Leicester remain without Robert Huth and Matty James, who continue their recovery from respective ankle and Achilles problems.

Vicente Iborra and Marc Albrighton will hope to earn recalls after being rested in midweek.

Crystal Palace midfielder Luka Milivojevic serves a one-game suspension.

Defenders Mamadou Sakho, Joel Ward and Timothy Fosu-Mensah are all ruled out by injuries.

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Not going well in the cricket, is it? Not going well at all! Someone must have set up a crowdfunding page to bring the boys back home already.

I knew it was bad news when I had a Whatsapp message waiting from my mate saying, "smoke", as in, it's all gone up in smoke.

Anyway, there is some direction to my rambling...

The England troops Down Under could well do with a figure like Roy Hodgson or Claude Puel to steady the ship after experiencing choppy waters.

So, onto today's talking point...

When have you had to step in to rescue a situation?

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Seven games to get stuck into today, here is what we have in the top-flight.

(15:00 GMT kick-offs unless stated otherwise)

Leicester v Crystal Palace (12:30)

Arsenal v Newcastle

Brighton v Burnley

Chelsea v Southampton

Stoke v West Ham

Watford v Huddersfield

Manchester City v Tottenham (17:30)

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We are closing in on the halfway stage of the Premier League season and the run of fixtures in the festive period can define a club's season.

Runaway leaders Manchester City, holders Chelsea and Europe-chasing Arsenal and Tottenham are all in action today.

At the bottom, Crystal Palace and West Ham both have opportunities to capitalise on their rivals.

A chance to move on up?