Premier League Injury News, Fantasy Impact: Chelsea's Petr Cech, John Terry Out

Ian RodgersApr 24, 2014

There is no doubt where the game of the Premier League programme will be this weekend.

Liverpool play host to Chelsea on Sunday, where victory for the home side will end the Blues' hopes of winning the title while enhancing the dreams of the Anfield club.

Indeed, Liverpool could effectively be champions if Manchester City lose at Crystal Palace following the game at Anfield.

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Arsenal and Everton continue their chase for fourth spot. The Toffees open the Premier League weekend with their trip to Southampton on Saturday, while the Gunners entertain out-of-form Newcastle United on Monday.

Here's the latest team news for the Premier League weekend.

Southampton vs. Everton

Southampton will be without long-term absentees Gaston Ramirez and Jay Rodriguez, while Morgan Schneiderlin is also out.

Everton will be without defender Sylvain Distin and midfielder Kevin Mirallas for the game. They join long-term casualties Steven Pienaar, Bryan Oviedo, Darron Gibson and Arouna Kone on the sidelines.

Out	Ramirez	Out	Distin
	Rodriguez		Mirallas
	Schneiderlin		Pienaar
			Oviedo
			Kone
			Gibson

Fulham vs. Hull City

Scott Parker, Mahamadou Diarra and Kieran Richardson are set to return for Fulham, but Kostas Mitroglou remains sidelined.

Shane Long returns for Hull City, and Sone Aluko could feature. Allan McGregor, Paul McShane and Robbie Brady in the treatment room.

Out	Mitroglou	Out	McShane
			McGregor
			Brady

Stoke City vs. Tottenham Hotspur

Stoke City are waiting on Erik Pieters, who has been suffering with a virus this week.

Michael Dawson and Jan Vertonghen could return for Spurs.

Doubt	Pieters		Doubt	Dawson
				Vertonghen

Swansea City vs. Aston Villa

Swansea striker Michu is rated doubtful.

Christian Benteke and Libor Kozak remain sidelined for Aston Villa.

Doubt	Michu		Out	Benteke
				Kozak

West Bromwich Albion vs. West Ham United

Gareth McAuley could return for West Brom, but Liam Ridgewell and Zoltan Gera miss out.

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has a full squad to choose from, bar Marco Borriello.

Out	Ridgewell		Out	Borriello
	Gera

Manchester United vs. Norwich City

Rafael and Robin van Persie are all out for Manchester United in Ryan Giggs' first game in charge as interim manager.

Elliott Bennett is expected to return for Norwich, but Joseph Yobo is still missing.

Out	Van Persie		Out	Yobo
	Rafael

Sunderland vs. Cardiff City

Sunderland striker Connor Wickham is a slight doubt, but Ki Sung-Yueng, Steven Fletcher and Carlos Cuellar are still out.

Craig Bellamy is expected to return after illness for Cardiff, but Craig Noone and Mark Hudson are still out.

Doubt	Wickham	Out	Noone
			Hudson
Out	Cuellar
	Fletcher
	Ki

Liverpool vs. Chelsea

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers will make a late decision on the inclusion of Daniel Sturridge, but Jose Enrique is still out.

Petr Cech and John Terry have joined the Chelsea casualty list, along with Samuel Eto'o, while Eden Hazard is also missing

Out	Enrique	Out	Cech
			Terry
Doubt	Sturridge		Eto'o
			Hazard

Crystal Palace vs. Manchester City

Marouane Chamakh is set to return for Crystal Palace, who have no other injury concerns.

Yaya Toure could return for Manchester City, while Jesus Navas faces a late fitness test. David Silva is ruled out.

			Doubt	Navas

			Out	Silva

Arsenal vs. Newcastle United

Kieran Gibbs is doubtful for Arsenal, but Thomas Vermaelen could feature. Jack Wilshere, Theo Walcott and Serge Gnabry remain on the sidelines, while Abou Diaby has a groin problem.

Luuk de Jong and Moussa Sissoko face late fitness tests, while Hatem Ben Arfa is also doubtful for Newcastle.