Match Previews

Leicester’s influential midfielder N’Golo Kante is expected to miss the next two matches because of a minor hamstring problem. Andy King will take Kante’s place, while right-back Danny Simpson is available after suspension. Chris Brunt’s knee injury is still being assessed but he will miss West Brom’s trip to Leicester. …

Norwich pair Sebastian Bassong and Wes Hoolahan are fitness doubts with the unspecified injuries that kept them out of Saturday’s defeat at Leicester. Andre Wisdom is still sidelined by a knee injury, while Patrick Bamford is ineligible to face his parent club. Chelsea winger Pedro will miss the game after …

Liverpool midfielders Adam Lallana (calf) and Joe Allen (hamstring) and defender Martin Skrtel (also hamstring) are all back in training, although might not play. Centre-back Dejan Lovren has recovered from illness. Boss Klopp played midfielder Lucas at centre-back in the Europa League win over Augsburg on Thursday, Manchester City striker …

Manchester United will assess Anthony Martial, who missed Thursday’s win against Midtjylland with a tight hamstring. Injury-hit United, who were missing 14 players in midweek, will also monitor David De Gea and Chris Smalling. Arsenal will be without Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who injured his knee against Barcelona. The Gunners will assess …

Tottenham are hopeful Harry Kane will play despite missing their midweek Europa League win with a broken nose. Mousa Dembele and Tom Carroll are out with respective groin and Achilles problems, while Jan Vertonghen and Clinto Njie remain absent. Swansea have a fully-fit squad after a 15-day break since their …

West Brom centre back Jonny Evans is nursing a hamstring injury and is a doubt to face Crystal Palace. Fellow defenders Gareth McAuley and Craig Dawson should be available after respective hamstring and ankle issues. Crystal Palace winger Yannick Bolasie is expected to make his first start for two months …

Watford midfielder Jose Jurado is still sidelined by a calf injury. Miguel Britos played in the FA Cup last Saturday after two weeks out with a dead leg, while Heurelho Gomes is likely to return in goal after being rested for that tie. Bournemouth captain Tommy Elphick could make his …

Stoke got their first win in 4 matches a fortnight ago away at Bournemouth to see them arrest a slide down the table which currently sees them sitting 10th in the Premier League. Record signing Giannelli Imbula paying off a small part of his transfer fee with the opening goal …

Southampton have been impenetrable in the last 6 matches, that has coincided with the return of Fraser Forster who has kept 6 clean sheets in a row and has enabled The Saints to move up to 6th in the Premier League table. Their season has seen quite the turn around …

It was Valentines Day heartbreak for Leicester as they went down to Arsenal thanks to  a 94th Minute winner from Danny Welbeck at The Emirates. A huge win for Arsenal in the cruelest of circumstances and you wonder what effect that will have Claudio Ranieri’s side The turning point of …