Didier Drogba is out of the firing line for Chelsea as they travel to the Emirates. Yakubu and Junior Hoilett are set to start for troubled Rovers. Cheick Tiote is expected to return for the Magpies ahead of their meet with Stoke, who will check on flu-victim Jermaine Pennant.
Pavel Pogrebnyak returns for Fulham as they prepare for the arrival of in-form Wigan. Mark Albrighton, Carlos Cuellar and Charles N’Zogbia push for Villa starts. Ashley Young is the only slight concern as the leaders wait on the visit of Everton; they will be without the inspiration of Leighton Baines, as a hamstring injury keeps him sidelined.
All the day’s team news tittle tattle has been collated for you and can be found in our Team News section, along with our predicted lineups for all the weekend’s games. We’ll keep this up to date right up until tomorrow’s deadline, and, as always, keep ‘em peeled for the latest via the Scout Tweets.
