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Saturday (League positions in brackets) Everton (16) v Derby (6) Everton have Nick Barmby struggling to recover from a hamstring…

Sat Feb 14 1998 - 00:00

Saturday (League positions in brackets) Everton (16) v Derby (6) Everton have Nick Barmby struggling to recover from a hamstring strain. John O'Kane is serving a twomatch ban and Tony Thomas replaces him. Centre backs Carl Tiler and Slaven Bilic return and Mitch Ward faces a late fitness test.

Rory Delap, a £500,000 signing from Carlisle, is set to make his Derby debut at right wingback in place of Gary Rowett. Costa Rican striker Paulo Wanchope returns from international duty and Christian Dailly replaces the injured Dean Yates at centre back.

Last season: Everton 1-0 Derby, Derby 0-1 Everton.

Last five League matches: Everton WWWDD, Derby LWDWL.

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Top scorers: Duncan Ferguson (Everton) 8; Francesco Baiano, Paulo Wanchope (Derby) 12.

Match odds: H Evens, A 9-4, D 9-4.

Referee: S W Dunn (Bristol).

Sheff Wed (14) v Liverpool (3)

Wednesday are likely to be without Andy Booth, who has a groin strain, and Ron Atkinson is set to pair Paolo Di Canio and Benito Carbone together up front.

Phil Babb (ankle) is set to miss out for Liverpool and midfield youngster David Thompson is added to the Reds' squad while goalkeeper David James has shaken off a flu bug to play.

Last season: Sheff Wed 1-1 Liverpool, Liverpool 0-1 Sheff Wed.

Last five League matches: Sheff Wed DWWDL, Liverpool WDWDL.

Top scorers: Paolo Di Canio (Sheff Wed) 10; Michael Owen (Liverpool) 14.

Match odds: H 7-4, A 5-4, D 9-4.

Referee: M D Reed (Birmingham).

Tottenham (17) v Leicester (9)

Tottenham strike trio Jurgen Klinsmann, Les Ferdinand and Steffen Iversen are all out injured and Chris Armstrong is not yet fit enough to play 90 minutes, which means either David Ginola or Jose Domingues may be pushed into a forward role. Clive Wilson and Allan Nielsen have both recovered from knocks.

Frenchman Pegguy Arphexad will be in goal for Leicester as Kasey Keller is on Gold Cup duty with the United States. Otherwise manager Martin O'Neill will name the side that beat Leeds 1-0 last weekend.

Last season: Tottenham 1-2 Leicester, Leicester 1-1 Tottenham.

Last five League matches: Tottenham DLWLW, Leicester DDDWW.

Top scorers: David Ginola (Tottenham) 8; Ian Marshall (Leicester) 8.

Match odds: H 5-4, A 7-4, D 9-4.

Referee: S J Lodge (Barnsley).

Odds supplied courtesy of William Hill