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Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Derby fever grips the Premier League as we preview a slate that starts in Manchester and finishes in north London
  
  

Fabio Vieira (left) harries Granit Xhaka in an Arsenal training session before the north London derby
Fabio Vieira (left) harries Granit Xhaka in an Arsenal training session before the north London derby. Photograph: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC/Getty Images

Manchester United v Manchester City

Saturday 12.30pm BT Sport 1 Venue Old Trafford Last season Manchester United 0 Manchester City 2

Referee Stuart Attwell This season G11 Y39 R2 3.72 cards/game

Odds H 3-1 A 6-7 D 3-1

Manchester United

Subs from Heaton, Butland, Hannibal, Fred, McTominay, Pellestri, Malacia, Maguire, Elanga, Williams, Lindelöf, Martial

Doubtful Martial (match fitness)

Injured Dalot (hamstring, 21 Jan), Van de Beek (knee, Aug), Sancho (match fitness, unknown), Tuanzebe (match fitness, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y43 R0

Form WLWWWW

Leading scorer Rashford 7

Manchester City

Subs from Carson, Palmer, Walker, Ortega, Gomez, Phillips, Akanji, Foden, Álvarez

Doubtful None

Injured Dias (hamstring, 21 Jan), Stones (match fitness, 21 Jan)

Suspended None

Discipline Y17 R1

Form WWLWDW

Leading scorer Haaland 21

Brighton v Liverpool

Saturday 3pm Venue Amex Stadium Last season Brighton 0 Liverpool 2

Referee Darren England This season G8 Y25 R2 3.38 cards/game

Odds H 12-5 A 15-13 D 14-5

Brighton

Subs from McGill, Steele, Lamptey, Welbeck, Sarmiento, Enciso, Undav, Van Hecke, Moran, Lallana, Gilmour, Webster

Doubtful None

Injured Moder (knee, Feb)

Suspended None

Unavailable Trossard (disciplinary)

Discipline Y25 R0

Form WWLWLW

Leading scorer Gross 7

Liverpool

Subs from Kelleher, Adrian, Gomez, Ramsey, Tsimikas, Phillips, Keïta, Milner, Jones, Elliott, Bajcetic, Carvalho, Núñez, Doak, Clark

Doubtful Núñez (knock), Milner (hamstring), Bajcetic (hip)

Injured Van Dijk (hamstring, Feb), Díaz (knee, March), Arthur (thigh, Feb), Jota (calf, Mar), Firmino (calf, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y15 R1

Form LWWWWL

Leading scorers Firmino, Salah 7

Everton v Southampton

Saturday 3pm Venue Goodison Park Last season Everton 3 Southampton 1

Referee John Brooks This season G8 Y36 R0 4.5 cards/game

Odds H 13-10 A 12-5 D 5-2

Everton

Subs from Begovic, Lonergan, Mina, Holgate, Vinagre, Iwobi, Davies, McNeil, Gordon, Maupay, Mills, Price, Simms

Doubtful Iwobi (ankle)

Injured Keane (knee, 21 Jan), Garner (back, Feb), Townsend (knee, Feb), Patterson (knee, Mar)

Suspended None

Discipline Y41 R0

Form DLLLDL

Leading scorers Gray, Gordon 3

Southampton

Subs from Caballero, McCarthy, Mara, Edozie, Diallo, Walcott, Aribo, S Armstrong, Maitland-Niles, Morgan, Alcaraz, Orsic

Doubtful Walcott (match fitness), McCarthy (ankle)

Injured Livramento (knee, Feb), Larios (groin, unknown), Bella-Kotchap (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y28 R0

Form LLLLLL

Leading scorer Adams 4

Nottingham Forest v Leicester

Saturday 3pm Venue City Ground Last season n/a

Referee Paul Tierney This season G14 Y47 R2 3.5 cards/game

Odds H 9-5 A 7-4 D 5-2

Nottingham Forest

Subs from Hennessey, Smith, Soh, Colback, Surridge, Cafú, Badé, Taylor, Cook, O’Brien, Awoniyi, Dennis, Toffolo, Boly, Williams

Doubtful Awoniyi (groin), Williams (face), Boly (ankle)

Injured Lingard (hamstring, Feb), Richards (calf, unknown), Biancone (knee, unknown), Niakhaté (thigh, unknown), Kouyaté (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y42 R0

Form LDWLDW

Leading scorer Awoniyi 4

Leicester

Subs from Iversen, Smithies, Vardy, Iheanacho, Pérez, Vestergaard, Mendy, McAteer, Soyuncu, Brunt, Braybrooke

Doubtful Praet (chest), Pérez (match fitness)

Injured Maddison (knee, 21 Jan), Dewsbury-Hall (glute, 21 Jan), Pereira (calf, Feb), Soumaré (hamstring, Feb), Evans (calf, Feb), Justin (achilles, Jun), Bertrand (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y21 R0

Form LWWLLL

Leading scorer Maddison 7

Wolves v West Ham

Saturday 3pm Venue Molineux Last season Wolves 1 West Ham 0

Referee Simon Hooper This season G12 Y36 R0 3 cards/game

Odds H 7-4 A 9-5 D 40-17

Wolves

Subs from Sarkic, Aït-Nouri, Mosquera, Jonny, Toti, Ronan, Smith, Campbell, Guedes, Costa, A Traoré, Cunha

Doubtful None

Injured Neto (ankle, Feb), Chiquinho (knee, Apr), Kalajdzic (knee, unknown), B Traoré (unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y38 R3

Form DLLWLD

Leading scorers Neves, Podence 4

West Ham

Subs from Areola, Randolph, Johnson, Coufal, Fornals, Antonio, Lanzini, Downes, Ogbonna, Coventry, Ashby, Luizão, Zouma

Doubtful Zouma (knee), Coufal (knock)

Injured Cornet (calf, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y23 R0

Form LLLLLD

Leading scorers Benrahma, Scamacca 3

Brentford v Bournemouth

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Gtech Community Stadium Last season n/a

Referee Jarred Gillett This season G9 Y32 R0 3.55 cards/game

Odds H 4-6 A 43-10 D 33-10

Brentford

Subs from Strakosha, Cox, Ajer, Hickey, Goode, Sorensen, Canos, Damsgaard, Dasilva, Ghoddos, Lewis-Potter, Crama, Trevitt, Jørgensen

Doubtful None

Injured Baptiste (groin, 22 Jan), Onyeka (thigh, 4 Feb), Jansson (thigh, 4 Feb)

Suspended None

Discipline Y25 R0

Form DDWDWW

Leading scorer Toney 12

Bournemouth

Subs from Dennis, Plain, Rothwell, Dembélé, Pearson, Anthony, Christie,

Doubtful None

Injured Brooks (thigh, 21 Jan), Fredericks (illness, 21 Jan), Stanislas (knock, 21 Jan), Tavernier (hamstring, 21 Jan), Neto (hamstring, 21 Jan)

Suspended Smith (one match)

Discipline Y31 R0

Form LLWLLL

Leading scorers Billing, Moore 4

Chelsea v Crystal Palace

Sunday 2pm Venue Stamford Bridge Last season Chelsea 2 Crystal Palace 0

Referee Peter Bankes This season G8 Y34 R0 4.25 cards/game

Odds H 13-19 A 23-5 D 33-10

Chelsea

Subs from Bettinelli, Soonsup-Bell, Hall, Chukwuemeka, Aubameyang, Giraud-Hutchinson, Humphreys, Zakaria, Badiashile, D Fofana

Doubtful None

Injured W Fofana (knee, 21 Jan), James (knee, Feb), Kanté (thigh, Mar), Chilwell (thigh, unknown), Broja (knee, unknown), Loftus-Cheek (calf, unknown), Sterling (hamstring, unknown), Pulisic (knee, unknown), Mendy (finger, unknown)

Suspended João Félix (first of three)

Discipline Y40 R3

Form LLWDLL

Leading scorers Havertz, Sterling 4

Crystal Palace

Subs from Johnstone, Whitworth, Milivojevic, Tomkins, Mateta, Hughes, Édouard, Ebiowei, Ferguson, Balmer, Riedewald, Gordon, Wells-Morrison, Goodman, Rodney, Ward

Doubtful None

Injured McArthur (groin, unknown), Richards (thigh, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y36 R2

Form WWLLWL

Leading scorer Zaha 6

Newcastle v Fulham

Sunday 2pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue St James’ Park Last season n/a

Referee Robert Jones This season G11 Y42 R1 3.91 cards/game

Odds H 1-2 A 23-4 D 18-5

Newcastle

Subs from Darlow, Gillespie, Karius, Lascelles, Targett, Manquillo, Lewis, Anderson, Fraser, Murphy, Wood, Joelinton

Doubtful Joelinton (disciplinary)

Injured Shelvey (calf, Feb), Krafth (knee, Aug), Targett (heel, unknown),

Suspended None

Discipline Y33 R0

Form WWWWDD

Leading scorer Almirón 9

Fulham

Subs from Rodak, Adarabioyo, Duffy, Chalobah, James, Mbabu, Harris, Vinícius, Cairney, Wilson

Doubtful None

Injured Kebano (achilles, unknown)

Suspended Robinson (one match)

Discipline Y46 R1

Form LLWWWW

Leading scorer Mitrovic 11

Tottenham v Arsenal

Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Last season Tottenham 3 Arsenal 0

Referee Craig Pawson This season G10 Y41 R0 4.1 cards/game

Odds H 23-10 A 6-5 D 14-5

Tottenham

Subs from Forster, Austin, Emerson, Spence, Davies, Sánchez, Tanganga, Sessegnon, Skipp, Sarr, Gil, Bentancur, Richarlison

Doubtful Bentancur (hip), Richarlison (hamstring)

Injured Lucas Moura (calf, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y33 R1

Form WLWDLW

Leading scorer Kane 15

Arsenal

Subs from Hein, Turner, Soares, Tierney, Tomiyasu, Holding, Sambi Lokonga, Elneny, Vieira, Marquinhos, Smith Rowe

Doubtful None

Injured Jesus (knee, Feb), Nelson (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y30 R0

Form WWWWWD

Leading scorers Martinelli, Ødegaard 7

 

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