Six games today to occupy our fantasy minds as the gameweek warms up as it builds. Sunday will see three big derby games and Monday has a top of the table clash between United and Arsenal but we’re not left with scraps, there’s plenty here for us to feast all the same…
Gerard Houllier continues to put faith in his youth as Eric Lichaj comes in for the injured Luke Young, Carlos Cuellar, Ashley Young and Emile Heskey all return to the starting line-up with Nigel Reo-Coker also fit enough for a place on the bench. West Brom call Marc-Antoine Fortune into their ranks for the injured Peter Odemwingie…
Villa XI: Friedel; Lichaj, Cuellar, Collins, Warnock; Albrighton, Hogg, Bannan, Downing; Ashley Young; Heskey
West Brom XI: Carson; Jara, Scharner, Tamas, Cech; Brunt, Dorrans, Tchoyi, Morrison, Thomas; Fortune
Everton name an unchanged side from the side that drew one-all at Stamford Bridge last week while Wigan recall Hugo Rodallega following his three game suspension…
Everton XI: Howard; Neville, Jagielka, Distin, Baines; Coleman, Fellaini, Rodwell, Pienaar; Cahill; Saha
Wigan XI: Al Habsi; Gohouri, Steven Caldwell, Alcaraz, Figueroa; Thomas, Diame; N’Zogbia, Watson, Cleverley; Rodallega
Avram grant recalls Frederic Piquionne, Julien Faubert, Junior Stanislas and Pablo Barrera to his team while Manchester City make some enforced changes with Jo and Jerome Boateng coming in for the suspended Aleksander Kolarov and Carlos Tevez…
West Ham XI: Green; Faubert, Tomkins, Upson, Ben-Haim; Barrera, Spector, Parker; Stanislas, Piquionne, Obinna
Man City XI: Hart; Boateng, Toure, Kompany, Zabaleta; De Jong, Barry, Yay Toure; Silva, Jo, Balotelli
Tony Pulis recalls Jermain Pennant and Andy Wilkinson to his team while Ian Holloway names an unchanged side from that which drew two-all at Bolton two weeks ago…
Stoke XI: Begovic; Wilkinson, Shawcross, Huth, Collins; Pennant, Whitehead, Delap, Etherington; Jones, Fuller
Blackpool XI: Kingson; Eardley, Cathcart, Evatt, Crainey; Grandin, Adam, Vaughan; Taylor-Fletcher, Campbell, Varney
Mark Hughes recalls Carlos Salcido after a few weeks out through injury while Steve Bruce affords just places on the bench for Craig Gordon and Asamoah Gyan…
Fulham XI: Schwarzer; Pantsil, Hughes, Hangeland, Salcido; Davies, Murphy, Etuhu, Dempsey, Gera; Kamara
Sunderland XI: Mignolet; Onuoha, Mensah, Ferdinand, Bardsley; Meyler, Cattermole, Henderson, Richardson; Welbeck, Bent
After all five of our 3pm kick-offs finish we’ll then jettison in the direction of Newcastle as Alan Pardew gets stuck in at the deep end against Roy Hodgson and his Liverpool team, Fernando Torres undoubtedly wanting to rock the Bebeto and Pardew wanting to build on the 15 supporters he so far has.
The Dugout Discussion is open as is the norm throughout the day to take in all the action as and when it occurs.
