TUESDAY, 2 DECEMBER
BURNLEY v NEWCASTLE, 7.45pm
Burnley manager Sean Dyche will assess the fitness of Michael Duff ahead of the visit of Newcastle.
The defender missed Saturday's draw with Aston Villa after sustaining a calf injury against Stoke the previous week.
Striker Sam Vokes will continue his comeback from a cruciate knee ligament injury with another behind-closed-doors match this week while midfielder Scott Arfield is pushing for a place after returning as a substitute at the weekend.
Provisional squad: Heaton, Trippier, Ward, Duff, Shackell, Mee, Reid, Wallace, Kightly, Cisak, Sordell, Marney, Jutkiewicz, Boyd, Gilks, Keane, Long, Barnes, Arfield, Ings, Chalobah, Jones.
Newcastle have a host of injury problems heading into the game with goalkeeper Tim Krul out until the new year with an ankle problem, while Fabricio Coloccini (calf) and Rolando Aarons (hamstring) are also ruled out.
Doubts linger over Mike Williamson, Daryl Janmaat and Massadio Haidara, meaning possible chances for youngsters Remie Streete and Lubomir Satka, and both Moussa Sissoko and Jack Colback are suspended.
Provisional squad: Elliot, Alnwick, Janmaat, Dummett, Williamson, S. Taylor, Streete, Haidara, Tiote, Anita, Cabella, Gouffran, Ameobi, Riviere, Cisse, Perez, Armstrong, Ferreyra, Satka, Woodman, Abeid.
LEICESTER v LIVERPOOL, 7.45pm
David Nugent will be assessed ahead of Leicester's clash with Liverpool at the King Power Stadium.
The striker has a sore calf and ankle and is a minor doubt for the rock-bottom Premier League side.
Dean Hammond has returned to training after a calf injury but is unlikely to be considered. Former England defender Matt Upson is back training but is unavailable as he lacks match-fitness from his lay-off following a foot injury in the summer.
Provisional squad: Schmeichel, Hamer, Morgan, Moore, De Laet, Konchesky, Wasilewski, Drinkwater, James, King, Cambiasso, Albrighton, Mahrez, Knockaert, Vardy, Ulloa, Nugent, Schlupp, Wood, Powell.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is expected to be restored to the starting line-up having been rested at the weekend.
The decision for manager Brendan Rodgers is where to play the midfielder, who has been utilised further forward in his last two appearances with Lucas Leiva having done well in a defensive role.
Defender Mamadou Sakho has returned to training after a thigh problem but striker Mario Balotelli has not yet recovered from a groin injury.
Provisional squad: Mignolet, Johnson, Skrtel, Sakho, Enrique, Lucas, Henderson, Allen, Gerrard, Sterling, Lambert, Jones, Manquillo, Lovren, Moreno, Can, Coutinho, Lallana, Markovic, Borini.
MANCHESTER UTD v STOKE, 7.45pm
Manchester United will be without forward Angel di Maria against Stoke at Old Trafford with a hamstring injury.
The club's British record £59.7million signing was forced off early in Saturday's victory over Hull. United are still to learn the full extent of the problem but he will definitely miss the visit of the Potters.
Captain Wayne Rooney is expected to shake off a bang to the knee while fellow striker Radamel Falcao could be pushing for a start after coming off the bench against Hull.
Provisional squad: De Gea, Lindegaard, Amos, Vermijl, Rojo, Smalling, Blackett, Thorpe, McNair, Pereira, Fletcher, Valencia, Lingard, Fellaini, Anderson, Carrick, Young, Herrera, Mata, Januzaj, Falcao, Rooney, Van Persie, W Keane.
Stoke midfielder Steve Sidwell faces up to six weeks on the sidelines with a knee ligament injury sustained in Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Liverpool.
Glenn Whelan is also out, with the midfielder pulling a calf muscle after replacing Sidwell at Anfield.
The duo join four others injured in Victor Moses (thigh), Robert Huth (calf), Peter Odemwingie (knee) and Dionatan Teixeira (broken foot), but defender Phil Bardsley is available again after missing the match on Merseyside through illness.
Provisional squad: Begovic, Sorensen, Butland, Shawcross, Pieters, Cameron, Muniesa, Bardsley, Nzonzi, Adam, Ireland, Wilson, Walters, Arnautovic, Bojan, Assaidi, Diouf, Crouch, Shenton.
SWANSEA v QPR, 7.45pm
Swansea have no new injury concerns for the visit of Queens Park Rangers.
Federico Fernandez (calf) is again missing but apart from the Argentina central defender, Swansea manager Garry Monk has a full squad to choose from after Saturday's 1-1 home draw with Crystal Palace.
Ecuadorian Jefferson Montero suffered a kick on the leg against Palace but has been declared fit and fellow winger Nathan Dyer should return to the matchday squad after failing to make the bench on Saturday.
Provisional squad: Fabianski, Rangel, Bartley, Williams, Taylor, Ki, Shelvey, Dyer, Routledge, Sigurdsson, Bony, Tremmel, Amat, Carroll, Britton, Montero, Gomis, Barrow, Emnes, Tiendalli, Richards, Fulton.
Bobby Zamora is expected to return from a back problem after the striker took part in training on Monday and will be assessed while Yun Suk-young is expected to recover from a knock that saw him substituted against Leicester on Saturday.
Richard Dunne is available again after serving a one-match suspension but Adel Taarabt (groin), Sandro and Alejandro Faurlin (both knee) remain sidelined.
Provisional squad: Green, McCarthy, Murphy, Traore, Onuoha, Ferdinand, Dunne, Caulker, Yun, Hill, Isla, Henry, Barton, Fer, Mutch, Phillips, Kranjcar, Hoilett, Vargas, Zamora, Austin.
CRYSTAL PALCE v ASTON VILLA, 8pm
Crystal Palace boss Neil Warnock is sweating on the fitness of Dwight Gayle for the visit of Aston Villa.
The forward was forced off in Saturday's 1-1 draw at Swansea and Warnock admits the former Peterborough man is a doubt as Palace look to make it two home wins in succession.
Fraizer Campbell is the obvious replacement for Gayle but on-loan Wilfried Zaha is another option for the Eagles - who will again be without key defenders Damien Delaney (calf) and Adrian Mariappa (knee).
Provisional squad: Speroni, Hennessey, Kelly, Fryers, Dann, Ward, Hangeland, Jedinak, Bannan, Ledley, McArthur, Bolasie, Thomas, Puncheon, Gayle, Campbell, Johnson, Doyle, Chamakh, Zaha.
Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke returns from suspension and manager Paul Lambert expects defender Ciaran Clark to be fit despite suffering blurred vision in the draw with Burnley at the weekend.
Villa are already short of defensive options with Ron Vlaar, Philippe Senderos and Nathan Baker still out injured.
Provisional squad: Guzan, Given, Hutton, Lowton, Okore, Clark, Herd, Cissokho, Westwood, Richardson, Sanchez, N'Zogbia, Cleverley, Grealish, Cole, Bacuna, Weimann, Agbonlahor, Robinson.
WEST BROM v WEST HAM, 8pm
West Brom will give fitness tests to Sebastien Pocognoli and James Morrison ahead of the visit of West Ham.
Full-back Pocognoli suffered a dead leg during the 1-0 defeat by Arsenal on Saturday while Morrison has been struggling with illness and a knee injury. Midfielder Claudio Yacob serves the second match of a three-game ban.
Defender Jonas Olsson is out for up to two months after Achilles surgery.
Provisional squad: Foster, Myhill, Pocognoli, Gamboa, Dawson, Lescott, McAuley, Davidson, Wisdom, Baird, Varela, Gardner, Morrison, O'Neil, Dorrans, Mulumbu, Brunt, Blanco, Sessegnon, Samaras, Ideye, Berahino, Anichebe.
West Ham midfielder Mark Noble (calf) will have a fitness test ahead of Tuesday's trip to West Bromwich Albion.
Defender Winston Reid is available again after a one-match suspension, while forward Enner Valencia has regained fitness following the international break. Striker Diafra Sakho (back) is not yet available.
Provisional Squad: Adrian, Cresswell, Tomkins, Collins, Jenkinson, Noble, Downing, Jarvis, Amalfitano, Kouyate, Carroll, Jaaskelainen, Valencia, Song, Reid, Zarate, Nolan, O'Brien, Vaz Te, Cole, Demel.
