Saturday team news: Arsenal duo Olivier Giroud and Aaron Ramsey out
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Updated 15/10/2016 at 11:27 GMT
Get up to date with all the team news ahead of a bumper day of Premier League action on Saturday.
Olivier Giroud and Santi Cazorla celebrate Arsenal's late winner against Southampton
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Leicester are waiting on the fitness of midfielder Danny Drinkwater, who was forced to sit out the international break with a groin injury.
There is good news though as 12 players who were away on international duty, including Shinji Okazaki, have all returned without picking up an injury.
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Leicester City's Danny Drinkwater speaks with Riyad Mahrez, Leonardo Ulloa and Andy King
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John Terry is available again following an ankle injury and could come into the starting XI.
Brazil playmaker Willian is absent on compassionate leave following the death of his mother.
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Arsenal duo Olivier Giroud (toe) and Aaron Ramsey (hamstring) will not be fit in time to face Swansea, though Francis Coquelin returns after recovering from a knee problem.
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Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey after sustaining an injury
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Meanwhile, new Swansea coach Bob Bradley is likely to be without striker Fernando Llorente, who has not trained fully following rib and knee injuries.
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Manchester City duo Kevin De Bruyne (hamstring) and Raheem Sterling (calf) could return from injury, but Bacary Sagna will not recover from a hamstring injury in time.
Vincent Kompany is back training and could feature, and so could Fabian Delph.
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Manchester City's Vincent Kompany could return
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Meanwhile, Everton's Leighton Baines returns after missing two games with a hamstring strain, and Romelu Lukaku and Phil Jagielka have both recovered from thigh problems.
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A hamstring injury is likely to force the in-form Joe Allen out of this clash after he picked up an injury playing for Wales.
Glen Johnson, who was originally called up to the most recent England squad, is out for a month with a thigh injury, which ruled him out of contention for the Three Lions last weekend.
Sunderland defender Jason Denayer is out with a muscle problem, while Lamine Kone (hamstring) could also be absent.
Both Steven Pienaar and Victor Anichebe are back in training and could make the squad.
Darren Fletcher suffered a dead leg while on international duty with Scotland and Tony Pulis will give the midfielder a late fitness test ahead of the match.
The fitness of Salomon Rondon will also be looked at after his late return from Venezuela.
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Harry Kane will not be fit in time for the weekend
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Mousa Dembele is unlikely to be available. The Belgian has struggled to play regularly this season with a suspension carried over from last season and a hamstring injury.
Harry Kane is back in training but this game will come too early for him. It is expected that he is able to play some part in the North London derby.
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Scott Dann will be absent for Palace due to a hamstring injury, while Pape Souare and Loic Remy remain out.
Aaron Creswell could return for West Ham to make his first appearance since a serious knee injury. Havard Nordtveit is fit again but Andre Ayew, Sam Byram, Andy Carroll, Diafra Sakho, Arthur Masuaku and Gokhan Tore are all out.
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Bournemouth v Hull City
Eddie Howe claimed some of his players suffered "serious" injuries while on international duty, but did not disclose who.
Brad Smith, Joshua King, Nathan Ake, Max Gradel and Lewis Cook all represented their countries in the past week.
Dieumarci Mbokani suffered a hamstring injury on international duty and will not be available for Hull, while Ahmed Elmohamady returns from suspension.
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