Premier League leaders Manchester United will be looking for their fourth straight win when they face relegation strugglers West Ham United on Saturday.
Arsenal are five points back and face a home game against Blackburn Rovers, while third placed Chelsea will look to extend a seven game unbeaten streak when they travel to Stoke City.

In the race for European qualification, Tottenham Hotspur face rock bottom Wigan Athletic, while Liverpool are four points further back.

Liverpool will look to continue their revival under Kenny Dalglish as they face off against West Bromwich Albion. Dalglish will be facing the man he replaced at Anfield as Roy Hodgson is leading the Baggie’s fight against relegation.

At the bottom and of the table, Birmingham City and Wolverhampton Wanderers will be looking for points to escape the drop zone when they face Bolton Wanderers and Newcastle United respectively.
 

Premier League leaders Manchester United will be looking for their fourth straight win when they face relegation strugglers West Ham United on Saturday.





United have a five point lead over second placed Arsenal, while West Ham are above the relegation zone on goal difference alone.





Star midfielder Scott Parker is expected to play for West Ham despite picking up shoulder and calf injuries while playing for England next weekend. Striker Frederic Piquionne is doubtful with a toe injury for the Hammers.





Jonny Evans and Paul Scholes are suspended for United, while midfielder Anderson is struggling with a knee injury.





Captain Nemanja Vidic will return to the United defense, while Wes Brown, Rio Ferdinand and John O’Shea remain sidelined with injury.



Tottenham Hotspur will look to continue their challenge for Champions League qualification when they travel to face rock bottom Wigan Athletic on Saturday. Tottenham are four points behind fourth placed Manchester City, while last placed Wigan are two points adrift of safety.





Wigan will be boosted by the return of leading goal scorer Hugo Rodallega who sat out the win over Birmingham City last time out.





Gareth Bale is suffering with a hamstring injury and may be rested ahead of the midweek Champions League clash with Real Madrid. Tom Huddlestone and Aaron Lennon are also doubtful for Spurs, while manager harry Redknapp has a number of injuries to cope with in defense. William Gallas, Younes Kaboul, Ledley King and Jonathan Woodgate are all sidelined for Tottenham.



Liverpool will look to continue their good Premier League form when they travel to face West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.





Liverpool have improved under Kenny Dalglish, and this game will see ‘King’ Kenny go head to head with the man he replaced. Despite his struggles at Anfield, Roy Hodgson is leading a resurgence in form for West Brom who are unbeaten in their last five games.





Liverpool are four points behind Tottenham Hotspur in the race for European qualification going into this game, while West Brom are only one point above the relegation zone.





Peter Odemwingie and Youssouf Mulumbu have returned to fitness for West Brom, while Paul Scharner and James Morrison have recovered from head injuries. Mexican striker Carlos Vela will receive a late fitness test, while Graham Dorrans is sidelined with an ankle injury.





Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard remains doubtful with a groin injury while Jonjo Shelvey is also a doubt. Fabio Aurelio and Martin Kelly are ruled out for the Reds, while Luis Suarez and Glen Johnson should return.



Chelsea will be looking to keep their title challenge alive with a win at Stoke City on Saturday.





Chelsea are nine points behind leaders Manchester United with a game in hand, while Stoke are five points above the drop zone.





Both teams will enter this fixture in good form, Chelsea are unbeaten in their last seven games while Stoke will be looking for their third straight win.





Abdoulaye Faye is struggling with a hamstring injury for Stoke, while John Carew and Thomas Sorensen are both doubtful with back injuries.





Salomon Kalou could be ruled out for Chelsea with an injury picked up playing for the Ivory Coast, while Yossi Benayoun and Alex look set to miss out for the Blues.



Newcastle United will play host to Wolverhampton Wanderers with both teams looking for points to escape the relegation fight.





Wolves are currently in the relegation zone due to goal difference, while Newcastle are four points above the drop zone.





Joey Barton and Jonas Gutierrez will both return for Newcastle, while Cheik Tote and Ryan Taylor are suspended. Jose Enrique and Stephen Ireland are doubtful with injury, while Leon Best and Hatem Ben Arfa are ruled out.





Wolves striker Kevin Doyle is ruled out after suffering a knee injury while playing for the Republic of Ireland. Midfielder Stephen Hunt is doubtful with a calf problem for Wolves.



Relegation threatened Birmingham City will play host to Bolton Wanderers on Saturday.





Birmingham are currently in the relegation zone one point adrift of safety, and are on a four game winless streak since beating Arsenal in the Carling Cup Final.





Bolton have won two of their last three, including a 3-2 FA Cup win at Birmingham two weeks ago.





Midfielder Lee Bowyer and leading goal scorer Nikola Zigic are expected to return from injury for Birmingham. Martin Jiranek and Alexander Hleb are doubtful for the Blues with toe and knee injuries respectively.



Relegation strugglers Aston Villa will be looking to avoid their fourth straight defeat when they travel to face in-form Everton.





Villa are currently one point above the drop zone, while Everton have climbed to 8th in the table after winning three of their last four league games.





Jack Rodwell and Seamus Coleman are injury doubts for Everton, while Jose Baxter, Mikel Arteta and Marouane Fellaini are all ruled out.





James Collins, Richard Dunne and Luke Young are all expected to return for Villa. Kyle Walker is ruled out with a groin injury, while Ciaran Clark is suspended.



Arsenal will be looking to revive their fading title challenge when they play host to Blackburn Rovers on Saturday.





Arsenal are five points behind league leaders Manchester United and are winless in their last four games. Blackburn are winless in their last seven games and are only one point above the relegation zone.





Arsenal strikers Robin van Persie and Nicklas Bendtner are fit to play, while Arsene Wenger will be boosted by a number of returners. Cesc Fabregas, Alex Song, Theo Walcott and Abou Diaby are all fit for selection, while Denilson and Aaron Ramsey are ruled out.





Midfield pair David Dunn and Keith Andrews are doubtful for Blackburn and will be assessed ahead of kickoff, while Gael Givet is suspended. Vince Grella is a long term injury absentee for Rovers and looks set to miss the rest of the season.



Fulham and Blackpool will go head to head at Craven Cottage on Sunday with both teams looking to climb away from the relegation fight.





Blackpool are one point above the drop zone after going winless in their last three games, while Fulham are two points further ahead.





Steve Sidwell and Aaron Hughes could return for Fulham, while Bobby Zamora looks set to miss out due to an illness.





Goalkeeper Paul Rachubka returns to fitness for Blackpool and will battle Richard Kingson for the starting job.





Striker DJ Campbell is suspended for Blackpool, while James Beattie could return to the starting lineup after scoring a goal within 15 seconds of kickoff for the reserves in midweek.



Manchester City will be able to move up to third place with a win over Sunderland on Sunday. City are currently two points behind third placed Chelsea, while mid-table Sunderland are six points above the drop zone.





Micah Richards and Jerome Boateng look set to miss out for City after picking up injuries on international duty last week. Pablo Zabaleta is likely to return to the City defense after he was granted compassionate leave last week.





Frazier Campbell and Michael Turner are both sidelined with injury for Sunderland, while on-loan Nedum Onuoha is ineligible to play against his parent club.