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Weekend team news: Wayne Rooney and Anthony Martial could return for United

Pete Sharland

Updated 17/03/2017 at 23:11 GMT

Get all the team news ahead of the weekend's Premier League matches, including updates on Wayne Rooney and Luke Shaw.

Manchester United's English striker Wayne Rooney warms up

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All times 15:00 GMT unless stated otherwise.

Saturday

West Brom: James Morrison will miss the match due to an ankle injury as will Matt Phillips who is out with a hamstring problem.
Arsenal: Santi Cazorla is still out but Mohamed Elneny should return. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Kieran Gibbs are doubts.
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Shane Long Mohamed Elneny

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Crystal Palace: Patrick van Aanholt and Loic Remy are both out.
Watford: Etienne Capoue is a doubt but Nordin Amrabat and Daryl Janmaat are both available.
Everton: Leighton Baines should be fit for Everton but Muhamed Besic and James McCarthy are out.
Hull City: Oumar Niasse, Evandro Markus Henriksen, Michael Dawson, Dieumerci Mbokani and Ryan Mason are all out.
Stoke City: Glen Johnson is out with a shoulder injury but Xherdan Shaqiri, Wilfried Bony and Mark Arnautovic should be available.
Chelsea: The Blues have two unnamed injury concerns which need to be assessed which could be Victor Moses, who suffered a knock on Monday but should be fit, and David Luiz who has an on-going knee issue.
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Victor Moses, Diego Costa

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Sunderland: Jan Kirchhoff is out with a fresh injury blow whilst Darren Gibson and Steven Pienaar are doubts.
Burnley: Johann Berg Gudmundsson and Dean Marney are both out but Steven Defour could return.
West Ham: Andre Ayew and Sam Byram could both come into the team but captain Mark Noble is out.
Leicester City: Nampalys Mendy is a doubt whilst Danny Drinkwater is available despite pulling out of England duty as he tries to manage his ongoing groin problem.
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Leicester City's Kasper Schmeichel celebrates with Danny Drinkwater after saving a penalty

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Bournemouth: Harry Arter and Junio Stanislas are both doubts. Andrew Surman is back from suspension but Tyrone Mings remains banned.
SwanseaCity: Fernando Llorente should be fit but Martin Olsson and Angel Rangel will not be available.

Sunday

Middlesbrough: Bernardo Espinosa, Rudy Gestede and Adlene Guedioura could return. Daniel Ayala, George Friend and Calum Chambers are all out.
Manchester United: Paul Pogba is out with a hamstring injury whilst Daley Blind is a doubt. Wayne Rooney, Luke Shaw and Anthony Martial could all return but Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Ander Herrera are both out with suspension.
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Wayne Rooney sits on the bench for Manchester United

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Tottenham Hotspur: Mousa Dembele is fit but Kyle Walker and Victor Wanyama are doubts. Harry Kane is out with an ankle problem.
Southampton: There are no new injury worries as Charlie Austin gets closer to a return.
Man City: Yaya Toure and Nicolas Otamendi could be recalled, Gabriel Jesus and Ilkay Gundogan remain out.
Liverpool: Roberto Firmino will be assessed late on and Divock Origi is also a doubt. Dejan Lovren is back but Daniel Sturridge and Jordan Henderson are out.
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Liverpool's Roberto Firmino

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