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All the weekend Premier League team news with Manchester United again without Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney.
Hull manager Steve Bruce is hoping a sickness bug that has been affecting his squad has passed in time with as many as nine Tigers players showing symptoms. Chelsea have no fresh fitness concerns
Craig Bellamy is back from a knee injury. New signing Magnus Wolff Eikrem looks set to be named on the bench after arriving from Heerenveen earlier in the week. Sam Allardyce will give Andy Carroll as much time as possible to prove his fitness. Loanee Roger Johnson will make his league debut with fellow defenders James Collins (groin) and Winston Reid (ankle) still absent and Joey O'Brien sidelined after taking a knock in midweek. Captain Kevin Nolan is suspended and Ricardo Vaz Te(shoulder) also misses out.
Midfielder Ross Barkley is one of four injury doubts for Everton boss Roberto Martinez. Martinez retains hope he can feature along with full-back Leighton Baines (back). There is less optimism surrounding Phil Jagielka and Sylvain Distin (both hamstring). Norwich will have Dutch midfielder Leroy Fer back from a one-match suspension.
Fulham captain Brede Hangeland could return after a three-month absence. Goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg will have an ankle complaint assessed before the match, while full-back Kieran Richardson is available after hamstring tightness. Steven Fletcher is set to keep his place inSunderland's starting line-up for the Premier League trip to Fulham after shrugging off a slight knock.
Artur Boruc could be available after recovering from a fractured hand. Gaston Ramirez and Rickie Lambert are recovering well after sustaining knocks in the FA Cup victory against Burnley. West Brom caretaker head coach Keith Downing will be without full-back Billy Jones for his last game in charge.
Toronto FC-bound striker Jermain Defoe has overcome a hamstring injury and is available. Midfielder Lewis Holtby (knee), winger Andros Townsend (hamstring) and forward Gylfi Sigurdsson(calf) have overcome their respective injuries and could feature. Erik Lamela (thigh) is a doubt.Crystal Palace boss Tony Pulis will assess a number of players with undisclosed minor knocks.
Manchester United will be without injured striking duo Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney for the visit of Swansea. Swansea's injury woes have deepened. Jonathan de Guzman, Roland Lamah and Dwight Tiendalli have joined Nathan Dyer, Pablo Hernandez, Garry Monk, Michel Vorm and Michu on the sidelines.
Sunday
Goalkeeper Tim Krul and midfielder Yohan Cabaye could both return. However, full-back Davide Santon is a doubt with a thigh problem. Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure is fit
Goalkeeper Jack Butland could make his first Premier League start though Thomas Sorensen is back in training. Robert Huth (knee) also trained with the first team this week but may not be ready, and Andy Wilkinson (heel) remains sidelined. Striker Daniel Sturridge is set to return to the Liverpoolsquad after seven weeks on the sidelines. Daniel Agger has been ruled out for three to four weeks with a calf strain, but Mamadou Sakho is back after a hamstring injury.
Monday
Aston Villa will assess the condition of defenders Ron Vlaar and Nathan Baker. Gabriel Agbonlahor and goalkeeper Brad Guzan are fit despite having had niggles. Arsenal expect to have forward Olivier Giroud back from an ankle problem and illness. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, fit again following his own serious knee injury, could be back in the squad.
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