Chelsea v Man United
Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri faces a tough selection decision up front before tonight's clash at Stamford Bridge. Eidur Gudjohnsen, Gianfranco Zola and youngster Carlton Cole are all pressing for the starting role alongside Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink. John Terry and Jody Morris will not play any part after being cleared at their court case in London yesterday. Morris is lacking match fitness while Terry is still recovering from a knee injury and is two weeks from full fitness. British record signing Rio Ferdinand has been included in United's squad, although Sir Alex Ferguson gives him only a very slim chance of playing. Fabien Barthez is still out meaning Roy Carroll will continue in goal, while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be hoping for a recall to the starting XI after netting his 100th goal for the club at the weekend.
Birmingham v Blackburn
Birmingham will still be without the suspended duo of Paul Devlin and Robbie Savage for their first home game in the top division for 16 years. Clinton Morrison remains doubtful with the groin problem which kept him out of the defeat at Arsenal, although Jovan Kirovski could make his debut after the completion of his move from Crystal Palace. Blackburn skipper Gary Flitcroft returns to the squad after an ankle injury, although long-term absentees Stig Inge Bjornebye and Matt Jansen are still unavailable. Graeme Souness must also do without the suspended Keith Gillespie, whose place is likely to go to Craig Hignett.
SQUADS
BIRMINGHAM: Vaesen, Bennett, Kenna, Purse, M Johnson, Tebily, Cunningham, Grainger, Carter, Cisse, Hughes, Kirovski, D Johnson, Lazaridis, Mooney, John, Horsfield, Morrison, Bennett.
BLACKBURN: Friedel, Kelly, Johansson, Taylor, Short, Berg, Todd, Neill, Cole, Duff, Tugay, Dunn, Hignett, Mahon, Curtis, Flitcroft, Grabbi, Unsal, Yorke
Bolton v Charlton
Bolton captain Gudni Bergsson and Nigerian star Jay-Jay Okocha should both shake off knocks picked up in the opening day defeat by Fulham to face Charlton at the Reebok. Stig Tofting and Akin Bulent are still out although Henrik Pedersen may win a starting place up front alongside Michael Ricketts. Midfielder Scott Parker is once again ruled out for the Addicks. South African duo Mark Fish and Shaun Bartlett are both included in the squad after recovering from long-term knee injuries.
SQUADS
BOLTON: Jaaskelainen, N'Gotty, Whitlow, Bergsson, Charlton, Gardner, Warhurst, Frandsen, Nolan, Okocha, Djorkaeff, Ricketts, Pedersen, Poole, Mendy, Holdsworth
CHARLTON: Kiely, Rowett, Kishishev, Powell, Stuart, Rufus, Fish, Brown, Bart-Williams, Euell, Robinson, Konchesky, Young, Jensen, Johansson, Bartlett, Svensson, Lisbie, Rachubka
Liverpool v Southampton
Swiss international Stephane Henchoz should be fit to take his place in Liverpool's defence after picking up a groin injury on midweek international duty. Dietmar Hamann is fit after the knee injury which forced him out of Germany's squad for the friendly with Bulgaria. Finnish goalkeeper Antti Niemi's £2m move from Hearts has been delayed by the results of his medical, so Paul Jones will keep his place for the visit to Anfield. Defender Tahar El Khalej is still suspended while Agustin Delgado has not yet recovered from his knee injury. Mark Draper could return after proving his fitness in a midweek reserve run-out.
SQUADS
LIVERPOOL: Dudek, Xavier, Henchoz, Hyypia, Riise, Carragher, Traore, Gerrard, Murphy, Hamann, Diouf, Diao, Heskey, Cheyrou, Owen, Kirkland, Smicer, Baros, Babbel
SOUTHAMPTON: Jones, Dodd, Lundekvam, Williams, Bridge, Fernandes, Delap, A Svensson, Marsden, Pahars, Beattie, M Svensson, Tessem, Telfer, Ormerod, Oakley, Moss, Draper
Man City v Newcastle
Peter Schmeichel has shaken off a knee injury and should make his debut for the visit of Kevin Keegan's former club as City begin their final season at Maine Road. New loan signing Karim Kerkar fails to make the squad, but Steve Howey returns after suffering a groin strain at Elland Road last week. Midfielder Gary Speed returns to the Newcastle squad after an ankle injury, although he faces competition from the promising young duo of Jermaine Jenas, and £8.5m signing Hugo Viana. He is joined by Andy O'Brien who has recovered from shin splints, but Craig Bellamy (knee), Laurent Robert (back), Clarence Acuna (thigh) and Carl Cort (groin) will all miss out.
SQUADS
MAN CITY: Schmeichel, Nash, Flowers, Sun Jihai, Howey, Dunne, Distin, Wright-Phillips, Foe, Horlock, Jensen, Benarbia, Berkovic, Huckerby, Shuker, Anelka, Goater, Macken.
NEWCASTLE: Given, Harper, Hughes, Bernard, Griffin, Elliott, Dabizas, Bramble, O'Brien, Speed, Dyer, Solano, Viana, Jenas, McClen, Shearer, LuaLua, Ameobi
Middlesbrough v Fulham
Slovakian Szilard Nemeth misses out with a hamstring injury suffered on international duty, as Franck Queudrue serves the last game of a three-match suspension. Colin Cooper is set to replace him. New signings Pierre Wome and Martin Djetou are not yet ready to make their debuts for Jean Tigana's men, with Djetou still three weeks from full fitness after a knee operation. Lee Clark is also not ready for a first team return despite captaining the reserves in midweek. Barry Hayles completes a three-game suspension.
SQUADS
MIDDLESBROUGH: Schwarzer, Stockdale, Ehiogu, Southgate, Cooper, Geremi, Greening, Boateng, Marinelli, Maccarone, Boksic, Crossley, Gavin, Wilson, Wheelan, Job.
FULHAM: Van der Sar, Finnan, Ouaddou, Brevett, Melville, Goma, Collins, Davis, Inamoto, Malbranque, Legwinski, Saha, Boa Morte, Marlet, Sava, Herrera
Sunderland v Everton
Sunderland's new £3.5m signing Matthew Piper is included in the squad following his transfer from Leicester but may have to be content with a place on the bench. Phil Babb should make his home debut after recovering from a back injury, but Emerson Thome is out with a knee injury, and Thomas Myhre will not face his former club as he has a groin problem. Everton are expected to name an unchanged side, with Nigerian defender Joseph Yobo still not match-fit despite playing in a midweek reserve match.
SQUADS
SUNDERLAND: Sorensen, Macho, Wright, Gray, McCartney, Babb, Bjorklund, Williams, McCann, McAteer, Reyna, Kilbane, Piper, Arca, Butler, Phillips, Kyle, Quinn, Bellion
EVERTON: Wright, Hibbert, Weir, Stubbs, Naysmith, Li Tie, Rodrigo, Gravesen, Pembridge, Radzinski, Campbell, Rooney, Simonsen, Unsworth, Alexandersson, Linderoth, Watson, Tal, Carsley
Tottenham v Aston Villa
Glenn Hoddle faces a lengthy injury list before the visit of Graham Taylor's men. Definitely missing will be Carr, Anderton, Poyet, Freund, King and Clemence, with Steffen Iversen also unavailable after his brother was seriously injured in a car accident in Norway. Christian Ziege returns to the squad earlier than expected but his reappearance is likely to be delayed until the clash with Charlton on Tuesday. Gary Doherty and Ben Thatcher are vying to come in at left-back, with Mauricio Taricco switching to the right. New signing Mark Kinsella goes straight into the Villa squad for the trip to White Hart Lane after his move from Charlton. Juan Pablo Angel returns after a knee problem as Villa attempt to open their account for the season.
SQUADS
TOTTENHAM: Keller; Gardner, Richards, Taricco, Perry, Thatcher, Doherty, Bunjevcevic, Redknapp, Davies, Etherington, Sheringham, Ferdinand, Acimovic, Rebrov, Sullivan, Ziege, Blondel
ASTON VILLA: Enckelman, Postma, Delaney, Mellberg, Staunton, Alpay, Samuel, Barry, de la Cruz, Kinsella, Stone, Taylor, Hendrie, Hitzlsperger, Boulding, Hadji, Vassell, Angel, Allback, Crouch, Dublin, Wright, Ridgwell, S Moore
West Brom v Leeds
Gary Megson has no new injury worries after the midweek internationals, and will be looking to name an unchanged line-up, with Adam Chambers still suffering from his pre-season knee injury. Terry Venables is also set to name an unchanged side after Jonathan Woodgate re-opened a gash in his leg during training this week. Paul Okon is still short of match fitness after his recent move from Middlesbrough.
SQUADS
WEST BROM: Hoult, Murphy, Balis, Butler, Clement, Gilchrist, Moore, Sigurdsson, Johnson, Jordao, McInnes, Wallwork, Gregan, Dichio, Dobie, Roberts, Taylor
LEEDS: Robinson, Kelly, Harte, Dacourt, Radebe, Keane, Bridges, Viduka, Kewell, Bowyer, Barmby, McPhail, Smith, Mills, Bakke, Johnson, Matteo, Duberry, Batty, Burns, McMaster, Singh, Richardson, Cansdell-Sherriff, Martyn.
West Ham v Arsenal
Freddie Kanoute should return after missing the visit to St James' Park on Monday with a neck injury. Gary Breen should make his debut, although Paolo Di Canio and Don Hutchison are still out. Dennis Bergkamp and Sylvain Wiltord have passed fitness tests on calf and ankle niggles respectively. Kanu also returns to the squad, though Francis Jeffers has not yet fully recovered from his ankle injury. Gilberto Silva is left out after his midweek appearance for Brazil.
SQUADS
WEST HAM: James, Pearce, Repka, Dailly, Winterburn, Schemmel, Cisse, Carrick, Sinclair, Cole, Defoe, Kanoute, Breen, Labant, Moncur, Camara, van der Gouw
ARSENAL: Seaman; Lauren, Keown, Campbell, Cygan, Cole, Parlour, Vieira, Edu, Wiltord, Upson, Cygan, Bergkamp, Henry, Aliadiere, Luzhny, Volz, Toure, Taylor, Kanu
