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Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the opening weekend

Cole Palmer on the ball in training.
Cole Palmer (right) is set to face his former club when Chelsea host Manchester City. Photograph: Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC/Getty Images

MANCHESTER UNITED v FULHAM

Friday 8pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Old Trafford

Referee Robert Jones Last season G22 Y99 R5 4.73 cards/game

Manchester United

Subs from Bayindir, Lindelöf, Evans, Mazraoui, McTominay, Eriksen, Mount, Antony, Sancho, Pellistri, Zirkzee

Doubtful Lindelöf (knock)

Injured Shaw (calf, Sept), Højlund (hamstring, Sept), Malacia (knee, Sept), Yoro (foot, Oct)

Suspended None

Form n/a Leading scorer (last season) Fernandes, Højlund 10

Fulham

Subs from Benda, Tete, Cuenca, Mbabu, Sessegnon, Wilson, Cairney, Reed, Jiménez, Stansfield, Vinícius

Doubtful None

Injured None

Suspended None

Form n/a Leading scorer (last season) Muniz 9

***

IPSWICH v LIVERPOOL

Saturday 12.30pm TNT Sports 1 Venue Portman Road

Referee Tim Robinson Last season G21 Y89 R0 4.24 cards/game

Ipswich

Subs from Walton, Slicker, Edmundson, Woolfenden, Donacien, Townsend, Taylor, Humphreys, Burns, Chaplin, al-Hamadi, Ladapo

Doubtful Humphreys (thigh)

Injured Broadhead (hamstring, Oct), Hirst (knee, Oct), Clarke (achilles, unknown)

Suspended None

Form n/a Leading scorer (last season) Broadhead, Chaplin 13

Liverpool

Subs from Kelleher, Jaros, Bradley, Konaté, Gomez, Robertson, Elliott, Endo, Bajcetic, Jones, Nyoni, Gakpo, Núñez

Doubtful None

Injured None

Suspended None

Form n/a Leading scorer (last season) Salah 18

***

ARSENAL v WOLVES

Saturday 3pm Venue Emirates Stadium

Referee Jarred Gillett Last season G21 Y94 R2 4.57 cards/game

Arsenal

Subs from Ramsdale, Timber, Kiwior, Calafiori, Partey, Vieira, Jesus, Trossard, Nketiah, Nelson, Nwaneri, Lewis-Skelly, Heaven

Doubtful Timber (foot)

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

Suspended None

Form n/a Leading scorer (last season) Saka 16

Wolves

Subs from Bentley, King, Dawson, Lima, Traoré, Bellegarde, Cundle, Chirewa, Podence, Sarabia, Guedes, Kalajdzic, Fraser, R Gomes, Chiquinho, Strand Larsen

Doubtful None

Injured González (knee, unknown)

Suspended Semedo (first of three)

Form n/a Leading scorer (last season) Cunha, Hwang 12

***

EVERTON v BRIGHTON

Saturday 3pm Venue Goodison Park

Referee Simon Hooper Last season G25 Y114 R3 4.68 cards/game

Everton

Subs from Virgínia, Crellin, Holgate, Keane, Armstrong, Lindstrøm, Ndiaye, Maupay, Beto

Doubtful Keane (hamstring)

Injured Branthwaite (groin, 24 Aug), Coleman (calf, 24 Aug), Garner (calf, 24 Aug), Chermiti (foot, Sept), Patterson (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Form n/a Leading scorer (last season) Calvert-Lewin, Doucouré 7

Brighton

Subs from Verbruggen, Rushworth, Lamptey, Igor, Webster, Estupiñán, Hinshelwood, Dahoud, Milner, Moder, Enciso, Baleba, Sarmiento, Osman, Ferguson, Minteh

Doubtful Verbruggen (unknown), Enciso (knee), Ferguson (fitness)

Injured March (knee, 14 Sept)

Suspended None

Form n/a Leading scorer (last season) João Pedro 9

***

NEWCASTLE v SOUTHAMPTON

Saturday 3pm Venue St James’ Park

Referee Craig Pawson Last season G19 Y83 R3 4.53 cards/game

Newcastle

Subs from Dubravka, Vlachodimos, Trippier, Hall, Krafth, Willock, White, Almirón, Barnes, Osula

Doubtful None

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

Suspended Tonali (ban ends 28 Aug)

Form n/a Leading scorer (last season) Isak 21

Southampton

Subs from Bazunu, Lumley, Manning, Bree, Larios, Bella-Kotchap, Taylor, Edwards, Wood, Sulemana, Edozie, Charles, Dibling, Alcaraz, Stewart, Mara, Onuachu

Doubtful Sulemana (ankle)

Injured None

Suspended None

Form n/a Leading scorer (last season) Armstrong 24

***

NOTTINGHAM FOREST v BOURNEMOUTH

Saturday 3pm Venue City Ground

Referee Michael Oliver Last season G24 Y97 R5 4.25 cards/game

Nottingham Forest

Subs from Turner, Miguel, Worrall, Toffolo, Richards, Boly, Omobamidele, Moreira, Sangaré, Domínguez, Anderson, Dennis, Silva, Awoniyi

Doubtful None

Injured None

Suspended None

Form n/a Leading scorer (last season) Wood 14

Bournemouth

Subs from Travers, Dennis, Smith, Mepham, Hill, Huijsen, Araujo, Scott, Traorè, Billing, Kilkenny, Faivre, Ouattara, Jebbison, Anthony

Doubtful None

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

Suspended None

Form n/a Leading scorer (last season) Solanke 19

***

WEST HAM v ASTON VILLA

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue London Stadium

Referee Tony Harrington Last season G10 Y37 R1 3.8 cards/game

West Ham

Subs from Fabianski, Foderingham, Wan-Bissaka, Aguerd, Todibo, Zouma, Álvarez, Rodríguez, Cornet, Summerville, Guilherme, Füllkrug, Ings

Doubtful Álvarez (hamstring)

Injured None

Suspended None

Form n/a Leading scorer (last season) Bowen 16

Aston Villa

Subs from Olsen, Gauci, Carlos, Moreno, Maatsen, Tielemans, Dendoncker, Barkley, Barrenechea, Buendía, Durán, Iling-Junior, Archer, Philogene

Doubtful Olsen (knock)

Injured Kamara (knee, 14 Sept), Mings (knee, 14 Sept)

Suspended None

Form n/a Leading scorer (last season) Watkins 19

***

BRENTFORD v CRYSTAL PALACE

Sunday 2pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Gtech Community Stadium

Referee Sam Barrott Last season G15 Y46 R1 2.94 cards/game

Brentford

Subs from Vladimarsson, Mee, Ji-soo, Henry, Hickey, Trevitt, Damsgaard, Onyeka, Carvalho, Yarmoliuk, Peart-Harris, Lewis-Potter, Schade

Doubtful Henry (knee), Hickey (hamstring)

Injured Thiago (knee, Dec), Dasilva (knee, Jan)

Suspended None

Form n/a Leading scorer (last season) Wissa 12

Crystal Palace

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

Doubtful Richards (knock)

Injured França (rib, Sept)

Suspended None

Form n/a Leading scorer (last season) Mateta 16

***

CHELSEA v MANCHESTER CITY

Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Stamford Bridge

Referee Anthony Taylor Last season G27 Y131 R4 5 cards/game

Chelsea

Subs from Jörgensen, Bettinelli, Disasi, Adarabioyo, Badiashile, Chilwell, Caicedo, Chukwuemeka, Veiga, Ugochukwu, Kellyman, Dewsbury-Hall, Madueke, Mudryk, Neto, Guiu, Broja

Doubtful None

Injured James (hamstring, Sept)

Suspended James (second of four)

Form n/a Leading scorer (last season) Palmer 22

Manchester City

Subs from Ortega, Carson, Walker, Stones, Kaboré, Aké, Cancelo, De Bruyne, Nunes, Foden, Grealish, O’Reilly

Doubtful Grealish (muscular)

Injured Rodri (hamstring, 24 Aug), Bobb (leg, unknown)

Suspended None

Form n/a Leading scorer (last season) Haaland 27

***

LEICESTER v TOTTENHAM

Monday 8pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue King Power Stadium

Referee Chris Kavanagh Last season G20 Y80 R4 4.2 cards/game

Leicester

Subs from Ward, Iversen, Pereira, Vestergaard, Thomas, Nelson, Alves, Soumaré, McAteer, Cannon

Doubtful None

Injured Vardy (unknown, Sept), Coady (hamstring, Sept), Stolarczyk (ankle, Jan), Daka (foot, unknown)

Suspended None

Form n/a Leading scorer (last season) Vardy 18

Tottenham

Subs from Austin, Forster, Dragusin, Davies, Spence, Gray, Bentancur, Bergvall, Devine, Donley, Solomon, Werner, Richarlison

Doubtful Forster (foot)

Injured None

Suspended Bissouma (one match, internal suspension)

Form n/a Leading scorer (last season) Son 17

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