Source: Daily_Mail
ALL TEAM NEWS FOR THE BIG PREMIER LEAGUE KICK-OFF
SATURDAYAston Villa v WiganBlackburn v Man CityBolton v SunderlandChelsea v Hull (12.45)Everton v Arsenal (5.15)Portsmouth v FulhamStoke v BurnleyWolves v West HamSUNDAYMan Utd v Birmingham (1.30)Tottenham v Liverpool (4.0)3pm kick-off unless statedBlackburn Rovers v MANCHESTER CITYRoque Santa Cruz will miss the chance to make his Manchester City debutat former club Blackburn Rovers as the Barclays Premier League season beginstomorrow.[LNB]The £17.5million Paraguay striker is recovering from a kneeoperation and is expected to be out until September.[LNB]Another newforward recruit, £25m man Emmanuel Adebayor, will be assessedafter returning from international duty this week with a slight groininjury.[LNB] This time it's for real: Carlos Tevez (left) is in contention to make his competitive debut for Manchester City after taking on Celtic in a pre-season friendly[LNB]Former Manchester United star Carlos Tevez is in contention tomake his debut after overcoming a minor heel problem while CraigBellamy (knee) should also be fit. Vincent Kompany (toe) will miss thestart of the season while Michael Johnson (abdomen) is still at leasttwo weeks away.[LNB]Provisional squad: Given, Zabaleta, Dunne, Toure, Ben Haim,Onuoha, Bridge, De Jong, Barry, Ireland, Wright-Phillips, Weiss,Robinho, Adebayor, Bellamy, Tevez, Richards, Garrido, Etuhu, Vidal,McGivern, Petrov, Benjani, Taylor. [LNB][LNB] Explore more:People:Roque Santa Cruz, Emmanuel Adebayor, Carlos Tevez, CRAIG BELLAMY, Ben Haim, Vincent Kompany, RobinhoPlaces:Liverpool, Birmingham, Ireland
