England : Premier League injured & suspended list (with statistics)

Goalkeeper David James is to have shoulder surgery this week so that he will be fit for the start of next season. The 38-year-old missed Portsmouth's home match against Sunderland on Monday. Until Monday, he had played every minute of Portsmouth's Premier League season and helped them avoid relegation. James will also miss England's World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Kazakhstan next month.

Tottenham Hotspur have announced that Tom Huddlestone will undergo surgery on his knee. The 22-year-old midfielder has been carrying an injury for several months and has now been ruled out of Tottenham's final Premier League game of the season against Liverpool on Sunday. Huddlestone, who arrived from Derby in 2005, has played 31 games this season, scoring twice. His place in the England squad for this summer's UEFA European Under-21 Championship is also in doubt.

Goalkeeper Ben Foster will miss Manchester United's UEFA Champions League final against Barcelona after undergoing surgery on ruptured ligaments in his right thumb. The 26-year-old, who would have been an understudy to first-choice keeper Edwin Van Der Sar in Rome on 27 May, will be sidelined for at least nine weeks. Foster, who made his England debut against Slovakia in March, will also miss the World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Kazakhstan next month.

Manchester United will again be without Rio Ferdinand for Saturday's match against Arsenal. "Rio is still struggling with a calf strain," said manager Sir Alex Ferguson. "These niggles usually take a week to 10 days to clear up. Hopefully he'll be fit for Hull (next weekend) and the Champions League Final." Ferdinand has picked up a series of niggling injuries this season and has started just 24 of United's 36 Premier League games this season.

Manchester City will be without Robinho for Saturday's Premier League trip to Tottenham Hotspur. The Brazilian forward picked up a groin problem in last weekend's 2-0 defeat by Manchester United. Meanwhile, England winger Shaun Wright-Phillips will be fit to face Spurs after missing the last six games with a knee injury. Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City remain in the race for a place in next season's Europa League.

Middlesbrough must do without record signing Afonso Alves for the remainder of their relegation battle after he broke a metatarsal bone in his foot. The Brazilian striker broke his foot in Monday's 3-1 loss at Newcastle following a challenge by Nicky Butt and will miss the last two rounds of the Premier League season. Alves has scored four league goals this season.

Xabi Alonso will miss Liverpool's match at West Ham after failing to recover from a foot injury. The Spain international suffered bruising during the Reds' 3-0 win over Newcastle last Sunday."We think maybe in the next week he will be okay. We had an idea that he could be fit for this game but in the end it was impossible," said Rafa Benitez. Meanwhile, Javier Mascherano has overcome a twisted ankle and Fernando Torres has shaken off a hamstring problem, so the duo should both feature against the Hammers.

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Jamie O'Hara will miss the rest of the season after taking the decision to undergo surgery. The 22-year-old has been on the treatment table for the past two weeks as a result of a knee problem. O'Hara has started 15 games this season, making a further 13 appearances as a substitute and weighing in with four goals.

Gael Clichy will miss the rest of the season because of a back injury. The 23-year-old French defender was hurt during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg at Villarreal on April 7 and has missed Arsenal's last 10 matches. Russia forward Andrei Arshavin, who had a touch of flu on Thursday and missed training, should be fit to face Chelsea in the Premier League at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.

Midfieder Ian Ashbee will not play again this season due to a knee injury sustained in Monday's 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa. Tests revealed a ruptured posterior cruciate ligament. Ashbee has been with Hull City since the summer of 2002, making almost 250 appearances in all competitions to help the club rise to the English top-flight for the first time in their history.

Newcastle United have suspended midfielder Joey Barton until further notice. The 26-year-old was shown a straight red card for a wild tackle on Xabi Alonso during Newcastle's 3-0 defeat by Liverpool last weekend. Local media reported that he also had an angry confrontation with manager Alan Shearer after Sunday's match. With three games remaining, Barton will incur an automatic three-game suspension from the FA anyway for his red card, prematurely ending another controversial and injury-hit season.

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand could be available for next week's Champions League semifinal at Arsenal after tests cleared him of a cracked rib. "It's good news with Rio - it is not a cracked bone," Alex Ferguson said Friday. "He had a bit of bruising on the lung, which was why he was coughing up blood, but there has been nothing since then. Hopefully, we can get him ready for Tuesday. He seems almost back to normal." Ferdinand will not be risked in the Premier League leaders' match at Middlesbrough on Saturday.