Arsenal v Liverpool

Samir Nasri and Lukasz Fabianski could make their first appearances of the season following injury. Arsene Wenger is expected to again send out a mixture of experience and youth, with Philippe Senderos and Mikael Silvestre likely to start in defence. Carlos Vela, Sanchez Watt, Fran Merida, Aaron Ramsey, Kieran Gibbs and Jack Wilshere could all feature.

Steven Gerrard will miss the match, but should have recovered from his groin problem to play against Fulham on Saturday.

Liverpool will be without Javier Mascherano, who is suspended, while Alberto Aquilani is named in a first-team squad for the first time since his £20-million summer move, having now recovered fully from an ankle operation.

Martin Kelly (ankle) and Albert Riera (hamstring) are out, while Andrea Dossena and Sotirios Kyrgiakos could both figure having recovered from injuries, the latter defying an initial prognosis he could face six months out with a knee injury.

Arsenal (from): Fabianski, Traore, Senderos, Silvestre, Gilbert, Gibbs, Ramsey, Wilshere, Nasri, Vela, Watt, Szczesny, Merida, Sunu, Barazite, Randall, Frimpong, Bartley, Coquelin, Eastmond.

Liverpool (from): Cavalieri, Johnson, Carragher, Agger, Skrtel, Kyrgiakos, Dossena, Degen, Babel, Ngog, Lucas, Aquilani, Plessis, Insua, Aurelio, Carragher, Voronin, Spearing, Eccleston, Amoo, Torres, Reina.

Chelsea v Bolton Wanderers

Carlo Ancelotti will make numerous changes to the side for the visit of Bolton. John Terry, Petr Cech, Ricardo Carvalho, Michael Essien, Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka are all rested.

Paulo Ferreira, Alex, Deco, Daniel Sturridge, Florent Malouda and Salomon Kalou all return with Nemanja Matic, Jeffrey Bruma and Fabio Borini on the bench along with Lampard, Drogba and Essien. Jose Bosingwa (knee), Ashley Cole (ankle), Yury Zhirkov (knee) and John Mikel Obi (knee) are all sidelined.

Johan Elmander is set to return for Bolton. The Swedish striker has been missing with a hamstring injury, but he is now back in full training and should be available for the match at Stamford Bridge. Gary Megson has no other major injury concerns aside from those involving long-term absentees Joey O'Brien and Sean Davis, who both have knee problems.

Chelsea (from): Hilario, Turnbull, Belletti, Alex, Ivanovic, Ferreira, Deco, Ballack, Malouda, Sturridge, Kalou, J Cole, Essien, Lampard, Drogba, Bruma, Borini, Matic.

Bolton Wanderers (from): Jaaskelainen, Al Habsi, Ricketts, Steinsson, Knight, Cahill, A O'Brien, Samuel, Robinson, M Davies, Basham, Muamba, Cohen, McCann, Gardner, Taylor, K Davies, Klasnic, Lee, Elmander.

Manchester City v Scunthorpe United

Mark Hughes, the City manager, will be without Kolo Toure and Martin Petrov. Both are suffering from heel and knee injuries respectively while Roque Santa Cruz remains doubtful with tonsilitis.

Wayne Bridge is expected to recover from a knee problem and Pablo Zabaleta is available again after missing the draw against Fulham because of a one-match ban.

David Mirfan, the Scunthorpe defender, is expected to shake off a virus and return to Nigel Adkins' starting line-up.

Manchester City (from): Given, Taylor, Zabaleta, Richards, Lescott, Bridge, Sylvinho, Garrido, De Jong, Barry, Johnson, Wright-Phillips, Ireland, Weiss, Vidal, Bellamy, Santa Cruz, Tevez, Adebayor, Kompany, Ball.

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