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Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Joseph Whitworth.
Teenager Joseph Whitworth is in line to make his second Premier League appearance in goal for Crystal Palace against leaders Arsenal. Photograph: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images

Aston Villa v Bournemouth

Saturday 3pm Venue Villa Park Last season n/a

Referee Robert Jones This season G17 Y68 R1 4.12 cards/game

Odds H 3-4 A 4-1 D 11-4

Aston Villa v Bournemouth
Probable starters in bold, contenders in light Photograph: Guardian

Aston Villa

Subs from Olsen, Sinisalo, Zych, Augustinsson, Dendoncker, Durán, Traoré, Swinkels, Bailey, Young, Kamara, Moreno, Chambers, Diego Carlos

Doubtful Kamara (ankle), Dendoncker (hand)

Injured Coutinho (hamstring, 1 Apr)

Suspended None

Discipline Y30 R0

Form LLLWWD

Leading scorer Watkins 8

Bournemouth

Subs from Randolph, Travers, Mepham, Plain, Stacey, Fredericks, Christie, Viña, Semenyo, Moore, L Cook, Kelly, Zabarnyi, Pollock, Brooks, Zabarnyi, Stanislas

Doubtful Zabarnyi (ankle), Kelly (calf), Stanislas (muscle)

Injured Tavernier (hamstring, 1 Apr), Traorè (knock, 1 Apr)

Suspended None

Discipline Y32 R0

Form LDWLLW

Leading scorer Billing 6

Brentford v Leicester

Saturday 3pm Venue Gtech Community Stadium Last season Brentford 1 Leicester 2

Referee Darren Bond This season G2 Y11 R0 5.50 cards/game

Odds H 10-11 A3-1 D5-2

Brentford v Leicester
Probable starters in bold, contenders in light Photograph: Guardian

Brentford

Subs from Cox, Jørgensen, Jansson, Roerslev, Baptiste, Schade, Dasilva, Ghoddos, Crama, Trevitt, Schade, Damsgaard

Doubtful Roerslev (hamstring)

Injured Strakosha (ankle, 1 Apr), Lewis-Potter (knee, May), Ajer (calf, 1 Apr), Janelt (knee, 1 Apr)

Suspended None

Discipline Y24 R0

Form WDDWLW

Leading scorer Toney 19

Leicester

Subs from Iversen, Smithies, Daka, Vardy, Thomas, Brunt, McAteer, Soyuncu, Ndidi, Soumaré, Marçal-Madivadua, Amartey, Evans

Doubtful Evans (hamstring)

Injured Bertrand (knee, 1 Apr), Kristiansen (ankle, Apr), Tielemans (ankle, 1 Apr), Justin (achilles, 1 Jun)

Suspended Faes (one match)

Unavailable Vestergaard (disciplinary)

Discipline Y24 R1

Form WWLLLL

Leading scorer Maddison 9

Southampton v Tottenham

Saturday 3pm Venue St Mary’s Stadium Last season Southampton 1 Tottenham 1

Referee Simon Hooper This season G19 Y62 R0 3.26 cards/game

Odds H 7-2 A 4-5 D 11-4

Southampton v Tottenham
Probable starters in bold, contenders in light Photograph: Guardian

Southampton

Subs from Caballero, McCarthy, Bree, Mara, Aribo, Morgan, Orsic, Djenepo, Lyanco, Diallo, A Armstrong, Edozie, Caleta-Car, Salisu, Onuachu, S Armstrong, Elyounoussi, Lario, Elyounoussi, Maitland-Niles

Doubtful Walker-Peters (hamstring), Maitland-Niles (knock)

Injured Livramento (knee, unknown), Larios (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y39 R0

Form LWLWDL

Leading scorer Ward-Prowse 8

Tottenham

Subs from Austin, Whiteman, Emerson, Perisic, Sánchez, Tanganga, Sarr, Danjuma, Kulusevski, Lucas, Mundle

Doubtful Emerson (knock)

Injured Lloris (knee, 1 Apr), Bissouma (ankle, season), Bentancur (knee, season), Sessegnon (hamstring, 1 Apr)

Suspended None

Discipline Y40 R3

Form WLWWLW

Leading scorer Kane 20

Wolves v Leeds

Saturday 3pm Venue Molineux Last season Wolves 2 Leeds 3

Referee Michael Salisbury This season G12 Y55 R1 4.75 cards/game

Odds H 5-4 A 5-2 D 9-4

Wolves v Leeds
Probable starters in bold, contenders in light Photograph: Guardian

Wolves

Subs from Bentley, Mosquera, Toti, Hodge, Lembikisa, Collins, Neto, Gomes, Cunha, Aït-Nouri, B Traoré, Nunes, Sarabia

Doubtful B Traoré (groin)

Injured Chiquinho (knee, Jun), Kalajdzic (knee, Jun), Bueno (hamstring, 1 Apr), Costa (knee, 1 Apr), Hwang (hamstring, 1 Apr)

Suspended None

Discipline Y33 R2

Form WLDLWL

Leading scorers Neves, Podence 5

Leeds

Subs from Robles, Cooper, Struijk, Kristensen, Greenwood, Gnonto, Sinisterra, Rodrigo, Rutter, Fernandez, Gyabi, Gray

Doubtful None

Injured Dallas (broken leg, unknown), Adams (thigh, unknown), Forshaw (groin, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y33 R1

Form DLLWLD

Leading scorer Rodrigo 10

Chelsea v Everton

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Stamford Bridge Last season Chelsea 1 Everton 1

Referee Darren England This season G12 Y44 R3 4.42 cards/game

Odds H 1-2 A 7-1 D 3-1

Chelsea v Everton
Probable starters in bold, contenders in light Photograph: Guardian

Chelsea

Subs from Bettinelli, Mendy, Bergstrom, Badiashile, Madueke, Chalobah, Zakaria, Gallagher, Chukwuemeka, Ziyech, Azpilicueta, Kanté, Hall, Aubameyang, James

Doubtful Kanté (match fitness), Azpilicueta (concussion), James (illness), Aubameyang (back), Mendy (wrist), João Félix (ankle)

Injured Silva (knee, 15 Apr), Broja (knee, June), Sterling (hamstring, 1 Apr), Mount (abdomen, 1 Apr)

Suspended None

Discipline Y38 R4

Form DDLLWW

Leading scorer Havertz 6

Everton

Subs from Begovic, Lonergan, Mina, Holgate, Vinagre, Davies, Garner, Maupay, Mills, Simms, Mykolenko, Calvert-Lewin, Patterson, Coady

Doubtful Patterson (knee), Calvert-Lewin (hamstring)

Injured Townsend (knee, May)

Suspended None

Discipline Y38 R0

Form LWLLDW

Leading scorer Gray 4

Arsenal v Crystal Palace

Sunday 2pm Venue Emirates Stadium Last season Arsenal 2 Crystal Palace 2

Referee Stuart Attwell This season G18 Y65 R2 3.83 cards/game

Odds H 1-4 A 12-1 D 9-2

Arsenal v Crystal Palace
Probable starters in bold, contenders in light Illustration: Guardian

Arsenal

Subs from Hein, Turner, Tierney, Kiwior, Jorginho, Vieira, Nelson, Smith Rowe, Jesus, Saliba

Doubtful Saliba (back)

Injured Elneny (knee, Aug), Nketiah (ankle, 1 Apr), Tomiyasu (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y22 R0

Form LWWWWW

Leading scorer Martinelli 12

Crystal Palace

Subs from Goodman, Milivojevic, Balmer, Riedewald, Wells-Morrison, Rodney, Ward, Hughes, Ozoh, Ahamada, Édouard, Richards, Eze, Ward, Tomkins, Mateta, Guaita, J Ayew

Doubtful Hughes (illness), McArthur (illness), Guaita (hamstring)

Injured Ferguson (match fitness, Apr), Johnstone (calf, 1 Apr)

Suspended None

Unavailable Sambi Lakonga (ineligible)

Discipline Y47 R1

Form DDDLLL

Leading scorer Zaha 6

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