Premier League Saturday Team News

Burnley vs Chelsea Chelsea will be without Ivory Coast strikers Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou for the match against Burnley in the Barclays Premier League.
The pair have returned from the African Nations Cup but will not be considered for first-team duties until Chelsea visit Hull on Tuesday night.
Midfielder Michael Essien is out with a knee injury along with Juliano Belletti but coach Carlo Ancelotti has no fresh injury worries.
New signings Leon Cort and Nicky Weaver will be included in Burnley's squad.
Andre Bikey will also be included along with keeper Weaver and central defender Cort.
Graham Alexander is struggling with a calf strain but Chris McCann is hopeful of shaking off a knock on his knee.
Teams:
Burnley (from): Jensen, Weaver, Carlisle, Cort, Bikey, Edgar, Eagles, Elliott, McDonald, Fletcher, Duff, Blake, Thompson, Penny, Guerrero, Gudjonsson, Kalvenes, Eckersley, Rodriguez, McCann, Nugent, Paterson.
Chelsea (from): Cech, Hilario, Turnbull, Ivanovic, Carvalho, Terry, A. Cole, Ballack, Deco, Lampard, J. Cole, Malouda, Anelka, Sturridge, Borini, Ferreira, Alex, Zhirkov, Kakuta.
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Liverpool vs Bolton
Liverpool defenders Fabio Aurelio and Philipp Degen will both miss the Barclays Premier League home clash with Bolton.
Aurelio has missed the last two matches with a minor knock while Degen (calf) did not play in the midweek goalless draw with Wolves.
However, centre-back Daniel Agger returns to the squad after regaining fitness while captain Steven Gerrard has reported no after-effects from Tuesday night when he made his comeback after a hamstring problem.
Bolton manager Owen Coyle could be tempted to name an unchanged side.
On-loan winger Vladimir Weiss may have to settle for a place on the bench while another new recruit Stuart Holden has a slight thigh strain.
Mark Davies remains absent with an ankle injury as Bolton look to build on the win against Burnley.
Teams:
Liverpool (from): Reina, Skrtel, Agger, Carragher, Insua, Aquilani, Gerrard, Lucas, Rodriguez, Riera, Ngog, Kuyt, Cavalieri, Kyrgiakos, Pacheco, Spearing, Darby, Babel.
Bolton (from): Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Knight, Robinson, Gardner, Weiss, Cohen, Taylor, McCann, Muamba, Lee, K Davies, Klasnic, Basham, A O'Brien, Al Habsi, Samuel, Elmander, Ricketts.
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Birmingham vs Tottenham
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp will give loan signing Eidur Gudjohnsen a "week or so" to settle in at White Hart Lane so he will not feature in the match at Birmingham.
Aaron Lennon is still out with a hernia problem which the club hope to cure with physio treatment while Roman Pavlyuchenko will be out for at least a week with a groin strain.
Full-back Benoit Assou-Ekotto, meanwhile, has been cleared by a specialist to start rehabilitation on the hip problem which has kept him out since early January. With five matches in a fortnight Redknapp will decideon Saturday whether to risk Ledley King, who played against Fulham on Tuesday.
Birmingham have new £3million midfielder Craig Gardner available for the first time.
Gardner, who joined Birmingham on a four-and-a-half year deal from Aston Villa earlier this week, will be the only addition to the squad from Wednesday's 3-0 defeat at Chelsea.
Kevin Phillips is still missing with a groin problem but fellow forward Cameron Jerome is fit having suffered no reaction to his ankle injury after making his comeback against Chelsea.
Despite the defeat at Stamford Bridge, manager Alex McLeish is set to name an unchanged starting line-up.
Teams:
Birmingham (from): Hart, Carr, R Johnson, Dann, Ridgewell, Larsson, Bowyer, Ferguson, McFadden, Jerome, Benitez, Gardner, Michel, Fahey, Queudrue, D Johnson, Vignal, Maik Taylor.
Tottenham (from): Gomes, Bale, Dawson, Corluka, King, Bentley, Huddlestone, Palacios, Modric, Crouch, Defoe, Keane, Alnwick, Hutton, Bassong, Jenas, Rose.
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Fulham vs Aston Villa
Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill has named an unchanged squad for the Premier League clash at Fulham.
O'Neill is forced to keep faith with the players on duty in the goalless draw with Arsenal in midweek because of continuing injury problems.
Left-back Stephen Warnock and striker John Carew are still ruled out through shin and knee injuries respectively, while midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker will be out for up to three months with a stress fracture to his ankle.
James Milner and Gabriel Agbonlahor are expected to be fit despite picking up knocks against the Gunners.
Bobby Zamora and Simon Davies will continue their Fulham comebacks on Saturday.
Zamora (collarbone) and Davies (foot) played some part in the 2-0 defeat by Tottenham and could start at Craven Cottage.
Andy Johnson is still struggling with a knee problem while Clint Dempsey (knee), Paul Konchesky (ankle) and John Pantsil (knee) are long term injuries.
Teams:
Fulham (from): Schwarzer, Kallio, Hangeland, Baird, Hughes, Kelly, Duff, Murphy, Gera, Nevland, Zuberbuhler, Greening, Riise, Dikgacoi, Smalling, Davies, Elm, Kamara, Zamora.
Aston Villa (from): Friedel, Cuellar, Dunne, Luke Young, Downing, Ashley Young, Milner, Petrov, Agbonlahor, Heskey, Guzan, Sidwell, Delfouneso, Davies, Delph, Shorey, Beye.
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Hull City vs Wolverhampton
Wolves newcomer Geoffrey Mujangi Bia is expected to shake off a tight hamstring in time for the Barclays Premier League clash at Hull.
The on-loan Charleroi wide player was unable to train on Thursday, but Wolves manager Mick McCarthy is confident he will be fit for the relegation battle.
Defender George Elokobi is also set to be in contention after suffering a bout of illness earlier in the week while striker Stefan Maierhofer has recovered from his hernia operation.
But Michael Kightly and Dave Edwards have been forced to delay their comeback from respective ankle injuries for a further fortnight.
McCarthy has to decide whether to recall striker Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, who was not even amongst the substitutes for the goalless midweek draw with Liverpool, or persevere with a 4-5-1 formation.
Hull talisman Jimmy Bullard will not return, but Amr Zaki is set for his Tigers debut.
Midfielder Bullard, out for almost two months with a knee injury, had hoped to feature before the end of January but is not quite ready and will not be risked.
Former Wigan striker Zaki, having moved to the KC Stadium on loan until the end of the season, is likely to be on the bench for the crucial Barclays Premier League relegation encounter.
Defender Kamil Zayatte (ankle) is doubtful having not trained this week, while Geovanni (knee) and Kamel Ghilas (thigh) have niggly injuries.
Seyi Olofinjana is still at the African Nations Cup but Daniel Cousin has returned.
Teams:
Hull (from): Myhill, McShane, Gardner, Zayatte, Dawson, Garcia, Boateng, Barmby, Hunt, Geovanni, Fagan, Mouyokolo, Kilbane, Mendy, Marney, Cairney, Ghilas, Cousin, Altidore, Vennegoor of Hesselink, Duke.
Wolves (from): Hahnemann, Zubar, Craddock, Berra, Ward, Foley, Milijas, Henry, Jarvis, Mancienne, Doyle, Hennessey, Stearman, Jones, Vokes, Iwelumo, Mujangi, Guedioura, Elokobi, Maierhofer, Ebanks-Blake.
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West Ham vs Blackburn
Blackburn's new signing Yildiray Basturk will not be in the squad for the trip to West Ham as he is not match fit.
Chris Samba returns from suspension but David Dunn (calf) misses out.
Midfielder Vince Grella is back in training following a thigh strain but is unlikely to be included in the squad.
West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola welcomes back midfielder Scott Parker and left-back Herita Ilunga.
Both players have recovered from hamstring injuries and should return to the starting line-up for the Hammers.
Fit-again England striker Carlton Cole could start after playing the last 17 minutes in the 1-1 draw with Portsmouth in midweek but Danny Gabbidon, Guillermo Franco, Kieron Dyer (all hamstring), Zavon Hines and Luis Boa Morte (both knee) again miss out.
Teams:
West Ham (from): Green, Kurucz, Faubert, Da Costa, Upson, Tomkins, Daprela, Spector, Ilunga, Kovac, Noble, Parker, Collison, Behrami, Payne, Diamanti, Stanislas, Nouble, Sears, Cole.
Blackburn (from): Robinson, Olsson, Chimbonda, Samba Nelsen, Salgado, Pedersen, Givet, Nzonzi, Hoilett, Andrews, Emerton, Dunn, Di Santo, Diouf, Kalinic, Jones, Brown, Reid, Roberts.
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Wigan vs Everton
Wigan could be without captain Mario Melchiot for the visit of Everton in the Barclays Premier League.
Melchiot had to come off with a neck problem in the Latics' 2-1 defeat at Blackburn on Wednesday and faces a late fitness test.
Chris Kirkland is still recovering from the collarbone injury that he sustained in training last week, so Serbian loanee Vladimir Stojkovic is likely to continue in goal.
Fellow goalkeeper Richard Kingson is still at the African Nations Cup with Ghana, but otherwise Roberto Martinez has a full squad to choose from.
Everton could be without midfielder Mikel Arteta.
The Spanish star has picked up a groin strain in training, having only just returned from almost a year out with knee damage. He has made two appearances as a substitute since his comeback.
Tony Hibbert and Jack Rodwell are still out with long-term injuries, while Ayegbeni Yakubu and Joseph Yobo are not due back from the African Nations Cup until next week.
Teams:
Wigan (from): Stojkovic, Pollitt, Bramble, Amaya, Caldwell, Boyce, Figueroa, Diame, Thomas, Gomez, N'Zogbia, Scharner, McCarthy, Scotland, Rodallega, Sinclair, Watson, Gohouri.
Everton (from): Howard, Neville, Heitinga, Distin, Baines, Donovan, Arteta, Osman, Cahill, Fellaini, Pienaar, Anichebe, Saha, Vaughan, Nash, Duffy, Coleman, Baxter, Bilyaletdinov.
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