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Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Cody Gakpo training with Liverpool
Liverpool’s Cody Gakpo (centre) is in contention to face Everton after a knee injury. Photograph: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC/Getty Images

LIVERPOOL v EVERTON

Saturday 12.30pm TNT Sports 1 Venue Anfield

Referee Craig Pawson This season G5 Y25 R1 5.20 cards/game

Liverpool v Everton: probable starters, contenders in italics
Liverpool v Everton: probable starters, contenders in italics Photograph: Guardian

Liverpool

Subs from Adrián, Jaros, Gomez, Matip, Quansah, Chambers, Elliott, Endo, Gakpo, Jota

Doubtful Gakpo (knee), Chambers (ankle)

Injured Doak (muscular, unknown), Kelleher (knee, unknown), Bajcetic (calf, unknown), Thiago (hip, unknown), Bradley (back, Dec), Robertson (shoulder, Jan)

Suspended Jones (second of three)

Form WWWWLD Leading scorer Salah 5

Everton

Subs from Virgínia, Lonergan, Patterson, Keane, Godfrey, Gueye, Onyango, Dobbin, Chermiti, Danjuma, Beto

Doubtful None

Injured Coleman (knee, 29 Oct), Dele (hip, unknown), Gomes (calf, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LDLWLW Leading scorer Doucouré 3

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BOURNEMOUTH v WOLVES

Saturday 3pm Venue Vitality Stadium

Referee Paul Tierney This season G4 Y16 R2 4.50 cards/game

Bournemouth v Wolves: probable starters, contenders in italics
Bournemouth v Wolves: probable starters, contenders in italics Photograph: Guardian

Bournemouth

Subs from Radu, Randolph, Smith, Mepham, Kelly, Kilkenny, Rothwell, Traorè, Sinisterra, Ouattara, Brooks, Semenyo, Moore

Doubtful Kelly (calf), Billing (knock)

Injured Adams (hamstring, unknown), Scott (knee, unknown), Fredericks (calf, unknown), Marcondes (foot, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LDDLLL Leading scorer Solanke 3

Wolves

Subs from Bentley, King, Bueno, Doherty, Jonny, Hodge, Doyle, González, Fraser, Sarabia, Kalajdzic, Silva

Doubtful Aït-Nouri (knock), Bueno (knee)

Injured None

Suspended Lemina (one match)

Form WLLDWD Leading scorer Hwang 5

***

BRENTFORD v BURNLEY

Saturday 3pm Venue Gtech Community Stadium

Referee Josh Smith This season G1 Y2 R1 3.00 cards/game

Brentford v Burnley: probable starters, contenders in italics
Brentford v Burnley: probable starters, contenders in italics Photograph: Guardian

Brentford

Subs from Flekken, Balcombe, Jørgensen, Yarmolyuk, Brierley, Onyeka, Olakigbe, Ghoddos, Lewis-Potter

Doubtful Flekken (illness), Pinnock (achilles), Lewis-Potter (calf)

Injured Baptiste (shoulder, unknown), Mee (muscular, unknown), Schade (muscular, unknown), Dasilva (hamstring, unknown), Damsgaard (knee, unknown), Henry (knee, Jun)

Suspended Hickey (one match), Toney (17 Jan)

Form DDLLDL Leading scorer Mbeumo 4

Burnley

Subs from Muric, Beyer, Vitinho, Cork, Tresor, Benson, Redmond, Bruun Larsen, Gudmundsson, Amdouni, Rodriguez

Doubtful Al-Dakhil (knock), Beyer (knock), Redmond (knock), Benson (knock), Gudmundsson (muscular)

Injured Ekdal (knee, unknown), Obafemi (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LDLLWL Leading scorer Foster 3

***

MANCHESTER CITY v BRIGHTON

Saturday 3pm Venue Etihad Stadium

Referee Rob Jones This season G7 Y37 R2 5.47 cards/game

Manchester City v Brighton: probable starters, contenders in italics
Manchester City v Brighton: probable starters, contenders in italics Photograph: Guardian

Manchester City

Subs from Ortega, Carson, Stones, Aké, Gómez, Bobb, Lewis, Phillips, Nunes, Kovacic, Grealish

Doubtful None

Injured De Bruyne (hamstring, Dec)

Suspended None

Form WWWWLL Leading scorer Haaland 8

Brighton

Subs from Steele, Webster, Igor, Lamptey, Milner, Hinshelwood, Baleba, Dahoud, Buonanotte, Ansu Fati, Welbeck

Doubtful Lamptey (knock), Igor (knock), Milner (muscular)

Injured Estupiñán (muscular, 4 Nov), Enciso (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LWWWLD Leading scorer Ferguson 4

***

NEWCASTLE v CRYSTAL PALACE

Saturday 3pm Venue St James’s Park

Referee Tim Robinson This season G3 Y16 R0 5.33 cards/game

Newcastle v Crystal Palace: probable starters, contenders in italics
Newcastle v Crystal Palace: probable starters, contenders in italics Photograph: Guardian

Newcastle

Subs from Dubravka, Livramento, Lascelles, Dummett, Targett, Tonali, Ritchie, Murphy, Joelinton, Isak

Doubtful Botman (knee), Isak (knee)

Injured Willock (achilles, Nov), Barnes (ankle, Dec), Hall (illness, Dec)

Suspended None

Form LLWWWD Leading scorer Isak 6

Crystal Palace

Subs from Matthews, Holding, Richards, Tomkins, Rak-Sakyi, Riedewald, Ebiowei, Ozoh, Ola-Adebomi, Raymond

Doubtful Schlupp (muscular), Doucouré (hamstring), Ahamada (ankle), Lerma (hamstring), França (back)

Injured Eze (hamstring, 11 Nov), Olise (hamstring, unknown), Henderson (thigh, unknown), Ward (groin, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DWLDWD Leading scorer Édouard 4

***

NOTTINGHAM FOREST v LUTON

Saturday 3pm Venue City Ground

Referee Sam Barrott This season G1 Y3 R0 3.00 cards/game

Nottingham Forest v Luton: probable starters, contenders in italics
Nottingham Forest v Luton: probable starters, contenders in italics Photograph: Guardian

Nottingham Forest

Subs from Hennessey, Vlachodimos, Horvath, Montiel, Tavares, McKenna, Worrall, Felipe, Williams, Niakhaté, Aina, Danilo, Yates, Kouyaté, Elanga, Santos, Origi

Doubtful Felipe (knee), Montiel (muscular), Aurier (knock), Aina (muscular), Tavares (groin), Danilo (hamstring)

Injured Awoniyi (groin, 5 Nov)

Suspended None

Form LWDLDD Leading scorer Awoniyi 3

Luton

Subs from Krul, Mengi, Johnson, Berry, Giles, Kaboré, Osho, Barkley, Chong, Woodrow

Doubtful Andersen (hamstring), Osho (knee)

Injured Clark (ankle, 25 Nov), Potts (ankle, 25 Nov), Sambi Lokonga (hamstring, 25 Nov), Bell (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LLDWLL Leading scorer Morris 3

***

CHELSEA v ARSENAL

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Stamford Bridge

Referee Chris Kavanagh This season G2 Y7 R0 3.50 cards/game

Chelsea v Arsenal: probable starters, contenders in italics
Chelsea v Arsenal: probable starters, contenders in italics Photograph: Guardian

Chelsea

Subs from Petrovic, Bergström, Badiashile, Gilchrist, James, Maatsen, Ugochukwu, Mudryk, Madueke, Washington, Matos, Stutter

Doubtful Disasi (thigh), James (hamstring), Jackson (wrist)

Injured Lavia (ankle, unknown), Chalobah (hamstring, unknown), Chukwuemeka (knee, unknown), Broja (knee, unknown), Bettinelli (knock, unknown), Fofana (knee, unknown), Nkunku (knee, Dec), Chilwell (hamstring, Dec)

Suspended None

Form WLDLWW Leading scorer Sterling 3

Arsenal

Subs from Ramsdale, Hein, Kiwior, Tomiyasu, Soares, Partey, Elneny, Vieira, Smith Rowe, Cozier-Duberry, Nelson, Martinelli, Trossard

Doubtful Trossard (hamstring), Saliba (toe), Saka (hamstring)

Injured Timber (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DWWDWW Leading scorer Saka 4

Raheem Sterling takes a shot during training.
Chelsea’s Raheem Sterling was not involved in the England squad for their October fixtures against Australia and Italy. Photograph: Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC/Getty Images

***

SHEFFIELD UNITED v MANCHESTER UNITED

Saturday 8pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Bramall Lane

Referee Michael Oliver This season G6 Y26 R0 4.33 cards/game

Sheffield United v Manchester United: probable starters, contenders in italics
Sheffield United v Manchester United: probable starters, contenders in italics Photograph: Guardian

Sheffield United

Subs from A Davies, Larouci, Seriki, Buyabu, Fleck, Slimane, Brooks, Osborn, Traoré, Brewster, McBurnie, Hackford

Doubtful Osborn (groin)

Injured Osula (muscular, Nov), Lowe (ankle, Nov), Baldock (calf, Nov), Norrington-Davies (thigh, unknown), Jebbison (illness, unknown), Basham (ankle, Aug), Egan (ankle, Aug), T Davies (thigh, Aug)

Suspended None

Form LDLLLL Leading scorer Hamer 2

Manchester United

Subs from Bayindir, Heaton, Maguire, Evans, Van de Beek, Mainoo, McTominay, Mejbri, Garnacho, Martial, Antony

Doubtful Mainoo (fitness)

Injured Casemiro (ankle, 29 Oct), Martínez (foot, Nov), Shaw (leg, Nov), Wan-Bissaka (hamstring, unknown), Amad (knee, unknown), Malacia (unknown, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WLLWLW Leading scorer Fernandes, McTominay 2

***

ASTON VILLA v WEST HAM

Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Villa Park

Referee David Coote This season G4 Y17 R1 4.50 cards/game

Aston Villa v West Ham: probable starters, contenders in italics
Aston Villa v West Ham: probable starters, contenders in italics Photograph: Guardian

Aston Villa

Subs from Olsen, Marschall, Chambers, Lenglet, Diego Carlos, Moreno, Dendoncker, Tielemans, Traoré, Bailey, Durán, Iroegbunam

Doubtful Ramsey (foot), Moreno (hamstring), Iroegbunam (fitness)

Injured Buendía (knee, Feb), Mings (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WLWWWD Leading scorer Watkins 4

West Ham

Subs from Fabianski, Anang, Johnson, Mavropanos, Kehrer, Ogbonna, Benrahma, Coventry, Cornet, Fornals, Kudus, Ings, Mubama

Doubtful Johnson (groin)

Injured Cresswell (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WWLLWD Leading scorer Bowen 5

***

TOTTENHAM v FULHAM

Monday 8pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Referee Anthony Taylor This season G7 Y36 R1 5.29 cards/game

Tottenham v Fulham: probable starters, contenders in italics
Tottenham v Fulham: probable starters, contenders in italics Photograph: Guardian

Tottenham

Subs from Forster, Lloris, Emerson, Davies, Dier, Phillips, Skipp, Lo Celso, Gil, Donley, Véliz, Johnson

Doubtful Gil (groin), Johnson (hamstring)

Injured Sessegnon (hamstring, Nov), Bentancur (knee, Nov), Whiteman (ankle, unknown), Solomon (knee, Dec), Perisic (knee, Jun)

Suspended Bissouma (one match)

Form WWWDWW Leading scorer Son 6

Fulham

Subs from Rodak, Bassey, Tete, Ballo-Touré, Francois, Harris, Reed, Cairney, Muniz, Wilson, Jiménez

Doubtful Diop (foot), Tete (groin)

Injured Adarabioyo (groin, 4 Nov), Traoré (hamstring, 29 Oct)

Suspended None

Form DLWDLW Leading scorer De Cordova-Reid 2

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