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Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Manchester United players share a joke during training ahead of the derby against Manchester City on Sunday.
Manchester United players share a joke during training ahead of the derby against Manchester City on Sunday. Photograph: Matthew Peters/Manchester United/Getty Images

CHELSEA v BRENTFORD

Saturday 12.30pm TNT Sports 1 Venue Stamford Bridge

Referee Simon Hooper This season G4 Y18 R2 5.00 cards/game

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

Chelsea

Subs from Petrovic, Bergstrom, Beach, Disasi, James, Maatsen, Gilchrist, Ugochukwu, Maatsen, Jackson, Madueke, Badiashile, Washington, Stutter, Matos, Mukinayi

Doubtful Broja (knee)

Injured Chalobah (hamstring, 6 Nov), Chilwell (hamstring, 9 Dec) Chukwuemeka (knee, unknown), Nkuku (knee, 25 Nov), Fofana (knee, unknown), Lavia (ankle, 2 Dec)

Suspended None

Form DLWWD Leading scorer Sterling 3

Brentford

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

Doubtful None

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

Suspended Toney (17 Jan)

Form LLDLW Leading scorer Mbeumo 5

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ARSENAL v SHEFFIELD UNITED

Saturday 3pm Venue Emirates Stadium

Referee Tim Robinson This season G4 Y21 R0 5.25 cards/game

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

Arsenal

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

Doubtful None

Injured Timber (knee, unknown), Jesus (hamstring, 4 Nov), Partey (muscle, 4 Nov)

Suspended None

Form WDWWD Leading scorer Saka 4

Sheffield United

Subs from A Davies, Baldock, Fleck, Brewster, Traoré, Osborn, Slimane, One, Amissah, Seriki, Buyabu

Doubtful McBurnie (groin), Baldock (calf)

Injured Egan (achilles, Aug), Basham (ankle, Aug), Osula (unspecified, unknown), Ahmedhodzic (hamstring, unknown), Lowe (ankle, unknown), T Davies (thigh, Aug), Norrington-Davies (thigh, unknown), Jebbison (illness, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LLLLL Leading scorer Hamer 2

***

BOURNEMOUTH v BURNLEY

Saturday 3pm Venue Vitality Stadium

Referee Sam Barrott This season G2 Y6 R0 3.00 cards/game

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

Bournemouth

Subs from Randolph, Smith, Mepham, Kelly, Kilkenny, Traorè, Sinisterra, Ouattara, Semenyo, Moore, Christie, Kluivert, Senesi

Doubtful None

Injured Adams (hamstring, unknown), Fredericks (calf, unknown), Marcondes (foot, unknown), Neto (ankle, 25 Nov)

Suspended Cook (first of three)

Form DLLLL Leading scorer Solanke 4

Burnley

Subs from Muric, Beyer, Cork, Benson, Redmond, Bruun Larsen, Gudmundsson, Amdouni, Rodriguez, Zaroury, Delcroix, Berge, Odobert

Doubtful None

Injured Obafemi (hamstring, 4 Nov), Beyer (knock), Benson (knock, 4 Nov), Gudmundsson (muscular, 4 Nov), Ekdal (knee, 4 Nov)

Suspended Roberts (one match)

Form LLWLL Leading scorer Foster 3

***

WOLVES v NEWCASTLE

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Molineux

Referee Anthony Taylor This season G8 Y40 R1 5.12 cards/game

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

Wolves

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

Doubtful Bellegarde (calf), Bueno (knee)

Injured None

Suspended None

Form LDWDW Leading scorer Hwang 5

Newcastle

Subs from Dubravka, Livramento, Targett, Hall, Dummett, Willock, Ritchie, Manquillo, Krafth

Doubtful None

Injured Barnes (ankle, Jan), Anderson (back, Jan), Isak (groin, 25 Nov), Botman (knee, 11 Nov), Miley (glandular fever, Dec), Murphy (shoulder, unknown)

Suspended Tonali (10 months)

Form WWWDW Leading scorer Isak 6

James Tarkowski and Abdoulaye Doucouré tussle for the ball in training.
James Tarkowski and Abdoulaye Doucouré tussle for the ball in training for Everton’s trip to West Ham. Photograph: Tony McArdle/Everton FC/Getty Images

***

WEST HAM v EVERTON

Sunday 1pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue London Stadium

Referee Stuart Attwell This season G5 Y30 R1 6.20 cards/game

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

West Ham

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

Doubtful Coufal (knock)

Injured None

Suspended Emerson (one match)

Form LLWDL Leading scorer Bowen 6

Everton

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

Doubtful None

Injured Coleman (knee, 4 Nov), Dele (hip, unknown), Gomes (calf, unknown)

Suspended Young (one match)

Form LWLWL Leading scorer Doucouré 3

***

ASTON VILLA v LUTON

Sunday 2pm Venue Villa Park

Referee John Brooks This season G5 Y20 R3 4.60 cards/game

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

Aston Villa

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

Doubtful Ramsey (foot), Moreno (hamstring)

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

Suspended None

Form WWWDW Leading scorer Watkins, Douglas Luiz 5

Luton

Subs from Krul, Johnson, Berry, Giles, Osho, Barkley, Chong, Woodrow, Burke, Adebayo, Townsend, Luker

Doubtful Burke (knock)

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

Suspended None

Form DWLLD Leading scorer Morris 3

***

BRIGHTON v FULHAM

Sunday 2pm Venue Amex Stadium

Referee Michael Salisbury This season G3 Y7 R0 2.33 cards/game

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

Brighton

Subs from Verbruggen, Igor, Hinshelwood, Dahoud, Buonanotte, Ansu Fati, Van Hecke, Gilmour, Lallana

Doubtful Moder (knee)

Injured Estupiñán (muscular, 4 Nov), Enciso (knee, unknown), March (knee, unknown), Lamptey (knock), Welbeck (muscular, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WWLDL Leading scorer Ferguson 4

Fulham

Subs from Rodák, Bassey, Ballo-Touré, Francois, Harris, Reed, Cairney, Muniz, Wilson, Jiménez, Dibley-Dias, De Fougerolles, Iwobi

Doubtful Dibley-Dias (hamstring)

Injured Adarabioyo (groin, 4 Nov), Traoré (hamstring, 29 Oct), Diop (foot, unknown), Tete (groin, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WDLWL Leading scorer De Cordova-Reid 2

***

LIVERPOOL v NOTTINGHAM FOREST

Sunday 2pm Venue Anfield

Referee Chris Kavanagh This season G3 Y14 R0 4.67 cards/game

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

Liverpool

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

Doubtful None

Injured Robertson (shoulder, Jan), Doak (muscle, unknown), Bajcetic (calf, unknown), Thiago (hip, unknown), Bradley (back, December)

Suspended Jones (last of three)

Form WWLDW Leading scorer Salah 7

Nottingham Forest

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

Doubtful Felipe (knee), Tavares (groin), Montiel (calf)

Injured Awoniyi (groin, 5 Nov), Hudson-Odoi (hamstring, 12 Dec), Origi (hip, 12 Nov), Danilo (hamstring, 5 Nov),

Suspended None

Form DLDDD Leading scorer Awoniyi 3

***

MANCHESTER UNITED v MANCHESTER CITY

Sunday 3.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Old Trafford

Referee Paul Tierney This season G5 Y24 R3 5.40 cards/game

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

Manchester United

Subs from Lindelöf, Van de Beek, Martial, Eriksen, Mainoo, Heaton, Bayindo, Mejbri, Wan-Bissaka, Garnacho, Pellistri, Mount, Evans, Casemiro

Doubtful Casemiro (ankle), Mainoo (ankle)

Injured Malacia (knee, Nov), Amad (knee, Nov), Martínez (foot, Jan) Shaw (leg, 26 Nov), Diallo (knee, Nov)

Suspended None

Form LWLWW Leading scorer McTominay 3

Manchester City

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

Doubtful None

Injured De Bruyne (hamstring, Jan)

Suspended Akanji (one match)

Form WWLLW Leading scorer Haaland 9

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