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FA Cup and Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Joel Ward and Will Hughes of Crystal Palace.
Joel Ward and Will Hughes of Crystal Palace prepare for their FA Cup showdown with Aston Villa on Saturday. Photograph: Sebastian Frej/Crystal Palace FC

FA Cup semi-finals (stats from all competitions)

CRYSTAL PALACE v ASTON VILLA

Saturday 5.15pm BBC One Venue Wembley

Referee Anthony Taylor This season G41 Y137 R9 3.56 cards/game

Crystal Palace

Subs from Matthews, Umeh, Ward, Clyne, Chilwell, França, Devenny, Esse, Lerma, Nketiah, Kporha, Kamada

Doubtful None

Injured Riad (knee, 1 Jun), Doucouré (knee, 1 Jun)

Suspended None

Ineligible Turner

Form DWLLDD Leading scorer Mateta 17

Aston Villa

Subs from Olsen, Proctor, Bogarde, Barkley, Ramsey, Bailey, Asensio, Onana, García, Mings, Disasi, Maatsen, Malen

Doubtful None

Injured None

Suspended None

Form WLWWWL Leading scorer Watkins 16

***

NOTTINGHAM FOREST v MANCHESTER CITY

Sunday 4.30pm ITV1 Venue Wembley

Referee Michael Oliver This season G38 Y169 R9 4.68 cards/game

Nottingham Forest

Subs from Miguel, Boly, Da Silva Moreira, Toffolo, Abbott, Danilo, Sangaré, Sosa, Awoniyi, Yates, Silva, Morato, Williams

Doubtful Aina (calf)

Injured None

Suspended None

Form WDWLLW Leading scorer Wood 19

Manchester City

Subs from Carson, Wilson-Ebrand, McAtee, Perrone, Simpson-Pusey, Reis, Bobb, Lewis, Grealish, Khusanov, González, Akanji, Doku

Doubtful Ederson (groin)

Injured Rodri (knee, 1 Jun), Stones (thigh, 18 May), Aké (foot, 18 May), Haaland (foot, 10 May)

Suspended None

Form WWDWWW Leading scorer Haaland 30

***

Premier League

CHELSEA v EVERTON

Saturday 12.30pm TNT Sports 1 Venue Stamford Bridge

Referee Chris Kavanagh This season G22 Y108 R5 5.14 cards/game

Chelsea

Subs from Jörgensen, Bergström, Tosin, Badiashile, Acheampong, Lavia, Amougou, Dewsbury-Hall, Nkunku, Madueke, George, Mheuka

Doubtful None

Injured Fofana (hamstring, 1 Jun), Guiu (hamstring, 4 May), Kellyman (hamstring, 1 Jun), Gusto (hamstring, 4 May)

Suspended Mudryk (unknown)

Form WLWDDW Leading scorer Palmer 14

Everton

Subs from Virginia, Begovic, Coleman, Young, Dixon, Keane, Iroegbunam, Alcaraz, McNeil, Chermiti

Doubtful None

Injured Tarkowski (hamstring, Aug), Lindstrøm (hernia, 25 May), Calvert-Lewin (hamstring, 3 May), Mangala (knee, 1 Jun)

Suspended None

Ineligible Broja (parent club)

Form DDLDWL Leading scorer Ndiaye 7

***

BRIGHTON v WEST HAM

Saturday 3pm Venue Amex Stadium

Referee Darren England This season G16 Y71 R3 4.63 cards/game

Brighton

Subs from Rushworth, McGill, Tasker, Gruda, March, Adingra, Cashin, Gómez, Howell, Simmonds, Veltman, Lamptey

Doubtful Igor (hamstring),

Injured Steele (shoulder, 26 Apr), Rutter (ankle, 25 May), Webster (hamstring, 25 May), Kadioglu (toe, 25 May), Milner (hamstring, 25 May), Van Hecke (head, 4 May)

Suspended João Pedro (first of three)

Form WDLLDL Leading scorer João Pedro 10

West Ham

Subs from Fabianski, Foderingham, Casey, Mavropanos, Irving, Ings, Orford, Cresswell, Guilherme, Soucek, Scarles, Álvarez, Rodríguez, Coufal

Doubtful Álvarez (back), Wan-Bissaka (ankle), Cresswell (knock)

Injured Antonio (leg, unknown), Summerville (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Ineligible Ferguson (parent club)

Form LDLDLD Leading scorer Bowen 9

***

NEWCASTLE v IPSWICH

Saturday 3pm Venue St James’ Park

Referee Michael Salisbury This season G12 Y36 R2 3.16 cards/game

Newcastle

Subs from Dubravka, Krafth, Targett, Schär, Longstaff, Willock, Miley, Murphy, Wilson, Osula

Doubtful Schär (hamstring)

Injured Lascelles (knee, 25 May), Hall (ankle, 1 June)

Suspended None

Form WWWWWL Leading scorer Isak 21

Ipswich

Subs from Walton, Woolfenden, Godfrey, Taylor, Chaplin, Hirst, Luongo, Hutchinson, Boniface

Doubtful Hutchinson (hamstring)

Injured Szmodics (ankle, 18 May), Burns (knee, 1 Jun), Ogbene (achilles, 1 Jun), Muric (shoulder, unknown), Broadhead (thigh, unknown), Phillips (achilles, unknown), Philogene (knee, 1 Jun), Townsend (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended Davis (first of three)

Form LLWLDL Leading scorer Delap 12

***

SOUTHAMPTON v FULHAM

Saturday 3pm Venue St Mary’s Stadium

Referee Tony Harrington This season G15 Y64 R3 4.46 cards/game

Southampton

Subs from McCarthy, Bella-Kotchap, Wood, Bree, Sugarawa, Smallbone, Lallana, Aribo, Fraser, Stewart, Onuachu, Taylor, Sulemana, Robinson, Wood-Gordon, Grønbæk

Doubtful Taylor (hip), Grønbæk (tendon)

Injured None

Suspended None

Form LLDLLD Leading scorer Onuachu 4

Fulham

Subs from Benda, Cuenca, Diop, Cairney, Reed, King, Godo, Wilson, Willian, Traoré, Vinícius, Muniz, Smith Rowe

Doubtful Muniz (knock), Smith Rowe (back)

Injured Nelson (hamstring, 25 May)

Suspended None

Form LWLWLL Leading scorer Jiménez 10

***

WOLVES v LEICESTER

Saturday 3pm Venue Molineux

Referee Sam Barrott This season G20 Y89 R1 4.5 cards/game

Wolves

Subs from Bentley, Bueno, Djiga, Doyle, Sarabia, R Gomes, Forbs, Guedes, Hwang, Bellegarde, Traoré, Mané, Doherty

Doubtful Bellegarde (knock), Hwang (muscle), Johnstone (knock), Sá (knock), Lima (ankle)

Injured Chiwome (knee, 1 Jun), Mosquera (knee, 1 Jun), Kalajdzic (knee, unknown), González (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DWWWWW Leading scorer Cunha 14

Leicester

Subs from Stolarczyk, Ward, Okoli, Vestergaard, Skipp, Decordova-Reid, Monga, Édouard, Kristiansen, Vardy, Buonanotte, Justin

Doubtful McAteer (knock)

Injured Fatawu (knee, 1 Jun), Mavididi (muscle, 1 Jun)

Suspended None

Form LLLLDL Leading scorer Vardy 7

***

BOURNEMOUTH v MANCHESTER UNITED

Sunday 2pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Vitality Stadium

Referee Peter Bankes This season G20 Y79 R2 4.05 cards/game

Bournemouth

Subs from Travers, Dennis, Akinmboni, Araujo, Hill, Winterburn, Tavernier, Jebbison, Brooks, Soler, Senesi, Scott

Doubtful None

Injured Christie (groin, 1 Jun), Unal (knee, 1 Jun), Sinisterra (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DLLDWD Leading scorer Kluivert 12

Manchester United

Subs from Kukonki, Eriksen, Kone, Fletcher, Fredericson, Obi, Harrison, Dorgu, Casemiro, Mount, Lindelöf, Amass, Bayindir, Heaven, Kamason, Kunkoni, Heaton, Evans

Doubtful Heaven (knock)

Injured Martínez (knee, 1 Jun), Diallo (ankle, 25 May), De Ligt (foot, 4 May), Collyer (leg, 4 May), Zirkzee (hamstring, 1 Jun), Dalot (muscle, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DWLDLL Leading scorer Fernandes 8

***

LIVERPOOL v TOTTENHAM

Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Anfield

Referee Tom Bramall This season G8 Y25 R1 3.25 cards/game

Liverpool

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

Doubtful None

Injured Gomez (hamstring, 18 May), Morton (shoulder, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WWWLWW Leading scorer Salah 27

Tottenham

Subs from Whiteman, Austin, Kinsky, Bissouma, Odobert, Richarlison, Moore, Son, Maddison, Danso, Tel, Spence, Sarr, Davies, Gray

Doubtful Son (foot)

Injured Dragusin (knee, 1 Jun)

Suspended None

Form DLLWLL Leading scorer Johnson 11

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