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Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Marcus Rashford shares a joke with Bruno Fernandes in training.
Marcus Rashford (right) is back in favour for Manchester United’s visit to Villa Park. Photograph: Matthew Peters/Manchester United/Getty Images

MANCHESTER CITY v EVERTON

Saturday 12.30pm TNT Sports 1 Venue Etihad Stadium

Referee John Brooks This season G14 Y68 R4 5.14 cards/game

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

Manchester City

Subs from Ortega, Carson, Gómez, Aké, Akanji, Lewis, Kovacic, Nunes, Bobb, Silva, Doku

Doubtful None

Injured None

Suspended None

Form DWWWWW Leading scorer Haaland 14

Everton

Subs from Virgínia, Lonergan, Coleman, Patterson, Keane, Onana, Onyango, Metcalfe, Hunt, Dobbin, Chermiti, Beto

Doubtful Onana (knee)

Injured Danjuma (ankle, unknown), Doucouré (hamstring, unknown), Gomes (calf, unknown), Dele (groin, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LLLDDD Leading scorer Doucouré 6

***

FULHAM v BOURNEMOUTH

Saturday 3pm Venue Craven Cottage

Referee Darren England This season G4 Y23 R0 5.75 cards/game

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

Fulham

Subs from Rodak, Benda, Ballo-Touré, De Fougerolles, Lukic, Sekularac, King, Reed, Traoré, Vinícius, Muniz

Doubtful Traoré (hamstring)

Injured Wilson (shoulder, 24 Feb), Jiménez (hamstring, Mar), Tete (achilles, unknown), Diop (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Unavailable Bassey (Africa Cup of Nations), Iwobi (Afcon)

Form LLWLDD Leading scorer Jiménez 5

Bournemouth

Subs from Travers, Radu, Mepham, Kerkez, Kinsey-Wellings, Faivre, Christie, Semenyo, Ouattara, Unal

Doubtful Christie (leg)

Injured Adams (hamstring, Mar), Hill (ankle, Mar), Aarons (hamstring, unknown), Fredericks (calf, unknown)

Suspended Billing (first of three)

Form WWLLDD Leading scorer Solanke 13

***

LIVERPOOL v BURNLEY

Saturday 3pm Venue Anfield

Referee Tim Robinson This season G15 Y66 R0 4.40 cards/game

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

Liverpool

Subs from Kelleher, Adrían, Quansah, Gravenberch, Elliott, Gordon, Gakpo, Clark, McConnell

Doubtful None

Injured Szoboszlai (muscular, 25 Feb), Salah (hamstring, 25 Feb), Tsimikas (collarbone, unknown), Bradley (personal reasons, unknown), Doak (knee, unknown), Thiago (muscular, unknown), Bajcetic (calf, unknown), Matip (knee, Aug)

Suspended Konaté (one match)

Form DWWWWL Leading scorer Salah 14

Burnley

Subs from Muric, Vigouroux, Vitinho, Delcroix, Ekdal, Beyer, Al-Dakhil, Cork, Cullen, Bruun Larsen, Massengo, Benson, Trésor, Ramsey, Amdouni, Rodriguez

Doubtful Taylor (shoulder), Delcroix (knock), Beyer (knock)

Injured Koleosho (knee, May), Redmond (leg, Jul)

Suspended None

Form WLLDLD Leading scorer Amdouni, Foster 4

***

LUTON v SHEFFIELD UNITED

Saturday 3pm Venue Kenilworth Road

Referee Chris Kavanagh This season G13 Y61 R1 4.77 cards/game

Luton v Sheffied United: probable starters, contenders in italics
Luton v Sheffied United: probable starters, contenders in italics Photograph: Guardian

Luton

Subs from Krul, Shea, Potts, Burke, Kaboré, Johnson, Berry, Mpanzu, Chong, Townsend, Woodrow, Brown

Doubtful Mengi (ankle)

Injured Hashioka (fitness, 18 Feb), Andersen (calf, 18 Feb), Nakamba (knee, unknown), Onyedinma (muscular, unknown), Lockyer (medical, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WWLDWD Leading scorer Adebayo 9

Sheffield United

Subs from A Davies, Holgate, Ben Slimane, Larouci, Osborn, Lowe, Norrington-Davies, Brooks, Norwood, T Davies, Osula, McBurnie

Doubtful T Davies (thigh), McBurnie (calf)

Injured Grbic (concussion, 18 Feb), Egan (achilles, unknown), Basham (ankle, unknown), Baldock (unknown, unknown), Jebbison (illness, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DLLDLL Leading scorer McBurnie 4

***

TOTTENHAM v BRIGHTON

Saturday 3pm Venue Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Referee Sam Barrott This season G10 Y31 R1 3.20 cards/game

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

Tottenham

Subs from Forster, Austin, Emerson, Dragusin, Davies, Højbjerg, Skipp, Bentancur, Gil, Lo Celso, Kulusevski, Son, Santiago, Donley, Scarlett

Doubtful Lo Celso (muscular)

Injured Sessegnon (hamstring, unknown), Solomon (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WLWDWD Leading scorer Son 12

Brighton

Subs from Steele, Hall, Veltman, Webster, Lamptey, Moder, Baleba, Baker-Boaitey, Lallana, Ansu Fati

Doubtful Veltman (knee)

Injured Enciso (knee, 24 Feb), João Pedro (hamstring, unknown), Milner (muscular, unknown), March (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Unavailable Adingra (Afcon), Barco (Olympic qualifiers)

Form DWDDLW Leading scorer João Pedro 8

Heung-min Son trains with Tottenham.
Heung-min Son (right) has returned to Tottenham this week after South Korea were knocked out of the Asian Cup. Photograph: Alex Morton/Tottenham Hotspur FC/Shutterstock

***

WOLVES v BRENTFORD

Saturday 3pm Venue Molineux

Referee Simon Hooper This season G14 Y72 R3 5.36 cards/game

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

Wolves

Subs from Bentley, S Bueno, Doherty, H Bueno, Griffiths, Chirewa, Doyle, Traoré, Fraser, Hwang

Doubtful None

Injured None

Suspended None

Form WWWDLW Leading scorer Hwang 10

Brentford

Subs from Strakosha, Valdimarsson, Ajer, Jørgensen, Fredrick, Ghoddos, Yarmolyuk, Baptiste, Damsgaard, Brierley, Emre Konak, Lewis-Potter

Doubtful None

Injured Mbeumo (ankle, Mar), Schade (muscular, unknown), Hickey (hamstring, unknown), Dasilva (knee, unknown), Henry (knee, Jun)

Suspended None

Unavailable Onyeka (Afcon), Wissa (Afcon)

Form LLLWLL Leading scorer Mbeumo 7

***

NOTTINGHAM FOREST v NEWCASTLE

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue City Ground

Referee Anthony Taylor This season G17 Y91 R3 5.53 cards/game

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

Nottingham Forest

Subs from Turner, Vlachodimos, Hennessey, Felipe, Omobamidele, Tavares, Kouyaté, Reyna, Domínguez, Ribeiro, Origi

Doubtful None

Injured Montiel (hamstring, unknown), Wood (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Unavailable Aina (Afcon), Boly (Afcon), Sangaré (Afcon)

Form LWWLLD Leading scorer Wood 8

Newcastle

Subs from Karius, Gillespie, Burn, Lascelles, Dummett, Hall, Ritchie, Barnes, White

Doubtful Lascelles (calf)

Injured Willock (achilles, Mar), Pope (shoulder, Apr), Joelinton (thigh, May), Targett (thigh, unknown), Isak (groin, unknown), Gordon (ankle, unknown), Anderson (back, unknown)

Suspended Tonali (Aug)

Form LLLLWD Leading scorer Isak 10

***

WEST HAM v ARSENAL

Sunday 2pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue London Stadium

Referee Craig Pawson This season G11 Y52 R3 5.00 cards/game

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

West Ham

Subs from Areola, Anang, Casey, Johnson, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Earthy, Laing, Phillips, Mubama, Antonio, Ings, Scarles

Doubtful Areola (concussion), Antonio (knee)

Injured Paquetá (calf, 17 Feb)

Suspended None

Form WWDDDL Leading scorer Bowen 11

Arsenal

Subs from Ramsdale, Hein, Soares, Tomiyasu, Zinchenko, Walters, Elneny, Vieira, Smith Rowe, Nelson, Trossard, Nketiah, Jesus

Doubtful Tomiyasu (fitness), Zinchenko (calf), Vieira (fitness), Jesus (knee)

Injured Partey (muscular, unknown), Timber (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DLLWWW Leading scorer Saka 8

***

ASTON VILLA v MANCHESTER UNITED

Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Villa Park

Referee Rob Jones This season G14 Y63 R4 4.79 cards/game

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

Aston Villa

Subs from Gauci, Olsen, Wright, Torres, Chambers, Digne, Kesler-Hayden, Iroegbunam, Ramsey, Zaniolo, Rogers, Diaby

Doubtful Digne (hamstring), Zaniolo (knock)

Injured Konsa (knee, Mar), Buendía (knee, Apr), Durán (hamstring, unknown), Mings (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DLWDLW Leading scorer Watkins 11

Manchester United

Subs from Bayindir, Heaton, Lindelöf, Evans, Kambwala, Amrabat, Eriksen, McTominay, Antony, Diallo, Forson

Doubtful None

Injured Martínez (knee, Apr), Malacia (knee, unknown), Mount, (calf, unknown), Martial (groin, unknown), Wan-Bissaka (leg, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LWLDWW Leading scorer McTominay 6

***

CRYSTAL PALACE v CHELSEA

Monday 8pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Selhurst Park

Referee Michael Oliver This season G14 Y57 R4 4.36 cards/game

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

Crystal Palace

Subs from Johnstone, Matthews, Ward, Tomkins, Clyne, Riedewald, Ozoh, Ahamada, França, Édouard

Doubtful Ward (hamstring)

Injured Guéhi (knee, unknown), Olise (hamstring, unknown), Eze (hamstring, unknown), Holding (ankle, unknown), Rak-Sakyi (hamstring, unknown), Doucouré (achilles, May)

Suspended None

Form DLWLWL Leading scorer Édouard, Olise 6

Chelsea

Subs from Bettinelli, Bergström, Casteldine, Golding, Silva, Colwill, Gilchrist, Chukwuemeka, Mudryk, Sterling, Nkunku, Washington, Stutter, Matos

Doubtful Badiashile (groin), Colwill (knee)

Injured Chalobah (fitness, 17 Feb), James (hamstring, Mar), Ugochukwu (knee, unknown) Fofana (knee, unknown), Sánchez (leg, unknown), Lavia (ankle, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LWWWLL Leading scorer Palmer 10

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