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PREMIER LEAGUE: Team news ahead of the 3pm kick-offs

PREMIER LEAGUE: Team news ahead of the 3pm kick-offs

CRYSTAL PALACE v ASTON VILLA

Crystal Palace's Bakary Sako makes his debut for the Eagles after moving from Wolves on a free transfer in the summer, with Glenn Murray also starting. Both Connor Wickham and Yannick Bolasie are not in the 18.

Aston Villa's Jack Grealish makes his first appearance of the season after recovering from a hamstring injury, while Carlos Sanchez and Rudy Gestede also start as Tim Sherwood makes three changes.

Crystal Palace: McCarthy, Ward, Delaney, Dann, Souare, McArthur, Cabaye, Zaha, Puncheon, Sako, Murray.

Subs: Hennessey, Bamford, Lee, Jedinak, Gayle, Mutch, Kelly.

Aston Villa: Guzan, Bacuna, Richards, Clark, Amavi, Sanchez, Gueye, Westwood, Grealish, Gestede, Agbonlahor.

Subs: Baker, Sinclair, Veretout, Ayew, Hutton, Trasore, Bunn.

LEICESTER v TOTTENHAM

Leicester name the same starting XI that beat West Ham last week, with new £5m midfielder Gokhan Inler on the bench.

Tottenhammake one change from the team that drew with Stoke - Christian Eriksen has picked up a knee injury, so Erik Lamela comes in. Spurs' new forward signing, Clinton Njie, does not make their squad.

Leicester: Schmeichel, De Laet, Huth, Morgan, Schlupp, Albrighton, Drinkwater, King, Mahrez, Okazaki, Vardy.

Tottenham: Loris, Walker, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Davies; Dier, Mason, Chadli, Dembele, Lamela; Kane

NORWICH v STOKE

Xherdan Shaqiri, Stoke's £12m record signing from Inter Milan, is finally unleashed today. The Swiss international makes his debut after serving the final match of a ban imposed while he was still in Italy

He's Stoke's only change to the side that held Spurs 2-2.

Norwich are unchanged from the 11 that beat Sunderland.

Norwich: Ruddy; Whittaker, Martin (c), Bassong, Brady; Redmond, Tettey, Dorrans, Howson; Hoolahan; Jerome. Subs: Rudd (GK), Wisdom, Johnson, Grabban, Hooper, R Bennett, O'Neil.

Stoke: Butland; Johnson, Cameron, Muniesa, Pieters; Whelan, v.Ginkel; Shaqiri, Afellay, Arnautovic; Diouf. Subs: Given; Ireland, Joselu, Wilson, Adam, Crouch, Wollscheid

SUNDERLAND v STOKE

Sunderland  make three changes from the defeat by Norwich last time out. Centre-back John O'Shea, midfielder Jack Rodwell and striker Danny Graham replace Younes Kaboul, who is injured, Sebastian Larsson and Steven Fletcher.

Sunderland:  Pantilimon, Jones, van Aanholt, O'Shea (c), Coates, Cattermole, Rodwell, M'Vila, Lens, Defoe, Graham

Swansea  manager Garry Monk names an unchanged line-up from the 2-0 win over Newcastle last Saturday. Midfielder Ki Sung-yueng is again out with a hamstring injury.

Swansea:  Fabianski, Naughton, Fernandez, Williams, Taylor, Cork, Shelvey, Sigurdsson, Montero, Ayew, Gomis.

WEST HAM v BOURNEMOUTH

West Ham start without goalkeeper Adrian for the first time in 59 games; Darren Randolph replaces the suspended Spaniard. Their other change sees Kevin Nolan come in for 16-year-old Reece Oxford, who picked up a knock.

Bournemouth's starting line-up are unchanged from the side who lost 1-0 to Liverpool, although Yann Kermorgant is added to the bench. £8m summer signing Tyrone Mings remains a substitute.

West Ham: Randolph, Jenkinson, Reid, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Obiang, Noble, Kouyate, Nolan, Payet, Sakho. Subs: Spiegel, Tomkins, Jarvis, Collins, Maiga, Lanzini, Cullen.

Bournemouth: Boruc, Francis, Cook, Elphick, Surman, Gradel, Daniels, Wilson, King, Ritchie, O'Kane. Subs: Federici, Gosling, Pugh, Mings, Smith, Kermorgant, Distin

Andy Carroll might still be injured but he has just tweeted that he is hoping to be back very soon.

Andy Carroll has tweeted he is hoping to be back soon
Andy Carroll has tweeted he is hoping to be back soon