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Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Jurriën Timber (left) and Declan Rice chat during an Arsenal training session
Arsenal’s Jurriën Timber (left) soaks up some Declan Rice wisdom ahead of Saturday’s meeting with Newcastle. Photograph: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC/Getty Images

NEWCASTLE v ARSENAL

Saturday 12.30pm TNT Sports 1 Venue St James’ Park

Referee John Brooks This season G3 Y12 R0 4 cards/game

Newcastle

Subs from Dubravka, Vlachodimos, Livramento, Longstaff, Miley, Kelly, J Murphy, Barnes, Almirón, Osula, A Murphy

Doubtful Gordon (hamstring), Isak (leg)

Injured Trippier (hamstring, 25 Nov), Wilson (back, 25 Nov), Botman (knee, Dec), Lascelles (knee, Jan)

Suspended None

Form WLDDLL Leading scorer Barnes 3

Arsenal

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

Doubtful Timber (muscular), White (joint), Tomiyasu (knee)

Injured Ødegaard (ankle; 30 Nov), Tierney (hamstring, unknown), Calafiori (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WDWWLD Leading scorer Havertz 4

***

BOURNEMOUTH v MANCHESTER CITY

Saturday 3pm Venue Vitality Stadium

Referee Michael Oliver This season G8 Y44 R1 5.63 cards/game

Bournemouth

Subs from Arrizabalaga, Dennis, Huijsen, Hill, Araujo, Aarons, Adams, Billing, Brooks, Tavernier, Sinisterra, Unal

Doubtful Ouattara

Injured Arrizabalaga (muscle, 9 Nov), Sinisterra (knock, 9 Nov), Scott (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LLWLWD Leading scorer Semenyo 3

Manchester City

Subs from Ortega, Carson, Aké, Akinjii, Kaboré, Mcatee, Grealish, Sávio, O’Reilly

Doubtful Akinji (muscle), Grealish (knock), Gvardiol (knock), Sávio (knock)

Injured De Bruyne (groin, 23 Nov), Walker (knee, 23 Nov), Doku (knock, Dec), Bobb (leg, Dec), Rodri (knee, Jun)

Suspended None

Form WDDWWW Leading scorer Haaland 11

***

IPSWICH v LEICESTER

Saturday 3pm Venue Portman Road

Referee Tim Robinson This season G4 Y23 R0 5.75 cards/game

Ipswich

Subs from Walton, Slicker, Townsend, Donacien, Johnson, Morsy, J Clarke, Hutchinson, Al-Hamadi, Broadhead, Hirst

Doubtful Johnson (thigh), Morsy (hamstring)

Injured Greaves (hamstring, 24 Nov), Tuanzebe (hand, 24 Nov), Taylor (knock, 24 Nov), Luongo (ankle, unknown), Ogbene (achilles, Aug)

Suspended H Clarke (one match)

Form DDDLLL Leading scorer Delap 5

Leicester

Subs from Ward, Coady, Kristiansen, Thomas, Skipp, Soumaré, McAteer, El Khannous, Decordova-Reid, Édouard, Ayew, Golding

Doubtful Fatawu (groin), Vestergaard (ankle), Daka (ankle)

Injured Stolarczyk (ankle, Jan), Choudhury (shoulder, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DDLWWL Leading scorer Vardy 4

***

LIVERPOOL v BRIGHTON

Saturday 3pm Venue Anfield

Referee Tony Harrington This season G5 Y18 R0 3.6 cards/game

Liverpool

Subs from Jaros, Davies, Bradley, Gomez, Quansah, Robertson, Endo, Jones, Morton, Nyoni, Gakpo

Doubtful None

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

Suspended None

Form LWWWWD Leading scorer Salah 6

Brighton

Subs from Steele, Cahill, Lamptey, Dunk, Wieffer, Moder, Gruda, Enciso, Minteh, Adingra, Ferguson

Doubtful Kadioglu (foot), Dunk (calf), Minteh (groin), João Pedro (ankle), O’Riley (ankle), March (knee)

Injured Webster (hamstring, 23 Nov), Milner (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DDLWWD Leading scorer Welbeck 6

***

NOTTINGHAM FOREST v WEST HAM

Saturday 3pm Venue City Ground

Referee Peter Bankes This season G4 Y18 R0 4.25 cards/game

Nottingham Forest

Subs from Miguel, Hennessey, Omobamidele, Boly, Morato, Williams, Moreira, Toffolo, Sosa, Silva, Gibbs-White, Awoniyi

Doubtful Anderson (knock), Gibbs-White (ankle), Silva (knock), Wood (knock)

Injured Sangaré (hamstring, 23 Nov), Danilo (ankle, unknown)

Suspended None

Unavailable Ward-Prowse (parent club)

Form WDLDWW Leading scorer Wood 7

West Ham

Subs from Areola, Cresswell, Casey, Coufal, Todibo, Soucek, Guilherme, Irving, Summerville, Ings

Doubtful None

Injured Füllkrug (achilles, unknown)

Suspended Kudus (second of three)

Form DLDWLW Leading scorer Bowen 3

***

SOUTHAMPTON v EVERTON

Saturday 3pm Venue St Mary’s Stadium

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

Southampton

Subs from McCarthy, Harwood-Bellis, Taylor, Manning, Bree, Wood, Ugochukwu, Aribo, Fraser, Sulemana, Armstrong, Brereton Díaz, Onuachu

Doubtful Fraser (illness)

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

Suspended None

Form LDLLLL Leading scorer Archer 2

Everton

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

Doubtful Doucouré (knock), McNeil (knee)

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

Suspended None

Form LDWDWD Leading scorer McNeil 3

***

WOLVES v CRYSTAL PALACE

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Molineux

Referee Anthony Taylor This season G8 Y38 R1 4.88 cards/game

Wolves

Subs from Johnstone, Bentley, Doherty, Lima, Meupiyou, André, 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 LLLLLD Leading scorer Cunha 5

Crystal Palace

Subs from Turner, Matthews, Umeh, Clyne, Schlupp, Nketiah, Kporha, Rodney, Agbinone

Doubtful None

Injured Ward (knock, 9 Nov), Eze (hamstring, 30 Nov), Lerma (hamstring, 30 Nov), Richards (hamstring, 30 Nov), Wharton (groin, Dec), Franca (groin, unknown), Riad (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DDLLLW Leading scorer Mateta 3

***

TOTTENHAM v ASTON VILLA

Sunday 2pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Referee Craig Pawson This season G5 Y25 R1 5.2 cards/game

Tottenham

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

Doubtful Romero (muscle), Son (muscle), Spence (groin), Werner (groin)

Injured Odobert (hamstring, unknown), Van de Ven (hamstring, 23 Nov)

Suspended None

Form LWWLWL Leading scorer Johnson, Son 3

Aston Villa

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

Doubtful None

Injured Barkley (muscle, 23 Nov)

Suspended None

Form WWDDWD Leading scorer Watkins 5

***

MANCHESTER UNITED v CHELSEA

Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Old Trafford

Referee Robert Jones This season G6 Y31 R2 5.5 cards/game

Manchester United

Subs from Bayindir, Heaton, Lindelöf, Yoro, Maguire, Evans, Amass, Malacia, Fletcher, Eriksen, Mainoo, Mount, Antony, Wheatley, Diallo, Zirkzee

Doubtful Antony (foot), Eriksen (knock), Maguire (muscle), Mainoo (muscle), Malacia (knee), Mount (knock), Yoro (foot)

Injured Shaw (calf, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WDLDWL Leading scorer Garnacho 2

Chelsea

Subs from Jørgensen, Cucurella, Badiashile, Tosin, Disasi, Veiga, Fernández, Dewsbury-Hall, Mudryk, Félix, Nkunku

Doubtful None

Injured None

Suspended None

Unavailable Sancho (parent club)

Form WWWDLW Leading scorer Palmer 7

***

FULHAM v BRENTFORD

Monday 8pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Craven Cottage

Referee Stuart Attwell This season G4 Y18 R1 4.75 cards/game

Fulham

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

Doubtful None

Injured Lukic (shoulder, 23 Nov)

Suspended None

Form DWWLLD Leading scorer Jiménez 4

Brentford

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

Doubtful Ajer (foot), Henry (fitness)

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

Suspended None

Form LLDWLW Leading scorer Mbeumo 8

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