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Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Arsenal face a test of their title credentials at home to Aston Villa on Sunday after Manchester City host Luton on Saturday
  
  

Gabriel and William Saliba.
Gabriel and William Saliba face an examination of their defensive solidity when Ollie Watkins and Aston Villa visit the Emirates. Photograph: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC/Getty Images

NEWCASTLE v TOTTENHAM

Saturday 12.30pm TNT Sports 1 Venue St James’ Park

Referee Tim Robinson This season G18 Y81 R0 4.50 cards/game

Newcastle

Subs from Karius, Gillespie, Dummett, A Murphy, Ritchie, Hall, White, Diallo, Livramento

Doubtful Hall (muscular), Livramento (ankle)

Injured Pope (shoulder, 27 Apr), Trippier (calf, May), Almirón (knee, May), Joelinton (thigh, May), Targett (thigh, unknown), Wilson (chest, May), Botman (knee, Jan 2025), Miley (back, Aug), Lascelles (knee, Jan 2025), Willock (achilles, unknown)

Suspended Tonali (27 Aug)

Form LWLWDW Leading scorer Isak 15

Tottenham

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

Doubtful Richarlison (knee)

Injured Forster (foot, June), Sessegnon (hamstring, Jun), Solomon (knee, June)

Suspended None

Form WWLWDW Leading scorer Son 15

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BRENTFORD v SHEFFIELD UNITED

Saturday 3pm Venue Gtech Community Stadium

Referee Sam Barrott This season G14 Y45 R1 3.36 cards/game

Brentford

Subs from Strakosha, Valdimarsson, Kim, Ghoddos, Yarmolyuk, Nørgaard, Emre Konak, Baptiste, Damsgaard, Maupay, Wissa, Schade, Lewis-Potter, Pinnock, Wissa

Doubtful Nørgaard (back)

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

Suspended None

Form DLLDDD Leading scorers Mbeumo, Wissa 8

Sheffield United

Subs from Foderingham, Archer, McAtee, Slimane, Osborn, Larouci, Curtis, Osula, Brooks, De Souza Costa

Doubtful Robinson (ankle)

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

Suspended None

Form LLDDLD Leading scorer McBurnie 6

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BURNLEY v BRIGHTON

Saturday 3pm Venue Turf Moor

Referee Simon Hooper This season G20 Y97 R3 5.30 cards/game

Burnley

Subs from Trafford, Vigouroux, 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 O’Shea (one match)

Form LDWDDL Leading scorers Amdouni, Bruun Larsen, Fofana, Foster 4

Brighton

Subs from Steele, Hall, Veltman, Moder, Milner, Baker-Boaitey, Barco, Lallana, Fati, Ferguson, Webster

Doubtful Ferguson (ankle), Webster (muscle), Milner (hamstring)

Injured Gilmour (knee, May), Mitoma (back, May), Hinshelwood (foot, unknown), March (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DLWLDL Leading scorer João Pedro 8

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MANCHESTER CITY v LUTON

Saturday 3pm Venue Etihad Stadium

Referee John Brooks This season G19 Y83 R4 4.58 cards/game

Manchester City

Subs from Carson, Gómez, Akanji, Bobb, Susoho, Haaland, Ortega, De Bruyne, Nunes, Rodri, Foden, Walker

Doubtful Foden (knock), De Bruyne (match fitness)

Injured Aké (calf, unknown), Walker (hamstring)

Suspended None

Form WWDDWW Leading scorer Haaland 19

Luton

Subs from Krul, Shea, Johnson, Nelson, Piesold, Lokonga, Berry, Woodrow, Thorpe, Chigozie, Mpanzu

Doubtful Burke (unknown), Mengi (unknown)

Injured Ogbene (hamstring, 27 Apr), Potts (hamstring, unknown), Adebayo (hamstring, 27 Apr), Nakamba (knee, 15 May), Bell (hamstring, unknown), Brown (knee, unknown), Lockyer (medical, unknown), Lokonga (hamstring, 20 Apr), Andersen (calf, unknown), Osho (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Ineligible Kaboré

Form DLDLLW Leading scorers Adebayo, Morris 9

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NOTTINGHAM FOREST v WOLVES

Saturday 3pm Venue City Ground

Referee Craig Pawson This season G14 Y62 R5 5.14 cards/game

Nottingham Forest

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

Doubtful Gibbs-White (knock)

Injured Awoniyi (muscular, unknown), Montiel (hamstring, unknown), Boly (hamstring, unknown), Tavares (muscle, 21 Apr)

Suspended None

Form LLDDWL Leading scorer Wood 12

Wolves

Subs from Bentley, King, Dawson, Okoduwa, Traoré, Chirewa, Fraser, N Lemina, González, Hwang, Aït-Nouri, Chiwome

Doubtful Hwang (hamstring), Aït-Nouri (calf)

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

Suspended None

Form WLWLDL Leading scorer Hwang 10

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BOURNEMOUTH v MANCHESTER UNITED

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Main Event/Premier League Venue Vitality Stadium

Referee Tony Harrington This season G7 Y29 R1 4.43 cards/game

Bournemouth

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

Doubtful Mepham (illness)

Injured Sinisterra (hamstring, May), Fredericks (calf, Jun), Tavernier (hamstring, unnknown), Semenyo (knock, 21 Apr), Adams (back, 21 Apr)

Suspended None

Form WDWWWL Leading scorer Solanke 16

Manchester United

Subs from Amrabat, Heaton, Eriksen, McNeill, Collyer, Ogunneye, Mount, Bayindir, Amad, Antony, McTominay

Doubtful McTominay (knock), Rashford (knock)

Injured Malacia (knee, unknown), Martial (groin, unknown), Shaw (muscle, 19 May), Forson (unknown, unknown), Martínez (calf, 4 May), Lindelöf (hamstring, 4 May), Varane (foot, May), Evans (muscle, 24 Apr)

Suspended None

Form LLWDLD Leading scorers Garnacho, Højlund, McTominay, Rashford 7

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LIVERPOOL v CRYSTAL PALACE

Sunday 2pm Sky Sports Main Event/Premier League Venue Anfield

Referee Chris Kavanagh This season G16 Y71 R2 4.69 cards/game

Liverpool

Subs from Alisson, Adrian, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Konaté, Tsimikas, Jones, Clark, Gravenberch, Bajcetic, Gordon, McConnell, Danns, Elliott, Gakpo, Díaz

Doubtful Alisson (hamstring), Bajcetic (calf)

Injured Thiago (muscle, unknown), Matip (knee, Aug), Doak (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WWDWWD Leading scorer Salah 17

Crystal Palace

Subs from Matthews, Clyne, Riedewald, Hughes, Rak-Sakyi, Schlupp, Ahamada, Ozoh, Plange, Édouard, Ayew, Tomkins, Umeh-Chibueze

Doubtful Rak-Sakyi (hamstring)

Injured Richards (knock, 27 Apr), Holding (ankle, May), Guéhi (knee, 27 Apr), Doucouré (achilles, 19 May), Johnstone (elbow, Jul), França (groin, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WLDDLL Leading scorer Édouard, Olise 6

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WEST HAM v FULHAM

Sunday 2pm Venue London Stadium

Referee Stuart Attwell This season G13 Y63 R3 5.08 cards/game

West Ham

Subs from Anang, Knightsbridge, Johnson, Ogbonna, Casey, Cresswell, Mavrapanos, Earthy, Ings, Cornet, Mubama, Orford, Coufal, Areola, Bowen

Doubtful Areola (calf), Mavrapanos (groin), Bowen (back)

Injured Phillips (hamstring, 20 Apr)

Suspended None

Form WDDLDW Leading scorer Bowen 15

Fulham

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

Doubtful None

Injured None

Suspended None

Form WLWDLL Leading scorer Muniz 8

***

ARSENAL v ASTON VILLA

Sunday 4.30pm xchannelx Venue Emirates Stadium

Referee David Coote This season G13 Y73 R3 6.08 cards/game

Arsenal

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

Doubtful Gabriel (knock)

Injured Timber (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WWWDWW Leading scorer Saka 14

Aston Villa

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

Doubtful Cash (hamstring), Lenglet (knock)

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

Suspended Douglas Luiz (first match of two)

Form WLDWLD Leading scorer Watkins 18

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CHELSEA v EVERTON

Monday 8pm Sky Sports Main Event/Premier League Venue Stamford Bridge

Referee Paul Tierney This season G20 Y69 R3 3.75 cards/game

Chelsea

Subs from Bettinelli, Sánchez, Badiashile, Casadei, Disasi, Chilwell, Gilchrist, Acheampong, Sterling, Washington, Samuels-Smith, Murray-Campbell, Tauriainen, Golding

Doubtful Fernández (knock), Disasi (knock), Sánchez (illness), Sterling (illness), Chilwell (illness)

Injured Ugochukwu (knee, unknown), Fofana (knee, unknown), James (hamstring, unknown) Lavia (ankle, Jun), Colwill (foot, 20 Apr), Nkunku (thigh, 27 Apr)

Suspended None

Form DDWDWD Leading scorer Palmer 16

Everton

Subs from Virgínia, Lonergan, Patterson, Godfrey, Keane, Harrison, Onana, Gomes, Onyango, Metcalfe, Hunt, Warrington, Chermiti, Beto, Danjuma, Garner

Doubtful Calvert-Lewin (hamstring), Garner (knock), Danjuma (ankle)

Injured Dele (groin, May), Dobbin (ankle, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DLLLDW Leading scorer Doucouré 6

 

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