English FA Premiership Previews

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Arsenal (7) v Charlton (1)

Arsenal welcome back skipper Tony Adams, who was sent home ill just a few hours before last week's goalless draw at Liverpool. Steve Bould faces a late fitness test on an ankle injury. Emmanuel Petit plays despite being booked in for surgery to clear a sinus condition on Wednesday.

Charlton centre-half Richard Rufus misses the Highbury clash as he begins a three-match ban following his opening-day sending-off against Newcastle. Steve Brown, who impressed when he came on at St James's Park, will deputise in a line-up that is otherwise likely to remain unchanged Last season: No corresponding fixtures

Last two League matches: Arsenal W D, Charlton D W

Top scorers: Marc Overmars, Emmanuel Petit (Arsenal) 1; Clive Mendonca (Charlton) 3

Match odds: H 2-5 A 13-2 D 11-4

Referee: G Poll (Tring, Hertfordshire)

Blackburn (16) v Leicester (3)

Blackburn's record signing Kevin Davies could be given another chance to develop a partnership with Chris Sutton. Goalkeeper Tim Flowers is available again after suspension, while Christian Dailly, a £5 million signing from Derby, may have to settle for another place on the bench.

Leicester's experienced striker Ian Marshall will be out of action for at least another fortnight with his hamstring injury after breaking down in a reserve match.

Last season: Blackburn 5-3 Leicester, Leicester 1-1 Blackburn

Last two League matches: Blackburn D L, Leicester D W

Top scorers: Tony Cottee (Leicester) 2

Match odds: H 5-6 A 11-4 D 9-4

Referee: U Rennie (Sheffield)

Coventry (11) v West Ham (5)

Marc Edworthy is on stand-by to make his Premiership debut for Coventry. The former Crystal Palace right-back, signed in a £1.2 million deal on Wednesday, is the automatic replacement if Swedish international Roland Nilsson fails a test on his damaged ribs.

Chilean international defender Javier Margas makes his debut for West Ham after signing from Universidad Catolica for £2 million replacing Ian Pearce, who has a septic foot. Trevor Sinclair faces a late fitness test on a groin strain, but former Arsenal team-mates Ian Wright and John Hartson pair up in attack for the first time.

Last season: Coventry 1-1 West Ham, West Ham 1-0 Coventry

Last two League matches: Coventry W L, West Ham W D

Top scorers: Dion Dublin, Darren Huckerby (Coventry) 1; Ian Wright (West Ham) 1

Match odds: H 5-4 A 7-4 D 9-4

Referee: N Barry (Scunthorpe)

Everton (18) v Tottenham (19)

Teenager striker Danny Cadamarteri is likely to be given the chance to solve Everton's striking problems alongside Duncan Ferguson. David Unsworth is expected to make his home debut after his protracted move from Aston Villa. Slaven Bilic is still out with a hip injury.

Tottenham manager Christian Gross has fitness doubts over three players, Ramon Vega (ankle), Nicola Berti (hamstring) and Moussa Saib (back). Longer-term injured players Steffen Iversen and John Scales hope to resume training next week.

Last season: Everton 0-2 Tottenham, Tottenham 1-1 Everton

Last two League matches: Everton D L, Tottenham L L

Top scorers: Ruel Fox (Tottenham) 1

Match odds: H 10-11 A 12-5 D 12-5

Referee: P Jones (Loughborough)

Middlesbrough (17) v Derby (13)

Middlesbrough play Danish striker Mikkel Beck after his goal as a second-half substitute at Aston Villa last Sunday. Former Nottingham Forest captain Colin Cooper will make his first appearance since his £2.5 million move, but full back Curtis Fleming is ruled out with a knee injury.

Derby's Spencer Prior will have a late fitness test on a knee injury, as manager Jim Smith gives the big defender every chance of making his starting line-up. Steve Elliott and Rory Delap are possible replacements, while Smith may start Italians Francesco Baiano and Stefano Eranio, who impressed as substitutes last week.

Last season: No corresponding fixtures

Last two League matches: Middlesbrough D L, Derby D D

Top scorers: Mikkel Beck (Middlesbrough) 1

Match odds: H 5-6 A 11-4 D 9-4

Referee: M Riley (Leeds)

Sheff Wed (9) v Aston Villa (2)

Stan Collymore makes his first Villa appearance of the season after recovering from injury to link up with Julian Joachim in attack. Teenage defender Gareth Barry is expected to continue in the side after impressing in the opening two Premiership games.

Wednesday look set to keep faith with the same starting line-up which triumphed at Tottenham last week. Manager Danny Wilson was impressed with that 3-0 victory but is still without Ian Nolan (leg), Jon Newsome (ankle), Niclas Alexandersson (knee) and Jim Magilton (groin).

Last season: Sheff Wed 1-3 Aston Villa, Aston Villa 2-2 Sheff Wed

Last two League matches: Sheff Wed L W, Aston Villa D W

Top scorers: Andy Hinchcliffe, Peter Atherton, Paolo Di Canio (Sheff Wed) 1; Gary Charles, Alan Thompson, Julian Joachim (Aston Villa) 1

Match odds: H 6-4 A 6-4 D 11-5

Referee: G Willard (Worthing)

Southampton (20) v Nottm Forest (10)

Matthew Le Tissier may win a recall from the bench for struggling Southampton, although Italian striker Cosimo Sarli could make his debut after five goals in two reserve games. Ken Monkou may also be recalled to strengthen the defence, but Southampton are without defenders John Beresford (knee injury) and Francis Benali (banned) and striker David Hirst (knee injury).

Nigel Quashie is set to make his Forest debut but manager Dave Bassett's other midweek signing, Andy Gray, is unavailable because his £200,000 transfer from Leeds United was registered after the deadline. Ian Woan, Chris Bart-Williams and Jon Olav Hjelde are still unavailable through injury.

Last season: No corresponding fixtures

Last two League matches: Southampton L L, Nottm Forest L W

Top scorers: Egil Ostenstad (Southampton) 1; Geoff Thomas, Steve Stone (Nottm Forest) 1

Match odds: H Evens A 9-4 D 9-4

Referee: D Gallagher (Banbury, Oxon)

Wimbledon (4) v Leeds (8)

Wimbledon boss Joe Kinnear is poised to keep faith with an unchanged line-up, as defender Ben Thatcher is serving the third match of a four-game ban. Striker John Goodman and midfielder Ceri Hughes are both pushing for places but are likely to be on the bench.

Leeds manager George Graham is likely to name an unchanged side from Monday's 1-0 home win over Blackburn. He is still without shin injury victims Alan Maybury and Gary Kelly as well as David Robertson (knee). Portuguese midfielder Bruno Ribeiro is likely to replace Alfie Haaland.

Last season: Wimbledon 1-0 Leeds, Leeds 1-1 Wimbledon

Last two League matches: Wimbledon W D, Leeds D W

Top scorers: Efan Ekoku (Wimbledon) 2; Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (Leeds) 1

Match odds: H 13-8 A 11-8 D 11-5

Referee: S Dunn (Bristol)

Sunday

Newcastle (14) v Liverpool (6)

French World Cup striker Stephane Guivarc'h has recovered from an ankle injury and is on standby for his first start for Newcastle since his £3.5 million summer transfer from Auxerre. New manager Ruud Gullit has still to name his team, but Guivarc'h played 45 minutes for the reserves in midweek and is likely to play some part.

Jamie Redknapp stands by to start his first Liverpool match for five months, after coming on as substitute last weekend in the 0-0 draw against Arsenal. Patrik Berger could miss out after playing in all the pre-season games and the two opening League matches.

Last season: Newcastle 1-2 Liverpool, Liverpool 1-0 Newcastle

Last two League matches: Newcastle D D, Liverpool W D

Top scorers: Andreas Andersson (Newcastle) 1; Karlheinz Riedle, Michael Owen (Liverpool) 1

Match odds: H 13-8 A 6-4 D 2-1

Referee: G Barber (Pyrford, Surrey)

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