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Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Dejan Kulusevski and Emerson in training.
Dejan Kulusevski (left) and Emerson are expected to start for Tottenham at home to Everton. Photograph: Alex Morton/Tottenham Hotspur FC/REX/Shutterstock

WEST HAM v MANCHESTER UNITED

Saturday 12.30pm TNT Sports 1 Venue London Stadium

Referee Simon Hooper This season G10 Y56 R3 5.90 cards/game

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

West Ham

Subs from Areola, Anang, Mavropanos, Kehrer, Johnson, Ogbonna, Coventry, Fornals, Cornet, Casey, Benrahma, Antonio, Ings, Mubama, Marshall, Chesters

Doubtful Aguerd (illness), Cornet (illness), Antonio (knee)

Injured None

Suspended None

Form WWDWLW Leading scorer Bowen 10

Manchester United

Subs from Bayindir, Heaton, Reguilón, Mejbri, Amrabat, Eriksen, Van de Beek, Rashford, Diallo, Pellistri, Martial

Doubtful Martial (illness)

Injured Martínez (foot, Jan), Casemiro (hamstring, Jan), Lindelöf (knock, Jan), Malacia (knee, Jan), Maguire (groin, unknown), Mount (calf, unknown)

Suspended Dalot (one match)

Form WWLWLD Leading scorer McTominay 5

***

FULHAM v BURNLEY

Saturday 3pm Venue Craven Cottage

Referee Rebecca Welch This season (EFL) G8 Y41 R1 5.25 cards/game

Fulham v Burnley: probable starters, contenders in italics
Fulham v Burnley: probable starters, contenders in italics Photograph: Guardian

Fulham

Subs from Rodak, Tete, Ballo-Touré, Diop, De Fougerolles, Francois, Harris, Lukic, Reed, Wilson, Traoré, Vinícius, De Cordova-Reid

Doubtful Traoré (hamstring)

Injured Ream (calf, Jan)

Suspended Jiménez (first of two)

Form LWLWWL Leading scorer Jiménez, Willian 4

Burnley

Subs from Muric, Vigouroux, Roberts, Al-Dakhil, Delcroix, Ekdal, Cullen, Cork, Massengo, Ramsey, Redmond, Gudmundsson, Benson, Trésor, Foster, Obafemi

Doubtful Cork (knee), Ramsey (knock), Gudmundsson (knock)

Injured Koleosho (knee, May)

Suspended None

Form LLWLDL Leading scorer Brownhill, Foster 3

***

LUTON v NEWCASTLE

Saturday 3pm Venue Kenilworth Road

Referee Darren England This season G2 Y15 R0 7.50 cards/game

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

Luton

Subs from Krul, Johnson, Andersen, Clark, Giles, Burke, Chong, Sambi Lokonga, Townsend, Morris, Woodrow

Doubtful Woodrow (calf)

Injured Potts (hamstring, unknown), Lockyer (cardiac arrest, unknown)

Suspended Nakamba (one match)

Form DLWLLL Leading scorer Adebayo 4

Newcastle

Subs from Karius, Gillespie, Trippier, Schär, Dummett, Krafth, Hall, Joelinton, Ritchie, Isak, A Murphy, Diallo, Parkinson

Doubtful Gordon (leg), Schär (hamstring), Krafth (leg), Joelinton (hamstring), Isak (groin)

Injured J Murphy (shoulder, Feb), Anderson (back, unknown), Willock (achilles, unknown), Barnes (foot, unknown), Targett (hamstring, unknown), Manquillo (groin, unknown), Pope (shoulder, Apr)

Suspended None

Form LWWLLW Leading scorer Isak, Wilson 7

***

NOTTINGHAM FOREST v BOURNEMOUTH

Saturday 3pm Venue City Ground

Referee Rob Jones This season G11 Y54 R3 5.18 cards/game

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

Nottingham Forest

Subs from Vlachodimos, Hennessey, Horvath, Montiel, Aurier, Tavares, McKenna, Worrall, Felipe, Aina, Danilo, Sangaré, Kouyaté, Domínguez, Omobamidele, Santos, Hudson-Odoi, Origi

Doubtful Aurier (calf), Felipe (muscular), Sangaré (groin),

Injured Awoniyi (groin, Feb)

Suspended None

Form LLLLDL Leading scorer Awoniyi 4

Bournemouth

Subs from Travers, Randolph, Radu, Aarons, Mepham, Kilkenny, Rothwell, Scott, Marcondes, Brooks, Billing, Ouattara, Sinisterra, Moore

Doubtful Kerkez (knock), Aarons (hamstring)

Injured Aarons (hamstring, 26 Dec), Traorè (illness, 31 Dec), Kelly (hamstring, unknown), Adams (hamstring, unknown), Fredericks (calf, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LWWDWW Leading scorer Solanke 8

Nuno Espírito Santo is unveiled as Nottingham Forest’s new manager.
Nuno Espírito Santo will take charge of Nottingham Forest for the first time against Bournemouth. Photograph: Bradley Collyer/PA

***

TOTTENHAM v EVERTON

Saturday 3pm Venue Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Referee Stuart Attwell This season G9 Y45 R1 5.11 cards/game

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

Tottenham

Subs from Forster, Lloris, Austin, Phillips, Dier, Dorrington, Skipp, Lo Celso, Gil, Véliz, Donley

Doubtful None

Injured Solomon (knee, Jan), Van de Ven (hamstring, Jan), Maddison (foot, Jan), Bentancur (ankle, Feb), Sessegnon (hamstring, unknown), Perisic (knee, Jun)

Suspended Bissouma (first of four), Udogie (one match)

Form LLDLWW Leading scorer Son 10

Everton

Subs from Virgínia, Lonergan, Godfrey, Keane, Onyango, Metcalfe, Hunt, Dobbin, Chermiti, Danjuma, Calvert-Lewin

Doubtful Mykolenko (groin)

Injured Doucouré (hamstring, Jan), Dele (hip, unknown), Gomes (calf, unknown), Young (hamstring, unknown), Coleman (foot, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WLWWWW Leading scorer Doucouré 6

***

LIVERPOOL v ARSENAL

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Anfield

Referee Chris Kavanagh This season G10 Y45 R1 4.60 cards/game

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

Liverpool

Subs from Kelleher, Adrián, Pitaluga, Bradley, Gomez, Quansah, Chambers, Jones, Elliott, Gordon, Gakpo

Doubtful None

Injured Mac Allister (knee, Jan), Jota (hamstring, Jan), Robertson (shoulder, Jan), Thiago (hip, Jan), Bajcetic (calf, unknown), Doak (knee, unknown), Matip (knee, Aug)

Suspended None

Form WDWWWD Leading scorer Salah 11

Arsenal

Subs from Ramsdale, Hein, Kiwior, Soares, Jorginho, Elneny, Nelson, Smith Rowe, Trossard, Nketiah, Lewis-Kelly, Walters

Doubtful Jorginho (foot), Elneny (hamstring)

Injured Vieira (groin, Jan), Tomiyasu (calf, unknown), Partey (muscular, unknown), Timber (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WWWWLW Leading scorer Nketiah, Saka 5

***

WOLVES v CHELSEA

Sunday 1pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Molineux

Referee David Coote This season G6 Y28 R3 4.83 cards/game

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

Wolves

Subs from Bentley, King, S Bueno, Doherty, H Bueno, González, Traoré, Doyle, Bellegarde, Neto, Kalajdzic, Silva

Doubtful Neto (fitness)

Injured Hodge (shoulder, Jan), Fraser (muscular, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WLLWDL Leading scorer Hwang 8

Chelsea

Subs from Bettinelli, Bergström, Badiashile, Maatsen, Gilchrist, Fernández, Lavia, Nkunku, Madueke, Washington, Stutter, Matos

Doubtful Fernández (illness), Lavia (ankle), Madueke (knock)

Injured Sánchez (knee, Feb), Cucurella (ankle, Mar), Chalobah (hamstring, unknown), James (hamstring, unknown), Chilwell (hamstring, unknown), Chukwuemeka (knee, unknown), Fofana (knee, unknown), Ugochukwu (muscular, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DLWLLW Leading scorer Jackson 7

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