Diaby is close to returning to full fitness after his thigh injury, and will probably be ready for the Swansea match on the 16th of March. Kieran Gibbs is also out with a thigh injury but still has a couple of weeks of the pitch. The same matters for Bacary Sagna suffering from a knee injury.

Bans: 0

ASTON VILLA

Injuries: 6

Villa will take on Reading on Saturday without Marc Albrighton while Darren Bent will be tested prior to the match. Both players are sidelined with a foot injury. Richard Dunne is a long way from a returning from his groin injury after suffering a setback in training. The same matters for Gary Gardner and Stilian Petrov who is out for the rest of the season. Captain Ron Vlaar is returning to the training ground this week after suffering from a calf injury and is doubtful for the Reading match.

Bans: 1

Fabian Delph is serving a 2 match ban after receiving his tenth yellow card against Manchester City.

CHELSEA

Injuries: 2

Yossi Benayoun is out with an ankle injury and is unlikely to be available for the Swansea match this weekend. Oriol Romeu is rated out for approximately four months due to his knee injury.

Bans: 0

EVERTON

Injuries: 2

Tim Howard was unavailable for the match against Reading this weekend, due to a knock. He is still rated doubtful for the Manchester City match, but is likely to play. Phil Jagielka sustained an ankle injury against Reading which will keep him sidelined for two weeks.

Bans: 0

FULHAM FC

Injuries: 4

Mahamadou Diarra is still out with his knee injury, but Fulham is hoping to have him back by the end of this month. Neil Etheridge is still sidelined for an unknown time with a leg injury while both Kerim Frei and Eyong Enoh are in lack of match fitness.

Bans: 0

LIVERPOOL FC

Injuries: 5

Fabio Borini sidelined for six to eight weeks due to his dislocated shoulder while both John Flanagan and Martin Kelly still are out with knee problems. Meanwhile, both Martin Skrtel and Daniel Sturridge has returned to training and is doubtful for the Tottenham match.

Bans: 0

MANCHESTER CITY

Injuries: 5

Manchester City has added two players to their injury list. Sergio Aguero sustained a knee injury prior to the Villa match this weekend and is rated doubtful for this weekend. Jack Rodwell has been ruled out for three to two weeks after sustaining a hamstring injury against Aston Villa while Vincent Kompany is close to a comeback. Meanwhile, both Micah Richards and Maicon are out with knee injuries.

Bans: 0

MANCHESTER UNITED

Injuries: 4

After a week's recovery Hatem Ben Arfa is likely to return for Newcastle following his long-term hamstring injury. The same matters for Fabricio Colocini who has been out with a back injury and Steve Harper who has knee troubles. Tim Krul is ruled out with an ankle injury while both Ryan Taylor and Haris Vuckic are out with knee injuries.

Bans: 0

NORWICH CITY

Injuries: 3

John Ruddy is till out with a thigh injury while Andrew Surman is out with a knee injury, and Alexander Tettey is out with a knock.

Bans: 0

QUEENS PARK RANGERS

Injuries: 3

Julio César might return this weekend against Sunderland, following his dead leg. Meanwhile, both Adam Johnson and Bobby Zamora will be unavailable.

Bans: 0

READING FC

Injuries: 3

Goalkeeper Adam Federici is likely to return against Aston Villa this week, along with Jimmy Kébé. Alex McCarthy and Jason Roberts, on the other hand, will be sidelined for the match. 

Bans: 1

SOUTHAMPTON FC

Injuries: 2

Daniel Fox and Adam Lallana are both doubtful for the Norwich match this weekend. The first is out with a knock and the latter with a knee injury.

Bans: 0

Pavel Pogrebnyak can join Alex McCarthy and Jason Roberts in the stands when he is serving his second of the three match ban.

STOKE CITY

Injuries: 2

Matthew Etherington has been out with a back injury while Michael Owen has been struggling with a thigh injury. However, both of them is likely to figure on the match sheet against Newcastle on Sunday.

Bans: 1

Robert Huth is serving his second day of his three match ban.

SUNDERLAND AFC

Injuries: 3

Wes Brown and Lee Cattermole are both sidelined with knee injuries while Danny Rose is out with a hamstring injury.

Bans: 0

SWANSEA CITY

Injuries: 3

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

Injuries: 6

Tottenham has also added a few extra players to their injury list since last week. Emmanuel Adebayor is doubtful due to a knee injury while Moussa Dembélé sustained a knee injury against Arsenal. Clint Dempsey is out with a calf injury while both Tom Huddlestone and Younes Kaboul are out with knee injuries. The same matters for the midfielder Sandro.

Bans: 0

WEST BROMWICH ALBION

Injuries: 3

Joe Cole, George McCartney, Mark Noble and Kevin Nolan along with James Tomkins are all rated doubtful for the next match. Furthermore, the Hammers will have to do without Daniel Potts due to a head injury.

Bans: 0

WIGAN ATHLETIC

Injuries: 5

Albert Crusat and Iván Ramis are both sidelined with knee injuries while Michael Pollitt is out with a thigh injury, and Ben Watson is out with a shin injury. However, Ryo Miyachi is close to a comeback after his ankle injury. 

Bans: 0

There are doubts about Antolin Alcaraz who is in lack of match fitness and Fyvie Fraser returning from a muscle injury. Emmerson Boyce is struggling with a hamstring injury and will probably not be ready for the match against Reading. Meanwhile, Albert Crusat and Iván Ramis both are both sidelined with knee injuries. Michael Pollitt is confirmed to be out for at least 5 more months while there is no return date of Ryo Miyachi and Ben Watson.

Bans: 0

ASTON VILLA

Injuries:7

Both Gabriel Agbonlahor and Karim El Ahmadi were unavailable due to illness in the weekend. However, both players should be ready for the match against Arsenal. Chris Herd and Marc Albrighton are struggling with foot injuries and are likely to be sidelined this week. Gary Gardner is set to return in May while there are no return dates of Richard Dunne and Stilian Petrov.

Bans: 0

NEWCASTLE UNITED

Injuries: 6

Hatem Ben Arfa has been out with a hamstring injury since mid December, but his situation is getting better. Alan Pardew is hopeful to have his midfielder back for the 24/2 home match against Southampton. The new midfielder Yoann Gouffran was subbed off against Tottenham with a shin injury, but is also expected to be back in action for the match against Southampton. Meanwhile, Haris Vuckic is still out for the rest of the season while Taylor might return later this month. Dan Gosling and Danny Simpson will still be sidelined for a couple of weeks.

Bans: 0

ARSENAL

Injuries: 5

The Polish goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski is fighting to get back in fitness, but should be available for the match against Arsenal on the 24th. The same matters for Laurent Koscielny, who has been on the lazaret with a calf injury. Jack Wilshere was subbed off against Sunderland with an unknown leg injury, but are expected to return within a week. Kieran Gibbs is sidelined until mid March with a thigh injury while Thomas Vermaelen is struggling with an ankle injury.

Bans: 1

Carl Jenkinson is banned after receiving to yellow cards against Sunderland.

FULHAM FC

Injuries: 4

Fulham's new signing Eyong Enoh is still a couple of weeks from full fitness and from being in contention for starts. However, there is a chance he will be considered for the match against Stoke City. Mahamadou Diarra is out with a knee injury until late February while there are no return dates for Neil Etheridge and Kerim Frei.

Bans: 0

LIVERPOOL FC

Injuries: 4

The new Liverpool player Philippe Coutinho is doubtful for unknown reasons, along with Daniel Sturridge struggling with his thigh. Both John Flanagan and Martin Kelly are sidelined with knee injuries.

Bans: 0

SOUTHAMPTON FC

Injuries: 4

Both Gilherme Do Prado and Fonte have been sidelined with knee injuries, but latest reports suggest that both players could return against Newcastle on the 24/2. Meanwhile, Luke Shaw and Gastón Ramirez are both doubtful for the same match.

Bans: 0

SWANSEA CITY

Injuries: 4

Leon Britton can return to training this week following his ankle injury while Neil Taylor will be sidelined for at least one week more. Chico was injured in the weekends win against QPR and is in danger of missing the League Cup final, returning early March. Meanwhile, Darnel Situ is ruled out for the rest of the season with Achilles problems.

Bans: 0

WEST HAM UNITED

Injuries: 4

There are still no news about West Ham's James Collins and Daniel Potts while George McCartney is out for the rest of the season. Joey O'Brien was subbed of with a thigh injury against Aston Villa and is doubtful for next weekend.

Bans: 0

MANCHESTER UNITED

Injuries: 3

The veteran Paul Scholes is still sidelined with a knee injury while Darren Fletcher will be out of the game for the rest of the season due to illness. Phil Jones was subbed off against Everton and is doubtful for the match against QPR.

Bans: 0

NORWICH CITY

Injuries: 3

Johnson is still sidelined with a knee injury while Hogan Ephraim is slowly recovering from a hamstring injury. Loïc Remy is doubtful for the next match due to a groin injury.

Bans: 0

Jermain Defoe was injured against West Brom on the 3/2, and is expected to return within the next couple of weeks. Unfortunately, for the Spurs both Sandro and Younes Kaboul is out for an unknown time with knee injuries.

Bans: 0

WEST BROMWICH ALBION

Injuries: 3

Both Zoltán Gera and George Thorne are unavailable for West Brom for the rest of the season due to knee injuries. Furthermore, Jerome Thomas has been out with illness but is expected to be ready for the next match.

Bans: 1

Goran Popov is serving a 3 match ban.

CHELSEA FC

Injuries: 2

The Pensioner is with out Oriol Romeu and John Terry due to knee injuries. However, the latter is expected to return for the match against Manchester City.

Bans: 0

EVERTON

Injuries: 2

Seamus Coleman is struggling with a thigh injury, but can be in play for next match. Meanwhile, there is no return date of Tony Hibbert suffering from a calf injury.

Bans: 0

MANCHESTER CITY

Injuries: 2

City's Vincent Kompany is finally close to a comeback date after his calf injury while Micah Richard still is sidelined with his knee injury.

Bans: 0

READING

Injuries: 2

Alex McCarthy is still sidelined with a shoulder injury while Jason Roberts is struggling with his hip. Both players are out for an unknown time.

Bans: 0

STOKE CITY

Injuries: 2

Brek Shea has returned after his foot injury, and will according to Tony Pulis be sent in action in a couple of weeks. Furthermore, Stoke's Marc Wilson is also in lack of match fitness.

Bans: 0

Newcastle United is missing a whole starting XI, before the weekends match against Norwich. However, Cisse, Coloccini, Gutierrez, Cabaye and Steven Taylor is reported to comeback on the 12th of January. Both Perch and Simpson is set to return next week, while Ben Arfa is out until early February. The comeback from Dan Gosling is still to be confirmed, while Vuckic will return in May and Ryan Taylor finally is back in March.