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Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Manchester City kick off the weekend at Crystal Palace while leaders Liverpool travel to Manchester United on Sunday
  
  

Kai Havertz stretches in the gym.
Kai Havertz’s Arsenal continue their title bid with a trip to face Brighton on Saturday. Photograph: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC/Getty Images

CRYSTAL PALACE v MANCHESTER CITY

Saturday 12.30pm TNT Sports 1 Venue Selhurst Park

Referee Paul Tierney This season G19 Y67 R3 3.68 cards/game

Crystal Palace

Subs from Matthews, Clyne, Riedewald, Hughes, Rak-Sakyi, Schlupp, Olise, Ahamada, Ozoh, Plange, Édouard

Doubtful Rak-Sakyi (hamstring), Olise (fitness)

Injured Richards (knock, 21 Apr), Holding (ankle, May), Guéhi (knee, May), Doucouré (achilles, May), Johnstone (elbow, Jul), França (groin, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DWLDDL Leading scorer Édouard, Eze, Mateta, Olise 6

Manchester City

Subs from Ortega, Carson, Stones, Gómez, Nunes, De Bruyne, Doku, Bobb, Susoho, Haaland

Doubtful Ederson (fitness)

Injured Walker (hamstring, unknown), Ake (muscular, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WWWDDW Leading scorer Haaland 18

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ASTON VILLA v BRENTFORD

Saturday 3pm Venue Villa Park

Referee Michael Salisbury This season G11 Y46 R2 4.36 cards/game

Aston Villa

Subs from Olsen, Gauci, Cash, Lenglet, Chambers, Hause, Digne, Kesler-Hayden, Kellyman, Iroegbunam, Zaniolo, Durán

Doubtful None

Injured Ramsey (toe, Jun), Buendía (knee, Jun), Mings (knee, Jun), Kamara (knee, Oct)

Suspended None

Form WWLDWL Leading scorer Watkins 16

Brentford

Subs from Strakosha, Valdimarsson, Kim, Reguilón, Ghoddos, Yarmolyuk, Nørgaard, Emre Konak, Baptise, Damsgaard, Maupay, Wissa, Schade

Doubtful Nørgaard (back), Schade (fitness)

Injured Pinnock (ankle, 13 Apr), Hickey (hamstring, May), Mee (ankle, Jun), Henry (knee, Jun), Dasilva (knee, Jun)

Suspended None

Form LDLLDD Leading scorer Mbeumo, Wissa 7

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EVERTON v BURNLEY

Saturday 3pm Venue Goodison Park

Referee Michael Oliver This season G20 Y80 R4 4.20 cards/game

Everton

Subs from Virgínia, Lonergan, Coleman, Patterson, Keane, Young, Onana, Gomes, Onyango, Metcalfe, Hunt, Chermiti, Beto

Doubtful Onana (knock)

Injured Danjuma (ankle, 15 Apr), Dele (groin, May), Dobbin (ankle, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DDLLLD Leading scorer Doucouré 6

Burnley

Subs from Trafford, Vigouroux, Assignon, Delcroix, Ekdal, Cork, Brownhill, Benson, Gudmundsson, Trésor, Rodriguez, Amdouni

Doubtful None

Injured Koleosho (knee, May), Redmond (leg, Jul), Ramsey (knee, Nov), Beyer (knock, unknown), Al-Dakhil (unknown, unknown), Massengo (unknown, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LLDWDD Leading scorer Amdouni, Bruun Larsen, Fofana, Foster 4

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FULHAM v NEWCASTLE

Saturday 3pm Venue Craven Cottage

Referee Sam Allison This season G2 Y8 R0 4.00 cards/game

Fulham

Subs from Rodak, Benda, Diop, Ream, Tete, Ballo-Touré, Reed, Lukic, Wilson, Traoré, Iwobi, Broja, Jiménez

Doubtful None

Injured None

Suspended None

Form WWLWDL Leading scorer Muniz 8

Newcastle

Subs from Karius, Gillespie, Dummett, A Murphy, Anderson, Ritchie, Barnes, White, Diallo

Doubtful None

Injured Pope (shoulder, 27 Apr), Trippier (calf, May), Livramento (ankle, May), Almirón (ankle, May), Joelinton (thigh, May), Wilson (muscular, May), Miley (back, Aug), Botman (knee, Jan), Lascelles (knee, Jan), Targett (thigh, unknown)

Suspended Tonali (Aug)

Form DLWLWD Leading scorer Isak 15

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LUTON v BOURNEMOUTH

Saturday 3pm Venue Kenilworth Road

Referee Andy Madley This season G18 Y79 R2 4.26 cards/game

Luton

Subs from Krul, Shea, Andersen, Osho, Onyedinma, Johnson, Nelson, Piesold, Lokonga, Berry, Townsend, Woodrow, Thorpe, Chigozie

Doubtful Lokonga (hamstring), Andersen (calf), Osho (knee)

Injured Ogbene (hamstring, 20 Apr), Potts (hamstring, 27 Apr), Adebayo (hamstring, May), Nakamba (knee, May), Bell (hamstring, Jun), Brown (knee, unknown), Lockyer (medical, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LDLDLL Leading scorer Adebayo 9

Bournemouth

Subs from Travers, Radu, Mepham, Senesi, Hill, Aarons, Kinsey-Wellings, Adams, Faivre, Scott, Billing, Ouattara, Unal

Doubtful Mepham (illness), Senesi (hamstring)

Injured Sinisterra (hamstring, May), Fredericks (calf, Jun)

Suspended None

Form LWDWWW Leading scorer Solanke 16

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WOLVES v WEST HAM

Saturday 3pm Venue Molineux

Referee Tony Harrington This season G6 Y21 R1 3.67 cards/game

Wolves

Subs from Bentley, King, Dawson, Doherty, Okoduwa, Doyle, Traoré, Chirewa, Fraser, N Lemina, González, Hwang (hamstring)

Doubtful Dawson (groin), Hwang (hamstring)

Injured Neto (hamstring, May), Bellegarde (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WWLWLD Leading scorer Hwang 10

West Ham

Subs from Anang, Casey, Johnson, Aguerd, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Phillips, Earthy, Laing, Antonio, Mubama, Ings, Scarles, Cornet

Doubtful Aguerd (shoulder)

Injured Areola (groin, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WWDDLD Leading scorer Bowen 15

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BRIGHTON v ARSENAL

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Amex Stadium

Referee John Brooks This season G18 Y82 R4 4.78 cards/game

Brighton

Subs from Steele, Hall, Veltman, Estupiñán, Moder, Milner, Baker-Boaitey, Barco, Lallana, Fati, João Pedro

Doubtful Milner (hamstring)

Injured Ferguson (ankle, 13 Apr), Gilmour (knee, May), Mitoma (back, May), Hinshelwood (foot, unknown), March (knee, unknown), Webster (unknown, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WDLWLD Leading scorer João Pedro 8

Arsenal

Subs from Ramsdale, Hein, Tomiyasu, Soares, Zinchenko, Partey, Elneny, Vieira, Smith Rowe, Nelson, Trossard, Nketiah, Havertz

Doubtful Saka (muscular)

Injured Timber (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WWWWDW Leading scorer Saka 13

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MANCHESTER UNITED v LIVERPOOL

Sunday 3.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Old Trafford

Referee Anthony Taylor This season G21 Y105 R3 5.14 cards/game

Manchester United

Subs from Heaton, Bayindir, Varane, Evans, Amrabat, Casemiro, Eriksen, Mount, Amad, Rashford, McNeill, Collyer, Ogunneye

Doubtful Bayindir (muscular), Evans (muscular), Varane (foot), Casemiro (knock)

Injured Martínez (muscular, May), Lindelöf (muscular, May), Shaw (leg, May), Malacia (knee, unknown), Martial (groin, unknown), Forson (unknown, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WLLWDL Leading scorer Garnacho, Højlund, McTominay, Rashford 7

Liverpool

Subs from Adrían, Mrozek, Bradley, Quansah, Tsimikas, Jones, Clark, Gravenberch, Gordon, McConnell, Danns, Elliott, Gakpo

Doubtful None

Injured Alisson (hamstring, 14 Apr), Alexander-Arnold (knee, 14 Apr), Jota (knee, 14 Apr), Matip (knee, Aug), Thiago (muscular, unknown), Bajcetic (calf, unknown), Doak (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WWWDWW Leading scorer Salah 16

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SHEFFIELD UNITED v CHELSEA

Sunday 5.30pm Venue Bramall Lane

Referee Rob Jones This season G18 Y83 R5 4.89 cards/game

Sheffield United

Subs from Foderingham, Baldock, Ben Slimane, Osborn, Larouci, Norwood, McAtee, Curtis, Osula, Brooks, McBurnie

Doubtful None

Injured Egan (achilles, May), Norrington-Davies (hamstring, Aug), Lowe (foot, unknown), Brewster (hamstring, unknown) Jebbison (illness, unknown), Basham (ankle, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LLLDDL Leading scorer McBurnie 5

Chelsea

Subs from Bettinelli, Bergström, Chalobah, Chilwell, Golding, Casteldine, Silva, Gilchrist, Fernández, Madueke, Mudryk, Washington, Samuels-Smith, Murray-Campbell, Tauriainen, Casadei, Acheampong

Doubtful Chilwell (illness)

Injured Nkunku (unknown, 15 Apr), Colwill (toe, 15 Apr), James (hamstring, 27 Apr), Ugochukwu (knee, unknown), Fofana (knee, unknown), Lavia (ankle, unknown), Sánchez (knock, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WDDWDW Leading scorer Palmer 16

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TOTTENHAM v NOTTINGHAM FOREST

Sunday 6pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Referee Simon Hooper This season G19 Y91 R3 4.95 cards/game

Tottenham

Subs from Austin, Emerson, Davies, Dragusin, Bentancur, Højbjerg, Skipp, Lo Celso, Gil, Santiago, Donley, Werner, Scarlett

Doubtful None

Injured Richarlison (knee, 13 Apr), Forster (foot, May), Sessegnon (hamstring, Jun), Solomon (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LWWLWD Leading scorer Son 15

Nottingham Forest

Subs from Turner, Vlachodimos, Hennessey, Boly, Felipe, Niakhaté, Tavares, Toffolo, Kouyaté, Sangaré, Gardner, Reyna, Ribeiro, Origi

Doubtful Boly (hamstring), Tavares (muscular)

Injured Awoniyi (muscular, unknown), Montiel (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LLLDDW Leading scorer Wood 11

 

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