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Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Jakub Kiwior looks across in training.
Jakub Kiwior (left) could be in line to make an appearance for Arsenal against Liverpool. Photograph: Adam Davy/PA

ASTON VILLA v BOURNEMOUTH

Saturday 3pm Venue Villa Park

Referee Andy Madley This season G3 Y11 R1 4 cards/game

Aston Villa

Subs from Gauci, Olsen, Bogarde, Nedeljkovic, Carlos, Mings, Maatsen, Kamara, Barkley, Ramsey, Buendía, Durán

Doubtful None

Injured None

Suspended Philogene (one match)

Form WWWDDW Leading scorer Watkins 5

Bournemouth

Subs from Travers, Araujo, Aarons, Huijsen, Hill, Adams, Billing, Kluivert, Brooks, Unal

Doubtful None

Injured Sinisterra (knock, 2 Nov), Scott (knee, Dec)

Suspended None

Form WLLWLW Leading scorer Semenyo 3

***

BRENTFORD v IPSWICH

Saturday 3pm Venue Gtech Community Stadium

Referee Lewis Smith This season G1 Y5 R0 5 cards/game

Brentford

Subs from Valdimarsson, Roerslev, Mee, Henry, Meghoma, Jensen, Yarmolyuk, Trevitt, Konak, Schade, Carvalho

Doubtful None

Injured Henry (fitness, Nov), Thiago (knee, Dec), Dasilva (knee, unknown), Hickey (hamstring, unknown), Nunes (back, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WLLDWL Leading scorer Mbeumo 6

Ipswich

Subs from Walton, O’Shea, Townsend, Donacien, Ogbene, Taylor, Cajuste, Burns, Szmodics, Broadhead, Hirst, Al-Hamadi

Doubtful Cajuste (knee)

Injured Greaves (hamstring, 24 Nov), Luongo (ankle, unknown), Johnson (knock, unknown), Tuanzebe (hand, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DDDDLL Leading scorer Delap 4

***

BRIGHTON v WOLVES

Saturday 3pm Venue Amex Stadium

Referee Michael Oliver This season G7 Y38 R1 5.57 cards/game

Brighton

Subs from Steele, Lamptey, Igor, Estupiñán, Moder, Gruda, Wieffer, Ayari, March, Adingra, Minteh, Ferguson

Doubtful Welbeck (back), March (fitness), Minteh (muscle)

Injured João Pedro (ankle, 2 Nov), Webster (hamstring, 9 Nov), Milner (hamstring, unknown), O’Riley (ankle, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DDDLWW Leading scorer Welbeck 5

Wolves

Subs from Johnstone, Bentley, Doherty, Lima, Meupiyou, Doyle, Bellegarde, R Gomes, Sarabia, Forbs, Guedes

Doubtful Johnstone (groin), Meupiyou (knock)

Injured Hwang (ankle, 9 Nov), Traoré (knee, Dec), Mosquera (knee, Jun), González (knee, unknown), Kalajdzic (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DLLLLL Leading scorer Cunha, Strand Larsen 3

***

MANCHESTER CITY v SOUTHAMPTON

Saturday 3pm Venue Etihad Stadium

Referee Tony Harrington This season G4 Y14 R0 3.5 cards/game

Manchester City

Subs from Ortega, Carson, Dias, Aké, Wilson-Ebrand, McAtee, Perrone, Savinho, O’Reilly

Doubtful None

Injured Bobb (leg, Jan), Rodri (knee, Aug), De Bruyne (muscle, unknown) Doku (knock, unknown), Grealish (knock, unknown), Walker (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WWDDWW Leading scorer Haaland 10

Southampton

Subs from McCarthy, Lumley, Sugarawa, Harwood-Bellis, Bree, Ugochukwu, Lallana, Cornet, Sulemana, Onuachu, Armstrong, Brereton Díaz

Doubtful Sugarawa (knock)

Injured Bazunu (achilles, Feb), Smallbone (hamstring, unknown), Stewart (muscle, unknown)

Suspended Fraser (one match)

Form LLDLLL Leading scorer Archer 2

***

EVERTON v FULHAM

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Goodison Park

Referee John Brooks This season G2 Y11 R0 5.5 cards/game

Everton

Subs from Virgínia, Begovic, Coleman, Patterson, Dixon, Branthwaite, O’Brien, Mangala, Lindstrøm, Armstrong, Beto

Doubtful None

Injured Iroegbunam (foot, Nov), Garner (back, unknown), Chermiti (foot, unknown), Broja (foot, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LLDWDW Leading scorer McNeil 3

Fulham

Subs from Benda, Cuenca, Sessegnon, Reed, King, Cairney, Wilson, Nelson, Muniz, Vinícius, Godo

Doubtful None

Injured Lukic (shoulder, Nov), Castagne (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended Andersen (one match)

Form DDWWLL Leading scorer Jiménez 4

***

CHELSEA v NEWCASTLE

Sunday 2pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Stamford Bridge

Referee Simon Hooper This season G4 Y20 R1 5.25 cards/game

Chelsea

Subs from Jörgensen, Bettinelli, Disasi, Gusto, Adarabioyo, Badiashile, Chilwell, Veiga, Fernández, Casadei, Chukwuemeka, Dewsbury-Hall, Félix, Sancho, Mudryk, Nkunku, Guiu

Doubtful None

Injured None

Suspended None

Form DWWWDL Leading scorer Palmer 6

Newcastle

Subs from Dubravka, Vlachodimos, Krafth, Kelly, Longstaff, Miley, Willock, Barnes, Almirón, Osula

Doubtful None

Injured Trippier (hamstring, Nov), Wilson (back/hamstring, Nov), Botman (knee, Dec), Lascelles (knee, Jan)

Suspended None

Form WWLDDL Leading scorer Barnes 3

***

CRYSTAL PALACE v TOTTENHAM

Sunday 2pm Venue Selhurst Park

Referee Darren Bond This season G3 Y13 R0 4.33 cards/game

Crystal Palace

Subs from Turner, Matthews, Ward, Clyne, Wharton, Kporha, Kamada, Schlupp, Sarr, Agbinone

Doubtful None

Injured Doucouré (ankle, Nov), França (groin, unknown), Riad (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DDDLLL Leading scorer Mateta 2

Tottenham

Subs from Forster, Austin, Dragusin, Spence, Davies, Gray, Bentancur, Maddison, Bergvall, Son, Richarlison, Moore

Doubtful Son (muscle)

Injured Odobert (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LLWWLW Leading scorer Johnson, Son 3

***

WEST HAM v MANCHESTER UNITED

Sunday 2pm Venue London Stadium

Referee David Coote This season G4 Y22 R0 5.5 cards/game

West Ham

Subs from Fabianski, Foderingham, Coufal, Todibo, Cresswell, Álvarez, Soucek, Irving, Ings, Guilherme

Doubtful None

Injured Füllkrug (achilles, unknown)

Suspended Kudus (first of three)

Form LDLDWL Leading scorer Bowen, Kudus, Soucek, Paquetá 2

Manchester United

Subs from Bayindir, Heaton, Evans, Lindelöf, Amass, Casemiro, Mount, Diallo, Zirkzee, Wheatley

Doubtful Evans (fitness), Mount (head/muscle)

Injured Shaw (calf, 2 Nov), Malacia, (knee, 2 Nov), Maguire (muscle, 10 Nov), Mainoo (muscle, unknown), Yoro (foot, Dec), Antony (foot, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LWDLDW Leading scorer Garnacho 2

***

ARSENAL v LIVERPOOL

Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Emirates Stadium

Referee Anthony Taylor This season G7 Y35 R1 5.14 cards/game

Arsenal

Subs from Neto, Setford, Zinchenko, Calafiori, Robinson, Monlouis, Lewis-Skelly, Jorginho, Nwaneri, Kabia, Sterling, Jesus

Doubtful Calafiori (knee), Saka (hamstring), Timber (muscle)

Injured Ødegaard (ankle, Nov), Tierney (hamstring, unknown), Tomiyasu (knee, unknown)

Suspended Saliba (one match)

Form DWDWWL Leading scorer Havertz 4

Liverpool

Subs from Jaros, Davies, Gomez, Quansah, Tsimikas, Endo, Jones, Morton, Nyoni, Díaz

Doubtful None

Injured Alisson (hamstring, 24 Nov), Elliott (foot, Nov), Chiesa (muscle, Nov), Bradley (unknown, Nov), Jota (ribs, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WLWWWW Leading scorer Díaz, Salah 5

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