標題: [新聞] Premier League - Team news: Tevez set for recall [打印本頁] 作者: cchl8 時間: 2008-10-4 06:12 PM 標題: Premier League - Team news: Tevez set for recall
Team news ahead of the weekend's Premier League programme, with Carlos Tevez set to return to Manchester United's starting XI for the trip to Blackburn.
SATURDAY Sunderland v Arsenal
Sunderland boss Roy Keane has several injury concerns ahead of Arsenal's visit to the Stadium of Light. Liam Miller is struggling to be fit while Kenwyne Jones (knee), Teemu Tainio (shoulder), Nyron Nosworthy (hamstring) and Phil Bardsley (ankle) are all sidelined. Long term casualty Russell Anderson (knee) remains unavailable.
Arsenal have no new injury worries and Alex Song (hip) is expected to return to the Gunners squad for the trip to Wearside. Abou Diaby (thigh) is still a way away from fitness, and Tomas Rosicky (hamstring), Amaury Bischoff (groin) and striker Eduardo (leg) all remain out injured. West Bromwich v Fulham
Do-Heon Kim has joined Chris Brunt (hamstring) on the sidelines with knee ligament damage so Sherjill MacDonald could continue after he replaced the Korean against Middlesbrough last week. Abdoulaye Meite, Neil Clement and Felipe Teixeira remain sidelined.
Fulham boss Roy Hodgson has a virtually fully fit squad with just Dickson Etuhu (thigh) and Diomansy Kamara (knee) absent. Zoltan Gera is set to face former club. Wigan Athletic v Middlesbrough
Boro could be without two key players - Andrew Taylor is a doubt with a hip flexor problem and Gary O'Neil is ill. Emanuel Pogatetz definitely misses out through suspension and Robert Huth (ankle) is sidelined so Jonathan Grounds - recalled from a loan spell with Norwich - is set to feature. Tuncay Sanli (knee) and Julio Arca (ankle) are long term absentees. Lee Cattermole is the only injury doubt for Wigan manager Steve Bruce, so Michael Brown is on stand-by. Erik Edman is still not fit with a long term knee injury. Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United (17:30)
Paul Ince comes face to face with his former boss Alex Ferguson but he will be without goalkeeper Paul Robinson (calf). Jason Brown will deputise again but Manchester United-owned defender Danny Simpson is unavailable due to the terms of his loan agreement. David Dunn (calf) remains absent through injury but Vince Grella (calf) could make a place on the bench. Steven Reid is out with a knee problem, while Benni McCarthy is back in training but is unlikely to be sharp enough for the starting XI. Wayne Rooney (ankle) is a doubt for the champions so Carlos Tevez is set for a recall having sat on the bench for the midweek Champions League clash with Aalborg. Paul Scholes is definitely out with medial knee ligament damage, while Michael Carrick (foot) and Owen Hargreaves remain sidelined. Gary Neville (thigh) could return to the squad. SUNDAY West Ham v Bolton Wanderers (13:30)
Gianfranco Zola continues his Hammers revolution against Bolton without Dean Ashton (ankle), defender Danny Gabbidon (groin) and Kieron Dyer (broken leg). But he has the luxury of being able to name the same side that beat Fulham last weekend.
Bolton have a fully fit squad for the first time this season, with Mathew Taylor back in contention after regaining fitness. Chelsea v Aston Villa
Chelsea are without Didier Drogba (knee and ankle), Michael Essien (knee), Deco (thigh) and defender Ricardo Carvalho (knee) for the visit of Villa. But doubts over the fitness of Ashley Cole, John Terry and Alex have been quelled by Blues boss Luiz Felipe Scolari. Joe Cole (hip) and Nicolas Anelka (muscle) face late fitness checks.
Villa will recall their big guns, with Gabriel Agbolahor, John Carew, Martin Laursen, Curtis Davies, Gareth Barry and Nigel Reo-Coker all set to return after having sat out midweek UEFA Cup action. Wilfred Bouma (broken leg) remains on the treatment table, but Steve Sidwell is close to making a return after continuing his comeback for the reserves in midweek. Manchester City v Liverpool Richard Dunne (hamstring) is Mark Hughes's only new injury concern, although Nedum Onuoha (thigh), Valeri Bojinov (Achilles) and Darius Vassell (knee) remain sidelined. Martin Petrov is pushing for a place in the starting line-up after recovering from a hamstring problem. Javier Mascherano is expected to return to Liverpool's starting line-up having been rested for the midweek Champions League win over PSV Eindhoven. Fernando Torres (calf) and Ryan Babel (leg) both suffered knocks against PSV but are expected to be fit for the trip to Eastlands. Portsmouth v Stoke City
Pompey's Lassana Diarra is suspended so Sean Davis is set to continue in midfield while Younes Kaboul and Arnold Mvemba could get the nod to start against Stoke. But Papa Bouba Diop (hamstring) and John Utaka (knee) are unlikely to feature.
Liam Lawrence is a doubt for Stoke after injuring his ankle in a freak accident involving his dog, but Danny Pugh returns into contention after suspension. Tottenham Hotspur v Hull City
Spurs boss Juande Ramos can call on Roman PavlyuchenkoVedran Corluka after the pair were cup tied for the midweek UEFA Cup clash with Wisla Krakow. Ledley King may be rested and Alan Hutton (foot) is out.
Nicky Barmby (leg), Craig Fagan (broken leg) and Anthony Gardner (thigh) remain absent though injury, but otherwise Brown has a fully-fit squad to choose from. Everton v Newcastle United (16:00)
Everton boss David Moyes has doubts over both Louis Saha and Yakubu, but he will be able to call on Steven Pienaar, who is likely to replace the suspended Tim Cahill. Fellow midfielder Marouane Fellaini is available after missing the midweek UEFA Cup clash in Belgium but Lars Christian Jacobsen (shoulder) and Andy van der Meyde (hamstring) remain sidelined.
Newcastle's interim boss Joe Kinnear welcomes back Danny Guthrie from suspension while full-backs Jose Enrique (hamstring) and Habib Beye (Achilles) have a chance of making the squad. Jonas Gutierrez (fractured collarbone), Mark Viduka (Achilles), Alan Smith (stress fracture), Ignacio Gonzalez (hamstring) and the suspended Joey Barton are still missing.
