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Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Marc Cucurella and Enzo Fernández jog together in training.
Marc Cucurella (left) and Enzo Fernández are set to start for Chelsea against Brighton on Saturday. Photograph: Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC/Getty Images

NEWCASTLE v MANCHESTER CITY

Saturday 12.30pm TNT Sports 1 Venue St James’ Park

Referee Jarred Gillett This season G3 Y19 R0 6.33 cards/game

Newcastle

Subs from Dubravka, Krafth, Trippier, Kelly, Longstaff, Willock, J Murphy, Almirón, Osula

Doubtful Isak (toe)

Injured Wilson (back, Oct), Miley (back, Oct), Botman (knee, Jan), Lascelles (knee, Jan)

Suspended None

Form WDWWL Leading scorer Barnes 3

Manchester City

Subs from Ortega, Carson, Walker, Akanji, Wilson-Ebrand, Nunes, McAtee, Perrone, Savinho, Grealish

Doubtful None

Injured De Bruyne (groin, 20 Oct), Aké (thigh, 20 Oct), Bobb (leg, Dec), Rodri (knee, Aug)

Suspended None

Form WWWWD Leading scorer Haaland 10

***

ARSENAL v LEICESTER

Saturday 3pm Venue Emirates Stadium

Referee Sam Barrott This season G4 Y27 R0 6.75 cards/game

Arsenal

Subs from Neto, Porter, Calafiori, Heaven, Kacurri, Lewis-Skelly, Kiwior, Jorginho, Nwaneri, Jesus, Sterling

Doubtful Raya (thigh)

Injured Merino (shoulder, 5 Oct), Ødegaard (ankle, unknown), Setford (hip, unknown), Tierney (hamstring, unknown), Tomiyasu (knee, unknown), Zinchenko (calf, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WWDWD Leading scorers Gabriel, Havertz 2

Leicester

Subs from Iversen, Pereira, Coady, Thomas, Choudhury, Skipp, Soumaré, McAteer, El Khannous, De Cordova-Reid, Fatawu, Édouard

Doubtful None

Injured Vestergaard (ankle, 5 Oct), Daka (ankle, unknown), Stolarczyk (foot, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DLLDD Leading scorers Mavididi, Vardy 2

***

BRENTFORD v WEST HAM

Saturday 3pm Venue Gtech Community Stadium

Referee Simon Hooper This season G2 Y10 R1 5.50 cards/game

Brentford

Subs from Valdimarsson, Cox, Mee, Roerslev, Kim, Yarmolyuk, Trevitt, Yogane, Konak, Carvalho

Doubtful Nørgaard (knock)

Injured Meghoma (ankle, 5 Oct), Henry (fitness, 19 Oct), Jensen (calf, 19 Oct), Nunes (back, 19 Oct), Wissa (ankle, Nov), Thiago (knee, Dec), Dasilva (knee, unknown), Hickey (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WLWLL Leading scorer Mbeumo 4

West Ham

Subs from Fabianski, Foderingham, Coufal, Todibo, Cresswell, Rodríguez, Irving, Guilherme, Antonio, Ings, Füllkrug

Doubtful Füllkrug (achilles)

Injured None

Suspended Álvarez (one match)

Form LWLDL Leading scorers Bowen, Ings, Paquetá, Soucek 1

***

CHELSEA v BRIGHTON

Saturday 3pm Venue Stamford Bridge

Referee Peter Bankes This season G1 Y6 R0 6.00 cards/game

Chelsea

Subs from Jørgensen, Bettinelli, Gusto, Badiashile, Adarabioyo, Chilwell, Veiga, Lavia, Chukwuemeka, Dewsbury-Hall, Neto, Mudryk, Nkunku, Félix, Guiu

Doubtful None

Injured James (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LWDWW Leading scorer Jackson 4

Brighton

Subs from Steele, Kadioglu, Lamptey, Webster, Igor, Baleba, Milner, Ayari, Moder, Enciso, Gruda, Adingra, Ferguson

Doubtful Milner (hamstring), Gruda (knock)

Injured João Pedro (ankle, 6 Oct), March (fitness, 6 Oct), O’Riley (ankle, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WWDDD Leading scorer Welbeck 3

***

EVERTON v CRYSTAL PALACE

Saturday 3pm Venue Goodison Park

Referee Andy Madley This season G0 Y0 R0 0 cards/game

Everton

Subs from Virgínia, Begovic, Dixon, Patterson, Keane, O’Brien, Young, Harrison, Gueye, Iroegbunam, Armstrong, Beto

Doubtful Patterson (hamstring)

Injured Coleman (calf, unknown), Chermiti (foot, unknown), Broja (foot, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LLLLD Leading scorer Calvert-Lewin 2

Crystal Palace

Subs from Turner, Matthews, Umeh, Ward, Holding, Clyne, Hughes, Schlupp, Sarr, Agbinone

Doubtful None

Injured França (rib, 5 Oct), Riad (knee, unknown), Doucouré (ankle; unknown)

Suspended None

Form LLDDD Leading scorer Mateta 2

***

NOTTINGHAM FOREST v FULHAM

Saturday 3pm Venue City Ground

Referee Josh Smith This season G1 Y3 R0 3.00 cards/game

Nottingham Forest

Subs from Miguel, Boly, Omobamidele, Toffolo, Moreira, Moreno, Morato, Anderson, Sosa, Elanga, Awoniyi

Doubtful Boly (calf)

Injured Sangaré (hamstring, Nov), Danilo (ankle, unknown)

Suspended Gibbs-White (one match)

Form DWDWD Leading scorer Wood 3

Fulham

Subs from Benda, Diop, Cuenca, Castagne, Reed, Cairney, Berge, Nelson, Wilson, Muniz, Vinícius

Doubtful Vinícius (calf)

Injured None

Suspended None

Form LWDDW Leading scorers Jiménez, Smith Rowe 2

***

WOLVES v LIVERPOOL

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Molineux

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

Wolves

Subs from Sá, King, Doherty, T Gomes, Doyle, Cundle, Sarabia, R Gomes, Guedes, Forbs, Hwang

Doubtful T Gomes (hamstring)

Injured Meupiyou (knock, 19 Oct), Traoré (knee, Dec), Mosquera (knee, June), González (knee, unknown), Kalajdzic (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LLDLL Leading scorer Cunha 2

Liverpool

Subs from Kelleher, Jaros, Bradley, Gomez, Quansah, Tsimikas, Endo, Jones, Nyoni, Gakpo, Núñez, Chiesa

Doubtful None

Injured Elliott (foot, 20 Oct)

Suspended None

Form WWWLW Leading scorer Díaz 5

***

IPSWICH v ASTON VILLA

Sunday 2pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Portman Road

Referee Stuart Attwell This season G3 Y14 R1 5.00 cards/game

Ipswich

Subs from Walton, Johnson, Townsend, H Clarke, Cajuste, Phillips, Luongo, Ogbene, J Clarke, Chaplin, Hirst, Al-Hamadi, Broadhead

Doubtful Phillips (thigh)

Injured None

Suspended None

Form LLDDD Leading scorers Delap, Morsy, Szmodics 1

Aston Villa

Subs from Gauci, Zych, Cash, Bogarde, Nedeljkovic, Maatsen, Barkley, Buendía, Young, Durán

Doubtful Cash (hamstring)

Injured Mings (fitness, 19 Oct), Kamara (fitness, 19 Oct), McGinn (hamstring, unknown), Philogene (knock, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WLWWW Leading scorer Durán 4

***

MANCHESTER UNITED v TOTTENHAM

Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Old Trafford

Referee Chris Kavanagh This season G3 Y14 R1 5.00 cards/game

Manchester United

Subs from Bayindir, Heaton, Maguire, Evans, Amass, Casemiro, Eriksen, Mount, Antony, Diallo, Zirkzee, Wheatley

Doubtful None

Injured Lindelöf (toe, 6 Oct), Shaw (calf, 6 Oct), Malacia, (knee, 19 Oct), Yoro (foot, Nov)

Suspended None

Form WLLWD Leading scorers De Ligt, Diallo, Garnacho, Rashford, Zirkzee 1

Tottenham

Subs from Forster, Davies, Dragusin, Spence, Reguilón, Gray, Sarr, Bentancur, Bergvall, Werner, Moore

Doubtful Son (knock)

Injured Odobert (muscle, unknown), Richarlison (muscle, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DWLLW Leading scorer Son 2

***

BOURNEMOUTH v SOUTHAMPTON

Monday 8pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Vitality Stadium

Referee Michael Oliver This season G5 Y29 R1 6.00 cards/game

Bournemouth

Subs from Travers, Dennis, Senesi, Hill, Aarons, Smith, Scott, Billing, Brooks, Sinisterra, Kluivert, Unal

Doubtful None

Injured Adams (back, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DDWLL Leading scorer Semenyo 2

Southampton

Subs from McCarthy, Lumley, Wood, Bree, Edwards, Walker-Peters, Aribo, Lallana, Cornet, Fraser, Stewart, Armstrong, Amo-Ameyaw

Doubtful None

Injured Smallbone (hamstring, 19 Oct), Sulemana (ankle, 19 Oct), Bazunu (achilles, Feb)

Suspended Stephens (last of three)

Form LLLLD Leading scorers Dibling, Sugawara 1

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