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Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Arsenal attempt to take the ball off Erling Haaland at the Emirates Stadium
Arsenal will need to be at their best to contain Erling Haaland (centre) at the Etihad Stadium. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images

NEWCASTLE v WEST HAM

Saturday 12.30pm TNT Sports 1 Venue St James’ Park

Referee Robert Jones This season G17 Y79 R4 4.88 cards/game

Newcastle

Subs from Karius, Livramento, Dummett, Krafth, Murphy, Anderson, Ritchie, Almirón, Barnes, White

Doubtful Trippier (calf), Livramento (ankle), Barnes (hamstring)

Injured Pope (shoulder, Apr), Joelinton (thigh, May), Wilson (pectoral, May), Miley (back, Aug), Botman (knee, Jan), Targett (thigh, unknown)

Suspended Tonali (Aug)

Form DWDLWL Leading scorer Isak 12

West Ham

Subs from Fabianski, Anang, Casey, Johnson, Aguerd, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Earthy, Laing, Antonio, Mubama, Ings, Scarles, Cornet

Doubtful Kudus (knee), Cornet (thigh)

Injured None

Suspended Álvarez (first of two)

Form LLWWDD Leading scorer Bowen 14

***

BOURNEMOUTH v EVERTON

Saturday 3pm Venue Vitality Stadium

Referee Sam Barrott This season G13 Y42 R1 3.31 cards/game

Bournemouth

Subs from Travers, Radu, Kinsey-Wellings, Faivre, Scott, Billing, Ouattara, Unal, Kelly, Adams

Doubtful Kelly (hip)

Injured Senesi (Hamstring, 6 Apr), Hill (ankle, 13 Apr), Sinisterra (hamstring, May), Fredericks (calf, Jun)

Suspended None

Form LDLWDW Leading scorer Solanke 15

Everton

Subs from Virgínia, Lonergan, Patterson, Keane, Young, Gueye, Gomes, Onyango, Metcalfe, Hunt, Chermiti, Calvert-Lewin, Godfrey

Doubtful None

Injured Danjuma (ankle, 15 Apr), Dele (groin, May), Dobbin (ankle, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DLDDLL Leading scorer Doucouré 6

***

CHELSEA v BURNLEY

Saturday 3pm Venue Stamford Bridge

Referee Darren England This season G8 Y41 R0 5.13 cards/game

Chelsea

Subs from Bettinelli, Bergström, Cucurella, Golding, Casteldine, Silva, Gilchrist, Fernández, Madueke, Washington, Samuels-Smith, Murray-Campbell, Tauriainen, Casadei, Acheampong

Doubtful Fernández (match fitness)

Injured Nkunku (unknown, 15 Apr), Colwill (toe, 15 Apr), Chukwuemeka (knock, 27 Apr), James (hamstring, 27 Apr), Ugochukwu (knee, unknown), Fofana (knee, unknown), Lavia (ankle, unknown), Chalobah (knock, unknown), Sánchez (knock, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LLWDDW Leading scorer Palmer 11

Burnley

Subs from Trafford, Vigouroux, Vitinho, Delcroix, Ekdal, Al-Dakhil, Cork, Massengo, Benson, Trésor, Rodriguez, Beyer

Doubtful Al-Dakhil (match fitness), Beyer (hamstring), Massengo (match fitness)

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

Suspended None

Unavailable Fofana (loan terms)

Form LLLLDW Leading scorer Amdouni, Fofana, Foster 4

***

NOTTINGHAM FOREST v CRYSTAL PALACE

Saturday 3pm Venue City Ground

Referee Chris Kavanagh This season G15 Y69 R2 4.73 cards/game

Nottingham Forest

Subs from Turner, Vlachodimos, Hennessey, Boly, Niakhaté, Kouyaté, Yates, Gardner, Reyna, Ribeiro, Omobamidele, Hudson-Odoi, Awoniyi, Danilo, Aina

Doubtful Aina (match fitness), Tavares (match fitness), Awoniyi (knock), Wood (knock), Boly (knock)

Injured Montiel (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LWLLLD Leading scorer Wood 9

Crystal Palace

Subs from Matthews, Clyne, Tomkins, Riedewald, Hughes, Schlupp, Ahamada, Ozoh, Plange, Édouard, França

Doubtful França (groin), Schlupp (hamstring)

Injured Olise (hamstring, 14 Apr), Holding (ankle, May), Guéhi (knee, May), Doucouré (achilles, Jun), Johnstone (elbow, Jul), Rak-Sakyi (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LLDWLD Leading scorer Édouard, Eze, Olise 6

***

SHEFFIELD UNITED v FULHAM

Saturday 3pm Venue Bramall Lane

Referee Tim Robinson This season G17 Y76 R0 4.47 cards/game

Sheffield United

Subs from Foderingham, Ahmedhodzic, Norwood, DeSouza Costa, Laorouci, Holgate, McAtee, Archer, Slimane, Curtis, Osula, Brooks

Doubtful Baldock (calf), Archer (calf), Slimane (thigh)

Injured Egan (achilles, May), Norrington-Davies (hamstring, Aug), Basham (ankle, unknown), Brewster (hamstring, unknown) Jebbison (illness, unknown), Lowe (foot, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LWLLLD Leading scorer Archer, McBurnie 4

Fulham

Subs from Rodak, Benda, Diop, Ream, Tete, Ballo-Touré, Cairney, De Cordova-Reid, Traoré, Broja, Jiménez, Wilson, Reed

Doubtful None

Injured None

Suspended None

Form WLWWLW Leading scorer Muniz 7

***

TOTTENHAM v LUTON

Saturday 3pm Venue Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Referee Jarred Gillett This season G15 Y70 R2 4.8 cards/game

Tottenham

Subs from Austin, Dragusin, Emerson, Davies, Bentancur, Højbjerg, Skipp, Lo Celso, Gil, Santiago, Donley, Scarlet, Richarlison, Werner

Doubtful Richarlison (knee)

Injured Forster (foot, May), Sessegnon (hamstring, Jun), Solomon (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DWLWWL Leading scorer Son 14

Luton

Subs from Krul, Shea, Berry, Nelson, Piesold, Woodrow, Johnson, Townsend, Thorpe

Doubtful Johnson (illness)

Injured Sambi Lokonga (hamstring, 6 Apr), Andersen (calf, 6 Apr), Osho (knee, 6 Apr), Ogbene (hamstring, 20 Apr), Potts (hamstring, 27 Apr), Adebayo (hamstring, May), Nakamba (knee, May), Bell (hamstring, Jun), Johnson (illness, unknown), Brown (knee, unknown), Lockyer (medical, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LLLDLD Leading scorer Adebayo 9

***

ASTON VILLA v WOLVES

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Villa Park

Referee Paul Tierney This season G18 Y60 R3 3.5 cards/game

Aston Villa

Subs from Olsen, Gauci, Chambers, Kesler-Hayden, Iroegbunam, Ramsey, Zaniolo, Digne, Cash, Durán, Diego Carlos, Hause

Doubtful Ramsey (ankle), Cash (hamstring)

Injured Buendía (knee, June), Mings (knee, June), Kamara (knee, Oct)

Suspended McGinn (second of three)

Form LWWWLD Leading scorer Watkins 16

Wolves

Subs from Bentley, King, Doherty, H Bueno, Okoduwa, Traoré, Chirewa, Fraser, N Lemina, Dawson, Bellegarde, González

Doubtful Cunha (hamstring), Dawson (groin), Bellegarde (knee)

Injured Neto (hamstring, May), Hwang (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WLWWLW Leading scorer Hwang 10

***

BRENTFORD v MANCHESTER UNITED

Saturday 8pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Gtech Community Stadium

Referee Simon Hooper This season G18 Y86 R3 4.94 cards/game

Brentford

Subs from Strakosha, Valdimarsson, Kim, Ghoddos, Yarmolyuk, Emre Konak, Baptise, Damsgaard, Maupay, Pinnock, Mbeumo

Doubtful Pinnock (ankle)

Injured Nørgaard (back, 6 Apr), Schade (groin, May), Hickey (hamstring, May), Mee (ankle, Jun), Henry (knee, Jun), Dasilva (knee, Nov)

Suspended Reguilón (one match)

Form LLLDLL Leading scorers Mbeumo, Wissa 7

Manchester United

Subs from Amrabat, Heaton, McTominay, Eriksen, McNeill, Collyer, Ogunneye, Antony, Maguire, Kambwala, Mount, Martínez, Casemiro, Bayindir

Doubtful Casemiro, Evans, Maguire, Bayindir, Martínez (all match fitness)

Injured Shaw (leg, Jun), Malacia (knee, unknown), Martial (unknown), Forson (unknown)

Suspended Diallo (one match)

Form WWWLLW Leading scorers Højlund, McTominay, Rashford 7

***

LIVERPOOL v BRIGHTON

Sunday 2pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Anfield

Referee David Coote This season G12 Y65 R3 5.66 cards/game

Liverpool

Subs from Adrián, Mrozek, Quansah, Tsimikas, Clark, Gordon, McConnell, Danns, Nyoni, Koumas, Elliott, Gakpo, Jones, Robertson, Gravenberch

Doubtful Jones (ankle), Robertson (ankle)

Injured Alexander-Arnold (knee, 7 Apr), Jota (knee, 7 Apr), Bajcetic (calf, 14 Apr), Alisson (hamstring, 14 Apr), Matip (knee, Sep), Thiago (thigh, unknown), Doak (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LWWWWD Leading scorer Salah 15

Brighton

Subs from Steele, Hall, Webster, Igor, Moder, Baker-Boaitey, Barco, Enciso, Buonanotte, Welbeck, Baleba, Pedro, Milner, Estupiñán

Doubtful Pedro (hamstring), Milner (hamstring)

Injured Mitoma (back, May), Hinshelwood (foot, May), March (knee, Jun)

Suspended None

Form WLWDLW Leading scorer Pedro 8

***

MANCHESTER CITY v ARSENAL

Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Etihad Stadium

Referee Anthony Taylor This season G20 Y107 R3 5.5 cards/game

Manchester City

Subs from Carson, Ortega, Gómez, Lewis, Bobb, Kovacic, Susoho, Álvarez, Gvardiol, Grealish, Doku, Ortega, Nunes

Doubtful Grealish (match fitness), De Bruyne (groin)

Injured Walker (hamstring, unknown), Stones (hip, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WDWWWD Leading scorer Haaland 18

Arsenal

Subs from Ramsdale, Hein, Tomiyasu, Soares, Zinchenko, Partey, Elneny, Vieira, Smith Rowe, Nelson, Martinelli, Nketiah, Jesus

Doubtful Martinelli (ankle), Gabriel (achilles), Saka (hamstring)

Injured Timber (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WWWWWW Leading scorer Saka 13

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