Arsenal v Stoke City
Arsenal goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski has recovered from a knee problem to be fit for the final Premier League game of the season against Stoke on Sunday. However, striker Emmanuel Adebayor (groin), midfielder Samir Nasri (knee) and regular No1 Manuel Almunia (ankle) are sidelined. Long-term absentee Tomas Rosicky is back in training, but will not play again this season. Full-back Gaël Clichy (back), William Gallas (knee) and striker Eduardo (ankle) are all sidelined.
Stoke manager Tony Pulis could call on Henri Camara and Danny Pugh for the trip to Arsenal. The Potters won 2–0 at home to Wigan last weekend, and the only alteration to Pulis's match-day squad will be the return of on-loan Camara, who was unable to face his parent club last time out. Pugh is also likely to return after being left out against Wigan, and is expected to play at left-back.
Arsenal (from): Fabianski, Sagna, Touré, Djourou, Gibbs, Arshavin, Song, Fábregas, Eboué, Walcott, Van Persie, Mannone, Vela, Ramsey, Silvestre, Bendtner, Denilson, Diaby.
Stoke City (from): Sorensen, Wilkinson, Griffin, Shawcross, Abdoulaye Faye, Davies, Dickinson, Lawrence, Delap, Whelan, Etherington, Fuller, Beattie, Simonsen, Cresswell, Pugh, Kelly, Olofinjana, Tonge, Sonko, Cort.
Aston Villa v Newcastle United
Newcastle manager Alan Shearer is facing yet another injury crisis as he prepares for Sunday's crunch trip to Aston Villa. The club's only right-back, Habib Beye (hamstring), is out of the match while their only left-back, Jose Enrique (hamstring), has only just returned to full training.
Captain Michael Owen (groin) will undergo a late fitness test and Obafemi Martins is being nursed through his own long-standing groin problem, although Alan Smith (thigh) is fit. Central defender Sébastien Bassong is suspended after losing an appeal against his red card against Fulham last weekend, and he joins the banned Joey Barton on the sidelines.
Aston Villa are confident Ashley Young will be fit. The former Watford player limped out of the second half of last weekend's 1–1 draw at Middlesbrough with a calf strain but has made good progress in his recovery.
Young's namesake, right-back Luke, is doubtful with the foot problem which has dogged him in recent weeks. Former Newcastle player James Milner may again deputise at right-back as Villa look for the victory which could see them finish fifth in the final table.
Aston Villa (from): Friedel, Guzan, L Young, Milner, Reo-Coker, Gardner, Davies, Cuéllar, Knight, Shorey, Petrov, Barry, Sidwell, Salifou, Clark, A Young, Heskey, Agbonlahor, Carew, Delfouneso.
Newcastle (from): Harper, Forster, Krul, Enrique, Coloccini, S Taylor, Edgar, Cacapa, Butt, Duff, R Taylor, Gutiérrez, Nolan, Guthrie, Lovenkrands, Geremi, Smith, Martins, Owen, Viduka, Xisco, Ranger.
Blackburn Rovers v West Brom
Blackburn captain Ryan Nelsen has been ruled out of the match against West Brom on Sunday because of a torn calf muscle. On-loan full-back Gaël Givet is expected to recover from a calf strain, as is Andre Ooijer with a hamstring problem. Strikers Roque Santa Cruz (knee) and Jason Roberts (fractured metatarsal) are again sidelined through injury.
West Bromwich defender Shelton Martis will miss the game as he requires a double hernia operation. Ryan Donk, whose loan spell from AZ Alkmaar ends in the summer, is favourite to replace Martis and partner Jonas Olsson. Marek Cech (hamstring) and Paul Robinson (foot) have resumed training and will be vying for the left-back position, but fellow defender Abdoulaye Meite is struggling to overcome a back problem.
Blackburn (from): Robinson, Bunn, Ooijer, Khizanishvili, Samba, Warnock, Givet, Olsson, Villanueva, Tugay, Andrews, Diouf, Treacy, Mokoena, McCarthy, Pedersen, Grella, Doran, Blackman.
West Bromwich (from): Kiely, Zuiverloon, Donk, Olsson, Cech, Robinson, Mulumbu, Greening, Koren, Brunt, Menseguez, Fortune, Velaro, Moore, Carson, Teixeira, Meite, Simpson, Wood.
Fulham v Everton
Everton manager David Moyes is hopeful of being able to select from a near fully-fit squad for the match at Fulham. Moyes has so far resisted the temptation to rest a number of his squad with an FA Cup final just over a week away but if he has plenty of options he may decide Sunday is the time. One of those to benefit could be defender Tony Hibbert, who was an unused substitute in last week's victory over West Ham after recovering from a neck injury. Phil Jagielka is out for the season after knee surgery.
Everton (from): Howard, Hibbert, Lescott, Baines, Osman, Neville, Fellaini, Vaughan, Pienaar, Cahill, Saha, Jo, Rodwell, Nash, Yobo, Castillo, Jacobsen, Gosling, Vaughan.
Hull City v Manchester United
Hull pair Kamil Zayatte and Bernard Mendy are both in contention for Sunday's encounter with Manchester United. The pair both missed last weekend's draw at Bolton with head and toe injuries respectively.
Left-back Andy Dawson is also expected to start the match at the KC Stadium despite struggling this week with illness. Striker Caleb Folan is available again after suspension but on-loan Manucho is unable to play against his parent club. Manager Phil Brown reported that all players trained today with the exception of long-term injury victims Jimmy Bullard, Ian Ashbee and Anthony Gardner.
Hull City (from): Myhill, Ricketts, Turner, Zayatte, Dawson, Garcia, Boateng, Barmby, Geovanni, Fagan, Halmosi, Folan, Mendy, Marney, Cousin, Kilbane, Featherstone, Cooper, Doyle, Hughes, France, Duke.
Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur
Sami Hyypia is expected to play his 464th and final game for Liverpool on Sunday, at home to Tottenham, before leaving for Bayer Leverkusen in the summer. The 35-year-old Finnish defender may not start the match but will get the chance to say goodbye to the Anfield faithful at some point. Manager Rafael Benítez has no injury problems as his team aim to extend their unbeaten home league record to 30 games.
Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon has a groin problem and will miss the match. Jonathan Woodgate (groin) and Benoit Assou-Ekotto (knee) will need late checks, while Darren Bent (knee) has only just returned to training. Michael Dawson (ankle), Tom Huddlestone (knee) and Jamie O'Hara (knee) are out and Wilson Palacios is on compassionate leave.
Liverpool (from): Reina, Arbeloa, Carragher, Hyypia, Agger, Skrtel, Aurelio, Insua, Dossena, Alonso, Gerrard, Mascherano, Lucas, Babel, Benayoun, Kuyt, Riera, Torres, Cavalieri, Ngog.
Tottenham Hotspur (from): Gomes, Cudicini, Corluka, Hutton, Bale, Chimbonda, Assou-Ekotto, Woodgate, King, Zokora, Bentley, Jenas, Modric, Keane, Campbell, Defoe, Pavlyuchenko, Bostock, Gunter.
Manchester City v Bolton Wanderers
Bolton defender Andy O'Brien has recovered from illness and is available for the match against Manchester City. However, Danny Shittu could keep his place in the side following the draw with Hull last weekend. Ricardo Gardner is again sidelined after failing to recover from a hamstring injury.
Bolton (from): Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, A O'Brien, Samuel, Taylor, Muamba, McCann, Elmander, Basham, K Davies, Al Habsi, Hunt, Smolarek, Puygrenier, Cohen, Shittu, M Davies, Makukula, Riga.
Sunderland v Chelsea
Sunderland midfielder Steed Malbranque is a doubt for the final-day meeting with Chelsea. The Frenchman suffered a hip injury during Monday night's 3–1 defeat at Portsmouth, and manager Ricky Sbragia will make a late decision on him. George McCartney (calf) has been back in full training for a fortnight, but is short of match fitness, while Nyron Nosworthy (hamstring) and Craig Gordon (knee) will not be involved.
Michael Ballack is set to return for Chelsea after missing the win over Bolton with flu. Defender Ricardo Carvalho and midfielder Deco are also in contention after recovering from hamstring problems. Chelsea remain without long-term injury victims Joe Cole and Paulo Ferreira. They are both sidelined with knee ligament injuries.
Sunderland (from): Fulop, Colgan, Bardsley, McCartney, Ferdinand, Davenport, Collins, Ben Haim, McShane, Edwards, Richardson, Tainio, Reid, Whitehead, Leadbitter, Malbranque, Yorke, Cissé, Jones, Healy, Murphy.
Chelsea (from): Cech, Hilario, Bosingwa, A Cole, Terry, Ivanovic, Alex, Carvalho, Belletti, Ballack, Obi, Lampard, Kalou, Malouda, Di Santo, Drogba, Anelka, Essien, Mancienne.
West Ham United v Middlesbrough
Carlton Cole could make his first start for West Ham since returning from a six-week lay-off with a groin injury when Middlesbrough travel to Upton Park on Sunday. Cole sustained the injury playing for England against Slovakia but is pushing for a return to the starting line-up.
Danny Gabbidon (back/stomach) returned to full training this week, but Dean Ashton (ankle) and Valon Behrami (knee) will not play again before next season. Defender James Tomkins is suspended after being sent off in the defeat against Everton last weekend.
Middlesbrough winger Stewart Downing faces months on the sidelines as his club attempt to escape relegation. David Wheater and Jérémie Aliadière (both knee) and Gary O'Neil (hip) should make the game at Upton Park, but Emanuel Pogatetz and Didier Digard (both knee), Afonso Alves (fractured metatarsal) and Chris Riggott (ankle) will all be missing again.
West Ham United (from): Green, Neill, Upson, Ilunga, Collison, Noble, Kovac, Stanislas, Boa Morte, Tristán, Cole, Di Michele, Spector, Kurucz, Lopez, Nsereko, Payne.
Middlesbrough (from): Jones, Turnbull, Hoyte, McMahon, Taylor, Grounds, Wheater, Huth, Hines, Aliadière, Tuncay, Bates, O'Neil, Walker, Shawky, Johnson, King.
Wigan Athletic v Portsmouth
Wigan winger Antonio Valencia is unlikely to be granted a farewell appearance against Portsmouth at the JJB Stadium on Sunday as he is struggling with a hamstring problem. Manager Steve Bruce admits it is inevitable the in-demand Ecuador international will leave in the summer with Real Madrid having already reportedly made a bid.
On-loan striker Mido has been sick this week while midfielder Paul Scharner is carrying a knee injury. Goalkeeper Chris Kirkland's back problem, which has kept him out of the last two Premier League matches, means he is still doubtful. Egypt striker Amr Zaki, injured at West Brom a fortnight ago, has returned home before the end of his loan spell after Bruce decided not to make the deal permanent.
Portsmouth striker David Nugent will miss the trip to Wigan after being booked in for a hernia operation on Monday. Nugent, who had similar surgery last October and in February 2007, joins David James on the sidelines following the England goalkeeper's successful shoulder operation last Wednesday. Canadian Under-21 international Asmir Begovic is set to deputise again.
Jermaine Pennant, dropped for the win against Sunderland on Monday, returns to the squad just before the expiry of his loan from Liverpool. Niko Kranjcar is back in training after an ankle injury but will not be involved on Sunday.
Wigan (from): Kingson, Melchiot, Figueroa, Edman, Boyce, Bramble, Scharner, Koumas, De Ridder, Cattermole, Brown, Watson, N'Zogbia, Kapo, Mido, Rodallega, Sibierski, McManaman, Pollitt.
Portsmouth (from): Begovic, Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson, Mullins, Hughes, Davis, Pennant, Traoré, Crouch, Utaka, Kanu, Primus, Kaboul, Basinas, Belhadj, Cranie, Mvuemba, Ashdown.
