Liverpool v Wigan

Liverpool will give late fitness tests to Javier Mascherano and Glen Johnson after both picked up knocks in the loss to Arsenal on Sunday.

The Reds are optimistic Mascherano (thigh) will recover in time but Johnson may miss out, with Philipp Degen set to deputise at right-back.
Wigan midfielder Hendry Thomas is available after he served a suspension on Saturday.
It means manager Roberto Martinez has a full-strength squad at his disposal.

Burnley v Arsenal

Burnley have no new fitness concerns for Wednesday's game against Arsenal at Turf Moor.

Chris McCann, Martin Paterson and Jay Rodriguez remain long-term absentees.
Emmanuel Eboue is back after injury for Arsenal but Armand Traore is sidelined by the hamstring problem that forced him off against Liverpool on Sunday.
Midfielder Denilson is out with a back injury but boss Arsene Wenger is hopeful the Brazilian could return against Hull on Saturday.

Stockport 0 - 4 Torquay

Elliot Benyon grabbed a hat-trick to ease League Two Torquay into the third round of the FA Cup at Stockport's expense in the twice-postponed tie.

The striker opened the scoring early on, prodding in after keeper Owain fon Williams's kick fell into his path.
And Williams was again left red-faced for the second when his clearance hit Scott Rendell's knee and went in.
Benyon added a third when he guided Jake Thomson's cross home and then wrapped it up with a sweeping finish.

Sunderland 0 - 2 Aston Villa

Aston Villa underlined their top four aspirations with a clinical victory over Sunderland that lifts them above Arsenal and into third in the league.

Emile Heskey opened the scoring with a low drive and James Milner sealed an impressive win with a superb 25-yarder.
Stewart Downing and Ashley Young also hit the woodwork, but Sunderland were not overawed in a competitive game.
Andy Reid twice went close for them but Lorik Cana's late red card for a second booking summed up a frustrating night.
The defeat continues a frustrating run of form for an inconsistent Sunderland outfit, whose wins over Liverpool and Arsenal represent their only victories from their last nine league games.
But for Villa, victory pushes them to within five points of the Premier League summit and provides further weight to the argument that they, more than any side, have the potential to break the monopoly of the big four.

Man Utd 3 - 0 Wolverhampton

Mick McCarthy's vastly-changed Wolves survived for half an hour before losing out to a lacklustre Manchester United.

With 10 new faces from the team that beat Tottenham, Wolves fell behind to a Wayne Rooney penalty after Ronald Zubar handled Darron Gibson's corner.

Defender Nemanja Vidic soon made up for a wild volley by nodding in United's second from another Gibson corner.

An uninventive Wolves rarely threatened and Antonio Valencia fired in the third after clever work by Dimitar Berbatov.

After their shock defeat by Aston Villa, United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will be pleased with the three points which draw them level on points with leaders Chelsea, but the flat performance might give him a few concerns.

The talking point before kick-off could have been Ferguson's previous 899 league games in charge, but instead it was the visitors' surprising line-up that caught the attention.

After Saturday's 1-0 win at Tottenham, the Wolves team sheet revealed 10 changes by manager McCarthy with goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann the only survivor from their White Hart Lane heroics.

Premier League rules state that clubs should "field a full strength team", although the governing body told BBC Radio 5 live it was unlikely they would launch any investigation into the Old Trafford match.

These are worrying times for Wolves with this defeat pushing them back into the bottom three after Bolton saw off West Ham on Tuesday night.

Despite regulars Stephen Ward, Jody Craddock, Richard Stearman and Nenad Milijas all being absent from the squad, McCarthy's team of unfamiliar faces justified their selection at the start as they shut out United's strike partnership of Rooney and the recalled Berbatov.

After firing a one-on-one at Hahnemann's legs and then seeing a deflected shot dribble just wide of the post, Rooney finally got the all-important opener with a penalty on the half-hour to settle the early jitters.

Gibson's corner looped into the box and, as Zubar leaped with the towering Vidic, the Wolves defender flapped with his arm and referee Steve Bennett pointed to the spot.

Bolton 3 - 1 West Ham

West Ham keeper Robert Green's sloppy error helped Bolton beat the Hammers and climb out of the bottom three.

Bolton had taken the lead when Chung-Yong Lee played a one-two with Ivan Klasnic and dinked in a shot, before Alessandro Diamanti fired in to level.
But Green spilled a Gary Cahill shot in front of Klasnic, who pounced to score from point-blank range.
Cahill nodded in at the far post to add to Bolton's lead and increase West Ham's relegation fears.
Green - who hopes to be in England's World Cup squad next year - had stressed the importance of the game with both clubs in the bottom three ahead of the fixture.
And the tension of the situation appeared to have more of an impact on the visitors.
The Hammers, who have the uncertainty of financial problems and a possible takeover hanging over them, can usually be expected to produce neat and tidy football under manager Gianfranco Zola but even this deserted them for the most part at the Reebok Stadium.

Birmingham 2 - 1 Blackburn

Birmingham City's impressive Premier League campaign hit new heights as they moved into sixth place with a deserved win over Blackburn Rovers at St Andrews.

Cameron Jerome was the spearhead with a scrambled early strike and a resounding low finish just after the interval to give Birmingham their fifth successive league victory.
Ryan Nelsen's 69th-minute goal gave Blackburn hope - and that was extended by Chucho Benitez's incredible miss from six yards in the closing minutes that increased the tension around St Andrews after Birmingham looked to be cruising to victory.
Birmingham's winning run is a club record in the Premier League and well-merited reward for manager Alex McLeish's shrewd work in the summer transfer market that has set the perfect platform for the rest of the season.
Jerome has been short of goals since Birmingham's return to the top flight, but McLeish has kept faith with the England Under-21 striker and used his programme notes to insist it was only a matter of time before he was on the mark.