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Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Magalhães and Fabio Vieira in training with Arsenal
Gabriel Jesus (centre) has returned to training with Arsenal but is unlikely to feature against Fulham. Photograph: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal/Getty Images

BOURNEMOUTH v TOTTENHAM

Saturday 12.30pm TNT Sports 1 Venue Vitality Stadium

Referee Tim Robinson This season (Championship) G1 Y3 R0 3.00 cards/game

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

Bournemouth

Subs from Radu, Randolph, Hill, Mepham, Kilkenny, Greenwood, Bevan, Christie, Moore, Smith, Cook

Doubtful Smith (knock), Cook (hip)

Injured Scott (knee, Oct), Kelly (unknown), Tavernier (unknown), Fredericks (calf, unknown), Ouattara (ankle, 26 Aug), Adams (hamstring, 17 Sep), Marcondes (foot, 17 Sep)

Suspended None

Form DL Leading scorer Semenyo, Solanke 1

Tottenham

Subs from Austin, Davies, Højbjerg, Skipp, Solomon, Perisic, Reguilón, Dier, Ndombele, Emerson, Lo Celso, Sánchez

Doubtful Maddison (knock)

Injured Bentancur (knee, 4 Nov), Gil (groin, unknown), Sessegnon (hamstring, unknown), Whiteman (ankle, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DW Leading scorer Emerson, Romero, Sarr 1

***

ARSENAL v FULHAM

Saturday 3pm Venue Emirates Stadium

Referee Paul Tierney Last season G30 Y115 R2 3.90 cards/game

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

Arsenal

Subs from Raya, Hein, Kiwior, Walters, Holding, Tierney, Partey, Jorginho, Vieira, Smith Rowe, Nelson, Trossard, Cozier-Duberry, Jesus

Doubtful Jesus (knee)

Injured Lokonga (muscular, unknown), Elneny (knee, unknown), Timber (knee, unknown)

Suspended Tomiyasu (one match)

Form WW Leading scorer Nketiah, Ødegaard, Saka 1

Fulham

Subs from Rodak, Harris, Stansfield, Vinícius, Borto, Mbabu, Godo, Dibley-Dias, Cairney, Wilson, Willian

Doubtful Willian (knock)

Injured None

Suspended Ream (one match)

Form WL Leading scorer De Cordova-Reid 1

***

BRENTFORD v CRYSTAL PALACE

Saturday 3pm Venue Gtech Community Stadium

Referee Peter Bankes This season G2 Y10 R0 5.00 cards/game

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

Brentford

Subs from Strakosha, Roerslev, Jørgensen, Yarmolyuk, Bech, Collins, Lewis-Potter, Olakigbe, Damsgaard, Schade, Dasilva, Onyeka, Ajer

Doubtful None

Injured Mee (calf, 2 Sep), Baptiste (shoulder, 23 Sep), Dasilva (hamstring, 17 Sep)

Suspended Toney (Jan 2024)

Form DW Leading scorer Mbeumo 3

Crystal Palace

Subs from Whitworth, Matthews, Tomkins, Riedewald, Ahamada, Rak-Sakyi, Mateta, O’Brien, Richards, Gordon, Clyne

Doubtful None

Injured Olise (hamstring, unknown), França (knock, unknown), Hughes (back, unknown), Ebiowei (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WL Leading scorer Édouard 1

***

EVERTON v WOLVES

Saturday 3pm Venue Goodison Park

Referee Craig Pawson This season G1 Y6 R0 6.00 cards/game

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

Everton

Subs from Virgínia, Lonergan, Holgate, Branthwaite, Godfrey, Young, Onyango, Gomes, Gray, Cannon, Dobbin

Doubtful Gomes (calf),

Injured Coleman (knee, unknown), Dele (hip, unknown), McNeil (ankle, 2 Sep), Harrison (hip, 16 Sep), Calvert-Lewin (cheekbone, unknown), Iwobi (hamstring, 16 Sep), Chermiti (fitness, 2 Sep)

Suspended None

Form LL Leading scorer n/a

Wolves

Subs from Bentley, King, Pond, Podence, Doherty, Toti Gomes, B Traoré, Hodge, Silva, Jonny, Kalajdzic, Bueno

Doubtful None

Injured None

Suspended Nunes (one match)

Form LL Leading scorer Hwang 1

***

MANCHESTER UTD v NOTTINGHAM FOREST

Saturday 3pm Venue Old Trafford

Referee Stuart Attwell This season G1 Y2 R0 2.00 cards/game

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

Manchester United

Subs from Vitek, Pellistri, McTominay, Garnacho, Maguire, Van de Beek, Lindelöf, Martial, Henderson

Doubtful Vitek (knee)

Injured Højlund (back, 3 Sep), Mainoo (ankle, 16 Sep), Diallo (knee, Sep), Heaton (unknown, Oct), Malacia (unknown, 16 Sep), Amad (knee, 16 Sep), Mount (unknown, 16 Sep), Shaw (muscle, 23 Sep)

Suspended None

Form WL Leading scorer Varane 1

Nottingham Forest

Subs from Horvath, Shelvey, Freuler, Wood, Elanga, Kouyaté, Scarpa, Hwang, Bott, Montiel, Aina, Niakhaté, Santos

Doubtful Aina (groin), Niakhaté (elbow)

Injured Felipe (knee, Sep), Hennessey (knee, 2 Sep), Richards (groin, unknown), Biancone (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LW Leading scorer Awoniyi 2

***

BRIGHTON v WEST HAM

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Amex Stadium

Referee Anthony Taylor This season G2 Y13 R0 6.50 cards/game

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

Brighton

Subs from Verbruggen, Veltman, Lamptey, Igor, Lallana, Buonanotte, Welbeck, Zeqiri, Alzate, Dahoud, Adingra

Doubtful None

Injured Moder (knee, unknown), Enciso (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WW Leading scorer March 2

West Ham

Subs from Fabianski, Anang, Johnson, Fornals, Cresswell, Coventry, Ings, Ogbonna, Mubama, Cornet, Álvarez

Doubtful None

Injured Mavropanos (match fitness, 1 Sep)

Suspended Aguerd (one match)

Form DW Leading scorer Aguerd, Antonio, Bowen, Paquetá 1

Son Heung-Min shouts in frustration during training for Tottenham.
Son Heung-Min shows his frustration during training ahead of Tottenham’s early kick-off at Bournemouth. Photograph: Alex Morton/Tottenham Hotspur FC/Shutterstock

***

BURNLEY v ASTON VILLA

Sunday 2pm Venue Turf Moor

Referee Michael Salisbury Last season G15 Y66 R3 4.60 cards/game

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

Burnley

Subs from Muric, Delcroix, Cork, Gudmundsson, Brownhill, A Ramsey, Manuel, Redmond, Ekdal, Bruun Larsen, Odobert

Doubtful None

Injured Obafemi (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended Zaroury (first of three)

Form L Leading scorer n/a

Aston Villa

Subs from Olsen, Zych, Diego Carlos, Chambers, Philogene, Archer, K Young, Revan, Kellyman, Durán, Zaniolo

Doubtful Martínez (calf)

Injured Buendía (knee, Feb), J Ramsey (foot, 16 Sep), B Traoré (unknown, 3 Sep), Mings (knee, unknown), Coutinho (hamstring, Sep), Moreno (hamstring, Sep), Dendoncker (muscle, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LW Leading scorer Bailey, Diaby, Durán, McGinn, Douglas Luiz 1

***

SHEFFIELD UNITED v MANCHESTER CITY

Sunday 2pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Bramall Lane

Referee Jarred Gillett Last season G17 Y41 R1 2.47 cards/game

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

Sheffield United

Subs from Davies, Amissah, Trusty, Basham, Larouci, McBurnie, Seriki, Marsh, Brooks, Jebbison, Bogle, Hackford, Baldock

Doubtful Baldock (calf), McBurnie (ankle), Jebbison (groin), Bogle (knee), Lowe (ankle)

Injured Fleck (ankle, Oct), Brewster (thigh, 16 Sep), Coulibaly (knee, 16 Sep), Norrington-Davies (thigh, 16 Sep), Doyle (knee, 16 Sep), Slimane (hamstring, 2 Sep)

Suspended None

Form LL Leading scorer Hamer 1

Manchester City

Subs from Phillips, Ortega, Gómez, Lewis, McAtee, Bobb, Perrone, Álvarez, Carson, Doku, Aké, Palmer

Doubtful Silva (illness)

Injured De Bruyne (hamstring, Jan), Stones (knock, Sep)

Suspended None

Form WW Leading scorer Haaland 2

***

NEWCASTLE v LIVERPOOL

Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue St James’s Park

Referee John Brooks This season G2 Y9 R1 5.00 cards/game

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

Newcastle

Subs from Dubravka, Lascelles, Targett, Dummett, Livramento, Hall, Wilson, Longstaff, Miley, Barnes, Ritchie, Anderson, Murphy

Doubtful None

Injured Willock (hamstring, 17 Sep), Krafth (knee, 21 Oct), Manquillo (groin, Sep)

Suspended None

Form WL Leading scorer Isak 2

Liverpool

Subs from Kelleher, Adrián, Bradley, Gomez, Matip, Phillips, Tsimikas, Jones, Elliott, McConnell, Clark, Núñez, Doak, Bajcetic

Doubtful Konaté (muscle)

Injured Thiago (hip, 3 Sep), Jones (ankle, 3 Sep)

Suspended None

Form DW Leading scorer Díaz 2

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