MONDAY'S GAMES
PREDICTION: A 0-0 draw
FANTASY PICK: Ashley Williams
KEY STAT: The Eagles have won only one of their last eight league matches against Swansea (W1 D3 L4).
- CRYSTAL PALACE
Connor
Wickham and Yannick Bolasie will be unavailable for "four weeks at
least" with Bolasie unavailable due to a hip/thigh injury and Wickham
out with a calf problem. Striker Patrick Bamford could return after
missing Saturday's clash with a knock but Lee Chung-yong will be absent
after his wife welcomed a baby into the family over the Christmas
period.
Provisional squad: Hennessey, Speroni,
Dann, Delaney, Hangeland, Kelly, Souare, Mariappa, Ward, Lee, Cabaye,
Ledley, McArthur, McCarthy, Mutch, Puncheon, Campbell, Chamakh, Wickham,
Zaha.
- SWANSEA
Swansea will make changes
despite claiming only their second Premier League victory in 14 attempts
against West Brom on Saturday. Caretaker manager Alan Curtis said there
were a "couple of aches and strains'' after the West Brom win which had
to be assessed before Monday's trip to Selhurst Park. Curtis is likely
to rotate due to the short 48-hour turnaround and Angel Rangel and Leon
Britton could be rested, with Kyle Naughton and Jonjo Shelvey both
possibly starting.
Provisional squad: Fabianski,
Naughton, Fernandez, Williams, Taylor, Cork, Ki, Shelvey, Routledge,
Ayew, Sigurdsson, Nordfeldt, Rangel, Bartley, Amat, Britton, Montero,
Gomis, Emnes, Barrow, Grimes.
PREDICTION: A 2-0 win for Everton
FANTASY PICK: Ross Barkley
KEY STAT: Everton
have conceded only nine goals in their last 20 home league games
against Stoke and never more than once in a single match during this
run.
- EVERTON
Everton used midfielder
Gerard Deulofeu only as a substitute in the 1-0 Boxing Day victory at
Newcastle, and left Arouna Kone sitting on the bench, and both will hope
for involvement at Goodison Park. Phil Jagielka (knee), Steven Pienaar
and Bryan Oviedo (both hamstring), James McCarthy (hip) and Steven
Naismith (ankle) are all close to contention after recovering from
injury and expected to be involved at some point over the festive
period.
Provisional squad: Howard, Coleman,
Stones, Funes Mori, Galloway, Barry, Cleverley, Deulofeu, Barkley, Kone,
Lukaku, Robles, Baines, Gibson, Osman, Lennon, Besic, Naismith,
Mirallas.
- STOKE CITY
Xherdan Shaqiri is
expected to be fit despite coming off in the second half of the 2-0 win
over Manchester United with a knock. Geoff Cameron and Glenn Whelan were
also substituted because of slight calf and hamstring injuries in the
Boxing Day victory, but should be available for the trip to Goodison
Park. Midfielder Stephen Ireland, striker Peter Crouch and defender Marc
Muniesa are all out with hamstring problems.
Provisional squad: Butland,
Haugaard, Johnson, Shawcross, Wollscheid, Cameron, Pieters, Joselu,
Bardsley, Wilson, Whelan, Affelay, Van Ginkel, Adam, Walters, Sidwell,
Arnautovic, Bojan, Shaqiri, Diouf.
PREDICTION: A 2-1 win for Norwich
FANTASY PICK: Alex Tettey
KEY STAT: The Canaries have scored in all but two of their 27 league meetings with Aston Villa at home.
- NORWICH CITY
Wes
Hoolahan and Gary O'Neil are both expected to return after being rested
for the defeat to Tottenham on Boxing Day, while Andre Wisdom is hoping
to overcome a hamstring strain. Matt Jarvis is close to recovering from
a knee injury but the match at Carrow Road is likely to come too soon
for the 29-year-old.
Provisional squad: Rudd,
Martin, Bennett, Bassong, Olsson, Redmond, O'Neil, Tettey, Brady,
Hoolahan, Jerome, Ruddy, Whittaker, Howson, Mbokani, Dorrans, Mulumbu,
Odjidja-Ofoe.
- ASTON VILLA
Carlos Sanchez
is out with a hamstring injury after limping off in Saturday's 1-1 draw
against West Ham. He will be assessed ahead of the weekend's trip to
Sunderland, but will not make the trip to Norfolk. Micah Richards is
close to a return from a knee injury and the skipper could feature,
while Jordan Amavi (knee) is a long-term absentee. Gabby Agbonlahor,
Charles N'Zogbia and Libor Kozak are available, but are struggling to
break into boss Remi Garde's plans.
Provisional squad: Guzan,
Bunn, Hutton, Clark, Ilori, Lescott, Richards, Okore, Richardson,
Bacuna, Westwood, Gana, Veretout, Grealish, Gil, N'Zogbia, Traore, Ayew,
Gestede, Agbonlahor, Kozak, Sinclair.
PREDICTION: A 2-2 draw
FANTASY PICK: Odion Ighalo
KEY STAT: Watford are unbeaten in their last five league home games against Spurs (W2 D3).
- WATFORD
Nathan
Ake returns to the Watford squad after missing the 2-2 Boxing Day draw
at Chelsea under the terms of his loan deal from Stamford Bridge.
Hornets boss Quique Sanchez Flores has no new injury worries but is
still without defenders Tommie Hoban (groin) and Joel Ekstrand (knee).
Provisional squad: Gomes,
Nyom, Cathcart, Britos, Prodl, Ake, Anya, Capoue, Jurado, Watson,
Behrami, Deeney, Ighalo, Arlauskis, Guedioura, Abdi, Paredes, Diamanti,
Oulare, Holebas.
- TOTTENHAM
Mauricio
Pochettino will make a late decision on Mousa Dembele's fitness after he
took a knock to his ankle in the 3-0 win over Norwich on Boxing Day,
while Ryan Mason is regaining fitness following an ankle problem and
could be included. Clinton Njie (knee) and Alex Pritchard (ankle) are
both out.
Provisional squad: Lloris, Vorm,
Walker, Rose, Trippier, Davies, Alderweireld, Wimmer, Vertonghen,
Carter-Vickers, Fazio, Winks, Dier, Alli, Mason, Carrol , Bentaleb,
Dembele, Townsend, Eriksen, Onomah, Chadli, Lamela, Son, Kane.
West Bromwich Albion
Newcastle United
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Game Details
PREDICTION: A 1-1 draw
FANTASY PICK: Victor Anichebe
KEY STAT: Newcastle United have lost just one of their last seven Premier League meetings with WBA (W4 D2 L1).
- WEST BROM
Saido
Berahino could make his first West Brom start since October alongside
Stephane Sessegnon and Callum McManaman as Albion seek to end a winless
five-game run. Suspended pair Salomon Rondon and James McClean remain
out, the visit of fellow strugglers Newcastle being the second game of
their three-match bans.
Provisional squad: Myhill,
Lindegaard, Gamboa, Chester, Dawson, Olsson, McAuley, Evans, Brunt,
Fletcher, Yacob, McManaman, Gardner, Gnabry, Morrison, Sessegnon,
Berahino, Lambert, Anichebe.
- NEWCASTLE UNITED
Steve
McClaren will assess striker Aleksandar Mitrovic because of an ankle
problem, with fellow frontman Papiss Cisse likely to be sidelined for
several weeks by a groin problem. Jamaal Lascelles is back in training
after a hamstring injury and is soon to be joined by fellow central
defender Steven Taylor (also hamstring), midfielder Rolando Aarons
(foot) and striker Emmanuel Riviere (foot), but goalkeeper Tim Krul
(knee ligaments), defenders Mike Williamson (hamstring) and Massadio
Haidara (knee cartilage) and midfielder Gabriel Obertan (hamstring) are
still out.
Provisional squad: Elliot, Darlow,
Janmaat, Dummett, Coloccini, Mbemba, Lascelles, Mbabu, Sterry, Colback,
Anita, Wijnaldum, Sissoko, Thauvin, De Jong, Gouffran, Mitrovic, Perez,
Toney.
PREDICTION: A 1-0 win for Arsenal
FANTASY PICK: Theo Walcott
KEY STAT: The Gunners are unbeaten in their last 21 Premier League meetings with newly-promoted opposition (W17 D4).
- ARSENAL
Arsene
Wenger could make changes after the 4-0 defeat at Southampton and he
was impressed by substitutes Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Calum Chambers and
Alex Iwobi. Alexis Sanchez (hamstring), Jack Wilshere (leg) and Mikel
Arteta (calf) remain sidelined, as do Francis Coquelin, Danny Welbeck,
Santi Cazorla and Tomas Rosicky (all knee).
Provisional squad: Cech,
Ospina, Bellerin, Chambers, Debuchy, Koscielny, Gabriel, Mertesacker,
Ramsey, Flamini, Ozil, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Reine-Adelaide, Iwobi,
Campbell, Walcott, Giroud.
- BOURNEMOUTH
Eddie
Howe will make a late decision on whether to include Harry Arter after
he was brought off at half-time in the Boxing Day goalless draw with
Crystal Palace. Lee Tomlin could return from a groin/pelvic injury but
Josh King (hamstring) will not be fit to return before the New Year.
Provisional Squad: Boruc,
Smith, Francis, Cook, Daniels, Surman, Ritchie, Gosling, Arter, Murray,
Pugh, Rantie, MacDonald, Kermorgant, Federici, Distin, O'Kane, Tomlin.
PREDICTION: A 0-0 draw
FANTASY PICK: David De Gea
KEY STAT: The last three fixtures between these two sides at Old Trafford in the Premier League have produced just three goals in total.
- MAN UNITED
Louis
van Gaal must decide whether to restore captain Wayne Rooney after he
came off the bench for the second half of United's defeat at Stoke on
Boxing Day. Midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger returns from suspension
for the game against the Blues and defender Matteo Darmian has a chance
of making his return from a hamstring injury, but Jesse Lingard
(hamstring), Marcos Rojo (shoulder), Antonio Valencia (foot) and Luke
Shaw (leg) are out.
Provisional squad: De Gea,
Romero, Varela, Darmian, Borthwick-Jackson, Smalling, Jones, Blind,
McNair, Schneiderlin, Schweinsteiger, Carrick, Herrera, Fellaini, Depay,
Powell, Mata, Young, Pereira, Martial, Rooney.
- CHELSEA
Guus
Hiddink is without Diego Costa after the striker picked up a
suspension. He has also spoken of his belief that Radamel Falcao lacks
match fitness, so Loic Remy is likely to start in Costa's absence. Eden
Hazard and Jon Obi Mikel came on as substitutes against Watford so are
in contention to start -- possibly at the expense of Cesc Fabregas, who
came off at half-time.
Provisional squad: Courtois,
Begovic, Ivanovic, Fabregas, Zouma, Rahman, Ramires, Oscar, Falcao,
Hazard, Mikel, Traore, Kenedy, Pedro, Remy, Matic, Willian, Cahill,
Terry, Blackman, Azpilicueta, Loftus-Cheek, Djilobodji.
PREDICTION: Mark Noble
FANTASY PICK: A 2-1 win for West Ham
KEY STAT: None of the last 12 Premier League games between these two at the Boleyn Ground have ended in a draw (nine wins for West Ham).
- WEST HAM
West
Ham's injury worries grew on Saturday after Aaron Cresswell and James
Tomkins were both forced off against Aston Villa. Boss Slaven Bilic is
hopeful Cresswell (hamstring) and Tomkins (head) will be fit for the
visit of Southampton, but is waiting on Nikica Jelavic after he missed
the 1-1 draw. Dimitri Payet (ankle), Winston Reid, Victor Moses (both
hamstring), Diafra Sakho and Manuel Lanzini (both thigh) are likely to
sit out again, but Andy Carroll (thigh) may return. Djair
Parfitt-Williams could feature in the squad again after the young
striker was an unused substitute against Villa.
Provisional squad: Adrian,
Randolph, Jenkinson, Hendrie, Tomkins, Collins, Cresswell, Noble,
Kouyate, Song, Obiang, Zarate, Ogbonna, Valencia, Carroll, Antonio,
Cullen, Oxford, Jelavic, Parfitt-Williams.
- SOUTHAMPTON
Graziano
Pelle and Cedric Soares miss out after again being absent for the
Boxing Day win against Arsenal. Italy striker Pelle is facing a few
weeks on the sidelines with a knee complaint, while right-back Cedric
has a groin injury.
Provisional squad: Stekelenburg,
Gazzaniga, K Davis, Martina, Caulker, Van Dijk, Fonte, Yoshida,
Bertrand, Targett, Clasie, Wanyama, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, S Davis, Tadic,
Ramirez, Mane, Long, Juanmi.
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