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Team news: Radamel Falcao, Marcos Rojo set to return for Manchester United

ByPA Sport

Updated 28/11/2014 at 22:48 GMT

All the team news ahead of the weekend's Premier League fixtures, with Manchester United set to welcome back two key players.

Radamel Falcao made his Manchester United debut in the 4-0 win over QPR (Getty)

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All matches kick off at 3pm UK time unless specified
Saturday
James Morrison is a major doubt for West Brom as he struggles to recover from a sickness bug. Arsenal have doubts over several players including Wojciech Szczesny (hip), Danny Welbeck (knee) and Yaya Sanogo (hamstring). Olivier Giroud returns.
Burnley welcome back Scott Arfield and Nathaniel Chalobah, but defender Michael Duff is a doubt. Aston Villa will again rely on their defensive reserves with Ciaran Clark and Jores Okore predicted to fill the breach.
Dejan Lovren is likely to return in central defence at the expense of Kolo Toure while Rickie Lambert should continue in attack. Stoke trio Asmir Begovic, Geoff Cameron and Phil Bardsley reported for training on Friday after being laid low by a virus and are now back in contention.
Radamel Falcao and Marcos Rojo may be back to provide a huge boost for the hosts. Luke Shaw (ankle) is out for several weeks, as is Daley Blind (knee). Hull striker Abel Hernandez has travelled to his native Uruguay where his partner is due to give birth and will miss the match.
Rio Ferdinand is available for the clash against Leicester after suspension while Eduardo Vargas returns to the squad having missed the Newcastle match as his wife gave birth. Leicester manager Nigel Pearson has virtually a fully-fit squad to pick from.
Swansea are again without Argentina central defender Federico Fernandez (calf). Defenders Damien Delaney and Adrian Mariappa miss out for Crystal Palace.
West Ham will be without defender Winston Reid through suspension, but Stewart Downing and Cheikhou Kouyate (both knee) have returned to training and are in contention. Central defenders Fabricio Coloccini (calf) and Steven Taylor (knee), and midfielders Cheick Tiote (calf) and Rolando Aarons (hamstring) are back in Newcastle training.
Sunderland midfielder Ricky Alvarez could make his first appearance since September after recovering from a knee injury. Chelsea have no fresh injury problems ahead of the trip. Nathan Ake (hamstring) is the only injury absentee for Jose Mourinho's side.
Sunday
Southampton midfielder Steven Davis (hamstring) will be assessed before kick-off. James Ward-Prowse (foot) and Sam Gallagher (knee) remain two or three weeks away, while Jay Rodriguez continues his rehabilitation. Manchester City midfielders Yaya Toure and Fernandinho return to the squad, but playmaker David Silva (knee), striker Edin Dzeko and defender Aleksandar Kolarov (both calf) remain on the sidelines.
Kyle Naughton is suspended following his red card against Stoke, while fellow full-back Kyle Walker is still a few weeks away despite having returned to first-team training after abdominal surgery. Steven Naismith, Leighton Baines (both hamstring), Gareth Barry (ankle) and Steven Pienaar (knee) will all be given a chance to prove their fitness for Everton.
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