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Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Oleksandr Zinchenko and Thomas Partey take a break during Arsenal training
Oleksandr Zinchenko and Thomas Partey take a break during training ahead of Arsenal’s clash with Brentford on Saturday. Photograph: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC/Getty Images

West Ham v Chelsea

Saturday 12.30pm BT Sport 1 Venue London Stadium Last season West Ham 3 Chelsea 2

Referee Craig Pawson This season G13 Y57 R0 4.38 cards/game

Odds H 5-2 A 13-10 D 12-5

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

West Ham

Subs from Areola, Trott, Johnson, Cresswell, Mubama, Soucek, Ings, Downes, Lanzini, Fornals, Scamacca, Laing, Oxoflex, Appiah-Forson

Doubtful Scamacca (knee), Kehrer (thigh), Areola (thigh)

Injured Zouma (thigh, 26 Feb), Cornet (calf, 19 Feb)

Suspended None

Discipline Y31 R0

Form LLDLWD

Leading scorer Bowen 4

Chelsea

Subs from Bettinelli, Slonina, Koulibaly, Chalobah, Chilwell, Azpilicueta, Kovacic, Mudryk, Hall, Chukwuemeka, D Fofana, Aubameyang, W Fofana, Zakaria, Madueke, Sterling

Doubtful Kovacic, W Fofana (knee), Zakaria (match fitness), Sterling (knock)

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

Suspended None

Discipline Y40 R3

Form DLLWDD

Leading scorer Havertz 5

Arsenal v Brentford

Sarturday 3pm Venue Emirates Stadium Last season Arsenal 2 Brentford 1

Referee Peter Bankes This season G11 Y50 R0 4.55 cards/game

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

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

Arsenal

Subs from Hein, Turner, Tierney, Tomiyasu, Holding, Vieira, Trossard, Jorginho, Kiwior, Nelson, Smith Rowe, Cozier-Duberry

Doubtful Nelson (hamstring), Smith Rowe (thigh)

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

Suspended None

Discipline Y39 R0

Form WWDWWL

Leading scorer Ødegaard 8

Brentford

Subs from Strakosha, Cox, Roerslev, Damsgaard, Ghoddos, Lewis-Potter, Trevitt, Jørgensen, Schade, Janelt, Stevens, Baptiste, Onyeka

Doubtful Baptiste (groin), Onyeka (hamstring)

Injured Jansson (hamstring, 18 Feb)

Suspended None

Discipline Y29 R0

Form DWWWDW

Leading scorer Toney 13

Crystal Palace v Brighton

Saturday 3pm Venue Selhurst Park Last season Crystal Palace 1 Brighton 1

Referee Michael Oliver This season G16 Y52 R1 3.31 cards/game

Odds H 11-4 A Evens D 5-2

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

Crystal Palace

Subs from Johnstone, Whitworth, Goodman, Milivojevic, Tomkins, Mateta, Balmer, Riedewald, Wells-Morrison, Rodney, Ward, Hughes, Ozoh, Zaha, Andersen, Sambi Lokonga, Ahamada

Doubtful Andersen (calf), Zaha (hamstring), Ward (knock)

Injured Ferguson (foot, unknown), McArthur (groin, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y48 R2

Form WLLDDL

Leading scorer Zaha 6

Brighton

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

Doubtful Buonanotte (head), Ferguson (knee), Lallana (knock)

Injured Colwill (knock, 25 Feb), Moder (knee, 25 Feb),

Suspended None

Discipline Y29 R0

Form WLWWDW

Leading scorer Gross 6

Fulham v Nottingham Forest

Saturday 3pm Venue Craven Cottage Last season Fulham 0 Nottingham Forest 1

Referee Andy Madley This season G14 Y49 R3 3.71 cards/game

Odds H 10-11 A 3-1 D 5-2

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

Fulham

Subs from Rodák, Adarabioyo, Duffy, Chalobah, James, Mbabu, Harris, Vinícius, Wilson, Kurzawa, Solomon, Cairney, Tosin, Alves Morais, Soares, Lukic

Doubtful Reed (knee), Cairney (knock)

Injured Kebano (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y54 R1

Form WWWLLD

Leading scorer Mitrovic 11

Nottingham Forest

Subs from Kanuric, Colback, Surridge, Cafú, Badé, Cook, O’Brien, Dennis, Toffolo, Williams, Lingard, Danilo, Felipe, Shelvey, Mighten, Taylor, Ayew

Doubtful Wood (illness), Yates (illness)

Injured Niakhaté (thigh, 18 Feb), Henderson (hamstring, 18 Feb), Richards (calf, 18 Feb), Awoniyi (groin, Mar), Biancone (knee, unknown), Kouyaté (hamstring, unknown), Gibbs-White (ankle, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y49 R0

Form LDWWDW

Leading scorer Johnson 5

Leicester v Tottenham

Saturday 3pm Venue King Power Stadium Last season Leicester 2 Tottenham 3

Referee Michael Salisbury This season G9 Y39 R1 4.44 cards/game

Odds H 5-2 A 11-10 D 5-2

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

Leicester

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

Doubtful Ndidi (knock), Pereira (calf), Evans (calf),

Injured Soumaré (hamstring, 18 Feb), Justin (achilles, Jun), Bertrand (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y26 R0

Form LLLLDW

Leading scorer Maddison 8

Tottenham

Subs from Austin, Whiteman, Porro, Lenglet, Tanganga, Sessegnon, Skipp, Sarr, Danjuma, Richarlison, Lucas

Doubtful Lucas (tendon)

Injured Lloris (knee, 1 April), Bissouma (ankle, unknown)

Suspended Romero (one match)

Discipline Y45 R2

Form LWLLWW

Leading scorer Kane 17

Southampton v Wolves

Saturday 3pm Venue St Mary’s Last season Southampton 0 Wolves 1

Referee Jarred Gillett This season G10 Y34 R0 3.40 cards/game

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

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

Southampton

Subs from Bree, S Armstrong, Caballero, McCarthy, Mara, Walcott, Aribo, Maitland-Niles, Morgan, Orsic, Djenepo, Adams, Lavia, Lyanco, Bella-Kotchap

Doubtful Walker-Peters (hamstring), S Armstrong (groin), McCarthy (ankle), Djenepo (head)

Injured Larios (groin, Mar), Livramento (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y34 R0

Form LLLWLL

Leading scorer Ward-Prowse 5

Wolves

Subs from Bentley, Mosquera, Jonny, Toti, Costa, Jiménez, Hodge, Lembikisa, Collins, Bueno, Podence, Moutinho, Gomes

Doubtful Lemina (ankle)

Injured Neto (ankle, 18 Feb), B Traoré (groin, Mar), Chiquinho (knee, May), Kalajdzic (knee, Jun), Hwang (hamstring, Mar), B Traoré (groin, Mar)

Suspended None

Discipline Y40 R3

Form WLDWLW

Leading scorer Neves, Podence 5

Bournemouth v Newcastle

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

Referee Stuart Attwell This season G14 Y50 R2 3.71 cards/game

Odds H 6-1 A 11-2 D 3-1

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

Bournemouth

Subs from Randolph, Travers, Plain, Stacey, Fredericks, Stanislas, Tavernier, Christie, Viña, Zabarnyi, Semenyo, Cook, Moore, Kelly, Stephens

Doubtful Fredericks (match fitness), Stanislas (knock), Tavernier (hamstring), Cook (knee), Solanke (knee)

Injured Brooks (hamstring, 25 Feb),

Suspended None

Discipline Y34 R0

Form LLLLDL

Leading scorer Moore, Billing 4

Newcastle

Subs from Dubravka, Dummett, Lascelles, Ashby, Ritchie, Murphy, Anderson, Saint-Maximin, Isak, Gordon

Doubtful None

Injured Targett (heel, Mar), Manquillo (knee, Mar), Krafth (knee, Aug)

Suspended Guimarães (second of three)

Discipline Y44 R0

Form WDDWDD

Leading scorer Almirón 9

Leeds v Manchester United

Sunday 2pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Elland Road Last season Leeds 2 Manchester United 4

Referee Paul Tierney This season G17 Y56 R2 3.41 cards/game

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

Leeds v Manchester United
Probable starters in bold, contenders in light Illustration: x

Leeds

Subs from Robles, Aaronson, Cooper, Gyabi, Rutter, Kristensen, Greenwood, Fernandez, Gelhardt, Llorente

Doubtful Cooper (knock), Roca (unknown), Sinisterra (hamstring, unknown)

Injured Rodrigo (ankle, Apr), Dallas (broken leg, unknown), Forshaw (groin, 18 Feb), Struijk (concussion, 18 Feb),

Suspended None

Discipline Y44 R2

Form DDLDLD

Leading scorer Rodrigo 10

Manchester United

Subs from Heaton, Butland, Hannibal, Pellestri, Malacia, Maguire, Elanga, Williams, Lindelöf, Weghorst, Antony, Mainoo, Iqbal

Doubtful Wan-Bissaka (illness), Antony (knock)

Injured Tuanzebe (back, unknown), Van de Beek (knee, Jul), Eriksen (ankle, May), McTominay (18 Feb), Martial (hip, 25 Feb), Martial (hamstring, unknown),

Suspended Casemiro (second of three)

Discipline Y51 R1

Form WWDLWD

Leading scorer Rashford 11

Manchester City v Aston Villa

Sunday 4pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Etihad Stadium Last season Manchester City 3 Aston Villa 2

Referee Robert Jones This season G14 Y55 R1 4.00 cards/game

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

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

Manchester City

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

Doubtful Foden (illness)

Injured Stones (hamstring, Mar)

Suspended None

Discipline Y22 R1

Form DWLWWL

Leading scorer Haaland 25

Aston Villa

Subs from Olsen, Chambers, Augustinsson, Dendoncker, Coutinho, Young, Digne, McGinn, Durán, Sinisalo

Doubtful Digne (shoulder), Young (knock)

Injured Diego Carlos (calf, 25 Feb), Steer (achilles, 25 Feb), Traoré (knee, 18 Feb)

Suspended None

Discipline Y42 R1

Form LWDWWL

Leading scorer Watkins 5

Liverpool v Everton

Monday 8pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Anfield Last season Liverpool 2 Everton 0

Referee Simon Hooper This season G15 Y45 R0 3.00 cards/game

Odds H 6-11 A 11-2 D 7-2

Liverpool v Everton
Probable starters in bold, contenders in light Photograph: Guardian

Liverpool

Subs from Kelleher, Adrián, Ramsey, Tsimikas, Phillips, Milner, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Elliott, Carvalho, Doak, Jota, Thiago, Fabinho

Doubtful Thiago (hip), Jota (calf), Fabinho (illness)

Injured Firmino (calf, 18 Feb), Van Dijk (hamstring, 18 Feb), Konaté (hamstring, 21 Feb), Díaz (knee, Mar), Arthur (thigh, Mar)

Suspended None

Discipline Y22 R1

Form WWLLDL

Leading scorer Firmino, Salah 7

Everton

Subs from Begovic, Lonergan, Gray, Godfrey, Mina, Holgate, Vinagre, Davies, Maupay, Mills, Price, Onyango, Simms

Doubtful Calvert-Lewin (hamstring)

Injured Keane (match fitness, 18 Feb), Garner (back, 18 Feb), Patterson (knee, Mar), Townsend (knee, Mar)

Suspended None

Discipline Y40 R0

Form LDLLLW

Leading scorer Gray 3

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