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Team News - Week 12

Neal Thurman runs down Week 4 of Premier League action where small sample sizes might have had us over-rating Manchester United and Chelsea

Saturday Tea Time Kickoffs





Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion



Chelsea XI: Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry (c), Azpilicueta; Matic, Fabregas; Willian, Oscar, Hazard; D Costa

Substitutes: Cech, Zouma, Filipe Luis, Ramires, Schurrle, Drogba, Remy

Changes: Willian in for Ramires


West Brom XI: Foster, Wisdom, Dawson, Lescott, Yacob, Baird, Gardner, Brunt, Dorrans, Sessegnon, Berahino

Substitutes: Myhill, Gamboa, McAuley, Morrison, Anichebe, Samaras, Ideye

Changes: Yacob, Baird, Gardner and Sessegnon in for Pocognoli, Morrison, Anichebe and Mulumbu

Everton v West Ham United



Everton XI: Howard, Coleman, Hibbert, Jagielka, Distin, McCarthy, Osman, Barkley, Mirallas, Naismith, Lukaku

Substitutes: Robles, Eto’o, Besic, Atsu, Browning, Garbutt, Ledson

Changes: Hibbert, Mirallas, Osman and Naismith in for Baines, Eto'o, McGeady and Barry

West Ham XI: Adrian, Reid, Cresswell, Nolan (c), Tomkins, Carroll, Noble, Jenkinson, Collins, Amalfitano, Cole

Substitutes: Jaaskelainen, Jarvis, Zarate, Vaz Te, O'Brien, Demel, Lletget

Changes: Carroll, Cole, Amalfitano, Nolan and Tomkins in for Downing, Sakho, Valencia, Song and Kouyate

Leicester City v Sunderland



Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, De Laet, Morgan (c), Wasilewski, Konchesky, Schlupp, Cambiasso, James, Mahrez, Vardy, Ulloa

Substitutes: Hamer, Drinkwater, King, Moore, Knockaert, Nugent, Wood

Changes: Mahrez and Konchesky in for Drinkwater and King

Sunderland XI: Pantilimon, O’Shea, Brown, Vergini, Reveillere, Cattermole, Gomez, Larsson, Wickham, Johnson, Fletcher

Substitutes: Mannone, Bridcutt, Rodwell, Altidore, Coates, Buckley, Robson

Changes: Cattermole in for Bridcutt

Manchester City v Swansea City



Manchester City XI: Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany (C), Demichelis, Clichy, Navas, Fernandinho, Toure, Nasri, Jovetic, Aguero

Substitutes: Caballero, Sagna, Mangala, Lampard, Fernando, Milner, Pozo

Changes: Kompany, Zabaleta and Jovetic in for Sagna, Mangala and Fernando

Swansea City XI: Fabianski, Rangel, Bartley, Williams (C), Taylor, Ki, Carroll, Sigurdsson, Dyer, Montero, Bony

Substitutes: Tremmel, Tiendalli, Amat, Britton, Shelvey, Gomis, Barrow

Changes: Dyer in for Emnes


Newcastle United v Queens Park Rangers



Newcastle XI: Krul; Janmaat, Williamson, Dummett, Haidara; R.Taylor, Sissoko (c), Colback; Cabella, Perez, Ameobi

Substitutes: Elliot, Streete, Anita, Gouffran, Armstrong, Ferreyra, Cisse

Changes: Williamson and R Taylor in for Abeid and Coloccini


QPR XI: Green; Onuoha, Caulker, Dunne, Suk-Young; Sandro, Henry, Barton, Fer; Austin, Zamora

Substitutes: McCarthy, Traore, Phillips, Isla, Mutch, Kranjcar, Hoilett

Changes: Barton and Onuoha in for Isla and Vargas

Stoke City v Burnley



Stoke City XI: Begovic; Bardsley, Shawcross (c), Cameron, Muniesa; Nzonzi, Sidwell; Walters, Bojan, Moses; Diouf

Substitutes: Sorensen, Whelan, Ireland, Arnautovic, Adam, Assaidi, Crouch

Changes: Cameron and Muniesa in for Wilson and Pieters


Burnley XI: Heaton; Ward, Shackell (c), Duff, Trippier; Boyd, Jones, Marney, Kightly; Barnes, Ings

Substitutes: Gilks, Sordell, Mee, Reid, Jutkiewicz, Wallace, Keane

Changes: Kightly in for Arfield

Late Saturday Kickoff





Arsenal v Manchester United



Arsenal XI: Szczesny, Chambers, Mertesacker, Monreal, Gibbs, Ramsey, Arteta, Wilshere, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Welbeck, Sanchez

Substitutes: Martinez, Bellerin, Flamini, Rosicky, Cazorla, Podolski, Giroud

Changes: Arteta and Wilshere in for Flamini and Cazorla


Manchester United XI: De Gea, Smalling, McNair, Blackett, Valencia, Carrick, Fellaini, Shaw, Di Maria, Rooney, van Persie

Substitutes: Lindegaard, Fletcher, Herrera, Young, Mata, Januzaj, Wilson

Changes: Smalling and Blackett in for Blind and Januzaj

Early Sunday Kickoff





Crystal Palace v Liverpool



Crystal Palace XI: Speroni; Kelly, Delaney, Dann, Ward; Jedinak, Ledley, Bolasie, Puncheon; Gayle, Chamakh

Substitutes: Hennessey, Hangeland, McArthur, Bannan, Zaha, Campbell, Johnson

Changes: Kelly, Jedinak and Gayle in for Mariappa, McArthur and Campbell


Liverpool XI: Mignolet, Manquillo, Skrtel, Lovren, Johnson, Gerrard, Allen, Lallana, Coutinho, Sterling, Lambert

Substitutes: Jones, Toure, Moreno, Lucas, Can, Borini, Markovic

Changes: Manquillo, Allen, Lallana and Lambert in for Moreno, Can, Henderson and Balotelli

Late Sunday Kickoff





Hull City v Tottenham



Hull City XI: McGregor, Elmohamady, Robertson, Dawson, Davies, Huddlestone, Livermore, Ramírez, Brady, Ben Arfa, Jelavic

Substitutes: Harper, Rosenior, Chester, Meyler, Quinn, Sagbo, Hernández

Changes: McGregor, Ramírez, Dawson, Robertson and Jelavic in for Chester, McShane, Aluko, Diame and Hernandez


Tottenham XI: Lloris, Dier, Fazio, Vertonghen, Davies; Dembélé, Mason, Eriksen, Lamela; Kane, Soldado

Substitutes: Vorm, Ball, Chiriches, Ceballos, Lennon, Paulinho, Stambouli

Changes: Dier, Davies, Vertonghen, Dembele, Lamela and Soldado in for Naughton, Kaboul, Rose, Towensend, Capoue and Chadli

Monday Night Kickoff





Aston Villa v Southampton



Aston Villa XI: Guzan, Hutton, Okore, Clark, Cissokho, Sanchez, Westwood, Cleverley, Weimann, N’Zogbia, Agbonlahor

Substitutes: Given, Bacuna, Cole, Richardson, Bent, Lowton, Grealish

Changes: Hutton, Okore and Clark in for Vlaar, Lowton and Baker


Southampton XI: Forster; Clyne, Fonte, Alderweireld, Bertrand; Schneiderlin, Wanyama; Mané, Tadić, Long; Pellè

Substitutes: Davis, Yoshida, Gardos, Cork, Mayuka, Reed, Targett

Changes: Long in for Davis