The Premier League clubs have announced their 25-man squads – with none of the major casualties that were expected.
The major shock was Manchester United including Owen Hargreaves, even though the injury-plagued midfielder has managed only three appearances in the last two years.
As expected Jonathan Woodgate was omitted from Tottenham’s list, while other notable absentees included West Brom’s Luke Moore and Wolves’ Michael Kightly.
Chelsea, Liverpool, Aston Villa and Everton named less than 25 players, while a summer clear-out at Manchester City allowed Roberto Mancini to sidestep a potential controversy and include all of his big names.
ARSENAL
Keepers: Manuel Almunia, Lukasz Fabianski, Vito Mannone,
Defenders: Gael Clichy, Johan Djourou, Laurent Koscielny, Bacary Sagna, Alex Song, Sebastien Squillaci, Thomas Vermaelen
Midfielders: Andrey Arshavin, Denilson, Abou Diaby, Emmanuel Eboue, Cesc Fabregas, Samir Nasri, Tomas Rosicky
Strikers: Nicklas Bendtner, Marouane Chamakh, Robin Van Persie
ASTON VILLA
Keepers: Brad Friedel, Brad Guzan.
Defenders: James Collins, Carlos Cuellar, Curtis Davies, Habib Beye, Richard Dunne, Eric Lichaj, Stephen Warnock, Luke Young. Midfielders: Stewart Downing, Jonathan Hogg, Stephen Ireland, Isaiah Osbourne, Stiliyan Petrov, Nigel Reo-Coker, Moustapha Salifou, Steve Sidwell, Ashley Young. Strikers: Gabriel Agbonlahor, John Carew, Emile Heskey.
BLACKBURN
Goalkeeper: Paul Robinson, Frank Fielding, Jason Brown,l Mark Bunn Defenders: Martin Olsson, Chris Samba, Gael Givet, Ryan Nelsen, Brett Emerton, Pascal Chimbonda, Michel Salgado Midfielders: David Dunn, El-Hadji Diouf, Vince Grella, Morten Gamst Pedersen,Steven Nzonzi, Keith Andrews Strikers: Nikola Kalinic, Mame Biram Diouf, Jason Roberts, Benjani.
BIRMINGHAM CITY
Keepers: Maik Taylor, Colin Doyle, Ben Foster
Defenders: Stephen Carr, Roger Johnson, Liam Ridgewell, David Murphy, Scott Dann, Stuart Parnaby, Martin Jiranek
Midfielders: Lee Bowyer, Sebastian Larsson, Barry Ferguson, Alexander Hleb, Craig Gardner, Keith Fahey, James O'Shea, Jean Beausejour, Michel
Strikers: Kevin Phillips, Cameron Jerome, Garry O'Connor, Matt Derbyshire, James McFadden, Nikola Zigic
BLACKBURN ROVERS
Keepers: Paul Robinson, Jason Brown, Frank Fielding, Mark Bunn
Defenders: Chris Samba, Gael Givet, Ryan Nelsen, Michel Salgado, Pascal Chimbonda, Martin Olsson
Midfielders: David Dunn, El-Hadji Diouf, Morten Gamst Pedersen, Keith Andrews, Brett Emerton, Vince Grella, Steven Nzonzi
Strikers: Nikola Kalinic, Mame Biram Diouf, Jason Roberts, Benjani
BOLTON WANDERERS
Keepers: Adam Bogdan, Jussi Jaaskelainen, Ali Al Habsi (on loan to Wigan).
Defenders: Gary Cahill, Zat Knight, Paul Robinson, Andy O'Brien, Joey O'Brien, Jlloyd Samuel, Gretar Steinsson, Sam Ricketts,
Midfielders: Robbie Blake, Sean Davis, Fabrice Muamba, Martin Petrov, Tamir Cohen, Mark Davies, Ricardo Gardner, Stuart Holden, Chung-Yong Lee,
Strikers: Kevin Davies, Johan Elmander, Ivan Klasnic, Matt Taylor,
BLACKPOOL
Keepers: Richard Kingson, Matt Gilks
Defenders: Alex Baptiste, Chris Basham, Stephen Crainey, Daniel Coid, Neal Eardley, Robert Edwards, Ian Evatt, Dekel Keinan, David Carney
Midfielders: Charlie Adam, Elliot Grandin, David Vaughan, Ishmel Demontagnac, Keith Southern, Ludovic Sylvestre, Malaury Martin
Strikers: Jason Euell, Marlon Harewood, Brett Ormerod, DJ Campbell, Luke Varney, Gary Taylor-Fletcher
CHELSEA
Keepers: Petr Cech, Ross Turnbull,
Defenders: Branislav Ivanovic, Ashley Cole, Jose Bosingwa, Yuriy Zhirkov, Paulo Ferreira, John Terry, Alex, Hilario
Midfielders: Michael Essien, Ramires, Frank Lampard, Yossi Benayoun, John Obi Mikel, Florent Malouda, Salomon Kalou
Strikers: Didier Drogba, Nicolas Anelka
EVERTON
Keepers: Tim Howard, Iain Turner, Jan Mucha
Defenders: Tony Hibbert, Leighton Baines, Phil Jagielka, Seamus Coleman, Johnny Heitinga, Sylvain Distin
Midfielders: Leon Osman, Tim Cahill, Mikel Arteta, Steven Pienaar, Marouane Fellaini, Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, Phil Neville,
Strikers: Jermaine Beckford, Victor Anichebe, Yakubu, Louis Saha, James Vaughan
FULHAM
Keepers: Mark Schwarzer, David Stockdale.
Defenders: John Pantsil, Fredrik Stoor, Aaron Hughes, Rafik Halliche, Chris Baird, Brede Hangeland, Carlos Salcido, Stephen Kelly.
Midfielders: Zoltan Gera, Clint Dempsey, Bjorn Helge Riise, Dixon Etuhu, Kagisho Dikgacoi, Danny Murphy, Jonathan Greening, Simon Davies, Damien Duff.
Strikers: Andrew Johnson, Diomansy Kamara, Moussa Dembele, Bobby Zamora, David Elm, Eddie Johnson.
LIVERPOOL
Keepers: Pepe Reina, Brad Jones.
Defenders: Stephen Darby, Jamie Carragher, Glen Johnson, Paul Konchesky, Daniel Agger, Fabio Aurelio, Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Martin Skrtel.
Midfielders: Joe Cole, Steven Gerrard, Jay Spearing, Ryan Babel, Milan Jovanovic, Dirk Kuyt, Lucas, Raul Meireles, Christian Poulsen, Maxi Rodriguez.
Strikers: Fernando Torres.
MANCHESTER CITY
Keepers: Shay Given, Joe Hart, Stuart Taylor.
Defenders: Jerome Boateng, Wayne Bridge, Aleksander Kolarov, Vincent Kompany, Joleon Lescott, Shaleum Logan, Micah Richards, Kolo Toure, Pablo Zabaleta.
Midfielders: Gareth Barry, Nigel de Jong, Adam Johnson, Michael Johnson, James Milner, David Silva, Yaya Toure, Patrick Vieira, Shaun Wright-Phillips.
Forwards: Emmanuel Adebayor, Jo, Roque Santa Cruz, Carlos Tevez.
MANCHESTER UNITED
Keepers: Edwin van der Sar and Tomasz Kuszczak.
Defenders: Gary Neville, Patrice Evra, Rio Ferdinand, Wes Brown, Chris Smalling, Nemanja Vidic, John O'Shea and Jonny Evans.
Midfielders: Owen Hargreaves, Anderson, Ji-Sung Park, Michael Carrick, Nani, Darren Fletcher, Antonio Valencia, Gabriel Obertan, Darron Gibson, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs.
Strikers: Michael Owen, Dimitar Berbatov, Wayne Rooney, Javier Hernandez.
NEWCASTLE
Keepers: Steve Harper, Fraser Forster, Tim Krul.
Defenders: Sol Campbell, Steven Taylor, Jose Enrique, Fabricio Coloccini, Danny Simpson, Mike Williamson, James Perch.
Midfielders: Joey Barton, Alan Smith, Danny Guthrie, Jonas Gutierrez, Kevin Nolan, Wayne Routledge, Ryan Taylor, Cheik Tiote, Hatem Ben Arfa.
Strikers: Shola Ameobi, Peter Lovenkrands, Leon Best, Xisco.
STOKE CITY
Keepers: Asmir Begovic, Carlo Nash, Thomas Sorensen
Defenders: Robert Huth, Ryan Shawcross, Danny Higginbotham, Danny Collins, Andy Wilkinson, Ryan Shotton, Abdoulaye Faye
Midfielders: Matthew Etherington, Jermaine Pennant, Glenn Whelan, Tom Soares, Dean Whitehead, Michael Tonge, Marc Wilson, Rory Delap, Danny Pugh, Salif Diao
Strikers: Ricardo Fuller, Kenwyne Jones, Jonathan Walters, Tuncay Sanli, Eidur Gudjohnsen
SUNDERLAND
Keepers: Craig Gordon, Simon Mignolet, Trevor Carson
Defenders: Marcos Angeleri, Phil Bardsley, Titus Bramble, Anton Ferdinand, George McCartney, John Mensah, Paulo Da Silva, Michael Turner
Midfielders: Lee Cattermole, Nedum Onuoha, Andy Reid, Steed Malbranque, Kieran Richardson, Boudewijn Zenden, Cristian Riveros, Ahmed Elmohamady,Robbie Weir.
Strikers: Darren Bent, Fraizer Campbell, Asamoah Gyan, David Healy
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Keepers: Carlo Cudicini, Heurelho Gomes, Stipe Pletikosa
Defenders: Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Sebastian Bassong, Vedran Corluka, Michael Dawson, William Gallas, Alan Hutton, Younes Kaboul, Ledley King, Kyle Naughton
Midfielders: David Bentley, Tom Huddlestone, Jermaine Jenas, Niko Kranjcar, Aaron Lennon, Luka Modric, Jamie O’Hara, Wilson Palacios, Rafael Van der Vaart
Strikers: Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe, Robbie Keane, Roman Pavlyuchenko
WEST BROM
Keepers: Scott Carson, Dean Kiely, Boaz Myhill.
Defenders: Marek Cech, Pablo Ibanez, Gonzalo Jara, Abdoulaye Meite, Jonas Olsson, Nicky Shorey, Gabriel Tamas, Gianni Zuiverloon.
Midfielders: Giles Barnes, Chris Brunt, Graham Dorrans, James Morrison, Youssouf Mulumbu, Steven Reid, Paul Scharner, Somen Tchoyi, Jerome Thomas.
Strikers: Roman Bednar, Simon Cox, Marc-Antoine Fortune, Ishmael Miller, Peter Odemwingie.
WEST HAM UNITED
Keepers: Ruud Boffin, Robert Green,
Defenders: Tal Ben Haim, Manuel Da Costa, Daniel Gabbidon, Herita Ilunga, Lars Jacobsen, Winston Reid, Jonathan Spector, Matthew Upson,
Midfielders: Luis Boa Morte, Valon Behrami, Jack Collison, Kieron Dyer, Julien Faubert, Thomas Hitzlsperger, Radoslav Kovac, Mark Noble, Scott Parker, Pablo Barrera,
Strikers: Carlton Cole, Zavon Hines, Benni McCarthy, Victor Obinna, Frederic Piquionne.
WIGAN ATHLETIC
Keepers: Chris Kirkland, Mike Pollitt, Ali Al-Habsi
Defenders: Emmerson Boyce, Gary Caldwell, Steven Caldwell, Ronnie Stam, Maynor Figueroa, Steve Gohouri, Antolin Alcaraz,
Midfielders: Charles N’Zogbia, Ben Watson, Hendry Thomas, Jordi Gomez, Mohamed Diame, Daniel De Ridder, James McArthur
Strikers: Hugo Rodallega, Mauro Boselli
WOLVES
Keepers: Marcus Hahnemann, Wayne Hennessey, Carl Ikeme.
Defenders: Kevin Foley, Ronald Zubar, Richard Stearman, Jody Craddock, Christophe Berra, Steven Mouyokolo, George Elokobi, Stephen Ward, Jelle Van Damme.
Midfielders: Karl Henry, David Jones, Michael Mancienne, Dave Edwards, Greg Halford, Nenad Milijas, Adlene Guedioura, Matt Jarvis, Stephen Hunt.
Strikers: Kevin Doyle, Steven Fletcher, Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, Marcus Bent.