The London derby of West Ham versus Chelsea is the pick of Monday's Premiership matches, while in-form Liverpool travel to face Bolton Wanderers.
West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa
West Brom could have Junichi Inamoto fit for the derby at home to Aston Villa after he missed the 1-0 defeat at Liverpool with a thigh injury. But Inamoto's fellow midfielder Zoltan Gera is still suffering soreness following a hernia operation and will not be considered.
Ronnie Wallwork, who limped out of the Anfield defeat with an ankle problem, is expected to be fit.
West Brom provisional squad: Kuszczak, Robinson, Clement, Davies, Watson, Chaplow, Albrechtsen, Carter, Wallwork, Inamoto, Horsfield, Campbell, Kanu, Hoult, Moore, Greening, Kamara, Ellington.
Aston Villa manager David O'Leary was breathing a sigh of relief after picking up no new injuries in the goalless draw against Arsenal. O'Leary has only 15 fit senior players at his disposal and rookie Craig Gardner will again have to be on the bench against West Brom at the Hawthorns.
Striker Kevin Phillips and central defender and skipper Olof Mellberg are still ruled out with ankle and thigh injuries respectively.
Team (from): Sorensen, Hughes, Delaney, Ridgewell, Barry, Davis, McCann, Bakke, Milner, Moore, Baros, Taylor, Angel, Whittingham, Djemba-Djemba, Gardner.
West Ham United v Chelsea
West Ham could have defenders Danny Gabbidon and Tomas Repka back from injury for the visit of Chelsea. However, striker Bobby Zamora (hamstring) is a doubt, while veteran Teddy Sheringham (calf) is still not fully recovered.
Midfielder Yossi Benayoun, fit again following a groin problem, came off the bench in Saturday's defeat at Charlton, and may be in contention to start.
Provisional squad: Carroll, Dailly, Ferdinand, Gabbidon, Collins, Konchesky, Bellion, Reo-Coker, Mullins, Fletcher, Etherington, Harewood, Zamora, Aliadiere, Newton, Clarke, Hislop, Stokes, Noble, Repka
Chelsea will be without suspended England midfielder Joe Cole. Damien Duff, left out of the squad for the win over Birmingham, will replace him with Didier Drogba given the striking role ahead of Hernan Crespo as coach Jose Mourinho continues to rotate his strikers over the holiday programme.
Claude Makelele, who started the Birmingham game as a substitute, will return the midfield anchorman role with Eidur Gudjohnsen or Michael Essien stepping down to accommodate him.
Provisional squad: Cech, Cudicini, Geremi, Ferreira, Gallas, Carvalho, Terry, Del Horno, Lampard, Essien, Makelele, Gudjohnsen, Drogba, Robben, Duff, C Cole, Crespo, Huth, Wright-Phillips, Johnson.
Birmingham City v Wigan Athletic
Birmingham will be without central defender Matthew Upson after he was sidelined for up to a month. Upson twisted his ankle after 10 minutes of the 2-0 defeat to Chelsea.
Olivier Tebily, who took over from Upson at Stamford Bridge, is likely to deputise against Wigan. Muzzy Izzet, Mario Melchiot and Stand Lazaridis could return from injury but David Dunn is out.
Provisional squad: Maik Taylor, Vaesen, Martin Taylor, Cunningham, Pennant, Pandiani, Clapham, Heskey, Butt, Gray, Johnson, Clemence, Kilkenny, Tebily, Painter, Jarosik, Birley, Izzet, Melchiot, Lazaridis.
Wigan left-back Leighton Baines could miss his first Premiership match of the season after limping off midway through the second half of the 3-0 JJB Stadium defeat to Blackburn with a hamstring injury and is doubtful for the trip to St Andrews.
Even if Baines is fit, it is likely manager Paul Jewell will alter his starting line-up after a run of three matches over the festive period with an unchanged side.
Team (from): Pollitt, Chimbonda, Jackson, Henchoz, Camara, Johansson, Kavanagh, Mahon, de Zeeuw, Francis, Taylor, Teale, Skoko, Bullard, McCulloch, Baines, Roberts, Connolly.
Bolton Wanderers v Liverpool
El-Hadji Diouf should return from suspension to give Bolton added firepower for their clash with Liverpool at the Reebok Stadium. The Senegal striker was badly missed at Manchester United and manager Sam Allardyce will expect a big performance from a player who is due to depart shortly for African Nations Cup duty.
Bolton picked up no fresh injury problems during their Old Trafford mauling but a booking for Kevin Nolan means he will be suspended for next weekend's FA Cup tie at Watford.
Provisional squad: Jaaskelainen, O'Brien, Ben Haim, Jaidi, N'Gotty, Gardner, Giannakopoulos, Speed, Faye, Nolan, Nakata, Davies, Diouf, Walker, Hunt, Okocha, Vaz Te, Fadiga, Borgetti.
Liverpool have a slight doubt over striker Djibril Cisse's fitness. The Frenchman limped out of the 1-0 win over West Brom with a muscle injury but boss Raphael Benitez expected the 10-goal man to be ready for the Lancashire derby.
Fernando Morientes and Boudewijn Zenden are both still out with knee injuries.
If Liverpool win at Bolton it will be their 11th successive league victory, equalling the club record set in 1982.
Provisional squad: Reina, Finnan, Carragher, Hyypia, Warnock, Traore, Riise, Luis Garcia, Xabi Alonso, Gerrard, Hamann, Kewell, Cisse, Crouch, Sinama-Pongolle, Sissoko, Carson, Dudek.
Everton v Charlton Athletic
Spanish midfielder Mikel Arteta returns to the Everton squad for the clash with Charlton after serving his one-match ban.
Arteta missed yesterday's 1-0 victory at Sunderland after being sent off during the derby defeat by Liverpool last Wednesday. But Phil Neville, who was also red-carded in the Merseyside derby, is sidelined once again as it was his second dismissal of the season.
Simon Davies aggravated an ankle problem at the Stadium of Light, while Per Kroldrup was unavailable against Sunderland due to a similar injury, but both stand a chance of being involved.
Provisional squad: Martyn, Hibbert, Yobo, Weir, Kroldrup, Valente, Ferrari, Naysmith, Hughes, Davies, Cahill, Kilbane, Arteta, Osman, Bent, Beattie, Ferguson, McFadden, Wright, Ferguson, Li Tie.
Charlton will have midfielder Danny Murphy back from suspension. Midfielder Alexei Smertin (knee) and winger Jerome Thomas (virus) are both doubtful, while centre-half Gonzalo Sorondo faces a fitness test on his bruised foot.
Winger Dennis Rommedahl could keep his place after impressing in the 2-0 win over West Ham on Saturday.
Provisional squad: Myhre, Young, Fortune, Spector, Hreidarsson, Kishishev, Ambrose, Holland, Murphy, Hughes, Bent, Bartlett, Lisbie, Andersen, Perry, Sorondo, Powell, Smertin, Thomas, Rommedahl, Bothroyd, Euell, Kiely.
Fulham v Sunderland
Fulham hope to have Papa Bouba Diop back from injury for their home clash with rock-bottom Sunderland. Fulham boss Chris Coleman hopes giant Senegal midfielder Diop, nicknamed ‘Wardrobe', will face the Black Cats even though he may not be 100%.
Sylvain Legwinski and Heidar Helguson are doubtful after picking up injuries in the New Year's Eve defeat at Portsmouth.
Goalkeeper Tony Warner, defenders Ian Pearce and Phillippe Christanval and striker Michael Timlin could all come in.
Provisional squad: Warner, Goma, Knight, Bocanegra, Niclas Jensen, Rosenior, Pearce, Christanval, Boa Morte, Diop, John, McBride, Leacock, Elrich, Helguson, Timlin, Legwinski, Radzinski, Drobny (gk).
Sunderland midfielder Christian Bassila is likely to be missing for the trip to Fulham tomorrow after damaging a hamstring in training. The Frenchman missed yesterday's 1-0 home defeat by Everton with the injury and is not expected to recover in time for the game at Craven Cottage.
Skipper Gary Breen will be available despite picking up his fifth yellow card of the season against the Toffees, but will miss next weekend's FA Cup clash with Northwich Victoria, while Stephen Elliott (back), Stephen Wright (calf) and Chris Brown (ankle) are still out.
Provisional squad: Davis, Alnwick, Nosworthy, Hoyte, D Collins, Caldwell, Breen, Stubbs, Whitehead, Arca, Lawrence, Miller, Woods, Gray, Stead, Le Tallec, D Murphy.
Newcastle United v Middlesbrough
Newcastle will be without Michael Owen for the clash with Middlesbrough after the England striker broke a bone in his foot during the defeat by Tottenham. Magpies goalkeeper Shay Given injured his thumb at White Hart Lane and is considered doubtful, with Steve Harper set to deputise.
Midfielder Lee Bowyer is suspended, while Emre, Kieron Dyer and Craig Moore are all out with hamstring problems. Steven Taylor (shoulder) misses out, while Peter Ramage (calf and Achilles) is a doubt.
Provisional squad: Given, Harper, Caig, Carr, Babayaro, Ramage, Boumsong, Bramble, Elliott, Parker, Faye, Luque, Solano, N'Zogbia, Clark, Shearer, Ameobi, Chopra.
Middlesbrough manager Steve McClaren will monitor the fitness of striker Aiyegbeni Yakubu. The Nigerian international took a knock on the hip during the 0-0 draw against Manchester City at the Riverside Stadium yesterday.
Middlesbrough, who have taken only six points from eight games, will be again be without injured duo George Boateng (ankle) and Fabio Rochemback (calf).
Provisional squad: Schwarzer, Parnaby, Riggott, Southgate, Queudrue, Pogatetz, Doriva, Mendieta, Morrison, Yakubu, Viduka, Hasselbaink, Jones, Maccarone, Bates, Cattermole.
Blackburn Rovers v Portsmouth
Blackburn midfielder Tugay is again available after serving a one-match suspension. However, he may not go straight back into the starting line-up after an impressive performance from Steven Reid who stepped in for the 3-0 win at Wigan, scoring a stunning second goal.
Captain and centre-back Andy Todd remains a doubt with a knee injury sustained in the Boxing Day win at Middlesbrough.
Team (from): Friedel, Neill, Khizanishvili, Todd, Nelsen, Emerton, Savage, Kuqi, Dickov, Bellamy, Pedersen, Enckelman, Reid, Mokoena, Jansen, Gresko, Thompson, Matteo, Tugay, Gray.
Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp has to decide whether to Uruguay striker Dario Silva for the clash with Blackburn at Ewood Park. Silva, 33, was given a standing ovation by the Pompey fans for his effort during the 1-0 win against Fulham.
Redknapp must also decide whether Dejan Stefanovic's ankle will stand up to further pressure as he waits for an operation to cure a bone-growth.
Azar Karadas, on loan from Benfica, could make his first start under Redknapp while John Viafara could also earn a place. Linvoy Primus is still likely to be out with a groin injury.
Provisional squad: Westerveld; Priske, Stefanovic, O'Brien, Griffin, Robert, Taylor, O'Neil, Hughes, Silva, Lualua, Karadas, Viafara, Cisse, Todorov, Skopelitis, Mornar.
