Southampton suffer a blow as Morgan Schneiderlin is ruled out for the season. Mathieu Debuchy emerges as a doubt for Arsenal. Leicester’s Jeffrey Schlupp returns to contention against Newcastle, whilst Alberto Moreno and Lucas are back in training for Liverpool.
Southampton boss Ronald Koeman has confirmed that midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin will miss the rest of the season with the knee injury picked up in the stalemate with Spurs. Dusan Tadic, meanwhile, is ruled out of the trip to Sunderland with a groin issue.
Tim Sherwood has ruled out Gabby Agbonlahor for the weekend, with the forward failing to recover from a knock. Alan Hutton is back in training for Villa to boost their defensive options. The right-back faces a late fitness test ahead of the meeting with Everton.
Bobby Zamora is struggling to be fit for the crucial clash with Liverpool this weekend, according to Chris Ramsey, who also reveals that most of the other players are fit to be involved. Rio Ferdinand has returned to training and could be available for the R’s, while Ramsey suggests that Leroy Fer is also in contention to start.
Mark Hughes has revealed that Geoff Cameron is Stoke’s main injury doubt ahead of the encounter with Swansea, with the defender yet to return to training having sustained a minor hamstring injury. Peter Odemwingie is in contention to feature once again for Stoke, following his spell on the sidelines, though Hughes admits Odemwingie is not yet ready to play from the start. Elsewhere, Charlie Adam will be assessed after breaking his nose in training, and could be set to play with a protective mask against Southampton.
Liverpool defender Jon Flanagan is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines after undergoing knee surgery this week. Lucas and Alberto Moreno have both returned to full training for Liverpool having recovered from their injuries, and are expected to be available to face QPR this weekend.
Foxes boss Nigel Pearson has confirmed Jeffrey Schlupp will be available to face Newcastle this weekend, after missing Leicester’s last two matches with a calf problem. David Nugent, however, has failed to recover from a similar complaint and been ruled out of the Newcastle encounter. Pearson has also admitted that both Andy King and Robert Huth remain injury concerns, with the pair set to be assessed ahead of the weekend.
Everton have reveaed that Bryan Oviedo will miss the rest of the season, with the Costa Rican international fracturing his fifth metatarsal in training this week.
Arsene Wenger could be without Mathieu Debuchy for the Gunners trip to Hull. The defender sustained “a little hamstring problem” in training, and Wenger admits Monday’s match could come too soon for him.
Newcastle confirm that Daryl Janmaat will be available for the weekend after recovering from the illness suffered in the loss to Swansea. Siem de Jong is expected to be involved at the weekend, but won’t be fit enough to start, admits John Carver.
Sean Dyche could again be without Striker Sam Vokes for the Clarets trip to West Ham. Vokes missed the loss to Leicester with a minor thigh injury and remains “touch and go” to face the Hammers. Aside from Vokes and the known long-term absentees, Dyche has reported a clean bill of health for Burnley this weekend.
Steven Fletcher is expected to miss the Black Cats’ home encounter with Southampton. Dick Advocaat revealed the Scot has undergone scans on his ankle problem but has yet to know the outcome.
Jefferson Montero is fit and available for Swansea after overcoming the thigh problem that forced him off during last week’s win at Newcastle.
Nikica Jelavic has trained with the Hull first-team squad for the last four days. Earlier this morning, Steve Bruce revealed that Mo Diame is still struggling with a knee problem.
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