West Brom forward Romelu Lukaku should be fit despite missing Belgium's win over Scotland with an ankle problem.
Youssouf Mulumbu also picked up an injury on international duty and is a doubt, while Jerome Thomas is not yet fit after a knee operation.
Manchester City's David Silva is absent due to the hamstring injury he suffered while playing for Spain.
Jack Rodwell also hurt his hamstring on international duty and joins Javi Garcia and Maicon on the sidelines.
MATCH PREVIEW
Although the lunchtime kick-off between Tottenham and Chelsea will undoubtedly dominate the build-up to the weekend's football, I think this match is comfortably the most attractive of the three o'clock fixtures.
West Brom have made a very impressive start to the season and it will be intriguing to see them try and protect their unbeaten start at home against the might of champions Manchester City.
Last season, Albion were the first team to stop City scoring in the league when they shared a 0-0 draw at the Hawthorns on Boxing Day. Ultimately it didn't affect City but after a less than convincing start to the defence of their title, manager Roberto Mancini will not want them to drop many more points.
Mancini proclaimed recently that City will retain their title, which is a bold statement and has heaped further pressure on his players so early on in the season. Every game must feel like a cup final for them now.
With so many of his squad spread around the world on international duty in the past week, Mancini has some important team selections to make, especially as they have a crucial Champions League clash with Ajax looming on Wednesday.
Mancini, though, will be boosted by the news that two of his strikers scored for their countries, with Mario Balotelli on target for Italy and Edin Dzeko scoring for Bosnia.
West Brom have some excellent strikers of their own in Peter Odemwingie, Shane Long, Romelu Lukaku and Marc-Antoine Fortune, and their goals have helped Albion enjoy their best start to a