Striker Wayne Rooney has been ruled out of Manchester United's match against Bolton on Saturday with a calf injury but goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar is expected to return.
Rooney missed England's final World Cup qualifying match on Wednesday against Belarus.
"Rooney's out, that's the one certainty," manager Alex Ferguson told the club's website on Friday. "We're doing our best to get him fit for Wednesday (against CSKA Moscow) but I've got my doubts."
"Edwin's fit and he plays tomorrow," Ferguson said.
"Both Steven and Fernando still have some problems. They will need more time and won't be available this weekend," manager Rafael Benitez told the club's website on Friday.
"I think they could be available for next week," Benitez added.
"Almunia could be available for the game. It is 50/50," manager Arsene Wenger told the Arsenal website on Thursday.
Birmingham City's Ecuadorian striker Christian Benitez will miss the trip to the Emirates Stadium after missing his flight back from Chile where he was on international duty.
Manchester City manager Mark Hughes has a host of injury worries ahead of his side's clash with Wigan Athletic on Sunday.
"Joleon will be out with the physios today, and we're more hopeful on him than on Kolo in fairness," Hughes told the club's website on Friday.
"Suddenly we've three more fantastic centre-halves available. That makes us stronger," said manager Harry Redknapp.
Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Mick McCarthy has strikers Michael Kightly and Sylvan Ebanks-Blake available after injury for his team's trip to Everton on Saturday.
Everton's Belgian midfielder Marouane Fellaini is available after missing his country's 2-0 defeat to Estonia on Wednesday to have surgery to remove a wisdom tooth.
