Hull City: Myhill, McShane, Zayatte, Gardner, Dawson, Garcia, Barmby, Boateng, Hunt, Fagan, Geovanni, Mouyokolo, Mendy, Kilbane, Marney, Cairney, Olofinjana, Ghilas, Cousin, Altidore, Vennegoor of Hesselink, Duke.
Manchester United: Kuszczak, Foster, Rafael, De Laet, Vidic, Brown, Evra, Fabio, Valencia, Park, Carrick, Fletcher, Scholes, Anderson, Gibson, Giggs, Obertan, Rooney, Berbatov, Owen, Welbeck, Tosic.
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Arsenal: Almunia, Silvestre, Vermaelen, Gallas, Sagna, Song, Denilson, Fabregas, Diaby, Nasri, Walcott, Arshavin, Fabianski, Vela, Eduardo, Wilshere, Eboue, Ramsey, Senderos.
Aston Villa: Friedel, Guzan, Luke Young, Beye, Cuellar, Dunne, Collins, Warnock, Ashley Young, Petrov, Milner, Sidwell, Reo-Coker, Downing, Delph, Gardner, Agbonlahor, Heskey Carew, Clark.
Sir Alex Fergsuon's men will be happy for a repeat of last season's win over the Tigers as they bid to retain their Barclays Premier League crown.
Hull have not scored in their last three Barclays Premier League matches, while United are the only Premier League team not to drop any points from leading positions.
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Arsene Wenger's Gunners, who have a match in hand on their championship rivals, can put pressure on the leaders with victory at home to Aston Villa.
Villa have four Barclays Premier League victories in a row, and if they win at the Emirates Stadium, they will equal their longest ever run set in 1996 and repeated in 1998. The Villans are the only Barclays Premier League side to have never lost at the Emirates Stadium.
This match sees the division's best front line (Arsenal 44 goals scored) against the meanest defence (Aston Villa 14 goals conceded).
Wolves manager Mick McCarthy is set to name an unchanged side for the Boxing Day match against Liverpool at Anfield.
With the exception of Michael Kightly, Dave Edwards and Andy Keogh who all have ankle problems, McCarthy has no other injury worries to contend with.
McCarthy is poised to retain the side that started last weekend's 2-0 win against Burnley - a result which moved Wolves out of the relegation zone and into 12th place.
Liverpool: Reina, Johnson, Carragher, Agger, Skrtel, Insua, Aurelio, Benayoun, Babel, Gerrard, Lucas, Aquilani, Kuyt, Torres, Kyrgiakos, Ngog, Spearing, Dossena, Cavalieri.
Wolverhampton Wanderers: Hahnemann, Stearman, Craddock, Berra, Ward, Foley, Henry, Milijas, Jarvis, Doyle, Ebanks-Blake, Surman, Mancienne, Zubar, Iwelumo, Hill, Jones, Maierhofer, Castillo, Elokobi, Halford, Friend, Hennessey.
Sunderland will be without suspended central defender Michael Turner for the Boxing Day match with Everton.
The 26-year-old starts a four-match ban after failing in an appeal to have his red card at Manchester City overturned, although skipper Lorik Cana returns from his own suspension.
Manager Steve Bruce hopes to be able to welcome midfielder Bolo Zenden back from a hamstring injury following his return to training, although Steed Malbranque is a doubt with a dead leg.
Keeper Craig Gordon will have a scan on his broken arm next week but remains on the sidelines along with defender Anton Ferdinand (ankle).
Stoke are expected to recall defender Robert Huth for the trip to Manchester City following a one-match suspension which ruled him out of last weekend's defeat at Aston Villa.
Huth's return gives manager Tony Pulis decisions to make at the back, with Danny Collins having returned to the side in the German's absence at Villa Park.
The Potteries club have a doubt, however, over defender Ryan Shawcross, who is struggling with a groin injury.
Manchester City: Given, Taylor, Richards, Zabaleta, Toure, Sylvinho, Garrido, Kompany, De Jong, Ireland, Barry, Robinho, Petrov, Wright-Phillips, Adebayor, Tevez, Santa Cruz, Weiss.
Stoke City: Sorensen, Wilkinson, Shawcross, Faye, Collins, Lawrence, Huth, Diao, Delap, Etherington, Whitehead, Sidibe, Beattie, Fuller, Tuncay, Whelan, Simonsen, Higginbotham, Cort.
After collecting his fifth booking of the season in the 3-1 win over West Ham United last week, Muamba should have sat out Monday's match at Wigan Athletic, only for it to be postponed.
Chris Basham is likely to step in as the only change from the match with the Hammers as the midfielder Gavin McCann again misses out due to an ankle injury.
Burnley: Jensen, Mears, Jordan, Carlisle, Bikey, Caldwell, Eagles, Alexander, Elliott, McDonald, Fletcher, Duff, Nugent, Blake, Thompson, Penny, Guerrero, Gudjonsson.
Bolton Wanderers: Jaaskelainen, Knight, Cahill, Robinson, Steinsson, Cohen, Taylor, Gardner, Lee, K Davies, Klasnic, Basham, A O'Brien, Al Habsi, Samuel, Elmander, Ricketts.
Resurgent Portsmouth visit West Ham United full of confidence after last weekend's victory over Liverpool.
Manager Avram Grant has improved Pompey's fortunes and they have two wins and a draw from his five matches in charge.
Basement dwellers Pompey can overtake West Ham and move off the foot of the table if they beat the Hammers.
Birmingham City and Chelsea kick off the festive programme with the early match on Boxing Day (12.45pm).
A key fixture is the meeting of bottom two clubs West Ham United and Portsmouth at Upton Park.
In what promises to be enthralling day of action ends when Liverpool host Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield, kick-off 5.30pm.
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Nigel de Jong will miss Manchester City's encounter at Eastlands.
De Jong collected his fifth booking of the season at Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday, so his midfield spot is likely to go to Vincent Kompany.
Although the Blues had lost just one Barclays Premier League match all season prior to the White Hart Lane reverse, they are now on a run of one win in 10 and will be desperate for a return to winning ways to ease the pressure on Mark Hughes.
Sunderland will be without skipper Lorik Cana for Saturday's Barclays Premier League trip to Manchester City.
The Albania international is suspended after being sent off for two bookable offences during Tuesday night's 2-0 home defeat by Aston Villa.
Manager Steve Bruce will make a late decision on whether to start with Lee Cattermole, who played the final 19 minutes of that match on his return from an eight-week lay-off with a medial ligament injury.
In addition, central defender Michael Turner will undergo a fitness test on the ankle he damaged in midweek.
Manchester City: Given, Taylor, Richards, Zabaleta, Toure, Lescott, Onuoha, Sylvinho, Garrido, Kompany, Ireland, Barry, Robinho, Petrov, Wright-Phillips, Adebayor, Tevez, Santa Cruz, Weiss, Benjani.
Sunderland: Fulop, Carson, Bardsley, Richardson, McCartney, Da Silva, Turner, Nosworthy, Mensah, Cattermole, Reid, Malbranque, Henderson, Campbell, Jones, Bent, Healy, Murphy, Meyler, Reed, Noble.
Arsenal midfielder Denilson has recovered from a back injury and is set to come in for the injured Cesc Fabregas against Hull City on Saturday.
Fabregas is likely to be out for eight to 10 days with a minor hamstring strain.
Tomas Rosicky (hamstring), Nicklas Bendtner (groin) and Robin van Persie (ankle) remain sidelined, along with full-back Gael Clichy (back) and Johan Djourou (knee). Armand Traore, however, could return against Aston Villa on 27th December.
Hull have no fresh injury concerns ahead of Saturday's Barclays Premier League trip to Arsenal.
Manager Phil Brown is missing only midfield talisman Jimmy Bullard and long-term casualty Ian Ashbee, both with knee problems.
Bullard, who damaged a medial ligament at Aston Villa a fortnight ago, is hoping to be back in action by the end of January.
Manager Phil Brown has revealed the recent absence of striker Daniel Cousin - who was thought to be out of favour - has in part been due to a shoulder injury. The Gabon international is now fit and could be in contention.
Arsenal: Almunia, Silvestre, Vermaelen, Gallas, Sagna, Song, Denilson, Diaby, Nasri, Walcott, Arshavin, Fabianski, Vela, Eduardo, Wilshere, Eboue, Ramsey, Senderos.
Hull City: Myhill, McShane, Gardner, Zayatte, Dawson, Garcia, Marney, Boateng, Hunt, Geovanni, Fagan, Mouyokolo, Mendy, Kilbane, Olofinjana, Barmby, Cairney, Ghilas, Cousin, Altidore, Vennegoor of Hesselink, Duke.
Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill has no fresh injury worries ahead of the match.
O'Neill could keep faith with the side which beat Sunderland 2-0 at the Stadium Of Light in midweek.
Central defender James Collins may again have to be content with a place on the bench because of the form of Carlos Cuellar and Richard Dunne. Emile Heskey is likely to be preferred to John Carew after netting his third goal in the last six matches against the Black Cats.
Stoke defender Robert Huth is suspended for the short trip to Aston Villa on Saturday.
The former Middlesbrough centre-back was booked in last weekend's 2-2 draw with Wigan Athletic and will serve a one-match suspension for accumulating five cautions.
His absence could mean Andy Wilkinson reverts to right-back with Danny Collins coming in on the left.
Aston Villa: Friedel, L Young, Dunne, Cuellar, Warnock, A Young, Milner, Petrov, Downing, Agbonlahor, Heskey, Guzan, Carew, Delph, Reo-Coker, Beye, Collins, Sidwell, Clark, Delfouneso.
Stoke City: Sorensen, Wilkinson, Shawcross, Faye, Collins, Lawrence, Diao, Delap, Etherington, Whitehead, Sidibe, Beattie, Fuller, Tuncay, Whelan, Simonsen, Higginbotham, Cort.
Portsmouth defender Younes Kaboul returns from a one-match ban.
But there are doubts over the fitness of goalkeeper David James, who sat out his side's 2-1 loss at Chelsea on Wednesday night with the calf problem which has troubled him for much of the season.
Asmir Begovic stands by to replace him, but striker Frederic Piquionne should be fit despite limping out at Stamford Bridge with cramp.
Liverpool defender Glen Johnson has been passed fit to face his former club Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Saturday.
The England right-back, who left Pompey to move to Anfield in the summer, has been troubled by a hamstring injury and missed Wednesday's victory over Wigan as a precaution.
Striker Fernando Torres is likely to start having come off the bench to score against the Latics but winger Albert Riera still has a hamstring problem and is not fit.
Forward Ryan Babel returns to the squad after an ankle injury.
Portsmouth: James, Begovic, Mokoena, Kaboul, Mullins, Kanu, Vanden Borre, Piquionne, Ben-Haim, Yebda, Dindane, Brown, Wilson, Hreidarsson, O'Hara, Smith, Boateng, Diop, Finnan.
Liverpool: Reina, Johnson, Carragher, Agger, Insua, Benayoun, Gerrard, Mascherano, Aquilani, Kuyt, Torres, Cavalieri, Lucas, Aurelio, Skrtel, Kyrgiakos, Ngog, Babel, Degen.
19:45 Burnley v Arsenal
Birmingham City exploded onto the Barclaycard Premiership stage in 2002. Having suffered play-off heartbreak in the previous three seasons, they won the play-offs under former manager Steve Bruce and seemed determined to make up for lost time.
In their first season, they finished a highly creditable 13th and did the double over arch rivals Aston Villa. Another mid-table finish in 2004/05 was followed by relegation a year later and a mass clear-out in an effort to reduce the wage bill.
But Birmingham bounced straight back up in the 2006/07 season, clinching automatic promotion as Championship runners-up. They became the first senior club in English history to postpone a match because their newly-laid pitch wasn't ready. The Blues have the dubious honour of playing on what was originally the spare pitch for the new Wembley.
After suffering the heartbreak of relegation on the last day on the 2007/08 season, Alex McLeish's side bounced back at the first time of asking, winning promotion back to the Barclays Premier League by finishing the 2008/09 season as Championship runners-up.
They returned to football's elite a year later after winning the Division One title, but went down again - this time on goal difference. Sam Allardyce guided Bolton back up in 2001 and the club has gone from strength to strength.
Bolton qualified for the UEFA Cup for the first time in their history in 2005 after finishing sixth. After an eighth-place finish the year after, they came seventh in the 2006/07 season to make the UEFA Cup again.
But Allardyce left the club for Newcastle United at the end of that season and was replaced by his assistant Sammy Lee. A poor start to the 2007/08 season saw Lee relieved of his duties and Gary Megson took over. Megson narrowly steered his side clear o
Victory over Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday saw Wolves record successive top-flight wins for the first time since 1983.
Mick McCarthy's men will hope to extend that run further against United, and spoil Sir Alex Ferguson's 900th match in charge of the Red Devils.
Wolves last won at Old Trafford in 1980, and will not want to find themselves behind at any stage during Tuesday's fixture, as United are the only team in the Barclays Premier League not to have dropped any points from winning positions this season.
The inaugural 1992/93 Premier League season saw Aston Villa miss out on their first title in 12 years when they finished runners-up to Manchester United. Villa got their revenge over the champions by beating them in the League Cup Final the following season.
Chairman Doug Ellis had been unimpressed by Villa's league form and replaced the flamboyant Ron Atkinson with Brian Little in 1993/94. The former Villa player led the club to a 3-0 win over Leeds United in the 1996 League Cup final.
In 2000, Villa reached their first FA Cup final since 1957 but were defeated by Chelsea. Although Villa remained a hard side to beat, the loss of several star names and further managerial changes did little to help consistency.
Matters came to a head in 2006 when manager David O'Leary left in acrimonious circumstances, but Martin O'Neill has been heralded as the man to lead them up the table. He led them to sixth-placed finishes in 2007/08 and 2008/09.
Aston Villa - along with only Chelsea and Blackburn Rovers - have finished in every position in the top flight.
However, after a run of six consecutive defeats, Hutchings was sacked in November 2007. He had lasted just 12 matches. Steve Bruce, who had briefly managed the Latics in 2001, was lured away from Birmingham City to take over and helped the club avoid relegation and finish a respectable 14th.
In March 2009, the club announced the JJB Stadium would be re-named the DW Stadium from 1st August 2009. Bruce guided the Latics to a decent 11th place finish at the end of 2008/09 - their second best finish in the Premier League. In May 2009, Bruce moved on to become manager of Sunderland and he was replaced by former Wigan player Roberto Martinez from Swansea City.
This will be the first managerial meeting between Harry Redknapp and Mick McCarthy.
Wolverhampton Wanderers have not won at White Hart Lane since 1973 and Tottenham Hotspur have won their last six meetings with the Molineux men.
Spurs have won their last three home matches, scoring 13 goals while Wolves are aiming for successive top-flight victories for the first time since December 1983.
Kevin Davies will return to the Bolton squad having served a one-match ban.
Davies, the club captain, was suspended for last weekend's defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers after picking up his fifth booking of the campaign in the previous match against Fulham.
Gavin McCann and Johan Elmander picked up minor knocks in the match at Molineux but should be fit for selection.
Otherwise, aside from long-term absentees Sean Davis and Joey O'Brien, Gary Megson has a full squad to choose from.
Manchester City pair Craig Bellamy and Stephen Ireland are both available after sitting out the victory against Chelsea.
Bellamy had a knee injury - like Ireland - then suffered a touch of swine flu. Vladimir Weiss also had the illness but he too has made a swift recovery.
Micah Richards also comes into contention after limping out of the Chelsea match with a knee problem but Wayne Bridge is sidelined with a similar injury.
Bolton Wanderers: Jaaskelainen, Al-Habsi, Ricketts, Steinsson, Knight, Cahill, A O'Brien, Samuel, Robinson, M Davies, Basham, Muamba, Cohen, McCann, Gardner, Taylor, Klasnic, Lee, Elmander, Davies.
Manchester City: Given, Taylor, Richards, Zabaleta, Toure, Lescott, Onuoha, Garrido, Sylvinho, Wright-Phillips, De Jong, Kompany, Ireland, Barry, Robinho, Bellamy, Petrov, Adebayor, Tevez, Santa Cruz, Benjani, Weiss.
Chelsea will be without midfielder Deco for Saturday's Premier League home match with Everton at Stamford Bridge.
Deco misses out because his father is ill and defender Alex (thigh) and Salomon Kalou (thigh) are also sidelined.
However, both Alex and Kalou are expected to be fit for the home match with Portsmouth next week. Jose Bosingwa is out with a long-term knee injury.
Coach Carlo Ancelotti will recall Petr Cech, Branislav Ivanovic, Ashley Cole, Michael Ballack, Frank Lampard and Nicolas Anelka after resting them for the midweek Champions League match against APOEL.
Midfielder Tim Cahill is suspended. The Australia international accumulated his fifth booking of the season in last weekend's 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur and so must serve a one-match ban.
Manager David Moyes still has defensive problems with centre-half Joseph Yobo ruled out for four weeks with a hamstring problem.
That means full-back Tony Hibbert is likely to continue to deputise alongside Johnny Heitinga, who returns after suspension.
Chelsea: Cech, Hilario, Turnbull, Ivanovic, Belletti, Carvalho, Terry, A Cole, Lampard, Ballack, Obi, Malouda, J Cole, Zhirkov, Drogba, Anelka, Kakuta, Bruma, Borini.
Everton: Howard, Yobo, Baines, Hibbert, Cahill, Gosling, Rodwell, Bilyaletdinov, Fellaini, Pienaar, Saha, Yakubu, Neill, Nash, Jo, Baxter, Agard, Wallace, Duffy, Coleman.
Aston Villa central defender James Collins returns to the squad after injury for the trip to Old Trafford.
The former West Ham United player has been sidelined for the past month with thigh and groin problems but has now returned to training.
Villa manager Martin O'Neill must decide whether to recall his £5m signing or keep faith with Carlos Cuellar who has impressed in recent weeks alongside Richard Dunne.
O'Neill has no fresh injury worries as Villa look to win at Old Trafford for the first time in 26 years.
Man Utd: Kusczak, Foster, Fletcher, Vidic, Carrick, Evra, Park, Nani, Valencia, Obertan, Anderson, Scholes, Gibson, Giggs, Rooney, Berbatov, Owen, Welbeck.
Aston Villa: Friedel, L. Young, Dunne, Downing, Warnock, Milner, Petrov, A. Young, Heskey, Agbonlahor, Guzan, Sidwell, Carew, Delph, Reo-Coker, Beye, Clark, Collins.
Team news
Liverpool
Out: Ryan Babbel (ankle)
Doubtful: Albert Riera (hamstring), Fernando Torres (adductor)
Suspended: none
Misses next match if booked: none
Fiorentina
Out: Alessandro Gamberini (thigh), Adrian Mutu (knee), Marco Marchionni (thigh), Cristiano Zanetti (knee), Massimo Gobbi (thigh)
Doubtful: Stefan Jovetić (ankle), Juan Vargas (thigh)
Suspended: Dario Dainelli
Misses next match if booked: Marco Donadel
Background
• Fiorentina lost 2-0 at Liverpool's neighbours Everton on their last visit to England in the 2007/08 UEFA Cup round of 16. However, they still advanced as 4-2 winners on penalties following a 2-2 aggregate draw.
• As a player, Fiorentina coach Prandelli was in the Juventus team that beat Liverpool 1-0 in the 1985 European Champion Clubs' Cup final, appearing for the final six minutes as a substitute.
“We had a shaky ten or fifteen minutes in the first half but overall I’m delighted to beat a team like Arsenal. As everyone’s seen here today we’ve matched them and done very well to get a result.
“I’ve been really pleased with the way we’ve been playing without getting the breaks we needed. But remember, when we won at Manchester United we then went to Birmingham and didn’t show up, so we’ll be banging the drum that we must get something at Wigan next week.”
Bruce was forced into making a few a changes before the game due to Michael Turner and Kenwyne Jones being suspended and most notably Craig Gordon’s injury. The SoL chief was impressed with how they players who came into the squad today fitted into the team.
“Marton Fulop didn’t have a lot to do and people like Bardsley and Da Silva. But it’s wrong to pick out individuals because we needed our whole team playing well to beat Arsenal.
“Darren’s had a tough time over the last week or so but he’s come back well and given us his work ethic and a goal.”
Best of luck to Dunnie at Villa; I was to sorry Villa knocked out of the Europa Cup before Dunne had an opportunity to play in it. City fans by and large were sad to see Dunne go because he is a player we generally liked and because he played a vital role in keeping City in the Premiership during some lean times. Taking Dunne out of the City lineup is like removing a familiar, been-there-for-years chair from your living room. At the same time, few can doubt that this was a good move at this time for all concerned.
Dunne’s old armband is being turned over to Kolo Toure, a fine choice. (Gareth Barry might also have been a plausible option). Toure and early-season star Adebayor get their first crack at their old club Arsenal on Saturday. Arsenal, of course, were brilliant during the first week of the season and could feel both aggrieved and unlucky to have walked away from Old Trafford empty-handed a couple of weeks back.