Aberdeen will be missing striker Lovell but Diamond and Smith returns. Hibernian will be missing Brown. Hibernian have enough talents to match the Hosts.

Pick: Hibernian 0

Lyon's Coach Gerard Houllier may rotate his squad ahead of the Champions League fixture against Dynamo Kiev. Nancy's Cedric Lecluse is omitted from Nancy's 18-man squad because of adductor muscle problems.

Pick: Nancy +1 1/4

Heerenveen's Danijel Pranjic doubtful, Thomas Prager has a knee injury and Niklas Tarvajarvi is also out. Ajax have a poor record at the Abe Lenstra Stadium but is in awesome form ahead of this game.

Pick: Ajax -1/2

West Brom 's Kevin Phillips is doubtful. Darren Carter and Neil Clement will play no part. Wolves' Carl Cort, Jackie McNamara and Denes Rosa may be back.

Pick: West Brom -1/2

No major changes expected from Wigan. David Cotterill, Ryan Taylor and Steve McMillan are unavailable. Man City's Sylvain Distin, Claudio Reyna and Hatem Trabelsi should all recover from minor knocks but Darius Vassell and DaMarcus Beasley are out .

Pick: Wigan -1/4

Chelsea's Cech and Cudicini are out and third-string keeper Henrique Hilario will make his Chelsea debut, with Belgian rookie Yves Makabu Ma Kalambay on the bench. Barcelona's Samuel Eto'o is out with a long-term knee injury and is expected to be replaced by Eidur Gudjohnsen.

Pick: Barcelona 0

Lille welcome back Peter Odemwingie but Yohan Cabaye (knee) is doubtful and Mathieu Debuchy (knee) is out. AEK's Emerson will be back but Vladan Ivic and Traianos Dellas remain sidelined.

Pick: Lille -1

Cristiano Ronaldo and Gary Neville look set to be involved in the match against FC Copenhagen. The only major doubt for United is Gabriel Heinze, who is still struggling with a hamstring strain.

Pick: Man Utd -1 3/4

AZ Alkmaar will have to do without Gijs Luirink, who has a broken cheekbone. ADO are still waiting for their season to get off the ground after losing all five of their games.

Pick: AZ Alkmaar -2

Utrecht have won 6 of their last seven meetings with the Amsterdammers at the Stadion Galgenwaard. The Hosts will be without winger Nassir Maachi, while defenders Alje Schut, Sander Keller and Etienne Shew-Atjon are carrying injuries. Ajax's Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Nicolea Mitea will not make the trip.

Pick: Utrecht +1/2

St Etienne have failed to win their last 3 matches and will be eager to get 3 ponts at home. Striker Frederic Piquionne is looking forward to playing against his hometown club. PSG have several injury worries Sammy Traore (adductors), Bernard Mendy (arm) and Bonaventure Kalou (rib) are all doubtful.

Pick: St Etienne -1/4

Falkirk will be without midfielder Liam Craig, Stephen O'Donnell, defender Craig Ireland and striker Graham Barrett for the visit of Celtic. Celtic striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink will be out and Craig Beattie is in line to make his first start in the SPL this season.

Pick: Celtic -1 1/2

Fiorentina are likely to showcase Reginaldo, Adrian Mutu and Luca Toni in an attack-minded formation. Catania will be without Giuseppe Mascara but could open the door for Giuseppe Colucci.

Pick: Fiorentina -1 1/4

Real Madrid will have Ivan Helguera back, but his fellow defenders Michel Salgado, Francisco Pavon and Cicinho are all out injured. Atletico Madrid look like sticking with the majority of the side which downed Sevilla.

Pick: Atletico Madrid +3/4

Racing Santander played well against Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Getafe. Celta will be without the service of Angel Lopez, Garcia and Guayre. A draw is likely but been at home Racing Santander have a slight advantage.

Pick: Racing Santander 0

Norwich striker Darren Huckerby is expected to make his long-awaited return. Burnley defender Wayne Thomas will miss the trip to Norwich through suspension. Goalkeeper Danny Coyne is still not being considered for selection.

Pick: Norwich -1/2