Premier League injuries and suspensions - Premiership team news

Saturday 05th May 2012 Barclays Premier League   Arsenal v Norwich City (kick off 12:45) Arsenal will be without Abou Diaby (calf), Theo Walcott (hamstring), Mikel Arteta (ankle), Jack Wilshere (ankle) and Per Mertesecker (also ankle). Norwich will attempt to get back to winning ways by recalling Grant Holt and Simeon Jackson to the starting XI. Def…
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Saturday 28th April 2012 Barclays Premier League Everton v Fulham (kick off 15:00) Everton will face Fulham without the services of Leighton Baines and Jack Rodwell (both hamstring). Royston Drenthe is expected to be absent from the squad due to disciplinary reasons. Expect Pavel Pogrebnyak and Andrwe Johnson to lead the Fulham attack while defender Ste…
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Saturday 21st April 2012 Barclays Premier League     Arsenal v Chelsea (kick off 12:45) Arsenal should have Abou Diaby and Francis Coquelin available for selection again after their recent injuries have cleared up. Laurent Koscielny is back from a ban but Yossi Benayoun is ineligible under the terms of his loan from Chelsea. Mikel Arteta’…
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Saturday 14th April 2012 Barclays Premier League     NorwichCity v ManchesterCity (kick off 12:45) Norwich must entertain title chasing Manchester Citywithout centre back Zak Whitbread, who is struggling with a calf injury. James Vaughan is working back to something near match fitness and will make a reserve appearance next week. Kyle Naugh…
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Saturday 31st March 2012 Barclays Premier League Aston Villa v Chelsea (kick off 15:00) Aston Villa have a bit of a right-back crisis ahead of the visit of Chelsea to Villa Park. Alan Hutton is out with a calf strain so expect either Chris Herd or Eric Lichaj to deputise. Long-term absentees are Charles N’Zogbia, Richard Dunne, Fabian Delph and Ciar…
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Saturday 24th March 2012 Barclays Premier League   Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur (kick off 12:45) John Terry is on the brink of his return to the Chelsea team. The Blues captain has fully recovered from a calf strain. However, Branislav Ivanovic is doubtful with a thigh problem while Oriol Romeu returns after a recent knee injury. Spurs travel across Lon…
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Tuesday 20th March 2012 Barclays Premier League       Blackburn Rovers v Sunderland (kick off 20:00) Blackburn entertain Sunderland on tuesday night with virtually a full squad to choose from. Bradley Orr returns after completing a practice match last week and David Dunn has successfully beaten off an Achilles injury. Only Vince Grella w…
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Saturday 17th March 2012 Barclays Premier League     Fulham v Swansea City (kick off 15:00) Fulham are aiming to bounce back to winning ways against Swansea in their Saturday afternoon clash. The Cottagers will be without Stephen Kelly, Steve Sidwell (hernia) or Zdenek Grygera (knee) for the game. Interestingly, 11 of fulham’s last 13 go…
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Monday March 11th, 2012 Barclays Premier League   Arsenal v Newcastle (kick off 8pm) Arsenal continue to endure a lengthy injury list. Yossi Benayoun is a doubt with a virus, Abou Diaby and Francis Coquelin have hamstring problems, Per Mertesacker has a sore ankle, as does Jack Wilshere. Andre Santos could return to the fray following his broken ankle…
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Saturday 10th March 2012 Barclays Premier League   Bolton Wanderers v Queens Park Rangers (Kick off 12:45) Marcos Alonso‘s grandfather died during the week making his participation inBolton’s clash with QPR a doubt. Kevin Davies returns to the squad after missing the last three games with a knee injury. QPR will welcome back Djibril Ci…
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