Latest news from the Premier League lazaret, as well as latest on bans. Brought to you from the Great Dane Football Blog!
ARSENAL
Injuries: 1
Diaby is ruled out for 9 months with an anterior cruciate ligament injury.
Doubts: 2
Theo Walcott was pulled out of international service a couple of weeks ago but should be ready for the Norwich match this weekend. The same matters for Jack Wilshere, who was injured prior to the Champions League clash against Bayern Munich last month.
Bans: 1
Per Mertesacker is serving a 1 match ban after being sent off against West Brom.
ASTON VILLA
Injuries: 5
Marc Albrighton and Gary Gardner are both in lack of match fitness following their injuries. Richard Dunne is out for the rest of the season with a groin injury; the same matters for Chris Herd. Stilian Petrov is still critically ill.
Doubts: 2
Gabriel Agbonlahor sustained a thigh injury against Stoke last week, but should be ready for the match against Fulham. Ciaran Clarke is also expected to return for the Fulham match following his shoulder injury.
CHELSEA FC
Injuries: 3
Gary Cahill sustained a knock during England service and is still struggling to come back. Ashley Cole was subbed off against Manchester United on the 1st of April with a hamstring injury. He is expected back in a few weeks.
Doubts: 1
Demba Ba was subbed off against Sunderland last weekend with an ankle injury. There is no news about him being ready or not this week.
EVERTON
Doubts: 1
Tony Hibbert is in lack of match fitness following his injury. However, he played last week for the reserves and can be available this week.
Injuries: 3
Mahamadou Diarra is still sidelined due to a knee injury while Neil Etheridge is struggling with a leg injury. Mladen Petric was ruled out last week and will not be available for the Aston Villa match due to a thigh injury.
Doubts: 2
Ashkan Dejagah was ruled out last week with an ankle injury, but is expected to be ready for the Aston Villa match. Eyong Enoh was subbed off against Newcastle last week with a knock and is doubtful for this weekend.
Bans: 1
Steve Sidwell is serving his second match out of three after receiving a red card against QPR.
Injuries: 4
Joe Allen is sidelined for the rest of the season, due to a shoulder injury. Fabio Borini is also struggling with an injured shoulder while both John Flanagan and Martin Kelly are out with knee injuries.
Doubts: 1
Raheem Sterling is rated doubtful with a thigh injury.
MANCHESTER CITY
Injuries: 1
Jack Rodwell is out with a hamstring injury.
Doubts: 3
Maicon and Micah Richard are both in lack of match fitness, but are trying to get back through matches for the U21's. David Silva was subbed off with a hamstring injury against Manchester United and is rated doubtful for the next match.
MANCHESTER UNITED
Injuries: 1
Darren Fletcher is out for the rest of the season due to an Ulcerative Colitis condition.
Doubts: 5
Jonny Evans is doubtful due to his hamstring injury while Chris Smalling and Nemanja Vidic are doubtful after receiving a knock. Paul Scholes is close to a comeback after his knee injury while Ashley Young was subbed off against Manchester City with an ankle injury.
NEWCASTLE UNITED
Injuries: 4
Fabricio Colocinni is out with a back injury while the other defender Mathieu Debuchy is out with a hamstring injury. Both Massadio Haidara and Ryan Taylor both are sidelined with knee injuries.
Doubts: 3
Hatem Ben Arfa is rated doubtful as he is in lack of match fitness. However, Pardew expects him to return this weekend against Sunderland. Santon Davide is out with a hamstring injury and there is currently doubts about his return date. Meanwhile, Tioté is close to a comeback.
NORWICH CITY
Injuries: 2
John Ruddy is in lack of match fitness, but has returned for training. Meanwhile, Andrew Surman is out with a knee injury and will probably not be ready in this month.
Doubts: 2
Mark Bunn was subbed off last weekend with a groin injury, but is expected to be back this weekend. Anthony Pilkington has been out for a couple of weeks with a hamstring injury, but should also be in play for the weekend.
QUEENS PARK RANGERS
Injuries: 3
DJ Campbell has returned from his loan spell in Blackburn with a foot injury while Andy Johnson is out for the season. The same matters for Shaun Wright-Phillips who has to undergo a surgery in his ankle.
Bans: 1
Bobby Zamora is serving a 3 match ban after he was sent off for violent conduct against Wigan.
READING
Injuries: 2
Jimmy Kébé is still sidelined with a groin injury while Jason Roberts is out with a hip injury.
Doubts: 2
Glenn Whelan missed last weekends match against Aston Villa due to a problem with his back while Marc Wilson was subbed off with a hamstring injury. However, both of them should be available for the weekend.
SUNDERLAND AFC
Injuries: 3
Both Wes Brown and Lee Cattermole are both out for the rest of the season with a knee injury while Steven Fletcher is sidelined for the same amount of time with an ankle injury.
Doubts: 3
Titus Bramble missed last week's clash against Chelsea due to a knock but should be ready for this weekend. Both Carlos Cuéllar and David Vaughan are also set to return this weekend against Newcastle.
Bans: 1
Graig Gardner picked up his tenth booking against Chelsea and will miss the next two games.
SWANSEA CITY
Injuries: 1
Darnel Situ is ruled out for the season with an achilles injury.
Doubts: 1
Neil Taylor is still recovering from his ankle injury and is close to a comeback.
Injuries: 5
Both Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon were injured against FC Basel, and are both expected to be out for a week or two. The same matters for William Gallas and Jermain Defoe while Sandro is out for the rest of the season with a knee injury.
Doubts: 1
Younes Kaboul is in lack of match fitness following his knee injury.
Injuries: 2
Zoltan Gera and George Thorne are both ruled out for the rest of this season.
Bans: 1
Youssuf Mulumbu is serving a 3 match ban after receiving a red card against West Ham United.
Injuries: 4
Joe Cole is out with a hamstring injury while Daniel Potts is still having problems following his head injury. Meanwhile, George McCartney is sidelined for the rest of the season with a knee injury and Mark Noble is out with a shoulder injury.
Doubts: 2
Winston Reid missed last weeks match against Liverpool, but should have recovered from his thigh injury. James Tomkins was subbed off against Liverpool with knock and is rated doubtful for this week.
Injuries: 4
Albert Crusat and Ivan Ramis are both out for the rest of the season with knee injuries. Ryo Miyaichi is also sidelined for the rest of the season with an ankle injury, while Michael Pollitt is out with a thigh injury.
Doubts: 2
Fraser Fyvie picked up a knock prior to last week's match against QPR, but should be ready this week. Ben Watson is in lack of match fitness following his injury, but can be in play this week.
