**PREMIER LEAGUE PREVIEWS** Newcastle boss Alan Pardew will make late decisions on central defenders Fabricio Coloccini (groin) and Steven Taylor (hamstring) ahead of Sundays derby trip to Sunderland. Defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa is suspended following his red card in the 2-2 draw with Liverpool last Saturday, while midfielder Jonas Gutierrez remains in Argentina after being given leave to deal with a personal issue. Newcastle squad: Krul, Elliot, Debuchy, Coloccini, S. Taylor, Williamson, Good, Santon, Dummett, Tiote, Anita, Cabaye, Marveaux, Sissoko, Ben Arfa, Sammy Ameobi, Bigirimana, Obertan, Vuckic, Cisse, Remy, Gouffran, Shola Ameobi. Manchester United manager David Moyes expects Dutch striker Robin Van Persie to be fit to return for their Premier League clash against Stoke this weekend. Robin has a good chance, says the Scot in his media conference ahead of the Old Trafford clash. He had a problem with his toes and a little bit with his groin. But he has had a little bit of training as well and he should be OK. Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho confirms left-back Ashley Cole is fit to play against Manchester City on Sunday. Cole, 32, has not played since the Premier League win at Norwich on 6 October because of a rib injury. He missed both of Englands World Cup qualifiers against Montenegro and Poland, as well as last weekends win over Cardiff,meanwhile Jose Mourinho, who has been fined 8,000 for improper conduct during last weekends win against Cardiff, still maintains he should not have been sent to the Stamford Bridge stands. The important thing is that the referee wrote the truth. Sometimes the referees, to justify their actions when they have a pen in their hands, they make it different than it was, says the Portuguese boss. I still have the feeling that I shouldnt have been sent off. The truth is that I wasnt aggressive or non-polite. I didnt use bad words. But I have paid the fine and I can work on Sunday. Manchester City skipper Vincent Kompany will miss Sundays Premier League trip to Chelsea with a thigh injury, says Blues boss Manuel Pellegrini. Vincent is still injured, so he will not have a chance to play this game, the Chilean says in his pre-match media conference. The Belgium defender limped out of Citys home win against Everton on 5 October. Swansea manager Michael Laudrup must decide whether to risk defender Ashley Williams in Sundays Premier League meeting with West Ham. Williams has been sidelined for almost five weeks with an ankle ligament problem, but took part in training earlier this week. Swansea squad: Vorm, Amat, Taylor, Flores, Williams, Britton, Shelvey, Michu, Bony, Hernandez, Dyer, Lamah, Routledge, Monk, Tiendalli, De Guzman, Canas, Rangel, Pozuelo, Tremmel, Vazquez. Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere (ankle) will be assessed ahead of Saturdays trip to Crystal Palace. Mathieu Flamini is back in contention but Theo Walcott remains sidelined following a minor setback after surgery on an abdominal problem. Arsenal squad: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs, Flamini, Ozil, Ramsey, Wilshere, Cazorla, Giroud, Fabianski, Vermaelen, Monreal, Jenkinson, Arteta, Bendtner, Rosicky, Gnabry. Malky Mackay says he is looking forward to returning to former club Norwich - but maintains he will not be distracted from the main aim of leaving Carrow Road with all three points. It will be lovely to go back to Norwich of course. Its a place that Ill always have a real fondness for, says the Cardiff boss, who made 212 league appearances for the Canaries between 1998 and 2004. My son was born there, I had good years there as a player. But weve got a game to go and win there and thats what Im focused on. Craig Bellamy will return to the Cardiff squad for Saturdays visit to former club Norwich. The Wales striker was rested for last weekends defeat at Chelsea after playing 90 minutes against Macedonia and Belgium for his country. Cardiff squad: Marshall, Connolly, Taylor, Caulker, Hudson, Turner, Whittingham, Cowie, Medel, Campbell, Brayford, Kim, Smith, Gestede, Noone, Gunnarsson, Mutch, Odemwingie, Mason, Maynard, Lewis, Moore, Bellamy, Theophile-Catherine. Hull are without three regulars when they travel to Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday. On-loan Spurs midfielder Jake Livermore is unable to play against his parent club, while goalkeeper Allan McGregor (thigh) and Danny Graham (knee) are both ruled out. Steve Harper, David Meyler and Yannick Sagbo are set to replace the trio. Hull squad: Harper, Jakupovic, McShane, Faye, Davies, Rosenior, Elmohamady, Bruce, Boyd, Quinn, Brady, Huddlestone, Meyler, Aluko, Sagbo, Gedo, Proschwitz, Henderson. Southampton midfielder Steven Davis is a doubt for their Premier League match against Fulham at St Marys. The Northern Ireland captain picked up a knock in last weekends draw against Manchester United and he faces a late fitness test. Southampton squad: Boruc, Clyne, Fonte, Lovren, Shaw, Schneiderlin, Wanyama, Lallana, Steven Davis, Rodriguez, Osvaldo, Kelvin Davis, Lambert, Ward-Prowse, Cork, Guly, Chambers, Hooiveld, Ramirez, Yoshida, McCarthy, Stephens. Sam Allardyce says injured West Ham striker Andy Carroll has not finished treatment in Belgium on his foot injury, contrary to recent reports. Hes still got a while to go yet, says the Hammers boss. Wed hope that hed be back with us in the next two to three weeks and hopefully that would be a shout that he could start full training when he does come back. West Ham manager Sam Allardyce says he has no new injuries to contend with as his depleted squad prepares to visit Premier League rivals Swansea on Sunday. Weve still got Alou Diarra, James Collins and George McCartney out with injury and of course Andy Carroll who everyone knows is our long term injury, says Allardyce. We could do with those players back as quickly as we can as were a little light on numbers. Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva returns to the Reds squad for the visit of West Brom after missing last weeks draw at Newcastle after the birth of his second child. Brazilian playmaker Philippe Coutinho has returned to training but manager Brendan Rodgers says it is more likely he will be in contention for the trip to Arsenal next weekend. Liverpool squad: Mignolet, Johnson, Toure, Skrtel, Sakho, Cissokho, Gerrard, Lucas, Moses, Sturridge, Suarez, Jones, Agger, Kelly, Henderson, Allen, Alberto, Ibe, Sterling. Sunderland defender Wes Brown could make a first competitive appearance in almost 21 months in the Wear-Tyne derby against Newcastle on Sunday. Ex-Manchester United star Brown, whose last senior game came against Middlesbrough in the FA Cup in January 2012, is available after recovering from a calf injury sustained in pre-season. Korean midfielder Ki Sung-yueng, who was ineligible to play against parent club Swansea last weekend, returns to the squad as the Black Cats attempt to secure a first Premier League win of the season. Sunderland squad: Westwood, Mannone, Celustka, Bardsley, Cuellar, OShea, Brown, Diakite, Roberge, Colback, Cattermole, Cabral, Gardner, Ki, Giaccherini, Johnson, Larsson, Ba, Karlsson, Vaughan, Mavrias, Fletcher, Altidore, Wickham, Borini, Ji.
Posted on: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 20:07:31 +0000
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