Arsenal v Swansea (Saturday, 15.00)

Arsene Wenger is expected to introduce a host of new signings as Arsenal take on Swansea at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. Per Mertesacker, Andre Santos, Yossi Benayoun and Mikel Arteta should all feature against Brendan Rodgers’ team, while South Korean captain Park Chu-young is waiting on a work permit.

Alex Song and Gervinho remain banned, although Emmanuel Frimpong is available for selection once more. Tomas Rosicky is out with a knee injury, with Thomas Vermaelen, Jack Wilshere and Abou Diaby all longer term absentees.

New Swansea signing Federico Bessone is available but the club is waiting for clearance on deadline day purchases Darnel Situ and Rafik Halliche.

Captain Garry Monk is out with a foot injury, while Alan Tate’s broken leg – sustained in a golf buggy accident – will keep him out in the long term.

Teams:

Arsenal (from): Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs, Arshavin, Ramsey, Frimpong, Arteta, Walcott, Van Persie, Fabianski, Santos, Park, Benayoun, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Chamakh, Miquel.

Swansea (from): Vorm, Williams, Taylor, Britton, Orlandi, Graham, Sinclair, Dyer, Dobbie, Routledge, Cotterill, Lita, Moore, Bessone, Moreira, Rangel, Agustien, Gower, Butler, Tremmel.

Everton v Aston Villa (Saturday, 15.00)

Darren Bent is expected to face Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday, after the striker overcame the groin injury that kept him out of England’s Euro 2012 victories over Bulgaria and Wales.

Richard Dunne is available despite needing four stitches in a facial wound, suffered while single-handedly repelling the Russian attack for Ireland last Tuesday.

Alan Hutton and Jermaine Jenas could both play after signing for the club on transfer deadline day.

Seamus Coleman is back in Everton’s squad after recovering from an ankle ligament injury, forward Magaye Gueye is back from a broken toe and Leighton Baines is fit after the hamstring problem that kept him out of the Wales match.

David Moyes is unlikely to start new signings Denis Stracqualarsi and Royston Drenthe, though both players are included in the squad.

Teams:

Everton (from): Howard, Neville, Distin, Jagielka, Baines, Coleman, Barkley, Fellaini, Osman, Rodwell, Drenthe, Cahill, Stracqualursi, Mucha, Hibbert, Baxter, Gueye, Bilyaletdinov, Vellios.

Aston Villa (from): Given, Guzan, Hutton, Herd, Dunne, Collins, Warnock, N’Zogbia, Petrov, Jenas, Bannan, Delph, Petrov, Ireland, Albrighton, Bent, Heskey, Agbonlahor, Delfouneso.

Man City v Wigan (Saturday, 15.00)

Samir Nasri is included in the Manchester City squad for the clash against Wigan despite breaking a bone in his hand while on international duty with France.

Gareth Barry (ankle) will have a fitness test and Nigel de Jong could be missing for another fortnight with a foot injury.

Owen Hargreaves is not yet match fit but Kolo Toure has completed his six-months drugs ban and is in the squad.

Wigan could introduce three new signings in the shape of Shaun Maloney, Albert Crusat and Patrick van Aanholt. All nine of Wigan’s international contingent came back unscathed during the week, with Steve Gohouri and Antolin Alcaraz the only absentees with calf and thigh injuries respectively.

Teams:

Manchester City (from): Hart, Richards, Kompany, Lescott, Clichy, Zabaleta, Savic, Kolarov, K Toure, Barry, Milner, Johnson, Y Toure, Silva, Nasri, Aguero, Dzeko, Balotelli, Tevez, Pantilimon, Taylor.

Wigan (from): Al Habsi, Caldwell, Boyce, Figueroa, Lopez, Watson, Diame, Moses, Gomez, Rodallega, Di Santo, Jones, Stam, Van Aanholt, McArthur, McCarthy, Thomas, Sammon, Maloney, Crusat, Kirkland.

Stoke v Liverpool (Saturday, 15.00)

Craig Bellamy is expected to start his second spell as a Liverpool player on the bench against Stoke City, while Peter Crouch prepares to face his former side for Tony Pulis’ men.

Steven Gerrard is on the brink of a return but will not be risked this weekend, though Glen Johnson is in contention after recovering from a hamstring injury.

As well as Crouch, other new Stoke signings Cameron Jerome and Wilson Palacios may start.

Teams:

Stoke (from): Begovic, Wilson, Huth, Shawcross, Upson, Wilkinson, Whelan, Whitehead, Diao, Etherington, Walters, Jones, Sorensen, Shotton, Arismendi, Woodgate, Pennant, Delap, Crouch, Palacios, Jerome.

Liverpool (from): Reina, Johnson, Carragher, Agger, Enrique, Adam, Lucas, Henderson, Downing, Kuyt, Suarez, Doni, Skrtel, Robinson, Flanagan, Shelvey, Spearing, Rodriguez, Bellamy, Carroll.

Sunderland v Chelsea (Saturday, 15.00)

Raul Meireles could make his Chelsea debut as Andre Villas Boas’ side travels to play Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.

Meireles joined the Blues from Liverpool in the last moments of the transfer window and could line up alongside Petr Cech, David Luiz and Daniel Sturridge, all returning from injury or suspension in the latter’s case.

Nicklas Bendtner could make his first appearance for Sunderland after he completed his move from Arsenal, though he will not partner Asamoah Gyan. The Ghana international has a hamstring injury.

Craig Gordon, Fraizer Campbell and David Meyler are all out with knee injuries, while John O’Shea suffered a calf strain on Ireland duty and will play no part.

Teams:

Sunderland (from): Mignolet, Westwood, Bardsley, Brown, Richardson, Turner, Bramble, Laing, Cattermole, Gardner, Vaughan, Colback, Elmohamady, Bendtner, Sessegnon, Wickham, Ji, Cook.

Chelsea (from): Cech, Ivanovic, Bosingwa, Ferreira, Terry, Luiz, Alex, Cole, Mikel, Romeu, McEachran, Lampard, Ramires, Meireles, Mata, Malouda, Torres, Anelka, Sturridge, Kalou, Lukaku, Hilario

Wolves v Tottenham (Saturday, 15.00)

Both Emmanuel Adebayor and Scott Parker will make their Tottenham debuts against Wolves at Molineux on Saturday.

Rafael van der Vaart has resumed running after a hamstring injury but will not travel to the Midlands, while Sandro (knee), William Gallas (calf) and Steven Pienaar (groin) remain sidelined.

There was better news regarding central defender Ledley King, who is in the squad after making good progress in his recovery from injury.

Wolves, meanwhile, hope to name the same side for the fourth successive match as long as winger Matt Jarvis recovers from a slight injury.

Teams:

Wolves (from): Hennessey, Elokobi, Stearman, Craddock, Kightly, Henry, Fletcher, Ward, Hunt, Ikeme, Johnson, Berra, Jarvis, Vokes, Hammill, Milijas, Zubar, O’Hara, Doyle, De Vries, Foley, Guedioura.

Tottenham (from): Gomes, Friedel, Cudicini, Bale, Kaboul, Bassong, Dawson, Corluka, Walker, King, Assou-Ekotto, Parker, Huddlestone, Lennon, Modric, Kranjcar, Livermore, Townsend, Pavlyuchenko, Defoe, Dos Santos, Adebayor.

Bolton v Man United (Saturday, 17.30)

Javier Hernandez is likely to start his first match of the season for Manchester United as the champions travel to play Bolton on Saturday evening.

Danny Welbeck is out with a hamstring injury so the Mexican is primed to play alongside Wayne Rooney in attack.

Nemanja Vidic and Rafael remain sidelined, with manager Alex Ferguson expected to make few changes from the side that walloped Arsenal 8-2 a fortnight ago.

David Ngog, Gael Kakuta and Dedryck Boyata could all make their Bolton debuts after joining from Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City respectively, but midfielder Stuart Holden is still some way from full fitness. Lee Chung-yong, Tyrone Mears (both broken leg), Marcos Alonso (broken metatarsal) and Sam Ricketts (Achilles) are all long-term absentees.

Teams:

Bolton (from): Bogdan, Steinsson, Robinson, Cahill, Muamba, Eagles, Tuncay, Petrov, Knight, Kevin Davies, Mark Davies, Klasnic, Reo Coker, Blake, Pratley, Jaaskelainen, Wheater, Boyata, Kakuta, Ngog.

Manchester United (from): De Gea, Lindegaard, Smalling, Ferdinand, Jones, Evra, Evans, Fabio, Nani, Park, Cleverley, Anderson, Carrick, Fletcher, Giggs, Young, Valencia, Rooney, Berbatov, Diouf, Owen, Macheda, Hernandez.