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Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Arsenal host Bournemouth in Saturday’s early kick-off while Tottenham visit Anfield to take on Liverpool on Sunday
  
  

Christian Eriksen controls the ball in training.
Christian Eriksen (centre) could be set to start for Manchester United. Photograph: Ash Donelon/Manchester United/Getty Images

ARSENAL v BOURNEMOUTH

Saturday 12.30pm TNT Sports 1 Venue Emirates Stadium

Referee David Coote This season G15 Y81 R3 5.6 cards/game

Arsenal

Subs from Ramsdale, Hein, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Soares, Jorginho, Elneny, Vieira, Smith Rowe, Nelson, Trossard, Jesus, Nketiah

Doubtful None

Injured Timber (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WWLWWW Leading scorer Saka 15

Bournemouth

Subs from Neto, Radu, McKenna, Hill, Aarons, Mepham, Kinsey-Wellings, Billing, Semenyo, Unal, Dacosta, Sadi

Doubtful None

Injured Tavernier (hamstring, 11 May), Sinisterra (hamstring, 19 May), Faivre (hamstring, 19 May), Adams (back, unknown)

Suspended Kerkez (second of three)

Form WLDLWW Leading scorer Solanke 18

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BRENTFORD v FULHAM

Saturday 3pm Venue Gtech Community Stadium

Referee Graham Scott This season G4 Y15 R0 3.75 cards/game

Brentford

Subs from Strakosha, Valdimarsson, Ajer, Jørgensen, Ghoddos, Yarmolyuk, Jensen, Emre Konak, Baptiste, Damsgaard, Maupay, Schade, Lewis-Potter

Doubtful None

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

Suspended None

Form DDDWWL Leading scorer Wissa 10

Fulham

Subs from Rodak, Benda, Adarabioyo, Ream, Tete, Ballo-Touré, Reed, Cairney, Willian, Traoré, Wilson, Broja, Jiménez

Doubtful Reed (knock)

Injured None

Suspended None

Form DLLWLD Leading scorer Muniz 9

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BURNLEY v NEWCASTLE

Saturday 3pm Venue Turf Moor

Referee Anthony Taylor This season G24 Y124 R3 5.29 cards/game

Burnley

Subs from Trafford, Vigouroux, Delcroix, Taylor, Ekdal, Cork, Brownhill, Benson, Gudmundsson, Trésor, Rodriguez, Fofana

Doubtful None

Injured Koleosho (knee, 19 May), Beyer (knock, Jun), Al-Dakhil (unknown, Jun), Redmond (leg, Jul), Ramsey (knee, Nov), Massengo (unknown, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DDLDWD Leading scorers Amdouni, Bruun Larsen, Foster 5

Newcastle

Subs from Dubravka, Karius, Dummett, A Murphy, Ritchie, Barnes, Joelinton, Wilson, Almirón, White

Doubtful None

Injured Trippier (hamstring, 11 May), Willock (achilles, Aug), Schär (hamstring, Aug), Targett (hamstring, Aug), Botman (knee, Jan), Lascelles (knee, Jan)

Suspended Tonali (Aug)

Form WDWWLW Leading scorer Isak 19

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SHEFFIELD UNITED v NOTTINGHAM FOREST

Saturday 3pm Venue Bramall Lane

Referee Chris Kavanagh This season G17 Y73 R2 4.41 cards/game

Sheffield United

Subs from Grbic, Robinson, Ben Slimane, Larouci, Souza, Norwood, Curtis, Marsh, McAtee, Brewster, Osula

Doubtful Brewster (thigh)

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

Suspended None

Form LDLLLL Leading scorer Díaz 5

Nottingham Forest

Subs from Turner, Vlachodimos, Hennessey, Boly, Felipe, Omobamidele, Williams, Tavares, Toffolo, Kouyaté, Sangaré, Domínguez, Ribeiro, Origi, Reyna, Awoniyi

Doubtful Williams (hamstring), Awoniyi (thigh)

Injured None

Suspended None

Form DWLDLL Leading scorer Wood 12

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MANCHESTER CITY v WOLVES

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Etihad Stadium

Referee Craig Pawson This season G17 Y78 R3 4.76 cards/game

Manchester City

Subs from Ortega, Carson, Lewis, Aké, Akanji, Gómez, Grealish, Nunes, Doku, Álvarez, Bobb, Susoho

Doubtful None

Injured None

Suspended None

Form DWWWWW Leading scorer Haaland 21

Wolves

Subs from Bentley, King, S Bueno, Okoduwa, H Bueno, Bellegrade, Sarabia, Neto, Fraser, González, Chirewa, Barnett

Doubtful Aït-Nouri (knock), S Bueno (hamstring), Bellegarde (knee), Neto (hamstring)

Injured N Lemina (knock, 11 May), Dawson (ankle, Jun), Chiwome (ankle, Jun)

Ineligible Doyle (facing parent club)

Suspended None

Form DLDLLW Leading scorers Cunha, Hwang 11

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BRIGHTON v ASTON VILLA

Sunday 2pm Venue Amex Stadium

Referee Robert Jones This season G19 Y90 R5 5 cards/game

Brighton

Subs from Steele, Hall, Van Hecke, Igor, Offiah, Moder, Enciso, Baker-Boaitey, Baleba, Fati, O’Mahony, Peupion

Doubtful Van Hecke (hamstring)

Injured Mitoma (back, Jun), Ferguson (ankle, Jun), Estupiñán (ankle, Jun), Hinshelwood (foot, Jun), March (knee, Jun), Milner (muscular, unknown), Lamptey (knock, unknown), Lallana (knock, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LDLDLL Leading scorer João Pedro 8

Aston Villa

Subs from Olsen, Gauci, Cash, Lenglet, Chambers, Moreno, Young, Kesler-Hayden, Tielemans, Iroegbunam, Kellyman, Durán, Zaniolo, Munroe

Doubtful Martínez (hamstring), Moreno (calf), Tielemans (groin)

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

Suspended None

Form WLDWWD Leading scorer Watkins 19

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CHELSEA v WEST HAM

Sunday 2pm Venue Stamford Bridge

Referee Andy Madley This season G21 Y84 R2 4.09 cards/game

Chelsea

Subs from Bettinelli, Curd, Colwill, Acheampong, Washington, Dyer, George, Samuels-Smith, Murray-Campbell, Tauriainen, Golding, Nkunku, Sterling

Doubtful Colwill (fitness), Nkunku (fitness), Sterling (back)

Injured Disasi (knock, 11 May), James (hamstring, 11 May), Fernández (hernia, Jun), Fofana (knee, Aug), Lavia (ankle, Aug), Silva (hamstring, unknown), Gusto (knee, unknown), Chilwell (knee, unknown), Chukwuemeka (knee, unknown), Sánchez (knock, unknown), Ugochukwu (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WDWLDW Leading scorer Palmer 20

West Ham

Subs from Areola, Anang, Knightsbridge, Johnson, Casey, Cresswell, Mavropanos, Ward-Prowse, Phillips, Cornet, Swyer, Ings, Mubama, Orford, Earthy

Doubtful Mavropanos (knock), Earthy (concussion)

Injured Aguerd (ankle, 11 May)

Suspended None

Form LDWLLD Leading scorer Bowen 16

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LIVERPOOL v TOTTENHAM

Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Anfield

Referee Paul Tierney This season G23 Y83 R3 3.74 cards/game

Liverpool

Subs from Kelleher, Adrián, Bradley, Quansah, Gomez, Tsimikas, Jones, Elliott, Gravenberch, Bajcetic, Gordon, McConnell, Danns, Núñez

Doubtful Van Dijk (knock), Bajcetic (calf)

Injured Jota (hip, 13 May), Matip (knee, Aug), Clark (back, Aug), Thiago (muscular, unknown), Doak (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WDLWLD Leading scorer Salah 17

Tottenham

Subs from Austin, Dragusin, Bentancur, Højbjerg, Skipp, Lo Celso, Gil, Santiago, Donley, Richarlison, Scarlett, Moore

Doubtful None

Injured Werner (hamstring, Jun), Davies (calf, Jun), Forster (foot, Jun), Sessegnon (hamstring, Jun), Udogie (thigh, Jun), Solomon (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WDWLLL Leading scorer Son 16

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CRYSTAL PALACE v MANCHESTER UNITED

Monday 8pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Selhurst Park

Referee Jarred Gillett This season G19 Y86 R2 4.63 cards/game

Crystal Palace

Subs from Matthews, Tomkins, Ward, Guéhi, Holding, Riedewald, Lerma, Rak-Sakyi, Schlupp, Ahamada, Ozoh, Édouard, Ayew

Doubtful Eze (knee), Guéhi (knee), Holding (hamstring), Lerma (hamstring)

Injured Doucouré (achilles, 19 May), Johnstone (elbow, Jun), França (groin, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LLWWWD Leading scorer Mateta 11

Manchester United

Subs from Bayindir, Heaton, Kambwala, Amrabat, McTominay, Mount, Diallo, McNeill, Collyer, Ogunneye, Rashford, Amass, Jackson, Wheatley, Forson

Doubtful None

Injured Lindelöf (hamstring, 15 May), Varane (foot, 15 May), Martial (groin, 19 May), Martínez (calf, 19 May), Shaw (muscular, 19 May), Malacia (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DLDDWD Leading scorer Fernandes 10

 

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