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Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Bournemouth’s Ryan Christie and Chris Mepham
Bournemouth’s Ryan Christie (left) and Chris Mepham are looking forward to facing Leeds on Saturday Photograph: Robin Jones/AFC Bournemouth/Getty Images

Leicester v Manchester City

Saturday 12.30pm BT Sport 1 Venue King Power Stadium Last season Leicester 0 Manchester City 1

Referee Robert Jones This season G7 Y28 R1 4.14 cards/game

Odds H 10-1 A 3-10 D 11-2

Leicester v Manchester City
Probable starters in bold, contenders in light Illustration: Guardian

Leicester

Subs from Iversen, Smithies, Albrighton, Vestergaard, Brunt, Braybooke, Iheanacho, Praet, Thomas, Evans, Vardy, Ndidi, Soyuncu

Doubtful Ndidi (hamstring), Evans (calf)

Injured Pereira (achilles, Feb), Bertrand (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y14 R0

Form LWLDWW

Leading scorer Maddison 5

Manchester City

Subs from Carson, Palmer, Álvarez, Wilson-Ebrand, Lewis, Ortega, Gündogan, Laporte, Gomez, Grealish, Aké

Doubtful Haaland (match fitness)

Injured Phillips (shoulder, Nov), Walker (groin, Nov)

Suspended None

Discipline Y6 R0

Form DWWWLW

Leading scorer Haaland 15

Bournemouth v Tottenham

Saturday 3pm Venue Vitality Stadium Last season n/a

Referee Anthony Taylor This season G10 Y35 R5 4 cards/game

Odds H 43-10 A 8-11 D 3-1

Bournemouth v Tottenham
Probable starters in bold, contenders in light Illustration: Guardian

Bournemouth

Subs from Zemura, Stephens, Marcondes, Stacey, Lowe, Dembélé, Hill, Anthony, Bevan, Dennis, Rothwell, Pearson, Stanislas, Solanke

Doubtful Solanke (ankle)

Injured Neto (hamstring, unknown), Brooks (hamstring, unknown), Kelly (ankle, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y16 R0

Form DDWDLL

Leading scorer Billing 3

Tottenham

Subs from Forster, Austin, Doherty, Spence, Sánchez, Davies, Perisic, Tanganga, Skipp, Sarr, Gil, Lucas

Doubtful None

Injured Kulusevski (hamstring, unknown), Richarlison (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y19 R1

Form WLWWLL

Leading scorer Kane 9

Brentford v Wolves

Saturday 3pm Venue Brentford Community Stadium Last season Brentford 1 Wolves 2

Referee Robert Madley This season G10 Y50 R4 5.4 cards/game (Championship)

Odds H 5-4 A 5-2 D 5-2

Brentford v Wolves
Probable starters in bold, contenders in light Illustration: Guardian

Brentford

Subs from Cox, Mee, Goode, Sørensen, Canós, Damsgaard, Dasilva, Baptiste, Wissa, Ghoddos, Lewis-Potter

Doubtful None

Injured Nørgaard (achilles, 6 Nov), Jansson (thigh, Dec), Strakosha (ankle, Dec), Hickey (ankle, Dec)

Suspended None

Discipline Y14 R0

Form LDLWDL

Leading scorer Toney 8

Wolves

Subs from Sarkic, Søndergaard, Campbell, Smith, B Ronan, Hwang, Aït-Nouri, Hodge, Mosquera, Guedes, Toti, Jonny, Moutinho

Doubtful Toti (match fitness)

Injured Chiquinho (knee, Apr), Jiménez (match fitness, unknown), Kalajdzic (knee, unknown), Neto (ankle, unnown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y18 R1

Form LLLWLL

Leading scorers Neves, Podence 2

Brighton v Chelsea

Saturday 3pm Venue Amex Stadium Last season Brighton 1 Chelsea 1

Referee Andy Madley This season G7 Y21 R0 3 cards/game

Odds H 2-1 A 17-11 D 12-5

Brighton v Chelsea
Probable starters in bold, contenders in light Illustration: Guardian

Brighton

Subs from Steele, McGill, Colwill, Gilmour, Alzate, Sarmiento, Enciso, Undav, Van Hecke, Lallana, Lamptey

Doubtful Lallana (match fitness), Veltman (calf)

Injured Mitoma (ankle, 5 Nov), Moder (knee, Feb)

Suspended None

Discipline Y13 R0

Form WDLLDL

Leading scorer Trossard 5

Chelsea

Subs from Mendy, Bettinelli, Azpilicueta, Pulisic, Gallagher, Ziyech, Havertz, Chukwuemeka, Broja, Koulibaly, Zakaria

Doubtful Koulibaly (knee), Kovacic (calf)

Injured Fofana (knee, Dec), Kanté (hamstring, Feb), James (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y23 R2

Form WWWWDD

Leading scorer Sterling 3

Crystal Palace v Southampton

Saturday 3pm Venue Selhurst Park Last season Crystal Palace 2 Southampton 2

Referee Michael Salisbury This season G5 Y24 R0 4.8 cards/game

Odds H Evs A 3-1 D 13-5

Crystal Palace v Southampton
Probable starters in bold, contenders in light Illustration: Guardian

Crystal Palace

Subs from Johnstone, Whitworth, Milivojevic, Mateta, Hughes, Ebiowei, Riedewald, Boateng, Wells-Morrison, Phillips, Rodney, Ayew, Tomkins, Doucouré, Ferguson

Doubtful Richards (hamstring), Ferguson (ankle)

Injured Clyne (ankle, 9 Nov), McArthur (groin, unknown), Butland (wrist, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y21 R0

Form DLWDWL

Leading scorer Zaha 5

Southampton

Subs from Caballero, McCarthy, Redmond, Djenepo, Edozie, Walcott, Larios, Mara, Aribo, Maitland-Niles, Lavia

Doubtful Lavia (hamstring)

Injured Bella-Kotchap (shoulder, 6 Nov), Walker-Peters (hamstring, Dec), Livramento (knee, Jan)

Suspended None

Discipline Y13 R0

Form LLLDWD

Leading scorer Adams 3

Newcastle v Aston Villa

Saturday 3pm Venue St James’ Park Last season Newcastle 1 Aston Villa 0

Referee Paul Tierney This season G9 Y39 R2 4.55 cards/game

Odds H Evs A 7-2 D 3-1

Newcastle v Aston Villa
Probable starters in bold, contenders in light Photograph: Guardian

Newcastle

Subs from Karius, Targett, Murphy, Lascelles, Manquillo, Lewis, Longstaff, Shelvey, Wood, Anderson

Doubtful Saint-Maximin (thigh)

Injured Isak (thigh, Dec), Darlow (ankle, Dec), Krafth (knee, Aug), Ritchie (calf, unknown), Dummett (calf, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y15 R0

Form DWWDWW

Leading scorer Almirón 5

Aston Villa

Subs from Olsen, Steer, Marshall, Guilbert, Chambers, Feeney, Sanson, Nakamba, Archer, Bednarek, Coutinho, McGinn, Ramsey, Augustinsson, Digne

Doubtful Augustinsson (hamstring), Digne (calf)

Injured Kamara (knee, Dec), Diego Carlos (achilles, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y23 R0

Form WDDLLW

Leading scorer Ings 3

Fulham v Everton

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Craven Cottage Last season n/a

Referee John Brooks This season G5 Y21 R0 4.2 cards/game

Odds H 7-5 A 11-5 D 5-2

Fulham v Everton
Probable starters in bold, contenders in light Illustration: x

Fulham

Subs from Rodak, Duffy, Tete, Mbabu, Wilson, Adarabioyo, Chalobah, Carlos Vinícius, Harris, Cairney, James

Doubtful Tete (match fitness)

Injured Kurzawa (calf, unknown), Solomon (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y28 R1

Form WLLDWW

Leading scorer Mitrovic 7

Everton

Subs from Begovic, Jakupovic, Keane, Holgate, Vinagre, Doucouré, Garner, Davies, Maupay, Rondón, McNeil, Welch, Mills, John, Patterson

Doubtful Patterson (ankle)

Injured Godfrey (leg, Dec), Townsend (knee, Dec), Mina (ankle, unknown), Lonergan (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y25 R0

Form WWLLLW

Leading scorer Gordon 3

Liverpool v Leeds

Saturday 7.45pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Anfield Last season Liverpool 6 Leeds 0

Referee Michael Oliver This season G10 Y31 R1 3.2 cards/game

Odds H 1-3 A 43-5 D 5-1

Liverpool v Leeds
Probable starters in bold, contenders in light Illustration: Guardian

Liverpool

Subs from Kelleher, Adrián, Davies, Ramsey, Phillips, Thiago, Milner, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Bajcetic, Konaté

Doubtful Henderson (knee), Thiago (ear infection)

Injured Matip (calf, 6 Nov), Konaté (knock, 29 Oct), Keïta (thigh, 6 Nov), Díaz (knee, Dec), Jota (calf, Jan), Arthur (thigh, Feb)

Suspended None

Discipline Y11 R1

Form DDLWWL

Leading scorer Firmino 6

Leeds

Subs from Klaesson, Robles, Firpo, Summerville, Llorente, Sinisterra, Kristensen, Gnonto, Gelhardt, Drameh, Greenwood, Klich, Gelhardt, Gray

Doubtful Firpo (groin), Sinisterra (foot), Cooper (back), Gelhardt (knee)

Injured Forshaw (ankle, 9 Nov), Hjelde (appendectomy, 9 Nov), Dallas (leg, Jan)

Suspended None

Discipline Y20 R1

Form LDLLLL

Leading scorer Rodrigo 4

Arsenal v Nottingham Forest

Sunday 2pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Emirates Stadium Last season n/a

Referee Simon Hooper This season G8 Y25 R0 3.13 cards/game

Odds H 1-5 A 16-1 D 33-5

Arsenal v Nottingham Forest
Probable starters in bold, contenders in light Photograph: Guardian

Arsenal

Subs from Hein, Turner, Soares, Tierney, Holding, Lokonga, Vieira, Marquinhos, Nelson, Nketiah

Doubtful Turner (groin), Marquinhos (illness)

Injured Smith Rowe (groin, Dec), Zinchenko (thigh, unknown), Elneny (thigh, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y18 R0

Form LWWWWD

Leading scorer Jesus 5

Nottingham Forest

Subs from Hennessey, Smith, Biancone, Mbe Soh, Surridge, Cafú, Boly, Badé, Taylor, O’Brien, Worrall, Lodi, Dennis, Mangala, Johnson

Doubtful O’Brien (illness)

Injured Richards (calf, unknown), Niakhaté (hamstring, unknown), Colback (back, unknown), Toffolo (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y31 R0

Form LLDLDW

Leading scorer Awoniyi 3

Manchester United v West Ham

Sunday 4.15pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Old Trafford Last season Manchester United 1 West Ham 0

Referee Chris Kavanagh This season G3 Y12 R0 4 cards/game

Odds H 8-11 A 4-1 D 3-1

Manchester United v West Ham
Probable starters in bold, contenders in light Illustration: Guardian

Manchester United

Subs from Heaton, Dubravka, Hannibal, Garnacho, Fred, McTominay, Elanga, Pellestri, Malacia, Garnacho, Van de Beek, Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Van de Beek

Doubtful None

Injured Martial (back, Nov), Varane (hamstring, Nov), Williams (unknown), Tuanzebe (unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y27 R0

Form WLWDWD

Leading scorers Antony, Rashford 3

West Ham

Subs from Areola, Randolph, Coufal, Emerson, Lanzini, Ogbonna, Coventry, Ashby, Appiah-Forson, Baptiste, Antonio, Dawson, Fornals

Doubtful Dawson (hamstring), Bowen (ankle)

Injured Cornet (calf, 3 Nov), Paquetá (shoulder, 6 Nov)

Suspended None

Discipline Y12 R0

Form LWWDLW

Leading scorers Antonio, Bowen, Scamacca 2

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