Sergio Aguero and Vincent Kompany both remain on the sidelines as City make their way to Goodison tomorrow lunchtime. Nani has failed to recover from the hamstring problem that forced him out of last Sunday’s FA Cup draw with Chelsea, while Phil Jones is also out for United’s home game with Reading tomorrow evening.
Alan Pardew has been dealt a bitter blow, with Hatem Ben Arfa set to be ruled out for the season – the winger requires surgery on his ongoing hamstring injury. Yohan Cabaye has “half a chance” of making the Magpies’ trip to Wigan on Sunday, after he was subbed off with a recurrence of a groin problem in last night’s Europa League win over Anzhi.
Adel Taarabt has recovered from the knock that kept him out of last weekend’s win over Sunderland, while Harry Redknapp is optimistic that both Julio Cesar and Armand Traore will be available to return for a crucial trip to Villa Park after reporting “a fairly clean bill of health” in this morning’s press conference.
Sam Allardyce has real doubts over midfield duoe Mark Noble and Kevin Nolan as the Hammers make their way to Stamford Bridge, Matt Taylor has returned to training and could make the squad, though Joe Cole misses out against his former club. George McCartney could be named in Sunday’s squad if he completes a 45 minute run out for the Under 21 side today without any problems.
Anthony Pilkington is out for “two to three weeks” with a hamstring problem for Norwich, while Chris Hughton gave Fantasy managers a heads-up after he revealed he hopes to have John Ruddy back for the end of the month.
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