Negredo on the bench for City, Terry replaces Cole for Blues
Alvaro Negredo is named amongst the substitutes as Manchester City make six changes for the trip to Tottenham.
The Spain international missed the FA Cup win against Watford after injuring his shoulder in the Capital One Cup semi-final at West Ham and returns to the squad at White Hart Lane.
City boss Manuel Pellegrini has also included Joe Hart, Pablo Zabaleta, Vincent Kompany, Gael Clichy, Fernandinho and David Silva in his starting lineup.
Gylfi Sigurdsson replaces Nacer Chadli in Tottenham’s only alteration, with Lewis Holtby and Etienne Capoue included on the bench despite being heavily linked with a move before Friday’s transfer deadline.
Spurs v Man City Spurs: Lloris, Walker, Dawson, Chiriches, Rose, Bentaleb, Dembele, Lennon, Eriksen, Sigurdsson, Adebayor.
Subs: Soldado, Holtby, Capoue, Naughton, Defoe, Chadli, Friedel.
Man City: Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany, Demichelis, Clichy, Jesus Navas, Toure, Fernandinho, Silva, Dzeko, Aguero.
Subs: Lescott, Negredo, Kolarov, Rodwell, Pantilimon, Nastasic, Jovetic.
Referee: Andre Marriner (W Midlands)
Captain John Terry returns for Chelsea as Jose Mourinho’s men look for a victory over West Ham that would take them level on points with Premier League leaders Arsenal.
Terry is included as one of six changes following Sunday’s win over Stoke, with Ashley Cole among the players dropping out, while striker Demba Ba’s wait for a first Premier League start since October goes on as Samuel Eto’o begins a third straight game.
West Ham recruits Antonio Nocerino and Marco Borriello are named on the substitutes’ bench as the visitors make six changes following last week’s Capital One Cup semi-final loss to Manchester City, with Andy Carroll continuing up front.
Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta, Ramires, Mikel, Willian, Oscar, Hazard, Eto’o.
Subs: Cole, Luiz, Lampard, Schurrle, Ba, Matic, Schwarzer.
West Ham: Adrian, Demel, Tomkins, Collins, O’Brien, Diame, Noble, Downing, Nolan, Taylor, Carroll.
Subs: Borriello, Nocerino, McCartney, Jarvis, Morrison, Jaaskelainen, Carlton Cole.
Referee: Neil Swarbrick (Lancashire)
Controversial striker Nicolas Anelka is again in the starting line-up as West Brom take on derby rivals Aston Villa.
The much-travelled Frenchman, who was charged last week by the Football Association over his ’quenelle’ gesture, retains his place in the Baggies side while Victor Anichebe and Youssouf Mulumbu come in.
The hosts make a slight reshuffle for the Barclays Premier League clash at Villa Park as defender Matthew Lowton replaces the injured Gabriel Agbonlahor.
Aston Villa: Guzan, Lowton, Vlaar, Clark, Bertrand, Westwood, El Ahmadi, Delph, Bacuna, Weimann, Benteke.
Subs: Baker, Helenius, Albrighton, Steer, Sylla, Tonev, Holt.
West Brom: Foster, Reid, Lugano, Olsson, Ridgewell, Morrison, Yacob, Mulumbu, Brunt, Anichebe, Anelka.
Subs: Myhill, Dorrans, Amalfitano, Vydra, McAuley, Billy Jones, Berahino.
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear)
Lee Cattermole is conspicuous by his absence from the Sunderland squad for tonight’s Barclays Premier League clash with Stoke.
Cattermole, who has been linked with a move to the Britannia Stadium in recent days, is missing – although he did pick up a knock at the weekend – as manager Gus Poyet restores nine of the men he rested for the FA Cup victory over Kidderminster to his starting line-up.
Stoke counterpart Mark Hughes has handed a debut to January signing Peter Odemwingie and recalled Glenn Whelan, Charlie Adam and Oussama Assaidi in place of Marko Arnautovic, Wilson Palacios, Stephen Ireland and Jon Walters.
Sunderland: Mannone, Bardsley, O’Shea, Brown, Alonso, Larsson, Colback, Ki, Johnson, Altidore, Borini.
Subs: Ustari, Vergini, Gardner, Fletcher, Celustka, Giaccherini, Wickham.
Stoke: Begovic, Cameron, Shawcross, Wilson, Pieters, Nzonzi, Whelan, Odemwingie, Adam, Assaidi, Crouch.
Subs: Muniesa, Palacios, Arnautovic, Walters, Guidetti, Sorensen, Ireland.
Referee: Robert Madley (West Yorkshire)
