SaturdayENGLISH PREMIERSHIPCharlton Ath (20) v Bolton (4)
Charlton will have defender Djimi Traore available again following a one-match ban.
Bolton striker Nicolas Anelka will watch his new team-mates in action at Charlton, and is set to make his debut after the forthcoming international break. Defender Quinton Fortune (ankle) is a fresh injury doubt.
Last season: Bolton 4, Charlton 1; Charlton 0 Bolton 1. Last five league matches: Charlton LLLLL; Bolton LDWWD. Top scorers: Darren Bent (Charlton) 1; Kevin Davies, Ivan Campo & El-Hadji Diouf (Bolton) 1. Match odds: H11-8 A13-8 D21-10. Referee: M Dean.
Fulham (18) v Sheffield Utd (15)
Fulham boss Chris Coleman is set to name an unchanged side. Denmark midfielder Claus Jensen is still out with a calf injury but will be fit for international duty next weekend. Simon Elliott (calf), Mark Pembridge (Achilles) and Mark Crossley (back) are also unavailable.
Rob Hulse is hoping to recover from the thigh strain which ruled him out of Sheffield United's midweek defeat at Tottenham. Paul Ifill (illness) and Derek Geary (groin) are unlikely to return after being ruled out on the day of the White Hart Lane loss, while Steve Kabba (groin) and Claude Davis (knee) are still out.
Last season: No corresponding fixture. Last five league matches: Fulham WLWLD; Sheff Utd DDWDL. Top scorers: Jimmy Bullard (Fulham) 1; Rob Hulse (Sheff Utd) 1. Match odds: H10-11 A13-5 D21-10. Referee: G Poll.
Liverpool (13) v West Ham (3)
Jamie Carragher, John Arne Riise and Gabriel Paletta, who missed the midweek Champions League game with Maccabi Haifa, are still sidelined. They have been joined by Mohamed Sissoko (knee) and Stephen Warnock (ankle), while Harry Kewell is out. Liverpool expect to give £10 million striker Dirk Kuyt his debut.
Yossi Benayoun (groin) and Lee Bowyer (infected toe) are West Ham's main injury doubts. Matthew Etherington (knee) is still out, leaving manager Alan Pardew short of wide options.
Last season: West Ham 1, Liverpool 2; Liverpool 2, West Ham 0. Last five league matches: Liverpool WWWWD; West Ham LWWWD. Top scorers: Peter Crouch (Liverpool) 2; Bobby Zamora (West Ham) 3. Match odds: H 2-5 A 13-2 D 13-5. Referee: A Marriner.
Manchester City (17) v Arsenal (12)
New Manchester City goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson will miss the next two weeks after minor ankle surgery. Striker Bernardo Corradi returns from suspension but Dietmar Hamann (foot) and Andy Cole (knee) are out, while Hatem Trabelsi has yet to arrive in England after problems gaining a visa for his family.
Arsenal duo Thierry Henry and Jens Lehmann are included after being rested in midweek, but Freddie Ljungberg (ankle) will sit out the trip. Fit-again summer signing Tomas Rosicky returns to the squad and could make his Premiership debut, but there is no place again for want-away winger Jose Antonio Reyes - who has a groin injury - or defender Ashley Cole.
Last season: Man City 1, Arsenal 3; Arsenal 1, Man City 0. Last five league matches: Man City LLLLD; Arsenal DWWWD. Top scorers: Francesc Fabregas (Arsenal) 2. Match odds: H7-2 A8-11 D21-10. Referee: U Rennie.
Tottenham (11) v Everton (6)
Tottenham have doubts over midfielder Jermaine Jenas (toe) and striker Dimitar Berbatov (ankle). Captain Ledley King is still sidelined after surgery to cure a knee problem.
Everton will be without veteran defender Alan Stubbs because of a hamstring problem. Full back Nuno Valente and centre back David Weir return following groin injuries and summer signing Joleon Lescott gets the chance to start his first Premiership match.
Last season: Everton 0, Tottenham 1; Tottenham 2, Everton 0. Last five league matches: Tottenham DWLLW; Everton DWDWD. Top scorers: Dimitar Berbatov & Jermaine Jenas (Tottenham) 1; Mikel Arteta, Tim Cahill & Andrew Johnson (Everton) 1. Match odds: H 4-6 A 7-2 D 23-10. Referee: M Halsey.
Watford (14) v Manchester Utd (1)
Watford will be without goalkeeper Ben Foster. The 23-year-old is on a year's loan at Vicarage Road from United but the terms of the deal mean is he ineligible to play against Alex Ferguson's side. Manager Adrian Boothroyd must choose whether to play Richard Lee or veteran Alec Chamberlain in goal, while captain Gavin Mahon has recovered from the illness that forced him off at half-time during the 1-1 draw with West Brom.
Gary Neville (calf) has been ruled out of the trip to Vicarage Road plus England's Euro 2008 qualifiers against Andorra and Macedonia next week. Nemanja Vidic has broken his wrist and will not be considered for the Watford trip, where Michael Carrick is expected to make his first competitive start.
Last season: No corresponding fixture. Last five league matches: Watford WWDLD; Man Utd LDWWW. Top scorers: Marlon King & Damien Francis (Watford) 1; Wayne Rooney & Louis Saha (Man Utd) 2. Match odds: H13-2 A2-5 D13-5. Referee: P Dowd.
Wigan Ath (19) v Reading (10)
Unsettled defender Pascal Chimbonda could reclaim his place in the Wigan squad after a calf injury.
Centre back Ibrahima Sonko is suspended following his sending off at Aston Villa in midweek. Striker Dave Kitson remains sidelined by a knee injury but winger Glen Little should claim a place on the bench after shrugging off a hamstring problem.
Last season: No corresponding fixture. Last five league matches: Wigan WLLLL; Reading WDWWL. Top scorers: Lee McCulloch (Wigan) 1; Steve Sidwell, Dave Kitson, Leroy Lita & Kevin Doyle (Reading) 1. Match odds: H1-1 A23-10 D21-10. Referee: M Riley.
SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Celtic (2) v Hibernian (8)
New Celtic signings Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink and Lee Naylor could make their debuts. Midfielder Stilian Petrov and goalkeeper Artur Boruc should be fit after knee and back problems respectively.
Hibernian midfielders Stephen Glass (bruised shin) and Dean Shiels (ankle) are doubts. Striker Chris Killen should be fit after a foot injury but midfielder Guillaume Beuzelin is still lacking match practice after his return to training following a knee injury.
Last season: Celtic 1, Hibernian 1; Hibernian 1, Celtic 2; Celtic 3, Hibernian 2; Hibernian 0 Celtic 1. Last five league matches: Celtic DWLWD; Hibernian LDLDW. Top scorers: Stilian Petrov & Maciej Zurawski (Celtic) 2; Abdessalam Benjelloun, Dean Shiels, Scott Brown & Robert Jones (Hibernian) 2. Match odds: H2-7 A7-1 D7-2 Referee: C Richmond.
Sunday
ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP
Aston Villa (5) v Newcastle Utd (8)
Jlloyd Samuel (thigh) is Aston Villa's major injury doubt. Peter Whittingham is his likely replacement after coming off the substitutes' bench to set up the winning goal for skipper Gareth Barry against Reading.
Wilfred Bouma and Gary Cahill are still unlikely to be fit and Mark Delaney has been laid low with a virus.
New Newcastle signing Obafemi Martins will go straight into the squad provided his international clearance arrives in time. He could partner Shola Ameobi in attack if the Englishman shakes off the hip and hamstring problems. Goalkeeper Shay Given will return after a back injury, but central defender Craig Moore (knee) remains a doubt.
Last season: Aston Villa 1, Newcastle 2; Newcastle 1, Aston Villa 1. Last five league matches: Aston Villa LLWDW; Newcastle WWDWW. Top scorers: Gareth Barry, Juan Pablo Angel & Olof Mellberg (Aston Villa) 1; Shola Ameobi (Newcastle) 3. Match odds: H6-5 A15-8 D21-10. Referee: H Webb (S Yorkshire).
Blackburn (16) v Chelsea (7)
Chelsea hope to have Arjen Robben and Michael Ballack available. Robben injured himself in the warm-up prior to Chelsea's defeat to Middlesbrough on Wednesday but should be fit and Ballack has recovered from a hip injury. Joe Cole remains out with a knee problem and Petr Cech is recovering from shoulder surgery.
Andre Ooijer could come into contention for Blackburn after arriving from PSV Eindhoven. Lucas Neill is available again after a ban.
Last season: Blackburn 1, Chelsea 0, Chelsea 4, Blackburn 2. Last five league matches: Blackburn WWWLD; Chelsea WLLWL. Top scorers: Benedict McCarthy (Blackburn) 1; Andriy Shevchenko (Chelsea) 2. Match odds: H9-2 A8-15 D5-2. Referee: M Clattenburg.
SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Kilmarnock (6) v Rangers (1)
Kilmarnock defenders David Lilley and Simon Ford remain sidelined while goalkeeper Alan Combe is still being troubled by a thigh injury.
Rangers winger Chris Burke (ankle) is out but goalkeeper Lionel Letizi (calf) is available.
Last season: Kilmarnock 1, Rangers 3; Rangers 4, Kilmarnock 0; Kilmarnock 2, Rangers 3; Rangers 3, Kilmarnock 0. Last five league matches: Kilmarnock WLWDW; Rangers WWDDW. Top scorers: Steven Naismith (Kilmarnock) 3; Kris Boyd (Rangers) 2. Match odds: H9-2 A1-2 D13-5. Referee: A Freeland.
