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Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Out-of-form Manchester City host Tottenham while Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United reign starts at Ipswich
  
  

Manchester United's Noussair Mazraoui and Rasmus Højlund share a joke.
Manchester United's Noussair Mazraoui and Rasmus Højlund share a joke. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA

LEICESTER v CHELSEA

Saturday 12.30pm TNT Sports 1 Venue King Power Stadium

Referee Andy Madley This season G4 Y17 R1 4.5 cards/game

Leicester

Subs from Ward, Coady, Vestergaard, Thomas, Choudhury, Skipp, El Khannous, McAteer, Édouard

Doubtful Vardy (back), Ayew (knee), Decordova-Reid (leg)

Injured Stolarczyk (ankle, Jan), Pereira (hamstring, Mar), Fatawu (knee, Jun)

Suspended Buonanotte (one match)

Form LWWLDL Leading scorer Vardy 4

Chelsea

Subs from Jorgensen, Bettinelli, Disasi, Tosin, Badiashile, Veiga, Dewsbury-Hall, Lavia, Chukwuemeka, Sancho, Guiu, Felix, George, Mudryk, Nkunku

Doubtful Fofana (knee), Palmer (knee), Lavia (hamstring), Fernández, Caicedo (jet lag), Colwill (knock)

Injured James (hamstring, unknown), Kellyman (thigh, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WDLWDD Leading scorer Palmer 7

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ARSENAL v NOTTINGHAM FOREST

Saturday 3pm Venue Emirates Stadium

Referee Simon Hooper This season G5 Y29 R1 6 cards/game

Arsenal

Subs from Neto, Setford, Porter, Heaven, Kacurri, Lewis-Skelly, Kiwior, Jorginho, Nwaneri, Jesus, Trossard, Calafiori, Merino

Doubtful Rice (toe), Calafiori (knee), Saka (knock), Trossard (knock)

Injured Tierney (hamstring, unknown), Tomiyasu (knee, unknown), White (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WWLDLD Leading scorer Havertz 4

Nottingham Forest

Subs from Miguel, Hennessey, Morato, Boly, Omobamidele, Williams, Toffolo, Ward-Prowse, Sangaré, Anderson, Sosa, Silva, Awoniyi

Doubtful Sangaré (hamstring)

Injured Danilo (ankle, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LDWWWL Leading scorer Wood 8

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ASTON VILLA v CRYSTAL PALACE

Saturday 3pm Venue Villa Park

Referee Tim Robinson This season G5 Y30 R1 6.2 cards/game

Aston Villa

Subs from Olsen, Gauci, Mings, Nedeljkovic, Swinkels, Bogarde, Maatsen, Barkley, Buendía, Philogene, Durán

Doubtful Kamara (muscle), Ramsey (hamstring)

Injured Konsa (hip, 1 Dec), Onana (foot, 1 Dec)

Suspended None

Form DDWDLL Leading scorer Watkins 5

Crystal Palace

Subs from Turner, Matthews, Umeh, Clyne, Kporha, Rodney, Agbinone, Richards, Ward, Eze, Lerma

Doubtful Eze (hamstring), Lerma (hamstring), Umeh-Chibueze (hamstring)

Injured Wharton (groin, 30 Nov), França (groin, 4 Jan), Riad (knee, 15 Dec), Nketiah (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended Kamada (first of three)

Form LLLWDL Leading scorer Mateta 3

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BOURNEMOUTH v BRIGHTON

Saturday 3pm Venue Vitality Stadium

Referee Stuart Attwell This season G6 Y24 R1 4.17 cards/game

Bournemouth

Subs from Travers, Dennis, Huijsen, Aarons, Hill, Billing, Brooks, Ouattara, Unal

Doubtful Semenyo (knee), Ouattara (muscle)

Injured Araujo (hamstring, unknown), Sinisterra (hamstring, unknown), Scott (knee, unknown)

Suspended Christie (one match)

Form WLWDWL Leading scorer Evanilson, Semenyo 4

Brighton

Subs from Steele, Lamptey, Webster, Dunk, Kadioglu, Wieffer, Ayari, O’Riley, Gruda, Moder, Enciso, March, Adingra, João Pedro, Ferguson

Doubtful Hinshelwood (knee), Webster (hamstring), Kadioglu (toe), March (fitness), Lamptey (calf), Dunk (fitness)

Injured Milner (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LWWDLW Leading scorer Welbeck 6

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EVERTON v BRENTFORD

Saturday 3pm Venue Goodison Park

Referee Chris Kavanagh This season G7 Y49 R3 7.43 cards/game

Everton

Subs from Virgínia, Begovic, Patterson, Dixon, Keane, O’Brien, Harrison, Mangala, Armstrong, Beto

Doubtful Branthwaite (groin), McNeil (knee)

Injured Coleman (hamstring, Dec), Iroegbunam (foot, Dec), Chermiti (foot, Dec), Broja (achilles, Dec), Garner (back, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WDWDLD Leading scorer McNeil 3

Brentford

Subs from Valdimarsson, Ajer, Mee, Henry, Meghoma, Maghoma, Jensen, Yarmolyuk, Trevitt, Konak, Carvalho, Schade, Nunes, Thiago

Doubtful Ajer (foot), Henry (fitness), Nunes (back), Thiago (knee)

Injured Dasilva (knee, unknown), Hickey (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DWLWLW Leading scorer Mbeumo 8

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FULHAM v WOLVES

Saturday 3pm Venue Craven Cottage

Referee Rob Jones This season G7 Y39 R2 5.86 cards/game

Fulham

Subs from Benda, Cuenca, Diop, Sessegnon, Castagne, Lukic, Reed, Cairney, Traoré, Nelson, Muniz, Vinícius

Doubtful Lukic (shoulder)

Injured None

Suspended None

Form WLLDWW Leading scorer Jiménez 4

Wolves

Subs from Johnstone, Doherty, Pond, André, Doyle, R Gomes, Bellegarde, Guedes, Forbs, Hwang

Doubtful Bueno (muscle), Sarabia (calf)

Injured Mosquera (knee, Jun), Traoré (knee, unknown), González (knee, unknown), Kalajdzic (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LLLDDW Leading scorer Cunha 5

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MANCHESTER CITY v TOTTENHAM

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Etihad Stadium

Referee John Brooks This season G4 Y20 R0 5 cards/game

Manchester City

Subs from Carson, Ortega, Wilson-Ebrand, McAtee, Perrone, Savinho, O’Reilly, Gündogan, Simpson-Pusey, Grealish, Silva, Aké

Doubtful Aké (hamstring), Doku (thigh), Foden (knock), Grealish (knock)

Injured Bobb (leg, 1 Jan), Rodri (knee, Jun), Dias (calf, 1 Dec), Kovacic (unknown, 3-4 weeks)

Suspended None

Form DWWWLL Leading scorer Haaland 12

Tottenham

Subs from Forster, Gray, Spence, Bergvall, Werner, Moore, Bissouma, Maddison, Austin, Lankshear

Doubtful Romero (foot), Moore (illness)

Injured Odobert (hamstring, unknown), Van de Ven (hamstring, 15 Dec), Richarlison (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended Bentancur (first of seven)

Form WLWLWL Leading scorer Johnson, Solanke 4

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SOUTHAMPTON v LIVERPOOL

Sunday 2pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue St Mary’s

Referee Sam Barrott This season G7 Y42 R0 6 cards/game

Southampton

Subs from Lumley, Taylor, Bree, Wood, Ugochukwu, Lallana, Fraser, Sulemana, Brereton Díaz, Onuachu, Amo-Ameyaw, Dibling

Doubtful None

Injured Bazunu (achilles, 15 Feb), Smallbone (hamstring, unknown), Stewart (muscle, unknown) Bednarek (knee, 7 Dec), Ramsdale (finger, 22 Dec)

Suspended None

Form LLLLWL Leading scorer Archer 2

Liverpool

Subs from Jaros, Davies, Gomez, Quansah, Tsimikas, Mac Allister, Endo, Elliott, Morton, Nyoni, Díaz

Doubtful Elliott (foot)

Injured Alexander-Arnold (hamstring, 27 Nov), Alisson (hamstring, 1 Dec), Jota (ribs, 1 Dec), Chiesa (muscle, 1 Dec)

Suspended None

Form WWWDWW Leading scorer Salah 8

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IPSWICH v MANCHESTER UNITED

Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Portman Road

Referee Anthony Taylor This season G10 Y43 R1 4.4 cards/game

Ipswich

Subs from Walton, Slicker, H Clarke, Greaves, Woolfenden, Townsend, Donacien, Taylor Luongo, J Clarke, Burns, Chaplin, Al-Hamadi, Broadhead, Hirst

Doubtful Greaves (hamstring), Taylor (hamstring)

Injured Ogbene (achilles, Jun)

Suspended None

Form DLLLDW Leading scorer Delap 6

Manchester United

Subs from Heaton, Bayindir, Wheatley, Amass, Zirkzee, Mount, Lindelöf, Eriksen, Antony, Højlund, Casemiro, Shaw, Malacia, Yoro

Doubtful Lindelöf (knock)

Injured Mainoo (muscle, 1 Dec), Maguire (muscle, 7 Dec)

Suspended None

Form LDWLDW Leading scorer Garnacho 3

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NEWCASTLE v WEST HAM

Monday 8pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue St James’ Park

Referee Craig Pawson This season G6 Y27 R1 4.67 cards/game

Newcastle

Subs from Dubravka, A Murphy, J Murphy, Trippier, Wilson, Tonali, Miley, Barnes, Osula, Almirón, Targett

Doubtful Wilson (hamstring), Trippier (hamstring)

Injured Krafth (broken collarbone, 15 Jan), Botman (knee, 26 Dec), Lascelles (knee, 1 Feb)

Suspended Burn (one match)

Form DDLLWW Leading scorer Barnes, Isak 4

West Ham

Subs from Areola, Foderingham, Mavrapanos, Casey, Orford, Álvarez, Cresswell, Coufal, Irving, Ings, Guilherme, Soler

Doubtful None

Injured Füllkrug (achilles, unknown)

Suspended Kudus (fourth of five)

Form DWLWLD Leading scorer Bowen 3

 

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