Match Previews

Aston Villa’s Micah Richards returns after suspension, while Ashley Westwood should be available despite suffering a head injury at Tottenham. Gabby Agbonlahor will be assessed after being forced off on Monday with a tight calf, while Idrissa Gana and Adama Traore may return after being rested. Manchester City will not …

Stoke defender Geoff Cameron returns after recovering from a thigh strain which saw him miss the last two games. Phil Bardsley is available after serving a one-match suspension, but midfielder Marco van Ginkel is ineligible against his parent club. Chelsea forward Pedro is fit again and returned as a substitute …

West Ham will be without striker Diafra Sakho for a second successive league game because of a thigh strain. Defender James Collins is suspended but the Hammers have Winston Reid and Angelo Ogbonna back from injury. Everton defender Bryan Oviedo could miss up to three weeks after suffering a hamstring …

Sunderland will be without Lee Cattermole following the recurrence of a long-standing groin problem. The Black Cats are however boosted by the return of John O’Shea, Fabio Borini, Younes Kaboul and Ola Toivonen after recent injuries. Southampton midfielder Victor Wanyama is suspended after he was sent off against Bournemouth last …

Norwich will be without suspended captain Russell Martin following his sending off at Manchester City. Matt Jarvis is out for several weeks with a knee injury, but Dieumerci Mbokani (illness) and Andre Wisdom (knee) are available. Swansea have no new injury worries yet Garry Monk could opt to make changes …

Manchester United midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin is expected to return after missing the midweek victory over CSKA Moscow through illness. Antonio Valencia remains a doubt with a foot problem, while defender Matteo Darmian is serving a one-match ban. West Brom have “one or two” doubts ahead of Saturday although head coach …

Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri has no injury concerns in his squad. The Premier League’s top scorer Jamie Vardy has been passed fit after being troubled by an Achilles problem this week. Watford forward Odion Ighalo has recovered from a knock picked up against West Ham last weekend. Jose Manuel Jurado …

Bournemouth pair Artur Boruc and Steve Cook are both fitness doubts, having missed the last two games with respective thigh and ankle injuries. Junior Stanislas and Joshua King impressed as substitutes last weekend and are pushing for recalls. Newcastle’s goalkeeping injury crisis could result in a Premier League debut for …

Tottenham will seek to reverse their Europa League defeat by Anderlecht in Group J after letting an early lead slip in Belgium two weeks ago. Spurs, who are 10 games unbeaten in the Premier League, are third in a tight group with two points separating all four teams at the …

Tottenham head coach Mauricio Pochettino has no fresh injury worries ahead of the clash with Aston Villa. Nabil Bentaleb, Alex Pritchard and Nacer Chadli all remain sidelined with ankle injuries, along with Son Heung-min because of a foot problem. Aston Villa captain Micah Richards has admitted an FA charge of …