All games 3pm unless stated

Saturday

Birmingham City v Fulham

Birmingham City have a major doubt over Olivier Kapo for tomorrow’s clash with Fulham at St Andrews as the former Juventus midfielder continues to struggle with the knee problem which forced him to miss the Boxing Day win over Middlesbrough. Alex McLeish, the Birmingham manager is, therefore, likely to name an unchanged side.

Fulham are without Moritz Volz for tomorrow's Barclays Premier League clash with Birmingham, after he was sent off during the 5-1 defeat by Tottenham on Boxing Day and serves a one-match suspension.

Jimmy Bullard (knee), Brian McBride (knee) and Lee Cook (knee) remain in the treatment room.

Birmingham City (from): Maik Taylor, Parnaby, Kelly, Sadler, Queudrue, Schmitz, Ridgewell, Jaidi, Djourou, Larsson, De Ridder, Muamba, Nafti, Johnson, McSheffrey, Kapo, Jerome, Forssell, O’Connor, Doyle.

Fulham (from): Niemi, Warner, Baird, Omozusi, Hughes, Stefanovic, Bocanegra, Konchesky, Davies, Smertin, Davis, Murphy, Dempsey, Kamara, Kuqi, Healy, Bouazza, Leijer, Seol.

Chelsea v Newcastle United

Frank Lampard, the Chelsea midfielder, is missing having been ruled out for at least three weeks with a thigh injury. He joins John Terry (foot), Claude Makelele (ear) and Didier Drogba (knee), Florent Malouda (knee) and Carlo Cudicini (rib) on the sidelines. Ricardo Carvalho and Ashley Cole are suspended after red cards against Aston Villa on Boxing Day.

Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton will miss the match at Stamford Bridge after being remanded in custody charged with common assault and affray. Michael Owen could return from his thigh injury, most likely as a substitute, after travelling to Wigan on Boxing Day but not making the 16. Claudio Cacapa and Nicky Butt may figure after being rested in midweek.

Chelsea (from): Cech, Hilario, Belletti, Ferreira, Alex, Ben-Haim, J Cole, Essien, Sidwell, Kalou, Shevchenko, Mikel, Sinclair, Wright-Phillips, Pizarro, Ballack.

Newcastle United (from): Given, Harper, Carr, Beye, N'Zogbia, Enrique, Rozehnal, Cacapa, Taylor, Faye, Edgar, Geremi, Butt, Milner, Emre, Duff, Smith, Martins, Viduka, Owen.

Everton v Arsenal, 5.15pm

David Moyes will make a late decision on Phil Neville's fitness. The club captain took part in a light training session today but has still not fully recovered from a stomach bug.

On-loan midfielder Thomas Gravesen is also doubtful, after taking a knock on his knee in the victory against Bolton.

Leon Osman, Alan Stubbs and Leighton Baines are again ruled out through injury.

Arsenal will have captain William Gallas available for the trip to Goodison Park tomorrow after recovering from a foot problem.

However, winger Emmanuel Eboue will be rested.

Robin van Persie is also still sidelined by a muscle problem, the Dutch striker having only just recovered from a knee injury, but is expected to be fit again early in the new year.

Theo Walcott is not yet back in contention following a bout of flu, but could return against West Ham on New Year's Day.

Everton (from): Howard, Wessels, Neville, Hibbert, Yobo, Jagielka, Lescott, Valente, Pienaar, Carsley, Arteta, Cahill, Gravesen, McFadden, Yakubu, Johnson, Anichebe, Vaughan.

Arsenal (from): Almunia, Sagna, Toure, Gallas, Clichy, Diaby, Flamini, Fabregas, Hleb, Rosicky, Adebayor, Lehmann, Bendtner, Diarra, Song, Traore, Senderos, Hoyte.

Portsmouth v Middlesbrough

Harry Redknapp is already without the injured Glen Johnson, Linvoy Primus and reserve goalkeeper Jamie Ashdown and midfielder Sean Davis is struggling to overcome a hamstring injury.

Richard Hughes came in against his former club Arsenal but Pedro Mendes is also in contention.

Middlesbrough will be without suspended skipper George Boateng after the Dutchman reached five bookings for the season in the 2-1 home defeat by West Ham. Former Pompey midfielder Gary O'Neil is battling against the hamstring injury which has kept him out of the last two games.

David Wheater was withdrawn at half-time in the 3-0 Boxing Day defeat at Birmingham because of illness, while Andrew Taylor (foot), Chris Riggott (calf) and Mido (groin) are still out.

Portsmouth (from): James, Lauren, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson, Utaka, Diop, Mendes, Hughes, Muntari, Kranjcar, Kanu, Benjani, Taylor, Pamarot, Begovic, Mvuemba.

Middlesbrough (from): Schwarzer, Turnbull, Young, Woodgate, Wheater, Pogatetz, Huth, Cattermole, O'Neil, Arca, Rochemback, Johnson, Shawky, Aliadiere, Downing, Tuncay, Lee, Hutchinson.

Sunderland v Bolton Wanderers

Liam Miller returns from suspension for Sunderland. The 26-year-old has sat out the last three games after being sent off at Chelsea, but could be back in contention as the Wanderers arrive on Wearside.

Teenager Martyn Waghorn could keep his place after making a solid debut in the 4-0 home defeat by Manchester United on Boxing Day, while Kieran Richardson (back) returned as a substitute against his former club. Nyron Nosworthy (hamstring) and Russell Anderson (ankle) are improving by the day, but Carlos Edwards (broken leg) will be out for some time yet.

Gary Megson is monitoring the fitness of Jussi Jaaskelainen after the Finland goalkeeper damaged his wrist in the defeat by Everton on Boxing Day.

Republic of Ireland defender Joey O'Brien is pushing for a place in the starting line-up after recovering from a hamstring problem.

Sunderland (from): Gordon, Ward, McShane, Halford, Harte, Higginbotham, Collins, Yorke, Etuhu, Leadbitter, Wallace, Whitehead, Richardson, O'Donovan, Jones, Chopra, Waghorn, Murphy, Stokes, Cole.

Bolton Wanderers (from): Jaaskelainen, Hunt, J O'Brien, Meite, A O'Brien, Gardner, Nolan, Campo, Guthrie, Davies, Anelka, Diouf, McCann, Samuel, Al Habsi, Giannakopoulos, Cid, Michalik, Wilhelmsson, Braaten, Alonso.

Tottenham Hotspur v Reading

Jermaine Jenas, the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder, has recovered from an ankle injury. Centre back Ricardo Rocha could also make a return after ankle and thigh problems, while Ledley King had no reaction to making his first appearance of the season in the Boxing Day win over Fulham. Michael Dawson (migraine), Anthony Gardner (ankle), Gareth Bale (foot), Benoit Assou-Ekotto (knee) and Didier Zokora (suspended) are out of the clash at White Hart Lane.

Reading will be without midfielder Brynjar Gunnarsson who begins a three-match ban following his sending-off at West Ham on Boxing Day.

Steve Coppell has no new injury worries but is still without wingers John Oster (ankle) and Glen Little (heel).

Tottenham Hotspur (from): Robinson, Cerny, Chimbonda, Stalteri, Kaboul, Lee, King, Rocha, Lennon, O’Hara, Jenas, Boateng, Malbranque, Huddlestone, Berbatov, Defoe, Tainio, Taarabt, Bent, Keane, Archibald-Henville.

Reading (from): Hahnemann, Federici, Murty, de la Cruz, Ingimarsson, Sonko, Bikey, Duberry, Shorey, Hunt, Rosenior, Harper, Fae, Cisse, Convey, Doyle, Kitson, Long, Lita.

West Ham United v Manchester United

Anton Ferdinand is pushing for a return to the West Ham starting XI after returning from two months out with a hamstring injury.

Carlton Cole was struggling with illness before the Boxing Day draw with Reading but is hopeful of being fit to play.

Julien Faubert, Matthew Etherington and Lee Bowyer are all back in training but they will not be available for at least another week.

Owen Hargreaves will return to the Manchester United squad for tomorrow's clash at Upton Park.

The England midfielder has missed the first two games of the Premier League leaders festive programme with a back injury but is now fit for duty and should be handed a starting slot.

Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed Carlos Tevez will start against his former club but Edwin van der Sar (groin) is still out.

West Ham United (from): Green, Neill, McCartney, Ferdinand, Upson, Ljungberg, Parker, Mullins, Solano, Ashton, Cole, Wright, Pantsil, Noble, Reid, Spector, Dailly, Camara.

Manchester United (from): Kuszczak, Heaton, Brown, Simpson, Ferdinand, Vidic, Pique, Evra, O'Shea, Fletcher, Ronaldo, Anderson, Carrick, Hargreaves, Nani, Giggs, Park, Rooney, Tevez, Saha.

Wigan Athletic v Aston Villa

Steve Bruce rates Emile Heskey "touch and go". The England striker missed Saturday's win over Newcastle with a sprained ankle and Bruce will give Heskey every chance as the Latics look to complete a third straight home win.

Jason Koumas (groin) is a major doubt, while Wigan's Boxing Day matchwinner Ryan Taylor should shrug off a minor knock.

Curtis Davies, the Aston Villa central defender, has been put on alert to make his first Premier League start against Wigan as a replacement for the suspended Zat Knight, who is banned for one game having had his appeal against the red card received at Chelsea on Boxing Day rejected by the FA.

Davies has been restricted to three substitute appearances in the Premier League since his arrival on loan from West Brom in August. Villa could also be without left back Wilfred Bouma as the Dutchman is struggling with an ankle injury and Gareth Barry could drop back from midfield to cover for the Dutchman. Midfielder Stiliyan Petrov is a doubt after being taken ill with a virus on Christmas Day.

Wigan Athletic (from): Kirkland, Melchiot, Taylor, Boyce, Bramble, Kilbane, Valencia, Brown, Scharner, Landzaat, Koumas, Bent, Heskey, Aghahowa, Granqvist, Olembe, Koumas, Skoko, Cotterill, Hall, Sibierski, Pollitt.

Aston Villa (from): Carson, Mellberg, Davies, Laursen, Bouma, Petrov, Reo-Coker, Barry, Young, Agbonlahor, Carew, Taylor, Moore, Maloney, Cahill, Gardner, Harewood, Osbourne, Berger, Salifou.

Sunday

Derby County v Blackburn Rovers, 1.30pm

Derby face Blackburn with boss Paul Jewell's squad at breaking point. Jewell has eight players injured in Stephen Bywater and Stephen Pearson (both shoulder), Andy Griffin and Rob Earnshaw (both calf), Matt Oakley (thigh), Andy Todd (back), Claude Davis (knee) and David Jones (groin).

Jay McEveley is also struggling through illness but should be fit, leaving Jewell with 17 available players, including striker Jon Macken who has been recalled from a loan spell with Barnsley.

Blackburn will be boosted by the return of Robbie Savage and Stephen Warnock. The Rovers pair are available again after sitting out Thursday's 2-2 draw at Manchester City to both serve a one-match ban.

Andre Ooijer is still recovering from a hamstring injury and is not expected to be fully fit until mid January.

Derby County (from): Price, Edworthy, McEveley, Leacock, Johnson, Barnes, Mears, Moore, Feilhaber, Holmes, Teale, Lewis, Miller, Howard, Fagan, Macken, Hinchliffe.

Blackburn Rovers (from): Friedel, Emerton, Samba, Nelsen, Warnock, Khizanishvili, Bentley, Dunn, Tugay, Reid, Savage, Pedersen, Santa Cruz, McCarthy, Roberts, Derbyshire, Mokoena, Berner, Olsson, Brown.

Manchester City v Liverpool, 4pm

Elano and Dietmar Hamann are set to earn immediate recalls as Manchester City look to regain a top four place by beating Liverpool at Eastlands.

Sven-Goran Eriksson, the City manager, left the pair out of last night's 2-2 draw with Blackburn Rovers as he attempts to keep his squad fresh over the festive period.

With Michael Johnson (groin) again set to miss out, Eriksson will turn to Elano to provide the inspiration for victory and former Reds star Hamann to subdue his old team-mate Steven Gerrard.

Rafael Benitez, the Liverpool manager, is facing a defensive crisis with veteran Sami Hyypia almost certainly unavailable for Sunday’s trip to Manchester City after twisting an ankle on Boxing Day. It means Benitez must decide whether to risk Daniel Agger in the match at Eastlands, the young Dane having not played for three months as he recovers from a broken metatarsal.

Liverpool have full back Alvaro Arbeloa fit again after a bout of flu, and he could be switched to partner Jamie Carragher while youngster Jack Hobbs is also on stand-by. Peter Crouch is still suspended.

Manchester City (from): Hart, Isaksson, Onuoha, Corluka, Sun, Dunne, Richards, Garrido, Ball, Ireland, Hamann, Elano, Fernandes, Geovanni, Petrov, Mpenza, Vassell, Bianchi, Samaras.

Liverpool (from): Reina, Arbeloa, Finnan, Carragher, Hobbs, Riise, Aurelio, Benayoun, Babel, Gerrard, Mascherano, Alonso, Kewell, Voronin, Torres, Kuyt, Lucas, Agger, Itandje.