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Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Luis Díaz, Andy Robertson, Darwin Núñez, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah in Liverpool training
Luis Díaz, Andy Robertson, Darwin Núñez, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah travel to Goodison Park for the early kick-off on Saturday. Photograph: Nikki Dyer/LFC/Liverpool FC/Getty Images

EVERTON v LIVERPOOL

Saturday 12.30pm TNT Sports 1 Venue Goodison Park

Referee Michael Oliver This season G12 Y61 R1 5.17 cards/game

Everton

Subs from Virginia, Begovic, Coleman, Patterson, Dixon, Keane, O’Brien, Harrison, Armstrong, Lindstrøm, Beto, Broja

Doubtful Keane (knee)

Injured Iroegbunam (foot, unknown), Chermiti (foot, unknown), Garner (back, Jan)

Suspended None

Form DLDDLW Leading scorer McNeil 3

Liverpool

Subs from Jaros, Davies, Quansah, Nallo, Endo, Elliott, Morton, Gakpo, Nyoni

Doubtful None

Injured Konaté (knee, Jan), Bradley (hamstring, Jan), Alisson (hamstring, 14 Dec), Jota (ribs, 14 Dec), Chiesa (muscle, 14 Dec), Tsimikas (ankle, unknown)

Suspended Mac Allister (one game)

Form DWWWWD Leading scorer Salah 13

***

ASTON VILLA v SOUTHAMPTON

Saturday 3pm Venue Villa Park

Referee Darren Bond This season G6 Y29 R1 5.00 cards/game

Aston Villa

Subs from Olsen, Gauci, Mings, Nedeljkovic, Swinkels, Bogarde, Barkley, Buendía, Philogene, Durán

Doubtful None

Injured Onana (foot, 14 Dec), Ramsey (hamstring, 21 Dec)

Suspended None

Form DLLDLW Leading scorer Watkins 7

Southampton

Subs from McCarthy, Taylor, Bree, Wood, Ugochukwu, Fraser, Sulemana, Brereton Díaz, Onuachu, Amo-Ameyaw, Bednarek, Downes

Doubtful Onuachu (knock)

Injured Bazunu (achilles, 15 Feb), Smallbone (hamstring, unknown), Stewart (muscle, 16 Jan), Ramsdale (finger, 22 Dec), Lallana (hamstring, 15 Dec), Larios (unknown, 16 Jan)

Suspended Stephens (first of four games)

Form LWLLDL Leading scorer Archer, Armstrong, Aribo 2

***

BRENTFORD v NEWCASTLE

Saturday 3pm Venue Gtech Community Stadium

Referee Tim Robinson This season G6 Y36 R1 6.17 cards/game

Brentford

Subs from Valdimarsson, Ajer, Mee, Meghoma, Maghoma, Yarmolyuk, Trevitt, Konak, Carvalho, Schade

Doubtful Ajer (fitness), Nørgaard (knock)

Injured Dasilva (knee, unknown), Hickey (hamstring, unknown), Nunes (fitness, 15 Dec), Henry (fitness, unknown), Jensen (hamstring, 15 Dec)

Suspended None

Form WLWDWL Leading scorer Mbeumo, Wissa 8

Newcastle

Subs from Dubravka, Kelly, Trippier, Targett, Longstaff, Willock, Wilson, Barnes, Miley

Doubtful Tonali (fatigue), Gordon (fatigue), Trippier (virus)

Injured Botman (knee, 15 Jan), Lascelles (knee, 1 Feb), Krafth (collarbone, 15 Jan)

Suspended None

Form LWWLDD Leading scorer Isak 5

***

CRYSTAL PALACE v MANCHESTER CITY

Saturday 3pm Venue Selhurst Park

Referee Rob Jones This season G9 Y48 R4 5.78 cards/game

Crystal Palace

Subs from Turner, Matthews, Umeh, Ward, Richards, Clyne, Schlupp, Nketiah, Kporha, Rodney, Agbinone, Kamada, Devenny, Doucouré

Doubtful None

Injured França (groin, unknown); Riad (knee, next week); Wharton (groin; next week)

Suspended None

Form WDLDDW Leading scorer Mateta 4

Manchester City

Subs from Carson, Ortega, Wilson-Ebrand, McAtee, Perrone, Savinho, O’Reilly, Gündogan, Simpson-Pusey, Nunes

Doubtful Akanji (fitness), De Bruyne (fitness)

Injured Bobb (broken leg, 1 Jan), Rodri (knee, 1 Jun), Kovacic (unknown, 21 Dec), Aké (hamstring, 21 Dec), Stones (foot, 15 Dec), Foden (illness, 15 Dec)

Suspended None

Form WLLLLW Leading scorer Haaland 12

***

MANCHESTER UTD v NOTTM FOREST

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Old Trafford

Referee Darren England This season G5 Y28 R2 6.00 cards/game

Manchester United

Subs from Heaton, Bayindir, Wheatley, Amass, Højlund, Mount, Eriksen, Antony, Casemiro, Yoro, Garnacho, Dalot, Mazraoui

Doubtful None

Injured Lindelöf (groin, 15 Dec), Shaw (muscle, unknown), Evans (unknown, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LDWDWL Leading scorer Rashford 4

Nottingham Forest

Subs from Miguel, Hennessey, Morato, Boly, Omobamidele, Williams, Toffolo, Ward-Prowse, Sosa, Silva, Awoniyi, Domínguez

Doubtful None

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

Suspended None

Form WWLLWL Leading scorer Wood 9

***

FULHAM v ARSENAL

Sunday 2pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Craven Cottage

Referee Chris Kavanagh This season G9 Y54 R4 6.44 cards/game

Fulham

Subs from Benda, Cuenca, Diop, Sessegnon, Castagne, Muniz, Vinícius, Andersen, Wilson, King

Doubtful None

Injured Reed (knee, 5 Jan), Andersen (unknown)

Suspended Cairney (second game of three)

Ineligible Nelson (facing parent club)

Form DWWLDW Leading scorer Iwobi 5

Arsenal

Subs from Neto, Setford, Porter, Zinchenko, Heaven, Kacurri, Lewis-Skelly, Kiwior, Merino, Jorginho, Nwaneri, Jesus, Sterling, Trossard

Doubtful Gabriel (knock)

Injured White (knee, unknown), Tierney (hamstring, unknown), Tomiyasu (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DLDWWW Leading scorer Havertz, Saka 5

***

IPSWICH v BOURNEMOUTH

Sunday 2pm Venue Portman Road

Referee Michael Salisbury This season G2 Y4 R1 2.50 cards/game

Ipswich

Subs from Walton, Johnson, Greaves, Townsend, Phillips, Taylor, Luongo, Chaplin, J Clarke, Broadhead, Al-Hamadi

Doubtful None

Injured Hirst (knee, Jan), Ogbene (achilles, Jun), Tuanzebe (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LDWDLL Leading scorer Delap 6

Bournemouth

Subs from Travers, Dennis, Aarons, Hill, Kinsey-Wellings, Billing, Winterburn, Brooks, Ouattara, Unal

Doubtful None

Injured Senesi (thigh, unknown), Araujo (hamstring, unknown), Sinisterra (hamstring, unknown), Scott (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DWLLWW Leading scorer Kluivert 5

***

LEICESTER v BRIGHTON

Sunday 2pm Venue King Power Stadium

Referee Stuart Attwell This season G8 Y34 R2 4.50 cards/game

Leicester

Subs from Ward, Okoli, Faes, Thomas, Choudhury, Skipp, Winks, Decordova-Reid, Mavididi, Daka, Édouard

Doubtful Winks (groin)

Injured Stolarczyk (ankle, Jan), Pereira (hamstring, Mar), Fatawu (knee, Jun)

Suspended None

Ineligible: Buonanotte (facing parent club)

Form LDLLLW Leading scorer Vardy 5

Brighton

Subs from Steele, Dunk, Veltman, McConville, Ayari, Wieffer, Moder, Enciso, Gruda, Adingra, Ferguson, Welbeck

Doubtful Veltman (knock), Welbeck (knock)

Injured Hinshelwood (knee, unknown), Kadioglu (toe, unknown), Webster (hamstring, unknown), Milner (hamstring, unknown), March (fitness, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DLWWDL Leading scorer Welbeck 6

***

TOTTENHAM v CHELSEA

Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Referee Anthony Taylor This season G12 Y52 R1 4.42 cards/game

Tottenham

Subs from Austin, Spence, Bergvall, Werner, Moore, Bissouma, Austin, Lankshear, Romero, Olusesi

Doubtful Romero (foot), Moore (illness)

Injured Van de Ven (hamstring, 15 Dec), Richarlison (hamstring, 4 Jan), Vicario (ankle, unknown), Odobert (hamstring, unknown), Davies (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended Bentancur (fourth of seven)

Form LWLWDL Leading scorer Johnson 6

Chelsea

Subs from Jorgensen, Bettinelli, Disasi, Tosin, Badiashile, Veiga, Dewsbury-Hall, Chukwuemeka, Sancho, Guiu, George, Nkunku, Félix

Doubtful None

Injured James (hamstring, unknown), Kellyman (thigh, unknown), Fofana (hamstring, 4 Jan), Mudryk (illness, 15 Dec)

Suspended None

Form WDDWWW Leading scorer Palmer 9

***

WEST HAM v WOLVES

Monday 8pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue London Stadium

Referee John Brooks This season G6 Y33 R0 5.50 cards/game

West Ham

Subs from Areola, Foderingham, Todibo, Mayers, Casey, Alvarez, Cresswell, Coufal, Paquetá, Irving, Ings, Guilherme, Rodríguez, Scarles

Doubtful Ing (knock), Todibo (knock)

Injured None

Suspended None

Form WLDWLL Leading scorer Bowen, Soucek 3

Wolves

Subs from Johnstone, Doherty, Pond, Doyle, R Gomes, Guedes, Forbs, Cundle, Bentley, Edozie, Lima

Doubtful Sarabia (calf), Meupiyou (fitness)

Injured Mosquera (knee, Jun), Traoré (knee, unknown), González (knee, unknown), Kalajdzic (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DDWWLL Leading scorer Cunha 7

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