Manchester United will play host to Manchester City in a high stakes Manchester derby on Sunday.
Both sides are unbeaten so far in the Premier League, with second placed United two points behind league leading City. The game will be nationally televised on Fox Soccer Channel at 8:30am (Eastern Time).
Third placed Chelsea will be looking to keep up the pressure on the league leaders when they make the short trip across London to face Queens Park Rangers. QPR can move themselves into the top half of the table with a win, while Chelsea could move up to second place with three points.
Arsenal can move back into the top half of the Premier League table with a win over Stoke City. So far this season Arsenal have lost all four games played after a midweek Champions League fixture, and the Gunners will be hoping to stop that worrying trend.
At the other end of the table, Fulham and Everton will go head to head at Craven Cottage with both teams hovering one point above the relegation zone. Blackburn Rovers will be looking to escape the bottom three with a win over 6th placed Tottenham Hotspur.
Wolverhampton Wanderers will be looking to avoid their sixth straight defeat when they play host to Swansea City in Saturday’s early kickoff.
The poor form of Wolves has seen them fall to only one point above the relegation zone, while Swansea are only one point further ahead.
Leading goal scorer Steven Fletcher is ruled out with a calf injury for Wolves, Sylvan Ebanks-Blake has recovered from a knee injury and is expected to lead the attack.
Steven Caulker and Stephen Dobbie are sidelined with injury for Swansea, while Alan Tate and Kemy Agustien are also ruled out. Defender Vangelis Moras could make his Swansea debut after recently signing a short term contract.
Bolton Wanderers will be looking for their first home win on Saturday when they play host to Sunderland, who are winless on the road in the Premier League this season.
Sunderland currently sit one place above the bottom three, while Bolton are directly below them due to goal difference.
David Wheater is expected to start in central defense for Bolton, while Gretar Steinsson is likely to play a role off the bench. American midfielder Stuart Holden and Lee Chung Yong are long-term injury absentees for Bolton.
Loanee striker Nicklas Bendtner will return to the starting lineup for Sunderland, after sitting out last weekend’s 2-1 defeat to parent club Arsenal.
Defender Phil Bardsley will return from suspension for the Black Cats, and this week spoke of his desire to see Sunderland climb up the league table. “Let’s just finish in the top 10 again. That would be a massive achievement,” Bardsley told BBC Sport.
Newcastle United will play host to Wigan Athletic with both teams in very different form.
Newcastle are currently 4th in the league standings having not lost a Premier League game yet this season. Wigan currently occupy the relegation zone, and have lost their last five games.
Fabricio Coloccini is expected to recover from a toe problem in time to play, and this week the Argentine center back this week was praised by teammate Steven Taylor. “We’ve got a good understanding,” Taylor told BBC Sport. “It’s good to work with him. He’s got the experience and hopefully I can learn from him.”
Haris Vuckic and Alan Smith have also recovered from injury for Newcastle, and are likely to be included in the squad.
Hugo Rodallega is expected to make his first start for Wigan since returning from injury, while Maynor Figueroa could also return to the starting lineup for the Latics.
Aston Villa will play host to West Bromwich Albion with Black Country bragging rights on the line on Saturday.
Aston Villa will be looking to rebound from last weekend’s 4-1 defeat at Manchester City, while West Brom are looking to extend a three game unbeaten streak.
Welsh defender James Collins and Barry Bannan are expected to return for Villa, while Nathan Delfouneso and Tottenham Hotspur loanee Jermaine Jenas are out injured.
Zoltan Gera and Steven Reid should return from injury for West Brom, while striker Peter Odemwingie should also be fit to start. Defender Gonzalo Jara will not play and has joined Championship club Brighton & Hove Albion on loan.
Fifth placed Liverpool will be looking to extend a three game unbeaten streak when they play host to Norwich City.
Liverpool currently sit only two points behind the Champions League qualifying spots, while the surprising Canaries are three points further back after winning three of their last four Premier League games.
Defensive duo Glen Johnson and Daniel Agger could return for Liverpool after playing the 1-0 midweek friendly defeat at Glasgow Rangers. Brazilian midfielder Lucas is suspended for the Reds after picking up his fifth booking of the season in last weekend’s 1-1 draw with Manchester United.
Luis Suarez will play up front for Liverpool, and will be hoping for a good performance to draw attention away from his ugly racism row with Patrice Evra this week.
Striker Steve Morison is expected to be fit for Norwich, while defender Zak Whitbread is ruled out with injury. Grant Holt and Ritchie De Laet are injury doubts for Norwich, while Andrew Surman and Chris Martin will also be assessed ahead of kickoff.
Arsenal can move back into the top half of the Premier League table with a win over Stoke City.
So far this season Arsenal have lost all four games played after a midweek Champions League fixture, and the Gunners will be hoping to stop that worrying trend.
Arsenal have numbers down in the defensive department with Carl Jenkinson, Kieran Gibbs and Thomas Vermaelen all ruled out with injury.
Jermaine Pennant and Danny Higginbotham are injury doubts for Stoke and will be assessed ahead of kickoff.
Fulham and Everton will go head to head at Craven Cottage with both teams hovering one point above the relegation zone.
Fulham will be looking to rebound from last weekend’s 2-0 loss at Stoke City, while Everton are hoping to avoid their fourth straight defeat.
Bobby Zamora and Clint Dempsey should return to the Fulham team after sitting out of the midweek 1-0 Europa League loss at Wisla Krakow. Danny Murphy is struggling with a knee injury for Fulham and will be assessed ahead of kickoff.
James McFadden and Victory Anichebe are both sidelined with injury for Everton.
Manchester United will play host to Manchester City in a high stakes Manchester derby on Sunday.
Both sides are unbeaten so far in the Premier League, with second placed United two points behind league leading City.
The game will be nationally televised on Fox Soccer Channel at 8:30am (Eastern Time).
Tom Cleverley and Rafael Da Silva are ruled out with injury for United, while Wayne Rooney and Nemanja Vidic are expected to play.
Mexican striker Javier Hernandez is expected to partner Rooney up front, and is aware of the threat City possess. “We need to be at 100% because both teams want to win this game,” Hernandez told BBC Sport.
Owen Hargreaves is an injury doubt for City and will be assessed ahead of kickoff. Mario Balotelli could start up front for City, and has had an event build up to the game. The Italian striker managed to set fire to his own house after letting off fireworks from a bedroom window. City fans will be hoping he can produce a more positive type of fireworks in this game.
Blackburn Rovers and Tottenham Hotspur will face off at Ewood Park with the two teams in very different form.
Blackburn have slipped into the relegation zone after a three game winless run, while 6th placed Tottenham are unbeaten in their last five games.
Michel Salgado and David Dunn are ruled out with injury for Blackburn, while Ryan Nelsen and Vince Grella are also sidelined. Jason Lowe and Morten Gamst Pedersen are expected to be included in the starting lineup for Blackburn.
Vedran Corluka and Michael Dawson are ruled out with injury for Tottenham, while fellow defenders William Gallas and Ledley King are also sidelined. Aaron Lennon and Sandro featured in the 1-0 midweek Europa League win over Rubin Kazan and are expected to play for Spurs.
Third placed Chelsea will be looking to keep up the pressure on the league leaders when they make the short trip across London to face Queens Park Rangers.
QPR can move themselves into the top half of the table with a win, while Chelsea could move up to second place with three points.
Matt Connolly and Adel Taarabt are injury doubts for QPR, while Danny Gabbidon is ruled out with a knee injury.
Jay Bothroyd and Heidar Helguson will both be in contention for a spot in the QPR attack, while winger Shaun Wright-Phillips will be playing against his former club.
John Terry and Juan Mata will play for Chelsea after being rested during the midweek 5-0 Champions League win over Genk. Didier Drogba and Daniel Sturridge could also return to the starting lineup for the Blues.
Fernando Torres is suspended for Chelsea, while Brazilian midfielder Ramires is ruled out with a knee injury.
Third placed Chelsea will be looking to keep up the pressure on the league leaders when they make the short trip across London to face Queens Park Rangers. QPR can move themselves into the top half of the table with a win, while Chelsea could move up to second place with three points.
Arsenal can move back into the top half of the Premier League table with a win over Stoke City. So far this season Arsenal have lost all four games played after a midweek Champions League fixture, and the Gunners will be hoping to stop that worrying trend.
At the other end of the table, Fulham and Everton will go head to head at Craven Cottage with both teams hovering one point above the relegation zone. Blackburn Rovers will be looking to escape the bottom three with a win over 6th placed Tottenham Hotspur.
Wolverhampton Wanderers will be looking to avoid their sixth straight defeat when they play host to Swansea City in Saturday’s early kickoff.
The poor form of Wolves has seen them fall to only one point above the relegation zone, while Swansea are only one point further ahead.
Leading goal scorer Steven Fletcher is ruled out with a calf injury for Wolves, Sylvan Ebanks-Blake has recovered from a knee injury and is expected to lead the attack.
Steven Caulker and Stephen Dobbie are sidelined with injury for Swansea, while Alan Tate and Kemy Agustien are also ruled out. Defender Vangelis Moras could make his Swansea debut after recently signing a short term contract.
Bolton Wanderers will be looking for their first home win on Saturday when they play host to Sunderland, who are winless on the road in the Premier League this season.
Sunderland currently sit one place above the bottom three, while Bolton are directly below them due to goal difference.
David Wheater is expected to start in central defense for Bolton, while Gretar Steinsson is likely to play a role off the bench. American midfielder Stuart Holden and Lee Chung Yong are long-term injury absentees for Bolton.
Loanee striker Nicklas Bendtner will return to the starting lineup for Sunderland, after sitting out last weekend’s 2-1 defeat to parent club Arsenal.
Defender Phil Bardsley will return from suspension for the Black Cats, and this week spoke of his desire to see Sunderland climb up the league table. “Let’s just finish in the top 10 again. That would be a massive achievement,” Bardsley told BBC Sport.
Newcastle United will play host to Wigan Athletic with both teams in very different form.
Newcastle are currently 4th in the league standings having not lost a Premier League game yet this season. Wigan currently occupy the relegation zone, and have lost their last five games.
Fabricio Coloccini is expected to recover from a toe problem in time to play, and this week the Argentine center back this week was praised by teammate Steven Taylor. “We’ve got a good understanding,” Taylor told BBC Sport. “It’s good to work with him. He’s got the experience and hopefully I can learn from him.”
Haris Vuckic and Alan Smith have also recovered from injury for Newcastle, and are likely to be included in the squad.
Hugo Rodallega is expected to make his first start for Wigan since returning from injury, while Maynor Figueroa could also return to the starting lineup for the Latics.
Aston Villa will play host to West Bromwich Albion with Black Country bragging rights on the line on Saturday.
Aston Villa will be looking to rebound from last weekend’s 4-1 defeat at Manchester City, while West Brom are looking to extend a three game unbeaten streak.
Welsh defender James Collins and Barry Bannan are expected to return for Villa, while Nathan Delfouneso and Tottenham Hotspur loanee Jermaine Jenas are out injured.
Zoltan Gera and Steven Reid should return from injury for West Brom, while striker Peter Odemwingie should also be fit to start. Defender Gonzalo Jara will not play and has joined Championship club Brighton & Hove Albion on loan.
Fifth placed Liverpool will be looking to extend a three game unbeaten streak when they play host to Norwich City.
Liverpool currently sit only two points behind the Champions League qualifying spots, while the surprising Canaries are three points further back after winning three of their last four Premier League games.
Defensive duo Glen Johnson and Daniel Agger could return for Liverpool after playing the 1-0 midweek friendly defeat at Glasgow Rangers. Brazilian midfielder Lucas is suspended for the Reds after picking up his fifth booking of the season in last weekend’s 1-1 draw with Manchester United.
Luis Suarez will play up front for Liverpool, and will be hoping for a good performance to draw attention away from his ugly racism row with Patrice Evra this week.
Striker Steve Morison is expected to be fit for Norwich, while defender Zak Whitbread is ruled out with injury. Grant Holt and Ritchie De Laet are injury doubts for Norwich, while Andrew Surman and Chris Martin will also be assessed ahead of kickoff.
Arsenal can move back into the top half of the Premier League table with a win over Stoke City.
So far this season Arsenal have lost all four games played after a midweek Champions League fixture, and the Gunners will be hoping to stop that worrying trend.
Arsenal have numbers down in the defensive department with Carl Jenkinson, Kieran Gibbs and Thomas Vermaelen all ruled out with injury.
Jermaine Pennant and Danny Higginbotham are injury doubts for Stoke and will be assessed ahead of kickoff.
Fulham and Everton will go head to head at Craven Cottage with both teams hovering one point above the relegation zone.
Fulham will be looking to rebound from last weekend’s 2-0 loss at Stoke City, while Everton are hoping to avoid their fourth straight defeat.
Bobby Zamora and Clint Dempsey should return to the Fulham team after sitting out of the midweek 1-0 Europa League loss at Wisla Krakow. Danny Murphy is struggling with a knee injury for Fulham and will be assessed ahead of kickoff.
James McFadden and Victory Anichebe are both sidelined with injury for Everton.
Manchester United will play host to Manchester City in a high stakes Manchester derby on Sunday.
Both sides are unbeaten so far in the Premier League, with second placed United two points behind league leading City.
The game will be nationally televised on Fox Soccer Channel at 8:30am (Eastern Time).
Tom Cleverley and Rafael Da Silva are ruled out with injury for United, while Wayne Rooney and Nemanja Vidic are expected to play.
Mexican striker Javier Hernandez is expected to partner Rooney up front, and is aware of the threat City possess. “We need to be at 100% because both teams want to win this game,” Hernandez told BBC Sport.
Owen Hargreaves is an injury doubt for City and will be assessed ahead of kickoff. Mario Balotelli could start up front for City, and has had an event build up to the game. The Italian striker managed to set fire to his own house after letting off fireworks from a bedroom window. City fans will be hoping he can produce a more positive type of fireworks in this game.
Blackburn Rovers and Tottenham Hotspur will face off at Ewood Park with the two teams in very different form.
Blackburn have slipped into the relegation zone after a three game winless run, while 6th placed Tottenham are unbeaten in their last five games.
Michel Salgado and David Dunn are ruled out with injury for Blackburn, while Ryan Nelsen and Vince Grella are also sidelined. Jason Lowe and Morten Gamst Pedersen are expected to be included in the starting lineup for Blackburn.
Vedran Corluka and Michael Dawson are ruled out with injury for Tottenham, while fellow defenders William Gallas and Ledley King are also sidelined. Aaron Lennon and Sandro featured in the 1-0 midweek Europa League win over Rubin Kazan and are expected to play for Spurs.
Third placed Chelsea will be looking to keep up the pressure on the league leaders when they make the short trip across London to face Queens Park Rangers.
QPR can move themselves into the top half of the table with a win, while Chelsea could move up to second place with three points.
Matt Connolly and Adel Taarabt are injury doubts for QPR, while Danny Gabbidon is ruled out with a knee injury.
Jay Bothroyd and Heidar Helguson will both be in contention for a spot in the QPR attack, while winger Shaun Wright-Phillips will be playing against his former club.
John Terry and Juan Mata will play for Chelsea after being rested during the midweek 5-0 Champions League win over Genk. Didier Drogba and Daniel Sturridge could also return to the starting lineup for the Blues.
Fernando Torres is suspended for Chelsea, while Brazilian midfielder Ramires is ruled out with a knee injury.
