Aston Villa (7) v Chelsea
Villa manager David O'Leary is set to name the team which drew with Bolton. Striker Peter Crouch looks certain to start after scoring against Bolton as Juan Pablo Angel has a knee injury.
Chelsea will be without Claude Makelele, who was stretchered off with a knee
injury in the goalless home draw with Middlesbrough. Damien Duff, Scott Parker,
Wayne Bridge and Mario Melchiot may all be recalled and Adrian Mutu and Hernan Crespo could also replace Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink and Eidur Gudjohnsen up front. Juan Veron is likely to be among the substitutes again.
Fulham (8) v Blackburn (16)
Teenage striker Collins John could be in line for a full debut after scoring both Fulham's goals in the 2-0 victory at Leicester yesterday. Lee Clark is struggling with a calf injury and midfielder Mark Pembridge is out with a calf problem of his own. Argentinian frontman Facundo Sava could return to contention
though after making a promising recovery from a bruised foot.
Blackburn left-back Michael Gray is boss Graeme Souness' only doubt. Although Gray played the full 90 minutes of yesterday's 2-1 defeat at home to Leeds, he sustained an abductor muscle injury which could rule him out.
Liverpool (4) v Charlton (9)
Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier seems unlikely to be planning any major changes. Danny Murphy could come into contention in midfield while Vladimir Smicer, fit again after an Achilles injury - is likely to be added to the bench.
Alan Curbishley will mix and match his strikeforce again. He dropped Paolo di Canio and Carlton Cole for the 1-1 draw with Portsmouth, recalling goalscorer Shaun Bartlett and Jonatan Johansson - and will ring the changes again.
Middlesbrough (11) v Southampton (10)
Veteran central defender Colin Cooper is likely to be on duty again for Boro as Chris Riggott (ankle) and Gareth Southgate (knee) are still ruled out. Bolo Zenden looks certain to start having been ruled out of the Chelsea clash under the terms of his loan agreement from the London side. Danny Mills may return if he has recovered from a virus.
Defenders Michael Svensson and Graeme Le Saux are pushing for recalls after calf and hamstring injuries respectively. Striker Marian Pahars is also available after overcoming a groin problem but captain Jason Dodd and midfielder Matthew Oakley are out for the season with knee injuries.
Portsmouth (17) v Birmingham (6)
Harry Redknapp will restore Eyal Berkovic to Pompey's starting line-up after his second-half showing at Charlton. The Israeli midfielder, introduced as a half-time substitute, turned the match on its head and helped rescue a 1-1 draw.
Birmingham's Stan Lazaridis and Martin Grainger are ruled out for the remainder of the season with groin and knee injuries suffered and midfielder Robbie Savage (ankle) is also a major doubt. Jamie Clapham is expected to make his first start for four months at left-back after recovering from a hamstring injury and a bout of shingles.
Tottenham (14) v Man City (15)
Tottenham will give late fitness tests to Christian Ziege (groin), Mauricio Taricco (thigh), Ledley King (hip), Simon Davies (shins) and Gus Poyet (back), while Darren Anderton and Dean Richards are still ruled out and Steve Carr makes his final appearance before serving a three-match suspension.
Claudio Reyna is unlikely to play because of a groin injury and is rated unlikely to be fit to help bail out a City side now just two points above the drop zone and without manager Kevin Keegan, who will again be absent as he nurses his troublesome back.
Wolves (20) v Bolton (12)
Wolves boss David Jones has a fitness doubt over young defender Mark Clyde, who picked up a knee problem during the first-half of the 3-3 draw at Manchester City and may struggle to recover in just 48 hours. After making five changes for the trip to Eastlands, Jones will want to try and keep a settled side.
Bolton manager Sam Allardyce could restore Ivan Campo, Stelios Giannakopoulos and Nicky Hunt to the starting line-up following the draw against Aston Villa. Defender Simon Charlton is doubtful after suffering a recurrence of a groin problem.