John Stones is in contention for Manchester City after recovering from a muscle problem and could make his first appearance since 8 April.

Fabian Delph is set to miss City’s last two games because of a leg injury.

West Brom are likely to be without influential defender Gareth McAuley, who was substituted with a thigh injury during Friday’s defeat by Chelsea.

Hal Robson-Kanu may again only be fit enough for a place on the bench after a recent hamstring injury.

Matt Phillips remains sidelined by a similar problem.

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Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has a full squad at his disposal for the club’s first game as league champions.

N’Golo Kante could return to the side having sat out the last two matches, while John Terry and Michy Batshuayi may also start.

Watford are set to be without defender Christian Kabasele, who injured his hamstring against Everton.

Tom Cleverley returns to the squad having been ineligible for Friday’s defeat against the Toffees.

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Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers will play against each other in the FA Cup 4th round in an early kick off on Saturday at Anfield.

Liverpool have been hunted since the beginning of the year 2017, having managed just 1 win in all competitions. Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool have drawn 3 of their 7 games this year and lost 3 times. This record have pushed them down to 4th place in the league table and keeping them 10 points behind leaders Chelsea. They will aim to win this game at Anfield and move into the 5th round of the competition.

Meanwhile, Wolves haven’t been in the best of form, they are currently 18th in the Championship table with 32 points. They will enter this game from a 3-1 defeat to Norwich City last weekend.

Wolves entered the 4th round of the FA Cup after a convincing 0-2 win against Premier League side Stoke City at Britannia Stadium. This time they are facing bigger threat and will need to put in more effort to achieve another win.

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The two Europa League debutants Southampton and Hapoel Be’er Sheva face-off at the St. Mary’s Stadium for a place in the first knock-out round of the competitions.

The group has been already won by Sparta Prague with 12 points, while Be’er Sheva and Southampton are second and third respectively with 7 points. While Inter Milan are eliminated after managing just 3 points from their 5 matches so far.

Hapoel Beer Sheva are only ahead of Southampton on the basis of a 0-0 draw in the first leg clash between the two on matchday 2. A draw by any score-line will certainly sent the Israeli outfit through, while Southampton must win to progress.

The Saints have won both their home fixtures in the group stage, 3-0 against Sparta on matchday 1 followed by a 2-1 win against Inter Milan. While they are win-less away from home. Beer Sheva on the other hand started the tournament with a 2-0 surprise win away at Inter Milan. They defeat the same side again on matchday 5, when they came back from 2 goals down to earn a priceless 3-2 win.

The first leg clash at the Turner Stadium on matchday 2 is the lone meeting between the two sides. Neither Southampton nor Hapoel Be’er Sheva had previously met clubs from their opponent’s country.

Clubs from England and Israel have met on 17 fixtures in the history of UEFA competitions. The English clubs dominated those fixtures bagging 11 wins and 4 draws and were beaten only twice 2 defeats. An Israeli club had never won in English soil with the 8 fixtures ending in 2 draws and 6 defeats

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Wayne Rooney will captain England in the World Cup qualifier against Scotland at Wembley on Friday.

The Manchester United forward was dropped for the 0-0 draw in Slovenia last month.

Scotland striker Steven Fletcher is a doubt after injuring a knee, but midfielder Scott Brown is expected to recover from a dead leg.

England are top of Group F with seven points from their three games, three ahead of fourth-placed Scotland.

On 31-year-old Rooney, England interim manager Gareth Southgate said: “He’s in a better place than for the last get-together in terms of sharpness and confidence.

“He’s an experienced player for a game like this and there is no hesitation to be playing him.”

Southgate said Arsenal forward Theo Walcott may “disappear off at any time” as his wife is pregnant.

Tottenham striker Harry Kane will be carefully assessed after ending a seven-week lay-off because of an ankle injury by scoring in Sunday’s 1-1 draw at Arsenal.

“The first thing we have to do with Harry is check how he is,” said Southgate. “It was great to see him back scoring and with a smile on his face at the end of the game.”

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