SATURDAY, 14 March
Crystal Palace (12) v QPR (18), 12.45pm
Crystal Palace will have on-loan Arsenal forward Yaya Sanogo back from a hamstring injury. Striker Glenn Murray is also available again following suspension, but midfielder Mile Jedinak continues his four-game ban. Fraizer Campbell and Marouane Chamakh (hamstring) are both out, while Jordon Mutch is also missing with a thigh strain.
QPR are hoping defender Darnell Furlong, midfielder Adel Taarabt and forward Eduardo Vargas will recover in time. Furlong (calf), Taarabt (groin) and Vargas (muscular problem) returned to training this week after missing last weekend's 2-1 home defeat to Tottenham through injuries. The trio will have to pass a late fitness test before club coach Chris Ramsey decides to select them.
Midfielder Joey Barton will serve his third and final match ban this weekend while defender Richard Dunne and midfield pair Leroy Fer and Alejandro Faurlin are still sidelined with knee problems.
Last season: No corresponding fixture
Last five league matches: Crystal Palace W D L W L; QPR L W L L L
Top scorers (all competitions): Dwight Gayle (Crystal Palace) 10; Charlie Austin (QPR) 15
Match odds: H 3-4 A 15-4 D 13-5
Referee: Lee Mason (Lancashire)
Arsenal (3rd place) v West Ham (10th), 3pm
Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain faces up to a month out with a hamstring injury but fellow midfielder Mathieu Flamini is back in contention after a hamstring problem.
Club captain Mikel Arteta (ankle) is set to step up his rehabilitation, as is defender Gabriel (hamstring), but Jack Wilshere (ankle) is still a few weeks away from a return.
West Ham are without James Tomkins after the defender dislocated his shoulder in training. The Hammers could also be without three of their first-team strikers. Carlton Cole (hamstring) and Andy Carroll (knee) are definite absentees whilst Enner Valencia is struggling to be fit having suffered a severe cut to his toe after standing on a broken teacup.
Winston Reid will miss out with a hamstring complaint, on-loan Carl Jenkinson cannot feature against his parent club and Alex Song (knee) could also be sidelined - although fellow midfielder Morgan Amalfitano is back having served a three-match ban. Sixteen-year-old defender Reece Oxford could be included in the squad as cover.
Last season: Arsenal 3 West Ham 1, West Ham 1 Arsenal 3
Last five league matches: Arsenal L W W W W; West Ham D D D L L
Top scorers (all competitions): Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal) 19; Diafra Sakho (West Ham) 11
Match odds: H 2-5 A 13-2 D 15-4
Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside)
Burnley (19) v Manchester City (2), 3pm
Neither Matt Taylor nor new signing Fredrik Ulvestad will be in the Burnley squad. Taylor has played twice for the development squad as he continues his slow recovery from Achilles surgery but is not yet ready for the first-team squad.
Norwegian midfielder Ulvestad, meanwhile, is seen more as a player for the long term after signing a three-year deal this week. Dean Marney and Kevin Long (both cruciate) are long-term absentees.
Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany will hope to be recalled. He was dropped for City's last game against Leicester after a spell of indifferent form, while midfielders Fernandinho and Samir Nasri also missed out.
Striker Wilfried Bony will hope to retain his spot after a first start for the club in the victory over the Foxes. City manager Manuel Pellegrini has reported a fully-fit squad.
Last season: No corresponding fixture
Last five league matches: Burnley D L D L L; Man City D W W L W
Top scorers (all competitions): Danny Ings (Burnley) 9; Sergio Aguero (Man City) 23
Match odds: H 5-1 A 4-9 D 19-5
Referee: Andre Marriner (West Midlands)
Leicester (20) v Hull (15), 3pm
Kasper Schmeichel may make his return for Leicester after four months out with a broken foot. The goalkeeper has been in full training and is now fit enough for first-team action and boss Nigel Pearson must choose between him, Mark Schwarzer and Ben Hamer.
Dean Hammond (calf) and Anthony Knockaert (personal reasons) are out for Pearson's side, though, with the Foxes bottom of the Barclays Premier League.
Hull trio Mohamed Diame, Liam Rosenior and James Chester are close to first-team returns but will not be fit for the trip to the east midlands. Rosenior is back in training and could be joined by Diame and Chester next week. Robbie Brady (calf) remains sidelined and Robert Snodgrass (knee) is out for the season.
Last season: No corresponding fixture
Last five league matches: Leicester L L L D L; Hull D W W L D
Top scorers (all competitions): Leonardo Ulloa (Leicester) 9; Nikica Jelavic (Hull) 8
Match odds: H 23-20 A 13-5 D 21-10
Referee: Jonathan Moss (West Yorkshire)
Sunderland (16) v Aston Villa (17), 3pm
Sunderland are without the suspended Lee Cattermole. He picked up his 10th booking of the season in the recent draw at Hull and incurred an automatic two-match ban.
Adam Johnson remains suspended by the club and Emanuele Giaccherini (ankle) and Will Buckley (knee) are both definitely ruled out.
Striker Christian Benteke will return to the Aston Villa squad after he missed the FA Cup quarter final win over West Brom with a hip injury. Ron Vlaar (calf) will be assessed and Kieran Richardson (calf) is a doubt while Aly Cissokho (groin) is a likely absentee.
Philippe Senderos (calf), Joe Cole (hamstring), Nathan Baker (knee), Alan Hutton and Jack Grealish (both suspended) are out. Libor Kozak has returned to full training after more than a year out with a broken leg but is not yet match-fit.
Last season: Sunderland 0 Aston Villa 1, Aston Villa 0 Sunderland 0
Last five league matches: Sunderland D L D L D; Aston Villa L L L L W
Top scorers (all competitions): Adam Johnson (Sunderland) 5; Christian Benteke, Gabriel Agbonlahor & Andreas Weimann (Aston Villa) 4
Match odds: H 13-10 A 23-10 D 21-10
Referee: Neil Swarbrick (Lancashire)
West Brom (13) v Stoke (8), 3pm
West Brom have doubts over strikers Saido Berahino, Brown Ideye and Victor Anichebe. Berahino and Ideye have been playing through the pain barrier recently while Anichebe has a groin problem. Winger Callum McManaman has a foot injury which boss Tony Pulis has decided to rest for a few weeks.
Ryan Shawcross is available for Stoke after recovering from a back problem and could return. The defender has been out since January but boss Mark Hughes must make a decision whether to throw him straight back in.
Stephen Ireland is likely to sit out with a gashed leg while Philipp Wollscheid (groin) is struggling and Bojan Krkic and Peter Odemwingie (both knee) remain long-term absentees.
Last season: West Brom 1 Stoke 2, Stoke 0 West Brom 0
Last five league matches: West Brom D W D W L; Stoke D L W W W
Top scorers (all competitions): Saido Berahino (West Brom) 18; Jonathan Walters (Stoke) 10
Match odds: H 13-10 A 23-10 D 21-10
Referee: Kevin Friend (Leicestershire)
