Premiership: City facing Premiership derby disaster

Manchester United will be aiming to condemn local rivals Manchester City to relegation from the Premiership tomorrow.

Second from bottom City are five points adrift of the safety zone and will only have three games left after the noon showdown at Old Trafford.

Middlesbrough await fitness tests on central defenders Colin Cooper and Steve Vickers for the trip to Leicester.

Cooper has missed three games with a hip injury, while Vickers suffered a dead leg against Ipswich on Easter Monday.

Ireland international fullback Curtis Fleming and central defender Gianluca Festa are ruled out through injuries.

Charlton should welcome a trio of first-team players back into the fold for the London derby with Chelsea.

Graham Stuart, Chris Powell and Radostin Kishishev all missed the 3-3 draw with Aston Villa in midweek - but could feature at Stamford Bridge.

Champions League chasers Ipswich have central defender John McGreal fit again for tomorrow's home match with Coventry.

McGreal missed the Easter Monday 2-1 victory at Middlesbrough because of a virus.

Full-back Fabian Wilnis faces a late fitness test on an ankle injury but James Scowcroft will definitely miss out because of a groin strain.

Bradford manager Jim Jefferies' hopes for an end-of-season flourish have been hit by the loss of centre-back David Wetherall for the last four weeks of the campaign.

The player is still troubled by a groin injury, and although further surgery isn't necessary, the 30-year-old has been told not to play again this season.

Gerry Taggart returns to the Leicester side as captain tomorrow after recovering from a knee injury.

The Northern Ireland defender takes the armband from Matt Elliott, who'll miss the remaining four games of the season with a groin problem.

Midfielder Muzzy Izzet also won't play again this season either because of a calf strain.

West Ham manager Harry Redknapp is hoping striker Freddie Kanoute can shrug off a hip injury in time to face Leeds at Upton Park tomorrow.

Australian defender Hayden Foxe is available after international duty.

Aston Villa skipper Gareth Southgate is set to return to the side to face Southampton at Villa Park tomorrow.

The central defender was sidelined by a knee injury for Tuesday night's 3-3 draw with Charlton at The Valley.

He takes over from Alpay who misses the game as he is starting a two-match ban.