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Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Conor Gallagher and Enzo Fernández train
Chelsea have had a full week of training having failed to qualify for Europe this season. Photograph: Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC/Getty Images

CRYSTAL PALACE v FULHAM

Saturday 3pm Venue Selhurst Park

Referee Paul Tierney This season G2 Y7 R1 4 cards/game

Crystal Palace v Fulham: probable starters, contenders in italics
Crystal Palace v Fulham: probable starters, contenders in italics Illustration: Guardian

Crystal Palace

Subs from Henderson, Matthews, Riedewald, Holding, Clyne, Richards, Ahamada, Lerma, Rak-Sakyi, Ebiowei, Mateta

Doubtful Guéhi (hip), Lerma (hamstring)

Injured Olise (hamstring, unknown), França (back, unknown), Tomkins (unknown, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WLDWL Leading scorer Édouard 4

Fulham

Subs from Rodak, Bassey, Ballo-Touré, Francois, Cairney, Muniz, Traoré, Decordova-Reid, Iwobi, Jiménez

Doubtful Robinson (knock)

Injured Lukic (knock, unknown), Adarabioyo (muscular, 29 Oct)

Suspended None

Form WLDLW Leading scorers Decordova-Reid, Palhinha, Pereira, Ream, Vinícius 1

***

LUTON v WOLVES

Saturday 3pm Venue Kenilworth Road

Referee Josh Smith This season (Championship) G6 Y21 R0 3.50 cards/game

Luton v Wolves: probable starters, contenders in italics
Luton v Wolves: probable starters, contenders in italics Photograph: Guardian

Luton

Subs from Krul, Bell, Mengi, Berry, Mpanzu, Doughty, Barkley, Ogbene, Brown, Woodrow

Doubtful Barkley (hamstring)

Injured Clark (ankle, Nov), Potts (ankle, Nov), Osho (knee, Oct)

Suspended None

Form LLLL Leading scorers Andersen, Morris 1

Wolves

Subs from Bentley, King, Aït-Nouri, Doherty, T Gomes, Jonny, Hodge, Traoré, Doyle, Kalajdzic, Sarabia, Silva

Doubtful Hodge (hamstring)

Injured None

Suspended None

Form LLWLL Leading scorer Hwang 3

***

MANCHESTER CITY v NOTTINGHAM FOREST

Saturday 3pm Venue Etihad Stadium

Referee Anthony Taylor This season G4 Y22 R0 5.50 cards/game

Manchester City v Nottingham Forest: probable starters, contenders in italics
Manchester City v Nottingham Forest: probable starters, contenders in italics Photograph: Guardian

Manchester City

Subs from Carson, Ortega, Gómez, Lewis, Aké, Bobb, Phillips, Kovacic, Grealish

Doubtful Kovacic (fitness), Grealish (fitness)

Injured De Bruyne (hamstring, Jan), Stones (muscular, unknown), Silva (unknown, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WWWWW Leading scorer Haaland 7

Nottingham Forest

Subs from Hennessey, Vlachodimos, Horvath, Montiel, Boly, Niakhaté, Felipe, Williams, Toffolo, Yates, Kouyaté, Domínguez, Santos, Wood, Aurier

Doubtful Boly (illness), Aurier (knock)

Injured Danilo (hamstring, Oct)

Suspended None

Form LWLWD Leading scorer Awoniyi 3

***

BRENTFORD v EVERTON

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Gtech Community Stadium

Referee Michael Oliver This season G4 Y17 R0 4.25 cards/game

Brentford v Everton: probable starters, contenders in italics
Brentford v Everton: probable starters, contenders in italics Photograph: Guardian

Brentford

Subs from Strakosha, Balcombe, Ajer, Jørgensen, Yarmolyuk, Damsgaard, Onyeka, Lewis-Potter, Olakigbe, Ghoddos, Schade, Maupay

Doubtful Ajer (knock)

Injured Baptiste (shoulder, unknown), Dasilva (hamstring, unknown), Henry (knee, Jun)

Suspended Toney (Jan 2024)

Form DWDDL Leading scorer Mbeumo 4

Everton

Subs from Virgínia, Lonergan, Patterson, Keane, Godfrey, Gueye, Onyango, Dobbin, Chermiti, Calvert-Lewin

Doubtful None

Injured Coleman (knee, 21 Oct), Dele (hip, unknown), Harrison (hip, unknown), Gomes (unknown, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LLLDL Leading scorers Danjuma, Doucouré 1

***

BURNLEY v MANCHESTER UNITED

Saturday 8pm TNT Sports 1 Venue Turf Moor

Referee Tony Harrington This season (Championship) G2 Y10 R0 5.00 cards/game

Burnley v Manchester United: probable starters, contenders in italics
Burnley v Manchester United: probable starters, contenders in italics Photograph: Guardian

Burnley

Subs from Muric, Delcroix, Cork, Berge, Ramsey, Manuel, Redmond, Bruun Larsen, Odobert, Rodriguez, Zaroury

Doubtful None

Injured Churlinov (illness, unknown), Ekdal (knee, unknown), Obafemi (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended Foster (first of three)

Form LLLD Leading scorer Foster 2

Manchester United

Subs from Bayindir, Heaton, Vitek, Maguire, Evans, Varane, Van de Beek, Gore, Mejbri, Amrabat, Eriksen, Mount, Pellistri, Martial, Mainoo

Doubtful Maguire (fitness), Varane (fitness), Mount (fitness), Mainoo (fitness), Amrabat (fitness)

Injured Malacia (unknown, unknown), Amad (knee, Oct), Shaw, (muscular, Nov), Wan-Bissaka (hamstring, Nov)

Suspended None

Form WLWLL Leading scorers Casemiro, Eriksen, Fernandes, Mejbri, Rashford, Varane 1

Mason Mount and Rasmus Højlund joke in training
Mason Mount (right) could make his return from injury for Manchester United at Turf Moor. Photograph: Lewis Storey/Getty Images

***

ARSENAL v TOTTENHAM

Sunday 2pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Emirates Stadium

Referee Robert Jones This season G5 Y25 R1 5.20 cards/game

Arsenal v Tottenham: probable starters, contenders in italics
Arsenal v Tottenham: probable starters, contenders in italics Photograph: Guardian

Arsenal

Subs from Ramsdale, Hein, Kiwior, Tomiyasu, Soares, Jorginho, Elneny, Havertz, Smith Rowe, Nelson, Martinelli, Jesus

Doubtful Martinelli (knock), Elneny (knee)

Injured Partey (groin, 21 Oct), Timber (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WWDWW Leading scorers Ødegaard, Nketiah, Saka 2

Tottenham

Subs from Forster, Austin, Davies, Dier, Emerson, Skipp, Højbjerg, Lo Celso, Johnson, Richarlison

Doubtful Lo Celso (thigh)

Injured Whiteman (ankle), Gil (groin, unknown), Sessegnon (hamstring, unknown), Lloris (unknown, unknown), Bentancur (knee, Nov), Perisic (knee, Jun)

Suspended None

Form DWWWW Leading scorer Son 3

***

BRIGHTON v BOURNEMOUTH

Sunday 2pm Venue Amex Stadium

Referee John Brooks This season G3 Y12 R2 4.67 cards/game

Brighton v Bournemouth: probable starters, contenders in italics
Brighton v Bournemouth: probable starters, contenders in italics Photograph: Guardian

Brighton

Subs from Verbruggen, Veltman, Webster, Igor, Hinshelwood, Milner, Baleba, Lallana, Buonanotte, Gilmour, Adingra, João Pedro, Fati, Ferguson

Doubtful Dunk (muscular), Ferguson (illness)

Injured Enciso (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WWLWW Leading scorer Ferguson 4

Bournemouth

Subs from Radu, Randolph, Smith, Senesi, Mepham, Kilkenny, Rothwell, Traorè, Sinisterra, Kluivert, Brooks, Semenyo, Moore

Doubtful None

Injured Scott (knee, Oct), Fredericks (calf, unknown), Adams (hamstring, unknown), Marcondes (foot, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DLLDD Leading scorer Solanke 2

***

CHELSEA v ASTON VILLA

Sunday 2pm Venue Stamford Bridge

Referee Jarred Gillett This season G2 Y8 R0 4.00 cards/game

Chelsea v Aston Villa: probable starters, contenders in italics
Chelsea v Aston Villa: probable starters, contenders in italics Photograph: Guardian

Chelsea

Subs from Petrovic, Bergstrom, Maatsen, Gilchrist, Colwill, Cucurella, Caicedo, Mudryk, Madueke, Broja, Washington, Stutter, Matos

Doubtful Broja (knee), Caicedo (knock), Madueke (knock)

Injured Chalobah (hamstring, 27 Sep), Badiashile (hamstring, 2 Oct), James (hamstring, 2 Oct), Lavia (ankle, 21 Oct), Chukwuemeka (knee, 21 Oct), Nkunku (knee, Dec), Bettinelli (knock, unknown), Fofana (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DWLLD Leading scorer Sterling 2

Aston Villa

Subs from Olsen, Marschall, Chambers, Lenglet, Moreno, Dendoncker, Ramsey, Kamara, Kellyman, Traoré, Bailey, Durán

Doubtful Dendoncker (knock), Traoré (knock)

Injured Buendía (knee, Feb), Mings (knee, unknown), Diego Carlos (hamstring, unknown), Iroegbunam (muscular, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LWWLW Leading scorers Bailey, Cash, Diaby, Durán 2

***

LIVERPOOL v WEST HAM

Sunday 2pm Venue Anfield

Referee Chris Kavanagh This season (Championship) G1 Y0 R0 0.00 cards/game

Liverpool v West Ham: probable starters, contenders in italics
Liverpool v West Ham: probable starters, contenders in italics Photograph: Guardian

Liverpool

Subs from Kelleher, Adrián, Matip, Quansah, Tsimikas, Gravenberch, Endo, Bajcetic, Elliott, Doak, Gakpo, Jota

Doubtful Gravenberch (fitness)

Injured Alexander-Arnold (hamstring, 30 Sep), Thiago (hip, unknown), Bradley (back, Dec)

Suspended None

Form DWWWW Leading scorer Díaz, Núñez, Salah 2

West Ham

Subs from Fabianski, Anang, Johnson, Mavropanos, Cresswell, Kehrer, Ogbonna, Coventry, Cornet, Fornals, Kudus, Benhrama, Ings, Mubama

Doubtful Bowen (illness), Cresswell (thigh)

Injured None

Suspended None

Form DWWWL Leading scorer Bowen 3

***

SHEFFIELD UNITED v NEWCASTLE

Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Bramall Lane

Referee Stuart Attwell This season G3 Y18 R1 6.33 cards/game

Sheffield United v Newcastle: probable starters, contenders in italics
Sheffield United v Newcastle: probable starters, contenders in italics Photograph: Guardian

Sheffield United

Subs from A Davies, Trusty, Robinson, Larouci, Seriki, Norwood, T Davies, Slimane, Osula

Doubtful Egan (knee)

Injured Lowe (ankle, unknown), Osborn (groin, unknown), Fleck (ankle, unknown), Jebbison (illness, 30 Sep), Brewster (thigh, unknown), Norrington-Davies (thigh, unknown), Baldock (heel, unknown)

Suspended McBurnie (first of one)

Form LLLDL Leading scorer Hamer 2

Newcastle

Subs from Dubravka, Karius, Lascelles, Dummett, Targett, Livramento, Hall, Anderson, Miley, Wilson, Almirón, Barnes, Ritchie

Doubtful Dubravka (illness)

Injured Willock (achilles, 21 Oct), Joelinton (knee, 8 Oct), Krafth (knee, 21 Oct)

Suspended None

Form WLLLW Leading scorer Wilson 3

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