Match Previews

Manchester United will be without the suspended Juan Mata but Jesse Lingard is available after a European ban. Wayne Rooney, Luke Shaw and Ashley Young are among the club’s long-term absentees. West Ham have Enner Valencia, Victor Moses and Joey O’Brien available following injury lay-offs. Winston Reid could also return, …

Arsenal pair Per Mertesacker and Gabriel are fit despite being injured during Tuesday’s FA Cup replay at Hull. Aaron Ramsey is out with a thigh problem sustained during that match, while defender Laurent Koscielny remains a doubt with a calf injury. Watford’s Craig Cathcart faces a fitness test on the …

Aston Villa have to start finding some points from somewhere if they are to have any chance of getting first off the bottom and then out of the relegation zone. Although with their being an 8 point gap and  still 9 games to play it’s still mathematically possible but with …

Stoke defender Ryan Shawcross could return on Saturday after eight games out with a back injury. Erik Pieters is a doubt because of a calf problem, while Glenn Whelan is set to make his 300th Stoke appearance. Southampton captain Jose Fonte serves a one-match ban following his dismissal last week, …

Bournemouth midfielder Harry Arter is a doubt to face Swansea after suffering an Achilles injury. Winger Junior Stanislas will miss his third successive game because of a hamstring problem. Swansea head coach Francesco Guidolin is still recovering from a chest infection so Alan Curtis will again take charge. Leroy Fer …

Norwich pair Robbie Brady and Steven Naismith will be assessed after both were substituted with respective calf and hamstring injuries last weekend. Sebastien Bassong and Andre Wisdom could return but Alex Tettey is out for the rest of the season. Manchester City will be without Yaya Toure because of the …

Reading will have Paul McShane and Hal Robson-Kanu back from injury but their FA Cup top scorer Matej Vydra is doubtful with a hamstring problem. The Royals will be without cup-tied pair George Evans and Yann Kermorgant. Jason Puncheon returns for Crystal Palace after six games out with a hamstring …

These two sides both finished their respective Premier League matches on Sunday with 10 Men but they couldn’t have had further contrasting fortunes. Liverpool came away from Crystal Palace with a win after an 96th Minute Penalty was scored by Christian Benteke while Manchester United fell to West Brom at …

Liverpool vs Manchester United may have got the billing as the biggest tie of this Europa League Round of 16 but it’s fair to say that the clash between Borussia Dortmund and Tottenham this Evening won’t be too far behind Both clubs are currently second in their respective leagues and …

Chelsea captain John Terry will miss Wednesday’s Champions League last-16 second-leg tie with Paris St-Germain at Stamford Bridge because of a hamstring injury sustained in February. Striker Diego Costa is fit after missing Saturday’s Premier League draw against Stoke with a tendon problem. Editor’s Note: Chelsea will be looking to …