICH
Norwich report no fresh injury problems. On-loan winger Matt Jarvis is available again after being ineligible for last weekend's match at parent club West Ham. Striker Gary Hooper (ankle) remains sidelined while midfielder Youssouf Mulumbu also continues his recovery from a fractured metatarsal.
Provisional squad: Ruddy, Whittaker, Martin, Bassong, Olsson, Tettey, Jarvis, Brady, Hoolahan, Redmond, Mbokani, Rudd, Howson, O'Neil, Dorrans, Jerome, Wisdom, R Bennett, Grabban.
- LEICESTER
England striker Jamie Vardy will continue to play for Leicester despite two broken bones in his wrist. The striker injured his arm during the 3-2 win over Aston Villa last month but boss Claudio Ranieri has no fears over the 28-year-old's fitness ahead of Saturday's match at Norwich. Swansea loanee Nathan Dyer has returned to training after a knee injury saw him sit out the last three games but he will still be unavailable for the trip to Carrow Road.
Provisional squad: Schmeichel, Schwarzer, De Laet, Morgan, Fuchs, Benalouane, Huth, Wasilewski, Drinkwater, Schlupp, King, Hammond, Kante, Inler, Mahrez, Albrighton, Ulloa, Kramaric, Vardy, Okazaki.
Sunderland
West Ham United
PREDICTION: A 3-1 win for West Ham
FANTASY PICK: Dimitri Payet
KEY STAT: Dick Advocaat's first game in charge of Sunderland was the meeting between the two sides in March, losing 1-0 to West Ham. The Dutchman has taken just 14 points from 16 games
FANTASY PICK: Dimitri Payet
KEY STAT: Dick Advocaat's first game in charge of Sunderland was the meeting between the two sides in March, losing 1-0 to West Ham. The Dutchman has taken just 14 points from 16 games
- SUNDERLAND
Sunderland boss Dick Advocaat does not envisage any fresh injury concerns. Advocaat will be tempted to restore striker Jermain Defoe to his starting line-up after leaving the former England man on the bench for last weekend's 3-0 defeat at Manchester United. Defoe has fully recovered from the hamstring problem that dogged him in the build-up to the trip to Old Trafford while Jack Rodwell is also aiming to return from an ankle injury, but Adam Matthews (ankle) remains sidelined.
Provisional squad: Pantilimon, Mannone, Jones, Van Aanholt, Yedlin, O'Shea, Coates, Kaboul, Brown, Cattermole, M'Vila, Lens, Rodwell, Larsson, Gomez, Johnson, Toivonen, Borini, Defoe, Fletcher, Watmore.
- WEST HAM
Andy Carroll could make his first league start in more than eight months. Carroll tore ligaments in his knee in February but came off the bench against Norwich last weekend and is expected to shake off a sore ankle ahead of the game at the Stadium of Light. Angelo Ogbonna (hamstring) and Alex Song (ankle) are both out while Winston Reid is a doubt with a hip problem. Enner Valencia has returned to light training following a knee injury but is short of match fitness.
Provisional squad: Adrian, Randolph, Tomkins, Collins, Reid, Cresswell, Hendrie, Jenkinson, Oxford, Noble, Obiang, Kouyate, Cullen, Payet, Antonio, Moses, Lanzini, Zarate, Sakho, Carroll, Jelavic.
Chelsea
Southampton
PREDICTION: A 2-2 draw
FANTASY PICK: Sadio Mane
KEY STAT: Southampton have won one of their last 13 trips to Stamford Bridge, a 4-2 victory for the Saints in January 2002 (D4 L8)
FANTASY PICK: Sadio Mane
KEY STAT: Southampton have won one of their last 13 trips to Stamford Bridge, a 4-2 victory for the Saints in January 2002 (D4 L8)
- CHELSEA
Jose Mourinho refused to say whether captain John Terry would be restored to Chelsea's starting XI. Striker Diego Costa completes his three-match suspension, so Loic Remy and Radamel Falcao could start up front, although neither travelled to Porto for Tuesday night's Champions League loss. Oscar also stayed behind after not being selected, while goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is out until December following knee surgery.
Provisional squad: Begovic, Ivanovic, Fabregas, Zouma, Rahman, Ramires, Oscar, Falcao, Hazard, Mikel, Traore, Djilobodji, Kenedy, Pedro, Remy, Matic, Willian, Cahill, Terry, Blackman, Azpilicueta, Loftus-Cheek, Collins.
- SOUTHAMPTON
Southampton could add Jordy Clasie to their squad. The Netherlands midfielder has yet to feature in the Premier League for Saints due to an ankle injury, but he has trained this week and is in contention. Boss Ronald Koeman will otherwise choose from the same squad which beat Swansea 3-1 at St Mary's last weekend.
Provisional squad: Stekelenburg, K Davis, Gazzaniga, Soares, Martina, Fonte, Van Dijk, Caulker, Yoshida, Bertrand, Targett, Romeu, S Davis, Reed, Wanyama, Ward-Prowse, Ramirez, Tadic, Clasie, Juanmi, Rodriguez, Mane, Long, Pelle.
SUNDAY'S MATCHES
Everton
Liverpool
PREDICTION: A 1-1 draw
FANTASY PICK: Romelu Lukaku
KEY STAT: Everton have gone nine league games without a victory against their neighbours Liverpool. They've not gone 10 games without a victory against the Reds since 1984 (a run of 11 games)
FANTASY PICK: Romelu Lukaku
KEY STAT: Everton have gone nine league games without a victory against their neighbours Liverpool. They've not gone 10 games without a victory against the Reds since 1984 (a run of 11 games)
- EVERTON
Everton defenders John Stones and Seamus Coleman face late fitness tests. Stones sat out Monday's Barclays Premier League win at West Brom due to a knee problem, while Coleman has missed three games because of a hamstring complaint. Toffees midfielder Muhamed Besic, who has also been out for three matches nursing a hamstring injury, is not expected to be available, while winger Kevin Mirallas is still suspended.
Provisional squad: Howard, Robles, Jagielka, Stones, Funes Mori, Coleman, Browning, Galloway, Oviedo, McCarthy, Barry, Barkley, Gibson, Osman, Lennon, McGeady, Naismith, Deulofeu, Rodriguez, Kone, Lukaku.
- LIVERPOOL
Liverpool striker Christian Benteke faces a late assessment on his fitness ahead of the Merseyside derby at Everton. The Belgium striker has missed the last three matches with a hamstring injury but manager Brendan Rodgers will make a decision on his return in the next 24 hours. Rodgers will revert to his strongest line-up, having rested seven players for the Europa League in midweek, with Daniel Sturridge expected to return up front alongside Danny Ings.
Provisional squad: Mignolet, Can, Skrtel, Sakho, Clyne, Milner, Lucas, Moreno, Coutinho, Sturridge, Ings, Bogdan, Toure, Gomez, Allen, Rossiter, Ibe, Lallana, Benteke, Origi.
Arsenal
Manchester United
PREDICTION: A 2-1 win for Arsenal
FANTASY PICK: Santi Cazorla
KEY STAT: Manchester United are unbeaten in four away games against Arsenal - they've never gone five without a loss away to the Gunners in the Premier League era.
FANTASY PICK: Santi Cazorla
KEY STAT: Manchester United are unbeaten in four away games against Arsenal - they've never gone five without a loss away to the Gunners in the Premier League era.
- ARSENAL
Arsenal will be without centre-half Laurent Koscielny (hamstring). Striker Olivier Giroud is in contention after being suspended for the midweek Champions League defeat to Olympiacos. Mathieu Flamini (hamstring) and captain Mikel Arteta (dead leg) are still not available. Jack Wilshere (fibula), forward Danny Welbeck and Czech midfielder Tomas Rosicky (both knee) are also sidelined.
Provisional squad: Cech, Monreal, Gabriel, Mertesacker, Bellerin, Coquelin, Cazorla, Ozil, Ramsey, Sanchez, Walcott, Ospina, Giroud, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Debuchy, Gibbs, Chambers, Campbell.
- MANCHESTER UNITED
Table-topping Manchester United have Michael Carrick available. Carrick sat out the Champions League win over Wolfsburg on Wednesday due to what was described as a minor injury, but United boss Louis van Gaal has said the 34-year-old will be fit to play against the Gunners. It remains to be seen whether fellow central midfielder Ander Herrera, another absentee on Wednesday, is involved, while Van Gaal has also said he will consult with a specialist about fatigue in his squad before making his team selection.
Provisional squad: De Gea, Romero, Blind, Smalling, Jones, McNair, Darmian, Valencia, Schneiderlin, Schweinsteiger, Carrick, Herrera, Pereira, Fellaini, Mata, Depay, Young, Rooney, Martial, Wilson.
Swansea City
Tottenham Hotspur
PREDICTION: A 0-0 draw
FANTASY PICK: Deli Alli
KEY STAT: Garry Monk has never won a Premier League game against Spurs, either as a player (D1 L2) or as a manager (L2)
FANTASY PICK: Deli Alli
KEY STAT: Garry Monk has never won a Premier League game against Spurs, either as a player (D1 L2) or as a manager (L2)
- SWANSEA
Swansea manager Garry Monk could consider changes after seeing his side fail to win any of their last three Premier League games. Jefferson Montero and Eder both came on as second-half substitutes in last weekend's 3-1 defeat at Southampton and could enter the equation with Swansea seeking more firepower in front of goal. Kyle Naughton and Gylfi Sigurdsson are both expected to start against their former club as Swansea attempt to claim a first win since beating Manchester United on August 30.
Provisional squad: Fabianski, Naughton, Fernandez, Williams, Taylor, Cork, Shelvey, Montero, Ayew, Sigurdsson, Gomis, Nordfeldt, Rangel, Bartley, Amat, Tabanou, Ki, Britton, Routledge, Emnes, Barrow, Eder, Grimes.
- TOTTENHAM
Danny Rose is a doubt. The full-back left Thursday's Europa League encounter with Monaco in a sling after sustaining a hand injury that is being assessed by medical staff. Son Heung-min (foot) and Alex Pritchard (ankle) are absent for the trip to south Wales, but Kyle Walker returns to the fold after being rested on Thursday. Mousa Dembele, Ryan Mason and Nabil Bentaleb are stepping up their returns from injury and may be involved.
Provisional squad: Lloris, Vorm, McGee, Walker, Trippier, Alderweireld, Fazio, Wimmer, Vertonghen, Rose, Davies, Winks, Dier, Bentaleb, Dembele, Mason, Carroll, Alli, Lamela, Townsend, Onomah, Eriksen, Chadli, Njie, Kane.
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