Laws relying on Fletcher return
Brian Laws is confident key striker Steven Fletcher will be fit for Burnley's relegation showdown at home to Wolves on Saturday.
Laws says the player, who has missed the Clarets' last two matches after breaking his hand while on international duty with Scotland, has a "great chance" of playing against Mick McCarthy's men at Turf Moor after coming through training without any problems.
"Fletcher still has a great chance," Laws said.
"He just missed out on Wednesday (against Stoke), but another couple of days under his belt on the training ground might give him a great chance for Saturday, for sure.
"He's a great player for us and we're better for him in it (the team) than out of it."
Laws is hoping Fletcher's return will mean more goals in the run-in to the campaign as Burnley look to save themselves from the drop.
"You look at Wolves and they were free-scoring last season. Burnley were free-scoring last season, couldn't stop scoring," Laws added.
"But we're in a division now that doesn't allow you that many opportunities, so therefore goals that do come are precious.
"If you do have someone who can score goals for you he is a key member of your team, like Fletcher."
Rovers without duo for Spurs
Blackburn are set to be without Ryan Nelsen and Vince Grella for Saturday's trip to Tottenham with knee and calf injuries respectively.
New Zealand international Nelsen has been out of action with the knee injury since Rovers 3-0 victory over Bolton and will once again have to watch from the stands having failed to shake off the problem.
Joining Nelsen on the sidelines will be Grella who is still struggling with the calf injury he picked in a reserve game on Monday night.
The only good news for Sam Allardyce's side is that David Dunn came through the same game on Monday unscathed and could start in place of Grella at White Hart Lane.
Vaughan secures loan exit
Leicester have beaten Derby in the race to sign Everton striker James Vaughan on an initial one-month loan deal.
The 21-year-old, who has made 10 appearances for David Moyes' side this season, scoring twice, has been allowed to move to the Foxes on loan to give him some regular action in the Championship.
Vaughan, who was at Derby on loan earlier in the season but managed just two appearances due to injury, will go straight into the Leicester squad for Saturday's clash against Cardiff at the Walkers Stadium.
There was considerable interest in the striker, with Derby said to be keen to re-sign the youngster but Leicester secured the deal - much to the delight of chairman Milan Mandaric.
"James is a proper player," he said. "It wasn't simple. The player was wanted by other teams.
"I have a good relationship with the Everton chairman and I said to him that my manager would like the player and your manager wants him to get additional experience so let's close the deal."
McCarthy could go same again
Wolves boss Mick McCarthy is set to name an unchanged side once again for Saturday's relegation showdown at Burnley.
McCarthy is being tipped to name the same side for the fifth successive match at Turf Moor after being impressed with his side's display in the 1-0 defeat at home to Manchester United last weekend.
Striker Stefan Maierhofer is fit after getting over an ankle injury suffered but it seems he will only make the bench at best while the clash looks like coming too soon for midfielder Dave Edwards.
He is back in training after three months on the sidelines with an ankle problem but is not expected to return until next weekend's derby trip to Aston Villa.
Gunners ace
out of Hull trip
Arsenal are set to be without captain Cesc Fabregas again for the trip to Hull while Tomas Rosicky and Sol Campbell are both doubtful.
The Spain international picked up a hamstring injury in last week's victory over Burnley and, despite reports he could have been fit for Porto in midweek, he missed out as the Gunners ran out 5-0 winners.
Samir Nasri is set to continue his role in the centre of the park for Arsenal with manager Arsene Wenger claiming there is very little chance Fabregas will be fit for the trip to the KC Stadium.
"But [Fabregas'] chances of playing are 0.5 per cent - that means unless a miracle happens, he will not play. At the moment, he is out of Saturday's game," Wenger told the club's website.
Arsenal could also be without Tomas Rosicky after he picked up a problem against Porto while Sol Campbell and Bacary Sagna could miss the trip north through fatigue and an ankle injury respectively.
Arsenal are already without Robin van Persie, Kieran Gibbs, Aaron Ramsey and Johan Djourou while Wenger revealed on Friday that it could be a while before William Gallas returns to action after he broke down in training on his way back from a calf injury.
"Calves sometimes are a mystery. It came back twice. It's that the injury is much worse, it's that we have to be cautious with it. We pushed him a bit and he was in a hurry. But we have to be cautious this time, to take a little bit more time than we would do," he added.
Wenger rules out jumping ship
Arsene Wenger has told Real Madrid not to bother trying to lure him to the Bernabeu in the summer as his focus is totally on Arsenal.
The Frenchman has been heavily linked with a switch to Real in the past and his name has once again been rumoured as a possible replacement for Manuel Pellegrini with the former Villarreal manager thought to be on the verge of getting the sack.
Despite spending 204million euros in the summer, Los Galacticos were once again eliminated at the last-16 stage of the Champions League this week by Lyon.
Despite currently sitting top of La Liga, Pellegrini's position is under threat and should he get the sack Real president Florentino Perez is believed to have lined up Wenger as a possible replacement.
However, the Gunners boss has ruled out any move away from the Emirates Stadium this summer, insisting he has no intentions of breaking his contract with the north Londoners.
"Leave me alone. I am always going to stay to the end of my contract and I am going (to stay at Arsenal) until 2011. There is no way I am going to break it," said Wenger.
"For me, it is the worst possible moment to come back on that. At the moment my focus is fully on Hull City (on Saturday) they may be less glamorous than Real Madrid, but they are much more important in my life at the moment."
