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Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Leicester's Jamie Vardy in training
Arsenal tormentor-in-chief Jamie Vardy trains before Leicester face Mikel Arteta’s side on Saturday. Photograph: Plumb Images/Leicester/Getty Images

Everton v Aston Villa

Saturday 3pm Venue Goodison Park Last season Everton 0 Aston Villa 1

Referee Anthony Taylor This season G17 Y66 R6 4.23 cards/game

Odds H 18-11 A 2-1 D 9-4

Everton v Aston Villa
Probable starters in bold, contenders in light Illustration: Guardian

Everton

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

Doubtful Garner (back)

Injured Patterson (knee, 4 Mar), Townsend (knee, 4 Mar), Calvert-Lewin (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y50 R0

Form LLLWLW

Leading scorer Gray 3

Aston Villa

Subs from Olsen, Sinisalo, Zych, Chambers, Augustinsson, Dendoncker, Digne, Durán, Traoré, Swinkels, Bailey, Ramsey, Young

Doubtful None

Injured Diego Carlos (achilles, 4 Mar), Steer (achilles, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y49 R1

Form DWWLLL

Leading scorer Watkins 7

Leeds v Southampton

Saturday 3pm Venue Elland Road Last season Leeds 1 Southampton 1

Referee Peter Bankes This season G12 Y52 R0 4.33 cards/game

Odds H 21-20 A 3-1 D 27-10

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

Leeds

Subs from Robles, Firpo, Aaronson, Gyabi, Monteiro, Roca, Rutter, Kristensen, Greenwood, Fernández, Joseph

Doubtful Roca (knock)

Injured Forshaw (groin, 28 Feb), Sinisterra (thigh, 28 Feb), Gray (foot, 28 Feb), Rodrigo (ankle, Apr), Dallas (leg, unknown), Wöber (shoulder, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y47 R2

Form LDLDLL

Leading scorer Rodrigo 10

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), S Armstrong (match fitness), McCarthy (match fitness)

Injured Larios (hamstring, 1 Mar), Livramento (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y42 R0

Form LWLLLW

Leading scorer Ward-Prowse 6

Leicester v Arsenal

Saturday 3pm Venue King Power Stadium Last season Leicester 0 Arsenal 2

Referee Craig Pawson This season G14 Y59 R0 4.21 cards/game

Odds H 4-1 A 8-11 D 3-1

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

Leicester

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

Doubtful Maddison (knee)

Injured Evans (hamstring, 28 Feb), Bertrand (knee, 11 Mar), Justin (achilles, Jun)

Suspended None

Discipline Y34 R0

Form LLDWWL

Leading scorer Maddison 9

Arsenal

Subs from Hein, Turner, Tierney, Tomiyasu, Holding, Kiwior, Partey, Vieira, Martinelli, Nelson, Smith Rowe

Doubtful Partey (thigh)

Injured Jesus (knee, 4 Mar), Elneny (knee, Aug)

Suspended None

Discipline Y37 R0

Form WWLDLW

Leading scorer Saka 9

West Ham v Nottingham Forest

Saturday 3pm Venue London Stadium Last season n/a

Referee Jarred Gillett This season G11 Y38 R1 3.54 cards/game

Odds H 3-4 A 4-1 D 27-10

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

West Ham

Subs from Anang, Areola, Hegyi, Johnson, Cresswell, Mubama, Ings, Downes, Lanzini, Fornals, Scamacca, Laing, Oxoflex, Appiah-Forson, Paquetá, Zouma, Cornet

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

Injured None

Suspended None

Discipline Y28 R0

Form DLWDDL

Leading scorer Bowen 4

Nottingham Forest

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

Doubtful Lingard (knee)

Injured Henderson (hamstring, 5 Mar), Niakhaté (thigh, 5 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 WWDWLD

Leading scorer Johnson 5

Bournemouth v Manchester City

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Vitality Stadium Last season n/a

Referee Paul Tierney This season G19 Y63 R2 3.42 cards/game

Odds H 10-1 A 1-3 D 5-1

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

Bournemouth

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

Doubtful Tavernier (hamstring), Lerma (illness), Zemura (knock)

Injured Brooks (hamstring, 4 Mar), Cook (knee, 4 Mar), Kelly (calf, 4 Mar), Zabarnyi (ankle, 4 Mar)

Suspended None

Discipline Y39 R0

Form LLDLDW

Leading scorers Billing, Moore 4

Manchester City

Subs from Carson, Palmer, Wilson-Esbrand, Ortega, Gómez, Silva, Phillips, Álvarez, Foden, Lewis

Doubtful None

Injured Laporte (illness, 1 Mar), Stones (hamstring, 1 Mar)

Suspended None

Discipline Y26 R1

Form WWLWWD

Leading scorer Haaland 26

Crystal Palace v Liverpool

Saturday 7.45pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Selhurst Park Last season Crystal Palace 1 Liverpool 3

Referee Darren England This season G11 Y37 R3 3.63 cards/game

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

Crystal Palace v Liverpool
Probable starters in bold, contenders in light Illustration: Guardian

Crystal Palace

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

Doubtful Tomkins (personal), Ward (calf)

Injured Zaha (hamstring, 3 Mar), Johnstone (calf, Apr), Ferguson (foot, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y51 R2

Form LDDLDD

Leading scorer Zaha 6

Liverpool

Subs from Kelleher, Adrian, Tsimikas, Konaté, Gomez, Phillips, Henderson, Milner, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Elliott, Carvalho, Gordon, Firmino, Gakpo

Doubtful Gomez (hamstring), Konaté (hamstring)

Injured Arthur (thigh, 4 Mar), Díaz (knee, 11 Mar), Thiago (hip, 15 Mar), Ramsay (back, Aug)

Suspended None

Discipline Y24 R1

Form LLDLWW

Leading scorer Salah 8

Tottenham v Chelsea

Sunday 1.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Last season Tottenham 0 Chelsea 3

Referee Stuart Attwell This season G16 Y57 R2 3.69 cards/game

Odds H 6-4 A 2-1 D 12-5

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

Tottenham

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

Doubtful None

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

Suspended None

Discipline Y45 R2

Form LLWWLW

Leading scorer Kane 17

Chelsea

Subs from Bettinelli, Bergstrom, Chalobah, Cucurella, Koulibaly, Zakaria, Gallagher, Loftus-Cheek, Chukwuemeka, Mount, Hall, Azpilicueta, Ziyech, Mudryk, D Fofana, Aubameyang

Doubtful None

Injured Kanté (hamstring, 4 Mar), Pulisic (knee, 4 Mar), Broja (knee, unknown), Mendy (wrist, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y43 R3

Form LWDDDL

Leading scorer Havertz 5

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