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Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Arsenal in training
Arsenal find time to relax during training before facing Bournemouth on Saturday. Photograph: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC/Getty Images

Manchester City v Newcastle

Saturday 12.30pm BT Sport 1 Venue Etihad Stadium Last season Manchester City 5 Newcastle 0

Referee Simon Hooper This season G17 Y53 R0 3.12 cards/game

Odds H 1-2 A 13-2 D 4-1

Manchester City v Newcastle
Probable starters in bold, contenders in light Illustration: Guardian

Manchester City

Subs from Carson, Palmer, Wilson-Esbrand, Ortega, Gomez, Silva, Phillips, Álvarez, Foden, Aké, Stones

Doubtful Laporte (illness)

Injured None

Suspended None

Discipline Y28 R1

Form WLWWDW

Leading scorer Haaland 27

Newcastle

Subs from Dubravka, Lascelles, Targett, Murphy, Dummett, Manquillo, Willock, Ritchie, Anderson, Isak, Gordon

Doubtful None

Injured Krafth (knee, Aug)

Suspended None

Discipline Y41 R1

Form DWDDDL

Leading scorer Almirón 10

Arsenal v Bournemouth

Saturday 3pm Venue Emirates Stadium Last season n/a

Referee Chris Kavanagh This season G5 Y26 R0 5.2 cards/game

Odds H 1-4 A 14-1 D 6-1

Arsenal v Bournemouth
Probable starters in bold, contenders in light Illustration: Guardian

Arsenal

Subs from Hein, Turner, Tierney, Tomiyasu, Holding, Kiwior, Jorginho, Vieira, Nelson, Smith Rowe, Nketiah

Doubtful Nketiah (knock), Jorginho (illness)

Injured Jesus (knee, 12 Mar), Elneny (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y38 R0

Form LDLWWW

Leading scorer Martinelli 11

Bournemouth

Subs from Randolph, Travers, Plain, Stacey, Fredericks, Christie, Viña, Semenyo, Moore, Mepham, Stanislas, Rothwell, Cook, Kelly

Doubtful Cook (knee), Kelly (calf), Stanislas (match fitness), Viña (knee)

Injured Zabarnyi (ankle, 11 Mar), Brooks (hamstring, 18 Mar), Tavernier (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y41 R0

Form LDLDWL

Leading scorers Billing, Moore 4

Aston Villa v Crystal Palace

Saturday 3pm Venue Villa Park Last season Aston Villa 1 Crystal Palace 1

Referee Craig Pawson This season G15 Y60 R0 4 cards/game

Odds H 11-10 A 3-1 D 23-10

Aston Villa v Crystal Palace
Aston Villa v Crystal Palace Illustration: Guardian

Aston Villa

Subs from Olsen, Sinisalo, Zych, Chambers, Augustinsson, Dendoncker, Durán, Traoré, Swinkels, Bailey, Young, Diego Carlos

Doubtful Olsen (knock), Diego Carlos (match fitness)

Injured Coutinho (hamstring, Apr)

Suspended None

Discipline Y50 R1

Form WWLLLW

Leading scorer Watkins 8

Crystal Palace

Subs from Whitworth, Goodman, Milivojevic, Balmer, Riedewald, Wells-Morrison, Rodney, Ward, Hughes, Ozoh, Ahamada, Édouard, Richards, McArthur, Eze, Ward, Tomkins, Schlupp, Ferguson

Doubtful Zaha (hamstring), Ferguson (match fitness)

Injured Johnstone (calf, Apr)

Suspended None

Discipline Y52 R2

Form DDLDDD

Leading scorer Zaha 6

Brighton v West Ham

Saturday 3pm Venue Amex Stadium Last season Brighton 3 West Ham 1

Referee Stuart Attwell This season G17 Y62 R2 3.76 cards/game

Odds H 17-20 A 18-5 D 3-1

Brighton v West Ham
Probable starters in bold, contenders in light Illustration: Guardian

Brighton

Subs from McGill, Steele, Lamptey, Enciso, Moran, Gilmour, Hinshelwood, Buonanotte, Ayari, Undav, Sarmiento, Van Hecke, Offiah, Enciso

Doubtful Gilmour (match fitness), Estupiñán (hamstring), March (knock)

Injured Colwill (knock, 11 Mar), Moder (knee, Apr), Welbeck (calf, 25 Feb), Lallana (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y31 R0

Form WWDWDL

Leading scorer Gross 6

West Ham

Subs from Anang, Hegyi, Coufal, Mubama, Downes, Lanzini, Fornals, Antonio Scamacca, Laing, Oxoflex, Appiah-Forson, Zouma, Cornet

Doubtful Areola (knock), Cornet (hamstring), Zouma (thigh)

Injured Fabianski (facial injury, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y29 R0

Form LWDDLW

Leading scorer Bowen 4

Chelsea v Leeds

Saturday 3pm Venue Stamford Bridge Last season Chelsea 3 Leeds 2

Referee Michael Oliver This season G20 Y64 R1 3.25 cards/game

Odds H 4-6 A 5-1 D 3-1

Chelsea v Leeds
Probable starters in bold, contenders in light Illustration: Guardian

Chelsea

Subs from Bettinelli, Bergstrom, James, Badiashile, Cucurella, Zakaria, Madueke, Gallagher, Loftus-Cheek, Chukwuemeka, Hall, Ziyech, D Fofana, Aubameyang

Doubtful Kanté, James (both hamstring)

Injured Pulisic (knee, 7 Mar), Azpilicueta (concussion, 7 Mar), Mount (abdomen, 11 Mar), Silva (knee, Apr), Broja (knee, unknown), Mendy (wrist, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y46 R3

Form WDDDLL

Leading scorer Havertz 5

Leeds

Subs from Robles, Kristensen, Struijk, Cooper, Roca, Greenwood, Summerville, Rutter, Sinisterra, Joseph, Monteiro

Doubtful Struijk (head), Sinisterra (thigh), Cooper (muscular)

Injured Rodrigo (ankle, Apr), Forshaw (groin, Apr)

Suspended None

Discipline Y47 R2

Form DLDLLW

Leading scorer Rodrigo 10

Wolves v Tottenham

Saturday 3pm Venue Molineux Last season Wolves 0 Tottenham 1

Referee Tim Robinson This season n/a

Odds H 2-1 A 13-10 D 27-11

Wolves v Tottenham
Probable starters in bold, contenders in light Illustration: Guardian

Wolves

Subs from Bentley, Mosquera, Jonny, Toti, Costa, Hodge, Lembikisa, Collins, Bueno, Podence, Neto, A Traoré, Gomes, Cunha

Doubtful Cunha (ankle), Bueno (hamstring)

Injured Hwang (hamstring, 12 Mar), B Traoré (groin, 12 Mar), Chiquinho (knee, Jun), Kalajdzic (knee, Jun)

Suspended None

Discipline Y46 R4

Form LWWLDL

Leading scorers Neves, Podence 5

Tottenham

Subs from Austin, Whiteman, Porro, Perisic, Sánchez, Tanganga, Sarr, Danjuma, Richarlison, Lucas

Doubtful Emerson (knee)

Injured Lloris (knee, Apr), Bissouma (ankle, Apr), Sessegnon (hamstring, Apr), Bentancur (knee, Aug)

Suspended None

Discipline Y49 R2

Form LWWLWW

Leading scorer Kane 18

Southampton v Leicester

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue St Mary’s Stadium Last season Southampton 2 Leicester 2

Referee Robert Jones This season G15 Y58 R1 3.93 cards/game

Odds H 20-11 A 17-10 D 17-5

Southampton v Leicester
Probable starters in bold, contenders in light Illustration: Guardian

Southampton

Subs from Caballero, McCarthy, Bree, Mara, Walcott, Aribo, Morgan, Orsic, Djenepo, Lyanco, Diallo, A Armstrong, Edozie, Walker-Peters, Caleta-Car, Salisu, Alcaraz, Adams

Doubtful Adams (knock)

Injured Larios (hamstring, 11 Mar), Livramento (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y44 R0

Form WLLLWL

Leading scorer Ward-Prowse 6

Leicester

Subs from Iversen, Smithies, Daka, Vardy, Vestergaard, Thomas, Brunt, McAteer, Soyuncu, Praet, Ndidi, Pereira, Soumaré, Marçal-Madivadua, Amartey

Doubtful None

Injured Evans (hamstring, 11 Mar), Bertrand (knee, 11 Mar), Tielemans (ankle, Apr), Justin (achilles, Jun)

Suspended None

Discipline Y34 R0

Form LDWWLL

Leading scorer Maddison 9

Nottingham Forest v Everton

Sunday 2pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue City Ground Last season n/a

Referee John Brooks This season G9 Y39 R0 4.33 cards/game

Odds H 17-10 A 7-4 D 2-1

Nottingham Forest v Everton
Probable starters in bold, contenders in light Illustration: Guardian

Nottingham Forest

Subs from Hennessey, Kanuric, Colback, Surridge, Cafú, Badé, Cook, O’Brien, Dennis, Toffolo, Lingard, Mighten, Taylor, Ayew, Yates, Gustavo Scarpa, Mangala

Doubtful None

Injured Henderson (hamstring, 11 Mar), Niakhaté (thigh, 11 Mar), Awoniyi (groin, 11 Mar), Aurier (calf, 17 Mar), McKenna (hamstring, Apr), Boly (hamstring, May), Biancone (knee, unknown), Kouyaté (hamstring, unknown), Richards (calf, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y50 R0

Form WDWLDL

Leading scorer Johnson 5

Everton

Subs from Begovic, Lonergan, Godfrey, Mina, Keane, Holgate, Vinagre, Davies, Garner, Gray, Mills, Simms

Doubtful Coleman (knee), Garner (back)

Injured Townsend (knee, Apr), Calvert-Lewin (hamstring, unknown), Patterson (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y54 R0

Form LWLWLL

Leading scorer Gray 3

Liverpool v Manchester United

Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Anfield Last season Liverpool 4 Manchester United 0

Referee Andy Madley This season G16 Y55 R3 3.62 cards/game

Odds H 6-4 A 2-1 D 27-10

Liverpool v Manchester United
Probable starters in bold, contenders in light Illustration: Guardian

Liverpool

Subs from Kelleher, Adrian, Tsimikas, Matip, Phillips, Williams, Milner, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Keïta, Jones, Elliott, Carvalho, Firmino, Jota

Doubtful None

Injured Thiago (hip, 11 Mar), Díaz (knee, 15 Mar), Gomez (hamstring, 15 Mar), Ramsay (back, Aug), Arthur (thigh, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y29 R1

Form DLWWDW

Leading scorer Salah 9

Manchester United

Subs from Heaton, Butland, Hannibal, Pellestri, Malacia, Maguire, Elanga, Williams, Lindelöf, Garnacho, Sancho, Mainoo, Dalot, McTominay, Sabitzer

Doubtful None

Injured Martial (hip, 18 Mar), Eriksen (ankle, May), Van de Beek (knee, Aug)

Suspended None

Discipline Y53 R1

Form DLWDWW

Leading scorer Rashford 14

Brentford v Fulham

Monday 8pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Gtech Community Stadium Last season n/a

Referee Anthony Taylor This season G18 Y69 R6 4.16 cards/game

Odds H Evens A 11-4 D 13-5

Brentford v Fulham
Probable starters in bold, contenders in light Illustration: Guardian

Brentford

Subs from Cox, Jørgensen, Hickey, Damsgaard, Baptiste, Schade, Dasilva, Wissa, Ghoddos, Lewis-Potter, Crama, Trevitt, Jansson, Strakosha, Onyeka

Doubtful Onyeka (match fitness), Jansson (hamstring), Strakosha (ankle)

Injured None

Suspended None

Discipline Y33 R0

Form WWDWDD

Leading scorer Toney 14

Fulham

Subs from Rodak, Adarabioyo, Duffy, Chalobah, James, Mbabu, Harris, Vinícius, Wilson, Solomon, Cairney, Soares

Doubtful None

Injured Cairney (ankle, 12 Mar), Kebano (achilles, unknown), Kurzawa (knee, unknown)

Suspended Palhinha (last of two)

Discipline Y61 R1

Form LLDWWD

Leading scorer Mitrovic 11

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