Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Liverpool face a tough opener at Chelsea while Luton’s return to the top flight sees them travel to Brighton
  
  

Jorginho slides in on Bukayo Saka during Arsenal training.
Jorginho slides in on Bukayo Saka during Arsenal training ahead of their opening match against Chelsea. Photograph: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC/Getty Images

ARSENAL v NOTTINGHAM FOREST

Saturday 12.30pm TNT Sports 1 Venue Emirates Stadium

Referee Michael Oliver Last season G30 Y87 R1 2.97 cards/game

Arsenal

Subs from Hein, Kiwior, Walters, Holding, Zinchenko, Jorginho, Vieira, Smith Rowe, Nelson, Trossard, Cozier-Duberry, Nketiah

Doubtful Jorginho (muscle), Nelson (toe)

Injured Jesus (knee, unknown), Lokonga (muscle, unknown), Balogun (foot, unknown), Elneny (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form n/a Leading scorers (last season) Martinelli, Ødegaard 15

Nottingham Forest

Subs from Horvath, Shelvey, Williams, Freuler, Wood, Elanga, Kouyaté, Biancone, Scarpa, Hwang, Bott

Doubtful Awoniyi (ankle)

Injured Felipe (knee, unknown), Hennessey (knee, 2 Sept), Niakhaté (arm, 18 Aug), Richards (groin, unknown)

Suspended None

Form n/a Leading scorer (last season) Awoniyi 10

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BOURNEMOUTH v WEST HAM

Saturday 3pm Venue Vitality Stadium

Referee Peter Bankes Last season G21 Y91 R0 4.33 cards/game

Bournemouth

Subs from Radu, Randolph, Hill, Anthony, Mepham, Kilkenny, Greenwood, Bevan, Solanke, Traorè, Moore, Smith, Christie, Solanke

Doubtful Smith, Christie, Solanke (unknown)

Injured Scott (knee, Oct), Kelly (unknown), Tavernier (unknown), Fredericks (calf, unknown), Semenyo (calf, Sept)

Suspended None

Form n/a Leading scorer (last season) Billing 7

West Ham

Subs from Areola, Anang, Johnson, Kehrer, Cresswell, Downes, Coventry, Antonio, Ogbonna, Mubama, Cornet, Alvare

Doubtful None

Injured None

Suspended None

Form n/a Leading scorers (last season) Benrahma, Bowen 6

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BRENTFORD v TOTTENHAM

Sunday 2pm Sky Sports PL Venue Gtech Community Stadium

Referee Robert Jones Last season G26 Y107 R0 4.12 cards/game

Brentford

Subs from Strakosha, Roerslev, Ajer, Zanka, Yarmolyuk, Bech, Janelt, Collins, Baptiste, Lewis-Potter, Olakigbe

Doubtful Onyeka (leg)

Injured None

Suspended Toney (until 17 Jan)

Form n/a Leading scorer (last season) Toney 20

Tottenham

Subs from Austin, Davies, Højbjerg, Sarr, Royal, Skipp, Solomon, Perisic, Dier, Reguilón, Sánchez, Forster, Ndombele

Doubtful Forster (back), Ndombele (match fitness)

Injured Bentancur (knee, 4 Nov), Gil (groin, unknown), Sessegnon (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Form n/a Leading scorer (last season) Kane 30

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BRIGHTON v LUTON

Saturday 3pm Venue Amex Stadium

Referee David Coote Last season G21 Y77 R3 3.95 cards/game

Brighton

Subs from Verbruggen, Veltman, Lamptey, Van Hecke, Julio, Lallana, Milner, Buonanotte, Enciso, Ferguson, Zeqiri

Doubtful None

Injured None

Suspended None

Form n/a Leading scorer (last season) Mac Allister 10

Luton

Subs from Shea, Potts, Rea, Doughty, Chong, Barkley, Freeman, McAtee, Woodrow, Ogbene, Campbell

Doubtful None

Injured Burke (knock, 19 Aug), Clark (ankle, Oct), Osho (knee, 26 Aug), Potts (ankle, Oct)

Suspended None

Form n/a Leading scorer (last season) Morris 20

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CHELSEA v LIVERPOOL

Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports PL Venue Stamford Bridge

Referee Anthony Taylor Last season G30 Y114 R4 4.07 cards/game

Chelsea

Subs from Cumming, Sánchez, Disasi, Maatsen, Cucurella, Hall, Humphreys, Santos, Gusto, Casadei, Ziyech, Madueke, Burstow, Moreira

Doubtful Madueke (hamstring)

Injured Broja (knee, 17 Sep), Badiashile (thigh, 25 Aug), Nkunku (knee, Dec), Bettinelli (knock, unknown), Chalobah (foot, 20 Aug), Fofana (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form n/a Leading scorer (last season) Havertz 7

Liverpool

Subs from Kelleher, Adrian, Bradley, Gomez, Matip, Phillips, Tsimikas, Jones, Elliott, Clark, Núñez, Doak

Doubtful None

Injured Thiago (hip, 19 Aug), Bajcetic (adductor, 19 Aug)

Suspended None

Form n/a Leading scorer (last season) Salah 19

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EVERTON v FULHAM

Saturday 3pm Venue Goodison Park

Referee Stuart Attwell Last season G25 Y81 R2 3.40 cards/game

Everton

Subs from Virginia, Lonergan, Holgate, Keane, Godfrey, Onyango, Gomes, Danjuma, Gray, Maupay, Cannon, Dobbin, Chermiti

Doubtful Calvert-Lewin (match fitness)

Injured Coleman (knee, unknown), Dele (hip, unknown), McNeil (ankle, Sept)

Suspended None

Form n/a Leading scorer (last season) McNeil 7

Fulham

Subs from Rodák, Ream, Harris, Stansfield, Mitrovic, Vinícius, Diop, Wilson, Borto, Mbabu, Godo, Dibley-Dias, Cairney

Doubtful Cairney (muscle), Pereira (knock)

Injured Palhinha (shoulder, 19 Aug)

Suspended None

Form n/a Leading scorer (last season) Mitrovic 14

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MANCHESTER UNITED v WOLVES

Monday 8pm Sky Sports PL Venue Old Trafford

Referee Simon Hooper Last season G29 Y100 R1 3.52 cards/game

Manchester United

Subs from Vitek, Pellistri, Williams, McTominay, Sancho, Maguire, Dalot, Van de Beek, Lindelöf, Martial, Eriksen, Mastny

Doubtful Vitek (knee)

Injured Heaton (unknown, Sept), Højlund (back, 26 Aug), Malacia (unknown), Mainoo (ankle, 26 Aug), Henderson (thigh, Sept), Diallo (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form n/a Leading scorer (last season) Rashford 17

Wolves

Subs from Bentley, King, Pond, Podence, Doherty, Toti Gomes, Aït-Nouri, B Traoré, Hodge, Silva, Jonny, Hwang, Kalajdzic

Doubtful Cunha (unknown), Kalajdzic (fitness)

Injured None

Suspended None

Form n/a Leading scorers (last season) Neves, Podence 6

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NEWCASTLE v ASTON VILLA

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports PL Venue St James’ Park

Referee Andrew Madley Last season G24 Y85 R3 3.79 cards/game

Newcastle

Subs from Dubravaka, Livramento, Dummett, Targett, Lascelles, Anderson, Miley, Murphy, Wilson, Barnes

Doubtful Schär (hamstring)

Injured Willock (hamstring, 10 Sept), Krafth (knee, 24 Sept)

Suspended None

Form n/a Leading scorer (last season) Wilson 18

Aston Villa

Subs from Olsen, Zych, Diego Carlos, Digne, Chambers, Coutinho, Philogene, Archer, Kamara, K Young, Revan, Kellyman

Doubtful None

Injured Durán (unknown, 30 Aug), Moreno (thigh, 30 Aug), Buendia (knee, unknown), J Ramsey (ankle, unknown), Dendoncker (muscle, unknown), Iroegbunam (unknown), B Traore (unknown)

Suspended None

Form n/a Leading scorer (last season) Watkins 15

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SHEFFIELD UNITED v CRYSTAL PALACE

Saturday 3pm Venue Bramall Lane

Referee John Brooks Last season G19 Y81 R1 4.37 cards/game

Sheffield United

Subs from Davies, Amissah, Trusty, Basham, Larouci, McBurnie, Souza, Seriki, Buyabu, Sachdev, Neal, Marsh, Brooks

Doubtful Norwood (head), McBurnie (foot)

Injured Fleck (leg, unknown), Brewster (thigh, unknown), Coulibaly (knee, unknown), Bogle (knee, unknown), Norrington-Davies (thigh, unknown), Jebbison (groin, unknown)

Suspended None

Form n/a Leading scorer (last season) Ndiaye 14

Crystal Palace

Subs from Whitworth, Matthews, Mitchell, Tomkins, Rïedewald, Ahamada, Rak-Sakyi, Mateta, O’Brien, Richards, Gordon

Doubtful Doucouré (muscle), Hughes (knock), Mitchell (thigh)

Injured França (knock, unknown), Olise (hamstring, 19 Aug)

Suspended None

Form n/a Leading scorer (last season) Eze 10

 

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