Saturday, December 2

Arsenal (6) v Tottenham (11)

Arsenal captain Thierry Henry has been ruled out after struggling with a neck problem. Central defender Philippe Senderos is suspended following his sending-off in the midweek defeat to Fulham, so fellow Swiss international Johan Djourou is likely to come in.

Tottenham skipper Ledley King is expected to be fit despite a suspected virus. Jermaine Jenas is back in contention after recovering from a calf injury but the derby comes too soon for Paul Stalteri (knee), Mido (groin) and Anthony Gardner (knee).

Last season:Arsenal 1 Tottenham 1, Tottenham 1 Arsenal 1

Last five league matches:Arsenal L W D L L; Tottenham D W L D W

Top scorers: Thierry Henry & Robin Van Persie (Arsenal) 7; Dimitar Berbatov & Jermain Defoe (Tottenham) 6

Match odds:H 4-7 A 9-2 D 23-10

Referee: G Poll (Hertfordshire)

Blackburn (16) v Fulham (10)

Blackburn defender Lucas Neill is back after recovering from a hamstring strain. Tugay is suspended following his sending-off against Tottenham, while Zurab Khizanishvili and Francis Jeffers are doubts with groin strains.

Fulham central defender Ian Pearce is set to return after serving a one-match ban in the midweek. He may replace Philippe Christanval, with manager Chris Coleman reluctant to risk starting with the Frenchman twice in four days following his lengthy injury absence. Midfielder Tomasz Radzinski faces a late check after crashing head first into the advertising hoardings as he scored against Arsenal.

Last season: Fulham 2 Blackburn 1, Blackburn 2 Fulham 1

Last five league matches:Blackburn L L L L D; Fulham W D L L W

Top scorers: Benedict McCarthy (Blackburn) 7; Brian McBride (Fulham) 4

Match odds: H 10-11 A 13-5 D 21-10

Referee: S Bennett (Kent)

Middlesbrough (14) v Man Utd (1)

Injury-prone Boro striker Malcolm Christie is battling to overcome a groin strain picked up in training. Mark Viduka, recovering from a broken toe, has an outside chance of making the substitutes' bench but Tony McMahon (broken leg), Chris Riggott (knee), Andrew Davies (calf) and Matthew Bates (knee) are sidelined.

United defender Rio Ferdinand has recovered from the minor ankle knock he picked up on Wednesday. Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Louis Saha are all expected to return, as should Nemanja Vidic despite still feeling the after-effects of a crack on the jaw from Didier Drogba's elbow.

Last season:Man Utd 0 Middlesbrough 0, Middlesbrough 4 Man Utd 1

Last five league matches:Middlesbrough L L W D D; Man Utd W W W D W

Top scorers:Aiyegbeni Yakubu (Middlesbrough) 4; Louis Saha (Man Utd) 9

Match odds:H 9-2 A 4-7 D 23-10

Referee: C Foy (Merseyside)

Portsmouth (3) v Aston Villa (5)

Portsmouth have Pedro Mendes back from a knee injury and he will compete with Manuel Fernandes, Niko Kranjcar and David Thompson for a place in midfield. Sean Davis (groin) is out and Dejan Stefanovic will be missing for three months after a knee operation. Matt Taylor is set to fill in at left-back again. Lomana LuaLua (ankle) is a doubt.

Villa boss Martin O'Neill has no fresh injury worries, with Stuart Taylor deputising again in goal for Thomas Sorensen (knee). Juan Pablo Angel and Milan Baros are again likely to start up front, with Chris Sutton set to return against Sheffield United in 10 days' time. Gareth Barry plays his last game before serving a one-match ban.

Last season:Aston Villa 1 Portsmouth 0, Portsmouth 1 Aston Villa 1

Last five league matches: Portsmouth L D W L D; Aston Villa W W D D L

Top scorers: Nwankwo Kanu (Portsmouth) 8; Juan Pablo Angel & Gareth Barry (Aston Villa) 6

Match odds:H 6-5 A 2-1 D 2-1

Referee: M Riley (W Yorkshire)

Reading (8) v Bolton (4)

Reading winger Glen Little faces a late fitness test on a hamstring problem. Midfielder Steve Sidwell (hip) is expected to retain his place in the starting line-up but winger Bobby Convey will be out for another three weeks following a clean-up operation on a knee injury.

Bolton manager Sam Allardyce is set to name an unchanged side after they lost narrowly to Chelsea. Quinton Fortune is likely to stay sidelined with an Achilles problem while Ricardo Gardner could return to the squad for the first time in seven months following a knee injury.

Last season: No corresponding fixture

Last five league matches: Reading L L W W W; Bolton L D L W L

Top scorers: Kevin Doyle (Reading) 7; El-Hadji Diouf & Ivan Campo (Bolton) 4

Match odds:H 13-10 A 7-4 D 21-10

Referee: A Wiley (Staffordshire)

Sheff Utd (18) v Charlton (20)

Sheffield United are without centre-back Claude Davis who suffered a knee injury while making a block in Tuesday night's win over Watford. Derek Geary, Mikele Leigertwood and Chris Morgan also suffered first-half knocks at Watford and Neil Warnock will leave it late to finalise his squad.

Charlton will again be without Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink after the striker was ruled out by a niggling thigh problem. Winger Jerome Thomas (knee) is also sidelined, but defender Souleymane Diawara (hamstring) returns to the squad.

Last season: No corresponding fixture

Last five league matches: Sheff Utd W D L L W; Charlton D W L L D

Top scorers: Rob Hulse (Sheff Utd) 4; Darren Bent (Charlton) 8

Match odds: H 6-5 A 2-1 D 2-1

Referee: P Dowd (Staffordshire)

Wigan (13) v Liverpool (7)

Wigan striker Emile Heskey is poised to start against former club Liverpool. Heskey returned from a two-game lay-off with a calf injury by playing the final 60 minutes of last Sunday's 3-1 defeat at Spurs.

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez will have Craig Bellamy back and hopes Xabi Alonso also has a chance of being involved. Bellamy was missing against Portsmouth due to his court case while Alonso was missing due to a hamstring problem, but the Spaniard has trained this week and has a chance of being in the squad.

Last season: Wigan 0 Liverpool 1, Liverpool 3 Wigan 0

Last five league matches: Wigan W W W D L; Liverpool W L D W D

Top scorers: Henri Camara (Wigan) 5; Peter Crouch (Liverpool) 9

Match odds:H 5-2 A 19-20 D 21-10

Referee: H Webb (S Yorkshire)

Sunday December 3

Everton (9) v West Ham (15)

Everton will have on-loan goalkeeper Tim Howard back after being ineligible to play against his parent club, Manchester United, in midweek with understudy Richard Wright returning to the bench. Everton will still be without Tim Cahill, who has a long-term knee ligament injury. There is also a doubt over striker Andrew Johnson, who has missed the last two matches due to a hamstring problem.

West Ham will make a late check on John Pantsil (head) and Yossi Benayoun (knee). Centre-back Danny Gabbidon remains sidelined with a hamstring injury.

Last season: West Ham 2 Everton 2, Everton 1 West Ham 2

Last five league matches:Everton L L W D L; West Ham W W L L W

Top scorers:Tim Cahill (Everton) 7; Bobby Zamora (West Ham) 5

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

Referee: M Atkinson (W Yorkshire)

Monday, December 4

Man City (12) v Watford (19)

United States winger DaMarcus Beasley is pushing for a recall for Manchester City, but manager Stuart Pearce is expected to stick with the players who performed so well at Aston Villa in midweek.

Watford should welcome back forwards Hameur Bouazza and Ashley Young after the pair missed the midweek home defeat by Sheffield United with an ankle injury and flu respectively. Manager Adrian Boothroyd will still be without goalkeeper Ben Foster (knee), defender Clarke Carlisle (thigh) and forward Marlon King (knee).

Last season:No corresponding fixture

Last five league matches:Man City L D W L W; Watford D W L L L

Top scorers:Joey Barton (Man City) 4; Ashley Young (Watford) 4

Match odds: H 4-6 A 4-1 D 21-10

Referee:M Clattenburg (Co Durham)