TUESDAY'S GAMES
- ARSENAL
Arsenal will be without midfielder Tomas Rosicky. The experienced Czech Republic international only returned from a knee problem ahead of Saturday's FA Cup victory over Burnley but suffered a thigh problem during the game and will again spend a spell on the sidelines. Alexis Sanchez is pushing for his first start since a hamstring issue in November while Mohamed Elneny is still waiting for his Premier League debut having made his bow in the cup win. Francis Coquelin, Danny Welbeck and Santi Cazorla (all knee) and Jack Wilshere (leg) are out.
Provisional squad: Cech, Ospina, Monreal, Gibbs, Koscielny, Gabriel, Mertesacker, Bellerin, Chambers, Ramsey, Elneny, Flamini, Ozil, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Reine-Adelaide, Iwobi, Sanchez, Campbell, Walcott, Giroud.
- SOUTHAMPTON
Southampton manager Ronald Koeman is keeping quiet about how his side will line up. The Dutch manager hinted recent signing Charlie Austin could make his first start for the club after impressing on his debut by scoring the winning goal against Manchester United. Graziano Pelle (knee) and Steven Davis (knock) remain doubtful while Jay Rodriguez (ankle) and Florin Gardos (knee) are unavailable.
Provisional squad: Forster, Stekelenburg, Martina, Van Dijk, Fonte, Yoshida, Soares, Bertrand, Targett, Clasie, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Wanyama, Tadic, Mane, Austin, Long, Juanmi.
- LEICESTER
Leicester have no new fitness problems. Shinji Okazaki hobbled off injured against Stoke nine days ago but the striker will be fit. Midfielder Matty James' return from a long-term knee injury will continue to be managed after a minor setback in action for the development squad, while the versatile Jeffrey Schlupp (hamstring) will not be back until towards the end of February.
Provisional squad: Schmeichel, Schwarzer, Simpson, Chilwell, Fuchs, Wasilewski, Benalouane, Huth, Morgan, King, Drinkwater, Kante, Albrighton, Inler, Gray, Mahrez, Dyer, Vardy, Ulloa, Okazaki.
- LIVERPOOL
Jurgen Klopp will revert to his strongest side after resting many players for the FA Cup draw at home to West Ham. Captain Jordan Henderson will return after sitting out that game to rest his heel problem. Strikers Daniel Sturridge and Divock Origi, playmaker Philippe Coutinho and defender Martin Skrtel are all set to return to training this week but will not be considered for the match against the Premier League leaders.
Provisional squad: Mignolet, Clyne, Lovren, Sakho, Moreno, Lucas, Can, Henderson, Milner, Firmino, Lallana, Ward, Flanagan, Toure, Caulker, Smith, Allen, Ibe, Teixeira, Benteke.
- NORWICH
Norwich could hand debuts to new loan signing Patrick Bamford and fellow recent recruit Timm Klose. Bamford has joined on loan from Chelsea and could come straight into Alex Neil's side, while Klose could come in after the Canaries shipped five goals in their last outing against Liverpool. Andre Wisdom is available having been ineligible against parent club Liverpool while Gary O'Neil serves the last game of his three-match ban following his sending off at Stoke.
Provisional squad: Rudd, Ruddy, Olsson, Brady, Wisdom, Martin, Klose, Bennett, Bassong, Pinto, Tettey, Mulumbu, Dorrans, Howson, Odjidja-Ofoe, Hoolahan, Jarvis, Redmond, Naismith, Bamford, Jerome, Mbokani.
- TOTTENHAM
England midfielder Dele Alli is expected to return. Alli was an unused substitute in Saturday's 4-1 FA Cup fourth-round win at Colchester, while goalkeeper Hugo Lloris and centre-back Toby Alderweireld are among the other players likely to return. Defender Jan Vertonghen (knee) and midfielder Ryan Mason (ankle) remain out.
Provisional squad: Lloris, Vorm, Walker, Rose, Trippier, Davies, Alderweireld, Wimmer, Dembele, Carter-Vickers, Winks, Dier, Alli, Carroll, Bentaleb, Eriksen, Onomah, Chadli, Lamela, Son, Kane.
- SUNDERLAND
Sunderland new boys Lamine Kone and Wahbi Khazri could go straight into the squad. Former Lorient defender Kone and midfielder Khazri, who joined the club in a £9m move from Bordeaux over the weekend, have both received international clearance and could be involved, along with striker Dame N'Doye, who is yet to make his debut after sealing his loan switch earlier this month. Manager Sam Allardyce, who has allowed central defender Sebastian Coates to join Sporting Lisbon and Steven Fletcher to sign for Marseille on loan for the rest of the campaign, is without only defender Younes Kaboul (hamstring) and midfielder Sebastian Larsson (knee) through injury.
Provisional squad: Mannone, Pickford, Van Aanholt, Yedlin, O'Shea, Jones, Kirchhoff, Kone, Beadling, Cattermole, M'Vila, Khazri, Rodwell, Lens, Borini, Toivonen, Johnson, Watmore, Defoe, N'Doye.
- MAN CITY
Fabian Delph will miss the game with a minor calf injury. Left-back Aleksandar Kolarov (calf) is fit to return and Joe Hart will be back in goal after being rested for recent cup games. Captain Vincent Kompany (calf), centre-back Eliaquim Mangala (hamstring) and striker Wilfried Bony (calf) are not ready while Samir Nasri (thigh) and Kevin De Bruyne (knee and ankle) -- who will be out for 10 weeks -- are longer-term absentees.
Provisional squad: Hart, Caballero, Sagna, Zabaleta, Demichelis, Otamendi, Kolarov, Clichy, Toure, Fernando, Fernandinho, Silva, Navas, Sterling, Aguero, Iheanacho, Celina, Barker, Humphreys.
- WEST HAM
West Ham defender James Tomkins is doubtful to face Aston Villa after suffering a head injury. But full-back Sam Byram returns after being cup-tied, midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate is expected to be available despite limping off at Anfield while goalkeeper Adrian and skipper Mark Noble should be back after sitting out on Saturday. New signing Emmanuel Emenike looks likely to miss out as he awaits international clearance. Fellow strikers Diafra Sakho (thigh) and Andy Carroll (hamstring) are still recovering from injuries along with midfielder Manuel Lanzini (thigh).
Provisional squad: Adrian, Randolph, Tomkins, Collins, Reid, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Byram, O'Brien, Oxford, Noble, Kouyate, Song, Obiang, Moses, Payet, Valencia, Antonio, Jelavic.
- ASTON VILLA
Aston Villa manager Remi Garde is facing a selection crisis. Strikers Rudy Gestede (hamstring) and Libor Kozak (ankle) are likely to miss out after being sidelined for Saturday's 4-0 FA Cup defeat to Manchester City while Ashley Westwood is a doubt with a calf problem. Carlos Sanchez (hamstring) is out with Adama Traore (foot) and long-term injury victim Jordan Amavi (knee) but Alan Hutton may return after a hamstring injury.
Provisional squad: Guzan, Bunn, Hutton, Bacuna, Lescott, Clark, Richards, Okore, Richardson, Kinsella, Cissokho, Gana, Veretout, Lyden, Grealish, Gil, Ayew, Agbonlahor, Hepburn-Murphy.
- CRYSTAL PALACE
Yohan Cabaye faces a late fitness test before manager Alan Pardew selects his Crystal Palace team. The midfielder picked up an ankle injury during Saturday's 1-0 defeat of Stoke, but could yet feature, unlike Joe Ledley who has been ruled out with a knock. Emmanuel Adebayor is expected to make his debut from the bench, but Connor Wickham is suspended for the next two games, and Dwight Gayle, Bakary Sako and Yannick Bolasie are long-term absentees with respective hamstring, hamstring and knee injuries.
Provisional squad: Adebayor, Cabaye, Campbell, Chamakh, Dann, Delaney, Gayle, Hangeland, Hennessey, Jedinak, Kelly, Lee, Mariappa, McArthur, McCarthy, Mutch, Puncheon, Souare, Speroni, Ward, Zaha.
- BOURNEMOUTH
Eddie Howe is set to return to his established side after making 10 changes for their FA Cup victory at Portsmouth. Captain Tommy Elphick started his first match in more than three months after recovering from an ankle injury, but is not expected to feature at Crystal Palace on Tuesday night. Forwards Callum Wilson and Max Gradel both continue their long-term rehabilitation.
Provisional squad: Boruc, Francis, Wiggins, Cook, Smith, Daniels, Pugh, Gosling, Surman, Arter, Afobe, Federici, O'Kane, Distin, Iturbe, Ritchie, Murray, Grabban, King, Elphick.
- MAN UNITED
Guillermo Varela looks set to make just his second Premier League start. With Matteo Darmian (chest), Ashley Young (groin), Marcos Rojo (shoulder), Antonio Valencia (foot) and Luke Shaw (leg) injured, United are short in numbers at the back so 22-year-old Varela looks set to keep his place in the team following his impressive performance in the 3-1 FA Cup win at Derby. Cameron Borthwick-Jackson is expected to start on the other side of defence on his 19th birthday, but midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger (knee) and defender Phil Jones (ankle) are unavailable.
Provisional squad: De Gea, Romero, Varela, Borthwick-Jackson, Smalling, Blind, McNair, Schneiderlin, Herrera, Carrick, Fellaini, Depay, Lingard, Mata, Januzaj, Pereira, Martial, Rooney, Keane.
- STOKE
Forwards Marko Arnautovic and Jonathan Walters will return to Stoke's squad. The pair, plus full-back Glen Johnson, all missed the weekend FA Cup defeat to Crystal Palace because of minor injuries but have recovered sufficiently to be included. Defender Marc Wilson has been ruled out for 10-12 weeks after injuring a medial knee ligament at Selhurst Park.
Provisional squad: Butland, Johnson, Wollscheid, Muniesa, Pieters, Whelan, Afellay, Shaqiri, Walters, Arnautovic, Bojan, Haugaard, Bardsley, Van Ginkel, Ireland, Joselu, Crouch, Biram Diouf.
- WEST BROM
Saido Berahino is expected to be included with the Baggies determined to keep the striker despite Newcastle's bid of £21 million, although he must shake off a dead leg to feature at The Hawthorns. Loan signings Alex Pritchard and Sandro could make their Albion debuts with Darren Fletcher (knee) and Ben Foster (ribs) available, but Chris Brunt (calf), James Morrison (hamstring) and Callum McManaman (ankle) are out.
Provisional squad: Myhill, Foster, Gamboa, Chester, Dawson, McAuley, Olsson, Evans, Pocognoli, Yacob, Pritchard, Sandro, Fletcher, Gardner, Sessegnon, Rondon, Anichebe, Lambert, Berahino.
- SWANSEA
Alberto Paloschi is set to make his Swansea debut at West Brom. The 26-year-old striker, a former Italy U21 international, linked up with his new team-mates after completing his £8 million move from Chievo on Friday. Jack Cork or Ki Sung-yueng will make way following the 2-1 win at Everton eight days ago, the first time Swansea had produced back-to-back victories this season to lift themselves four points above the Barclays Premier League relegation zone.
Provisional squad: Fabianski, Rangel, Fernandez, Williams, Taylor, Britton, Cork, Ki, Routledge, Sigurdsson, Ayew, Paloschi, Nordfeldt, Naughton, Amat, Bartley, Grimes, Montero, Barrow, Gomis, Emnes, Eder, Kingsley.
WEDNESDAY'S MATCHES
- EVERTON
Goalkeeper Tim Howard faces a late fitness test to see whether he can reclaim his place in the starting XI. The United States international, who has sat out the last two matches as Joel Robles has played in cup matches, picked up a knock to his knee in training and is a doubt. Forward Kevin Mirallas (tendon) has still not begun training while midfielder Muhamed Besic (hamstring) is out for another couple of weeks.
Provisional squad: Robles, Coleman, Stones, Jagielka, Baines, Barry, McCarthy, Deulofeu, Barkley, Osman, Lukaku, Howard, Griffiths, Oviedo, Funes Mori, Galloway, Cleverley, Gibson, Lennon, Kone.
- NEWCASTLE
Newcastle new boy Seydou Doumbia is awaiting his visa as the deadline day signing hopes for a debut. The on-loan Roma striker could be involved at Goodison Park provided the documentation is received in time, and their could also be a first involvement for £12 million midfielder Andros Townsend. Left-back Paul Dummett is available after a hamstring problem and midfielder Jack Colback is close to a return from a similar problem, but keeper Tim Krul (knee), defenders Massadio Haidara (also knee) and Kevin Mbabu (thigh), midfielders Vurnon Anita (hamstring) and Siem de Jong (eye) and striker Papiss Cisse (groin) are still missing.
Provisional squad: Elliot, Darlow, Janmaat, Dummett, Coloccini, Mbemba, Lascelles, Taylor, Colback, Wijnaldum, Sissoko, Shelvey, Townsend, Saivet, Gouffran, Aarons, Mitrovic, Perez, Doumbia, Riviere.
- WATFORD
Watford could hand a debut to Mario Suarez following the Spain midfielder's £4 million move from Fiorentina. On-loan Chelsea full-back Nathan Ake is not eligible to face his parent club, so Jose Holebas is expected to come into the side. Defenders Tommie Hoban (groin) and Joel Ekstrand (knee) both continue their rehabilitation.
Provisional squad: Gomes, Cathcart, Paredes, Britos, Holebas, Jurado, Behrami, Capoue, Watson, Ighalo, Deeney, Pantilimon, Abdi, Nyom, Amrabat, Anya, Prodl, Guedioura, Suarez
- CHELSEA
Willian is expected to overcome a bruised foot to feature. Loic Remy (calf) remains out along with fellow striker Radamel Falcao (thigh). Alexandre Pato and Matt Miazga are not likely to be included for another week or so after signing last week.
Provisional squad: Courtois, Begovic, Ivanovic, Fabregas, Zouma, Rahman, Oscar, Mikel, Traore, Kenedy, Pedro, Costa, Matic, Willian, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta, Amelia, Loftus-Cheek.
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