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Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

West Ham host Manchester City at Saturday tea-time while Manchester United face Liverpool at Old Trafford on Sunday
  
  

Kepa Arrizabalaga prepares for training.
Kepa Arrizabalaga could make his debut for Bournemouth this weekend. Photograph: Robin Jones/AFC Bournemouth/Getty Images

ARSENAL v BRIGHTON

Saturday 12.30pm TNT Sports 1 Venue Emirates Stadium

Referee Chris Kavanagh This season G1 Y2 R0 2 cards/game

Arsenal

Subs from Setford, Rojas, Kiwior, Calafiori, Zinchenko, Jorginho, Trossard, Nketiah, Nelson, Nwaneri, Lewis-Skelly, Heaven

Doubtful None

Injured Jesus (groin, 15 Sept), Merino (shoulder, unknown), Tierney (hamstring, unknown), Tomiyasu (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WW Leading scorer Havertz, Partey, Saka, Trossard 1

Brighton

Subs from Verbruggen, Webster, Igor, Lamptey, Estupiñán, Kadioglu, Wieffer, Baleba, Enciso, Ayari, Sarmiento, Rutter, Adingra, Peupion

Doubtful Wieffer (muscular)

Injured O’Riley (ankle, unknown), March (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WW Leading scorer Welbeck 2

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BRENTFORD v SOUTHAMPTON

Saturday 3pm Venue Gtech Community Stadium

Referee Josh Smith This season (EFL) G4 Y15 R0 3.75 cards/game

Brentford

Subs from Valdimarsson, Mee, Van den Berg, Trevitt, Yarmoliuk, Damsgaard, Onyeka, Carvalho, Lewis-Potter

Doubtful None

Injured Henry (knee, 14 Sept), Thiago (knee, Dec), Dasilva (knee, unknown), Hickey (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WL Leading scorer Mbeumo, Wissa 1

Southampton

Subs from Ramsdale, Lumley, Manning, Edwards, Wood, Bella-Kotchap, Bree, Taylor, Larios, Ugochukwu, Smallbone, Lallana, Edozie, Dibling, Archer, Stewart, Sulemana

Doubtful Stewart (fitness), Sulemana (ankle)

Injured Bazunu (achilles, Feb)

Suspended None

Form LL Leading scorer n/a

***

EVERTON v BOURNEMOUTH

Saturday 3pm Venue Goodison Park

Referee Stuart Attwell This season G1 Y5 R0 5 cards/game

Everton

Subs from Virgínia, O’Brien, Holgate, Coleman, Dixon, Garner, Metcalfe, Armstrong, Ndiaye, Lindstrøm, Beto

Doubtful None

Injured Branthwaite (groin, unknown), Patterson (hamstring, unknown), Chermiti (foot, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LL Leading scorer n/a

Bournemouth

Subs from Travers, Dennis, Aarons, Smith, Huijsen, Hill, Scott, Billing, Sinisterra, Ouattara

Doubtful Billing (back)

Injured Unal (toe, 14 Sept), Brooks (shoulder, 14 Sept), Adams (back, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DD Leading scorer Semenyo, Tavernier 1

***

IPSWICH v FULHAM

Saturday 3pm Venue Portman Road

Referee Lewis Smith This season (EFL) G3 Y10 R0 3.33 cards/game

Ipswich

Subs from Walton, Slicker, Burgess, O’Shea, Edmundson, Tuanzebe, Townsend, Phillips, Cajuste, Taylor, Ogbene, J Clarke, Harness, Al-Hamadi

Doubtful None

Injured Burns (hamstring, 21 Sept), Broadhead (hamstring, 29 Sept), Hirst (knee, Oct), H Clarke (achilles, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LL Leading scorer Szmodics 1

Fulham

Subs from Benda, Cuenca, Diop, Castagne, Sessegnon, Reed, Berge, Cairney, King, Wilson, Jiménez, Stansfield

Doubtful None

Injured None

Suspended None

Form LW Leading scorer Iwobi, Smith Rowe 1

***

LEICESTER v ASTON VILLA

Saturday 3pm Venue King Power Stadium

Referee David Coote This season G1 Y4 R0 4 cards/game

Leicester

Subs from Ward, Iversen, Coady, Okoli, Pereira, Thomas, Choudhury, Soumaré, Skipp, Mavididi, McAteer, El Khannouss, Ayew, Cannon

Doubtful None

Injured Stolarczyk (ankle, Jan), Daka (foot, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DL Leading scorer Faes, Vardy 1

Aston Villa

Subs from Gauci, Olesen, Carlos, Nedeljkovic, Maatsen, Dendoncker, Barkley, Ramsey, Buendía, Philogene, Durán

Doubtful None

Injured Mings (knee, Oct), Kamara (knee, Oct)

Suspended None

Form WL Leading scorer Durán, Onana 1

***

NOTTINGHAM FOREST v WOLVES

Saturday 3pm Venue City Ground

Referee Simon Hooper This season G1 Y2 R1 3 cards/game

Nottingham Forest

Subs from Miguel, Boly, Omobamidele, Moreira, Toffolo, Moreno, Anderson, Domínguez, Silva, Awoniyi, Dennis, Sosa

Doubtful Yates (illness)

Injured Danilo (ankle, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DW Leading scorer Gibbs-White, Wood 1

Wolves

Subs from Johnstone, Bentley, Doherty, Bueno, Dawson, Meupiyou, Doyle, Traoré, Podence, Sarabia, Bellegarde, Guedes,

Doubtful Traoré (fitness)

Injured Kalajdzic (knee, unknown), González (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LL Leading scorer Cunha, Strand Larsen 1

***

WEST HAM v MANCHESTER CITY

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue London Stadium

Referee Michael Oliver This season G2 Y8 R0 4 cards/game

West Ham

Subs from Fabianski, Foderingham, Coufal, Todibo, Aguerd, Cresswell, Álvarez, Summerville, Guilherme, Ings, Füllkrug

Doubtful Cresswell (hamstring)

Injured None

Suspended None

Form LW Leading scorer Bowen, Soucek, Paquetá 1

Manchester City

Subs from Ortega, Carson, Lewis, Aké, Stones, Wilson-Esbrand, Rodri, Kovacic, Nunes, Grealish, McAtee, Perrone

Doubtful Rodri (fitness), Kovacic (fitness)

Injured Foden (illness, 14 Sept), Bobb (broken leg, Dec)

Suspended None

Form WW Leading scorer Haaland 4

***

CHELSEA v CRYSTAL PALACE

Sunday 1.30pm Venue Stamford Bridge

Referee Jarred Gillett This season G1 Y4 R0 4 cards/game

Chelsea

Subs from Jørgensen, Bettinelli, Disasi, Adarabioyo, Badiashile, Veiga, Dewsbury-Hall, Lavia, Mudryk, Guiu, Félix, Nkunku

Doubtful Lavia (hamstring)

Injured James (hamstring, 14 Sept)

Suspended James (fourth of four)

Form LW Leading scorer Madueke 3

Crystal Palace

Subs from Matthews, Ward, Holding, Clyne, Sarr, Schlupp, Hughes, Ahamada, Édouard

Doubtful None

Injured Franca (rib, 28 Sept), Riad (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LL Leading scorer n/a

***

NEWCASTLE v TOTTENHAM

Sunday 1.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue St James’ Park

Referee Robert Jones This season G2 Y7 R0 3.5 cards/game

Newcastle

Subs from Dubravka, Ruddy, Vlachodimos, A Murphy, Trippier, Targett, Kelly, Longstaff, White, Almirón, Barnes, Osula

Doubtful Dubravka (concussion)

Injured Wilson (back, Sept), Miley (Back, Oct), Botman (knee, Jan), Lascelles (knee, Jan), Willock (thigh, unknown)

Suspended Schär (third of three)

Form WD Leading scorer Joelinton, Gordon 1

Tottenham

Subs from Forster, Austin, Davies, Dragusin, Spence, Reguilón, Gray, Bergvall, Bentancur, Lo Celso, Odobert, Werner

Doubtful None

Injured Solanke (ankle, 15 Sept), Richarlison (unknown, Oct)

Suspended None

Form DW Leading scorer Son 2

***

MANCHESTER UNITED v LIVERPOOL

Sunday 4pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Old Trafford

Referee Anthony Taylor This season G2 Y2 R0 1 card/game

Manchester United

Subs from Heaton, Bayindir, Maguire, Evans, Eriksen, Ugarte, Sancho, Wheatley, Amass, Antony, Garnacho

Doubtful Ugarte (international clearance)

Injured Lindelöf (toe, 14 Sept), Højlund (hamstring, 14 Sept), Mount (muscle, 14 Sept), Shaw (calf, 21 Sept), Malacia (knee, Oct), Yoro (foot, Nov)

Suspended None

Form WL Leading scorer Diallo, Zirkzee 1

Liverpool

Subs from Kelleher, Quansah, Gomez, Tsimikas, Bradley, Endo, Jones, Elliott, Gakpo, Núñez, Chiesa

Doubtful Jones (knock)

Injured None

Suspended None

Form WW Leading scorer Salah 2

 

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