Premier League's highest earners

In pics: Manchester United stars Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie top the list.

1. WAYNE ROONEY

Wage: £250,000

Club: Manchester United

2. ROBIN VAN PERSIE

Wage: £250,000

Club: Manchester United

3. YAYA TOURE

Wage: £240,000

Club: Manchester City

4. SERGIO AGUERO

Wage: £200,000

Club: Manchester City

5. JOHN TERRY

Wage: £200,000

Club: Chelsea

6. FRANK LAMPARD

Wage: £200,000

Club: Chelsea

7. CARLOS TEVEZ

Wage: £198,000

Club: Manchester City

8. FERNANDO TORRES

Wage: £180,000

Club: Chelsea

9. EDEN HAZARD

Wage: £170,000

Club: Chelsea

QPR debt rises

Queens Park Rangers' debt has risen from £56 million to £89 million, accounts covering the club's first season back in the Premier League reveal.



The QPR Holdings Limited data, which covers last season - Tony Fernandes' first as chairman - shows Rangers made a £22.6 million loss during the campaign, despite turnover increasing from £16 million to £64 million after promotion from the Championship.



The Loftus Road club have spent heavily since promotion to the top flight, with the sacked Mark Hughes and his successor Harry Redknapp bringing in a string of expensive players.



QPR's wage bill, which covers all club employees, rose from £26 million to £51 million after promotion.



Rangers spent £25 million on new faces last season and have spent a further £30 million more in the last two transfer windows, bringing in players including Christopher Samba and Loic Remy, meaning another hefty loss is likely in the next set of accounts.



Fernandes remains committed to establishing the west Londoners, currently bottom of the table and four points adrift of safety, in the top flight.



He has outlined plans to build a new and larger stadium to replace Loftus Road, and Rangers have reportedly narrowed their search down to two sites.



"When, alongside my business partners, I purchased a majority shareholding in August 2011, my goal was to turn QPR into an established Premier League club," Fernandes said.



"This remains my focus, and I continue to work closely with Amit Bhatia and other shareholders to make this a reality.



Under the guidance of our new manager Harry Redknapp, we are hopeful that the club will secure their Premier League status.



"We are confident that the 2012-13 season will also see the club continue to make progress towards achieving their short, medium and long-term off-pitch targets."

Premier League's game preview

Date: Saturday, 2 March All Premier League games kick-off 15:00 GMT unless stated

Chelsea v West Brom

- Chelsea are expected to recall fit-again Gary Cahill and Cesar Azpilicueta after both defenders sat out the Blues' midweek FA Cup win.

- Midfielder Yossi Benayoun is out with an ankle injury.



- West Brom will be without top scorer Romelu Lukaku, who is ineligible to play against his parent club.

- The Baggies have Isaiah Brown in their squad and, at 16 years and 54 days, he could become the youngest-ever player to appear in the Premier League.



Everton v Reading

- Everton hope to welcome back top scorer Marouane Fellaini, who missed the FA Cup win over Oldham with a knee injury.

- Goalkeeper Tim Howard is a doubt after picking up a knock in that match against the Latics.



- Reading striker Pavel Pogrebnyak begins a three-match suspension after being sent off last week, so Nick Blackman or Adam Le Fondre will start.

- Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy and forward Jason Roberts remain sidelined with respective shoulder and hip injuries.



Man Utd v Norwich

- Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that Robin van Persie is available for selection after recovering from a hip injury.

- Phil Jones is not yet ready to return, and Paul Scholes is also absent with a knee problem.



- Norwich are still without midfielder Alex Tettey due to a knee injury.

- New signing Kei Kamara may be handed his first start following his impressive goalscoring display off the bench against Everton last weekend.



Southampton v QPR

- Southampton's Jason Puncheon and Gaston Ramirez are pushing for recalls after starting last weekend's defeat by Newcastle on the bench.

- Jose Fonte is again expected to be a substitute as he builds towards full fitness after more than two months out with a knee injury.



QPR striker Bobby Zamora has been ruled out with an ankle injury so Loic Remy will take his place.

- Tal Ben Haim is struggling with a hip flexor problem and may miss out.



Stoke v West-Ham

- Stoke's Robert Huth begins a three-game ban, while Matthew Etherington and Michael Owen will undergo fitness tests on respective back and thigh problems.

- Midfielder Steven Nzonzi could play wearing a protective mask, having broken his nose against Fulham.



West Ham will be without captain Kevin Nolan, who has a broken toe.

Mark Noble is doubtful with an arm problem which saw him miss the Spurs defeat, but Guy Demel has overcome an injury sustained in that game.



Sunderland v Fulham

- Sunderland pair Lee Cattermole and Danny Rose remain sidelined by injury.

- Manager Martin O'Neill is expected to keep faith with the 4-4-2 formation he used last weekend, with Danny Graham partnering Steven Fletcher in attack.

Fulham's Simon Davies has overcome a knee injury and could play his first game in almost a year.



- Kerim Frei and Kieran Richardson have recovered from their respective pelvis and calf injuries but Mahamadou Diarra is out with a knee problem.



Swansea v Newcastle

- Ki Sung-yueng looks poised to return to Swansea's midfield, having played in defence in the League Cup final.

- That means Kyle Bartley or Garry Monk will pair up with Ashley Williams at centre-back.

- Michel Vorm is likely to return in goal if he gets over the flu.



- Newcastle skipper Fabricio Coloccini is a doubt with a back injury, so Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa could deputise.

- Winger Hatem Ben Arfa may feature for the first time since suffering a torn hamstring on 10 December.





Wigan v Liverpool (17:30 GMT)

- Wigan defender Antolin Alcaraz could start after returning from a six-month lay-off with a groin injury as a substitute at Reading last weekend.

- Winger Ryo Miyaichi is close to returning after three months out with an ankle problem.



- Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has aggravated a thigh injury and is a doubt for the match.

- Martin Skrtel is fit again after a knee injury, leaving Fabio Borini and Martin Kelly as the only absentees.

Premier League squad lists

The Premier League has confirmed the 25-man squad lists for the top-flight teams for this season.



The only side whose line-up has not been confirmed is Stoke, who are awaiting approval on their proposed signing of Michael Owen and their squad list will be revealed at a later date.



Each side has named a squad containing no more than 17 players who do not fulfil the home grown player criteria, while rules state the remainder of the party must be home grown.



The teams can name up to 25 squad members but under-21 players are eligible over and above that limit, which explains the absence of the likes of Chelsea's Eden Hazard and Oscar and Liverpool's Fabio Borini from the lists.



Arsenal duo Jack Wilshere and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Manchester United's Phil Jones are other notable absentees under the same rule.



The full Premier League squads for the 2012-13 season are as follows:



(Arsenal)

Arshavin, Arteta, Cazorla, Chamakh, Santos, Diaby, Djourou, Fabianski, Gervinho, Gibbs, Giroud, Koscielny, Mannone, Mertesacker, Podolski, Ramsey, Rosicky, Sagna, Squillaci, Szczesny, Vermaelen, Walcott, Eastmond.



(Aston Villa)

Agbonlahor, Albrighton, Bannan, Bent, Clark, Delph, Dunne, El Ahmadi, Given, Guzan, Herd,

Holman, Hutton, Ireland, Lichaj, Lowton, Westwood, Marshall, N'Zogbia, Petrov, Stevens, Vlaar, Warnock, Bennett, Benteke.



(Chelsea)

Cech, Ivanovic, Azpilicueta, Cole, Luiz, Ramires, Lampard, Torres, Mata, Moses, Mikel, Malouda, Ferreira, Marin, Turnbull, Sturridge, Cahill, Terry, Bertrand, Hilario.



(Everton)

Anichebe, Baines, Gibson, Hibbert, Jagielka, Neville, Osman, Coleman, Distin, Fellaini, Gueye, Heitinga, Howard, Jelavic, Mucha, Naismith, Pienaar, Mirallas, Oviedo.



(Fulham)

Schwarzer, Somogyi, Stockdale, Etheridge, Riether, Kelly, Hughes, Hangeland, Senderos, Riise, Duff, Dejagah, Davies, Baird, Sidwell, Diarra, Ruiz, Richardson, Petric, Rodallega, Berbatov.



(Liverpool)

Agger, Allen, Assaidi, Carragher, Coates, Cole, Doni, Downing, Gerrard, Gulacsi, Henderson, Johnson, Jones, Enrique, Kelly, Lucas, Reina, Sahin, Skrtel, Suarez.



(Manchester City)

Hart, Richards, Kompany, Zabaleta, Lescott, Milner, Nasri, Dzeko, Sinclair, Kolarov, Aguero, Barry, Silva, Clichy, K Toure, Wright, Pantilimon, Tevez, Y Toure, Maicon, Garcia, Balotelli.



(Manchester United)

Anderson, Bebe, Buttner, Carrick, Hernandez, Cleverley, De Gea, Evans, Evra, Ferdinand, Fletcher, Giggs, Kagawa, Lindegaard, Nani, Rafael, Rooney, Scholes, Smalling, Valencia, Van Persie, Vidic, Welbeck, Young.



(Newcastle)

Amalfitano, Ameobi, Anita, Ba, Ben Arfa, Cabaye, Cisse, Coloccini, Elliot, Gosling, Harper, Gutierrez, Krul, Marveaux, Obertan, Perch, Simpson, R Taylor, S Taylor, Tiote, Williamson, Xisco.



(Norwich)

Barnett, Bassong, E Bennett, R Bennett, Bunn, Butterfield, Fox, Garrido, Holt, Hoolahan, Howson, Jackson, Johnson, Lappin, C Martin, R Martin, Morison, Pilkington, Ruddy, Snodgrass, Surman, Tettey, Tierney, Turner, Whittaker.



(Queens Park Rangers)

Green, Diakite, Traore, Derry, Ferdinand, Hill, Park, Johnson, Cisse, Taarabt, Wright-Phillips, Mackie, Onuoha, Mbia, Nelsen, Dyer, Fabio, Ephraim, Hoilett, Murphy, Zamora, Cesar, Faurlin, Granero, Bosingwa.



(Reading)

Church, Cummings, Gunter, Guthrie, Harte, Karacan, Le Fondre, Leigertwood, McAnuff, McCarthy, McCleary, Mariappa, Pearce, Roberts, Robson-Kanu, Shorey, Tabb, Taylor, Andersen, Federici, Gorkss, Gunnarsson, Hunt, Kebe, Pogrebnyak.



(Southampton)

Butterfield, Chaplow, Cork, K Davis, S Davis, De Ridder, Dickson, Do Prado, Fonte, Forte, Fox, Hooiveld, Lallana, Lambert, Lee, Mayuka, Puncheon, Ramirez, Richardson, Rodriguez, Schneiderlin, Seaborne, Yoshida.



(Sunderland)

Bardsley, Bramble, Brown, Campbell, Cattermole, Colback, Cuellar, Fletcher, Gardner, Johnson, Kilgallon, Larsson, McClean, Meyler, Mignolet, O'Shea, Rose, Saha, Sessegnon, Vaughan, Westwood.



(Swansea)

Aguestien, Britton, De Guzman, Dyer, Chico, Gower, Graham, Hernandez, Ki, Lita, Michu, Monk, Moore, Obeng, Routledge, Shechter, Tate, Taylor, Tremmel, Vorm, Williams, Rangel.



(Tottenham)

Gomes, Cudicini, Friedel, Lloris, Kaboul, Gallas, Adebayor, Vertonghen, Assou-Ekotto, Sandro, Falque, Sigurdsson, Dempsey, Lennon, Walker, Naughton, Dawson, Dembele, Huddlestone, Parker, Livermore, Jenas, Bale, Defoe, Bentley.



(West Brom)

Brunt, Daniels, Dawson, Dorrans, El Ghanassy, Fortune, Foster, Gera, Jara, Jones, Long, McAuley, Morrison, Mulumbu, Myhill, Odemwingie, Olsson, Popov, Reid, Ridgewell, Rosenberg, Tamas, Thomas, Yacob.



(West Ham)

Benayoun, Carroll, Cole, Collins, Collison, Demel, Diame, Diarra, Henderson, Jaaskelainen, Jarvis, Maiga, McCartney, Noble, Nolan, O'Brien, O'Neil, Reid, Spence, Taylor, Tomkins, Vaz Te.



(Wigan)

Al-Habsi, Alcaraz, Beausejour, Boselli, Boyce, Caldwell, Crusat, Di Santo, Figueroa, Gomez, Jones, Kone, Piscu, Maloney, McArthur, McCarthy, Pollitt, Ramis, Stam, Watson.