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Portsmouth can move off the bottom of the table with victory over fellow strugglers Hull City at the KC Stadium. Record signing Jimmy Bullard could start for Hull.The £5m midfielder made his first appearance in nine months as a substitute in Monday's loss at Fulham and then had another run-out in the reserves the following night.Defender Anthony Gardner is also back in contention after two months on the sidelines with a knee injury while captain Nick Barmby has overcome a calf problem.With Richard Garcia nearing fitness after a knee injury, Ian Ashbee (knee) is Hull's only major casualty. Portsmouth midfielder Michael Brown is suspended for his side's vital trip to Hull, following his red card against Tottenham Hotspur.Loan player Jamie O'Hara returns to the side as he was unable to play against his parent club last weekend, but the match comes too soon for Hermann Hreidarsson who is recovering from a foot tendon injury.Papa Bouba Diop and Richard Hughes remain absent with hamstring and hip problems respectively, despite turning out for the reserves in midweek.

Portsmouth go in search of their first points of the season as they travel to newly-promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers. Wolves team news Wolves will be without injured midfielder Segundo Castillo at Molineux. The Ecuador international sustained a hamstring injury during the 5-2 defeat by Sunderland at the Stadium of Light and was substituted at half-time. Castillo's replacement, Michael Kightly, could make his first ever Barclays Premier League start against Paul Hart's side. But midfielder Dave Jones is ruled out for two months after undergoing knee surgery. Portsmouth team news Defender Steve Finnan came through a reserve match against West Ham United in midweek and could make his debut. Finnan has been struggling with a hamstring injury since his summer switch from Espanyol and is yet to make a first-team appearance. Papa Bouba Diop has stepped up his training but is still suffering with a hamstring injury, along with Herman Hreidarsson.

With Manchester United not in action until the evening, Tottenham Hotspur have the chance to move level on points with the champions at the top of the Barclays Premier League. Bolton striker Johan Elmander is out of Saturday's Barclays Premier League meeting with Spurs at the Reebok Stadium. Elmander sustained a hamstring injury in Monday's reserve match that will keep him sidelined for at least 10 days, thereby also probably ruling him out of Sweden's World Cup qualifiers with Denmark and Albania next week. Manager Gary Megson has no other concerns as his side seek a third successive victory.

Enjoy the free streaming Champions League live between >>> Arsenal vs Partizan Belgrade live <<< on your PC on September 28, 2010, 18:45 GMT . Arsene Wenger has backed reserve keeper Lukasz Fabianski and the rest of his young Arsenal team to rise to the challenge when they take on Partizan Belgrade in what is set to be a highly-charged Champions League encounter in Serbia.

Aston Villa are second in the form table but that counts for nothing in local derbies when they visit Wolverhampton Wanderers. Wolves striker Chris Iwelumo returns to the squad after a lengthy absence.The Scottish international has been sidelined for six months with knee ligament damage and then a broken foot. Andrew Surman and Richard Stearman are also back in contention after recent injury lay-offs after a mid-week reserve outing but Stefan Maierhofer is suspended. Martin O'Neill has no fresh injury or suspension concerns. Full-back Luke Young returned to the squad for last weekend's 2-1 victory over Chelsea but failed to make it into the matchday 18 and will be hoping for inclusion this time around. Gabriel Agbonlahor should continue up front alongside John Carew, with Emile Heskey once again likely to start on the bench