Crystal Palace recall Marouane Chamakh, who has been out with a broken nose, but Yannick Bolasie only makes the bench after returning from the Africa Cup of Nations.

Captain Mile Jedinak is again absent having returned from the Asian Cup with an ankle injury.

Newcastle midfielder Cheick Tiote is sidelined with an ankle injury picked on international duty with Ivory Coast.

Vurnon Anita drops to the bench after starting Sunday's draw with Stoke.

Crystal Palace XI: Speroni; Ward, Delaney, Hangeland, Kelly; McArthur, Ledley, Puncheon, Zaha; Sanogo, Chamakh.

Newcastle XI: Krul; Janmaat, Coloccini, Williamson, Haidara; Colback, Sissoko; Cabella, Perez, Gouffran; Cisse.

Our first game of the night is under way. Can the Yellow Submarine shut down Lionel Messi and co?

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The Tony Pulis effect is well and truly kicking into gear at The Hawthorns and Swansea captain Ashley Williams expects a tougher game as a result tonight.

Pulis, 57, led Crystal Palace to safety last season and he replaced Alan Irvine at the Hawthorns on 1 January.

The Baggies have lost one of the seven games since the Welshman took charge.

"Tony Pulis is there now and we all know what sort of manager he is, so we know it's going to be a tough game," Williams said.

"What you know with his sides is that they're going to be organised and very difficult to beat.

"I'm sure he's trying to implement that there, and it's about us trying to break them down. But they're at home so they should come out a little bit and hopefully it's a good game."

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Fahad Khan: They should ban the two-team scarves or, even better, ban the Mickey Mouse supporters wearing them!

Chris O Siadhail: Things that should be banned include players wearing gloves, players wearing long sleeve shirts, coloured boots...

Sajid Qureshi: I would ban the belittling handshakes before the final whistle.

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Juan Cuadrado is handed his first Chelsea start alongside Loic Remy in attack. Cesc Fabregas is only deemed fit enough for the bench, but Oscar is not even in the squad. Kurt Zouma is preferred to Gary Cahill as John Terry's central defensive partner.

Tim Howard returns to the Everton goal following a calf injury, while Ross Barkley and Aaron Lennon replace Kevin Mirallas and James McCarthy.

Chelsea XI: Cech; Ivanovic, Zouma, Terry, Azpilicueta; Ramires, Matic; Cuadrado, Willian, Hazard; Remy

Everton XI: Howard, Coleman, Stones, Jagielka, Oviedo, Barry, Besic, Barkley, Lennon, Naismith, Lukaku.

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It's never dull at Old Trafford under Louis van Gaal, is it? Unless you've spent the last 24 hours in a darkened cave, you'll know all about his tactics dossier which disputed the Reds' long-ball tactics against West Ham. The charges were levelled by Big Sam, who should have got the dossier in the post today, providing LvG paid for a first-class stamp.

You can watch LvG's entertaining news conference. But what we really want to know is, is Van Gaal cracking up? Or was he right to take Big Sam to task?

Manchester United make two changes to the side that started the 1-1 draw at West Ham on Sunday, Paddy McNair and Jonny Evans replacing Luke Shaw, who is suspended, and Antonio Valencia. Midfielder Juan Mata is again on the bench.

Burnley make one change, Michael Kightly replacing injured midfielder Dean Marney.

Where do you stand on the Wayne Rooney debate? Is he better deployed up front or in midfield?

Captain Rooney, 29, has not scored in eight games in all competitions since being played in midfield, prompting criticism from some fans.

Will he be played there every week now? Not according to Louis van Gaal: "It can change every week," said Dutchman Van Gaal. "It is dependable on the circumstances."

Peter Crouch returns to the starting line-up for Stoke. The striker was on the bench for the 1-1 draw with Newcastle last time out but came on to score the late equaliser and he replaces Jon Walters, who misses out because of a knee injury. Meanwhile, Stephen Ireland and Marc Wilson also start.

For Manchester City, Sergio Aguero leads the line while Eliaquim Mangala and Aleks Kolarov return to the starting line-up.

Is Manuel Pellegrini under pressure? Diego Simeone has been touted as a possible replacement this week, but the City manager says he is not feeling any extra heat despite his side slipping to seven points behind Chelsea in the title race.

"We are in a normal position, we are involved in the Champions League and if we win at Stoke we will be one point less than we had last season," said Pellegrini., external "We have more important things to think about than pressure."

Next question.

Tonight sees Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku back at Stamford Bridge after completing a permanent move to Everton last summer.

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The 21-year-old made just 10 appearances in the Premier League for Chelsea - he was never really given a chance - but has bagged 39 in the last three seasons for West Brom and Everton.

Jose Mourinho said: "He proves every weekend that he's a good player. Nobody has doubts at Chelsea that he's a good player. We know Romelu is a good player.

"We don't sell garbage; we sell top players. We sell top players, we get top fees. Without top fees we don't sell them, we keep them.

"That's football. That's life. That's the market. The player wishes sometimes to be in clubs where they become clearly the first option.

"If he's happy, that's good. He wanted to play all the time."

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho on new signing Juan Cuadrado - who starts tonight: "I would like to give him more time to adapt, to play 15-20 minutes, to learn how to play football in this team, but because we are having some problems in this moment, his time to start a game arrived at an early stage.

"Let's see what he can do for us."

BBC Radio 5 live

As there's such a smorgasbord of footballing action in store, 5 live Sport goes around the grounds this evening, in the company of former England winger Trevor Sinclair, ex-Scotland midfielder Stuart McCall and Bolton manager Neil Lennon.

At least, we think it's Neil Lennon...

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Alan Pardew opens up about his Newcastle time in his Crystal Palace programme notes, saying he felt his time was 'unfairly judged'.

"Much was muttered and written during my time in the North East," Pardew wrote., external "As this is the first chance I have had to talk directly to the Newcastle supporters and the players who worked so hard for me since my departure, it is a great opportunity to reflect on a period that was much discussed and unfairly judged in my opinion.

"If you look at the net spend we had in my time at Newcastle, you can only conclude it was a successful period because the club I left are established in the Premier League with a platform to go to the next level. It is a legacy that I am proud to have on my record."

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You can't ban drop balls Chris! I want more drop balls if anything.

Ah, well done everyone. We asked you for what in football you would ban, and you're all coming up trumps:

Antony Potts: I would ban that ridiculous heart shaped hand gesture that Bale, et al do. It's rubbish.

Chris Morgan: It's got to be drop balls and the 'additional referees' in Champions League games!

Kaspar Larsen: Ban players wailing about in agony, only to be perfectly fine after a trip to the sideline. It's disgraceful.

Keep 'em coming, folks...

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He may be known as one of the wiliest football managers in the Premier League, but West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis has been outwitted by a player from Northern Ireland's third division.

Limavady United midfielder Blain Morrison hoodwinked Pulis with an impersonation of fellow countryman and Bolton Wanderers boss Neil Lennon during a prank call.

When the Welshman returned his phone message he coaxed him into believing Lennon was making a loan bid for Northern Ireland international defender Gareth McAuley.

During the call, Pulis was not in the mood for letting the Larne man leave The Hawthorns however, describing him as a "top lad".

Stoke: Begovic, Cameron, Wollscheid, Muniesa, Bardsley, Nzonzi, Whelan, Arnautovic, Diouf, Moses, Crouch. Subs: Palacios, Adam, Sidwell, Butland, Dionatan, Wilkinson, Shenton.

Man City: Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany, Mangala, Kolarov, Fernandinho, Fernando, Milner, Silva, Nasri, Aguero. Subs: Sagna, Dzeko, Caballero, Jesus Navas, Lampard, Demichelis, Jovetic.

Referee: Lee Mason (Lancashire)

Man Utd: De Gea, McNair, Jones, Evans, Rojo, Blind, Rooney, Januzaj, Di Maria, van Persie, Falcao. Subs: Mata, Smalling, Ander Herrera, Valencia, Fellaini, Valdes, Wilson.

Burnley: Heaton, Trippier, Keane, Shackell, Mee, Kightly, Arfield, Jones, Boyd, Barnes, Ings. Subs: Lafferty, Duff, Wallace, Vokes, Reid, Jutkiewicz, Gilks.

Referee: Kevin Friend (Leicestershire)