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Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Brendan Rodgers at Leicester training
Brendan Rodgers’ Leicester side take on Crystal Palace in Saturday’s lunchtime kick-off. Photograph: Plumb Images/Leicester City FC/Getty Images

Leicester v Crystal Palace

Saturday 12.30pm BT Sport 1 Venue King Power Stadium Last season Leicester 2 Crystal Palace 1

Referee Andy Madley This season G6 Y17 R0 2.83 cards/game

Odds H 13-10 A 2-1 D 12-5

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

Leicester

Subs from Iversen, Smithies, Albrighton, Vestergaard, Soyuncu, Brunt, Braybooke, Iheanacho, Pérez, Praet, Thomas, Daka

Doubtful Evans (calf)

Injured Ndidi (hamstring, 23 Oct), Pereira (achilles, Feb), Bertrand (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y13 R0

Form LLLLWL

Leading scorer Maddison 5

Crystal Palace

Subs from Johnstone, Whitworth, Milivojevic, Mateta, Hughes, Ebiowei, Richards, Riedewald, Boateng, Wells-Morrison, Phillips, Rodney, Schlupp, Tomkins

Doubtful Richards (leg)

Injured Ferguson (ankle, Dec), McArthur (groin, unknown), Butland (wrist, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y16 R0

Form WLDDLW

Leading scorer Zaha 4

***

Fulham v Bournemouth

Saturday 3pm Venue Craven Cottage Last season Fulham 1 Bournemouth 1 (Championship)

Referee Graham Scott This season G1 Y5 R0 5.00 cards/game

Odds H 5-6 A 11-5 D 3-1

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

Fulham

Subs from Rodak, Duffy, Tete, Cairney, Robinson, Mbabu, Diop, Mitrovic, Wilson

Doubtful Tete (match fitness), Mitrovic (ankle),

Injured Willian (calf, unknown), Kurzawa (calf, unknown), Solomon (knee, unknown)

Suspended Chalobah (second of three)

Discipline Y26 R1

Form LWLWLL

Leading scorer Mitrovic 6

Bournemouth

Subs from Travers, Zemura, Stephens, Marcondes, Stacey, Lowe, Dembélé, Moore, Hill, Anthony, Bevan, Dennis, Rothwell, Pearson, Stanislas

Doubtful Stanislas (match fitness)

Injured Brooks (hamstring, unknown), Kelly (ankle, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y16 R0

Form LDWDDW

Leading scorer Billing 3

***

Wolves v Nottingham Forest

Saturday 3pm Venue Molineux Last season n/a

Referee Thomas Bramall This season G2 Y6 RX0 3.00 cards/game

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

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

Wolves

Subs from Sarkic, Søndergaard, Campbell, Smith, B Traoré, Ronan, Hwang, Aït-Nouri, Hodge, Bueno, Mosquera, Guedes

Doubtful Guedes (ill)

Injured Chiquinho (knee, Apr), Jiménez (match fitness, unknown), Kalajdzic (knee, unknown), Neto (ankle, unnown)

Suspended Collins (last of three)

Discipline Y16 R1

Form DDWLLL

Leading scorer Podence 2

Nottingham Forest

Subs from Hennessey, Smith, Biancone, Mbe Soh, Surridge, Cafú, Boly, Badé, Taylor, Lingard, O’Brien, Worrall, Mangala, Awoniyi, Williams, Lodi

Doubtful None

Injured Richards (calf, 30 Oct), Niakhaté (hamstring, unknown), Colback (back, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y27 R0

Form LLLLLD

Leading scorers Awoniyi, Johnson 2

***

Tottenham v Everton

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Last season Tottenham 5 Everton 0

Referee Paul Tierney This season G7 Y31 R2 4.71 cards/game

Odds H 1-2 A 7-2 D 6-1

Tottenham v Everton
Probable starters in bold, contenders in light Illustration: x

Tottenham

Subs from Forster, Austin, Spence, Sánchez, Lenglet, Sessegnon, Tanganga, Skipp, Sarr, Gil, Lucas, Richarlison

Doubtful Richarlison (knee)

Injured Kulusevski (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended Emerson (second of three)

Discipline Y18 R1

Form WDWWLW

Leading scorer Kane 8

Everton

Subs from Begovic, Jakupovic, Keane, Vinagre, Doucouré, Garner, Davies, Calvert-Lewin, Rondón, Welch, Mills, John

Doubtful None

Injured Holgate (knee, 22 Oct), Mina (ankle, 29 Oct), Patterson (ankle, 29 Oct), Godfrey (leg, Dec), Townsend (knee, unknown), Lonergan (knee, unknown)

Suspended Gordon (one match)

Discipline Y21 R0

Form DDDWWL

Leading scorer Gordon 2

***

Aston Villa v Chelsea

Sunday 2pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Villa Park Last season Aston Villa 1 Chelsea 3

Referee Robert Jones This season G5 Y32 R1 6.60 cards/game

Odds H 7-2 A 4-5 D 13-5

Aston Villa v Chelsea: probable starters in bold, contenders in light Photograph: Guardian

Aston Villa

Subs from Olsen, Steer, Marshall, Guilbert, Chambers, Feeney, Sanson, Nakamba, Archer, Buendía, Bailey, Bednarek, Watkins

Doubtful Cash (knock), Archer (groin)

Injured Augustinsson (hamstring, 29 Oct), Kamara (knee, Dec), Diego Carlos (achilles, unknown), Digne (calf, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y23 R0

Form LLDWDD

Leading scorers Bailey, Buendía, Douglas Luiz, Ings, Ramsey, Watkins, Young 1

Chelsea

Subs from Mendy, Bettinelli, Pulisic, Gallagher, Ziyech, Chukwuemeka, Broja, Chilwell, Jorginho

Doubtful Mount (thigh)

Injured Fofana (knee, Dec), Kanté (hamstring, unknown), James (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y17 R2

Form LWLWWW

Leading scorer Sterling 3

***

Leeds v Arsenal

Sunday 2pm Venue Elland Road Last season Leeds 1 Arsenal 4

Referee Chris Kavanagh This season G2 Y10 R0 5.00 cards/game

Odds H 5-1 A 4-7 D 7-2

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

Leeds

Subs from Klaesson, Ayling, Summerville, Llorente, Sinisterra, Gyabi, Gnonto, Gelhardt, Greenwood, Klich, Firpo

Doubtful Firpo (knock)

Injured Gray (foot, Nov), Forshaw (ankle, Dec), Hjelde (appendectomy, Dec), Dallas (leg, Jan)

Suspended None

Discipline Y19 R1

Form WLDLDL

Leading scorer Rodrigo 4

Arsenal

Subs from Hein, Turner, Soares, Tomiyasu, Holding, Lokonga, Vieira, Marquinhos, Nelson, Nketiah

Doubtful Jesus (knock), Zinchenko (calf)

Injured Smith Rowe (groin, Dec), Elneny (thigh, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y16 R0

Form WWLWWW

Leading scorer Jesus 4

***

Manchester United v Newcastle

Sunday 2pm Venue Old Trafford Last season Manchester Utd 4 Newcastle 1

Referee Craig Pawson This season G5 Y23 R0 4.60 cards/game

Odds H Evs A 11-4 D 3-1

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

Manchester United

Subs from Heaton, Hannibal, Garnacho, Fred, McTominay, Elanga, Ronaldo, Pellestri, Sancho, Malacia, Lindelöf

Doubtful Martial (match fitness)

Injured Maguire (thigh, 21 Oct), Van de Beek (knock, Nov), Williams (knock, unknown)

Suspended McTominay (one game)

Unavailable Dubravka (loan terms)

Discipline Y24 R0

Form WWWWLW

Leading scorers Antony, Rashford 3

Newcastle

Subs from Karius, Lascelles, Murphy, Targett, Lewis, Dummett, Joelinton, Anderson, Wood, Fraser

Doubtful None

Injured Shelvey (thigh, 23 Oct), Isak (thigh, Nov), Darlow (ankle, Dec), Ritchie (calf, Dec), Krafth (knee, May)

Suspended None

Discipline Y14 R1

Form DLDDWW

Leading scorer Almirón 4

***

Southampton v West Ham

Sunday 2pm Venue St Mary’s Last season Southampton 0 West Ham 0

Referee Peter Bankes This season G4 Y21 R0 5.25 cards/game

Odds H 2-1 A 11-8 D 5-2

Southampton v West Ham
Southampton v West Ham Illustration: x

Southampton

Subs from Caballero, McCarthy, Lyanco, Redmond, Djenepo, Edozie, Walcott, Elyounoussi, A Armstrong, Diallo, Larios,

Doubtful None

Injured Lavia (hamstring, 23 Oct), Livramento (knee, Jan)

Suspended None

Discipline Y12 R0

Form LWLLLL

Leading scorers Adams, Aribo 2

West Ham

Subs from Areola, Randolph, Antonio, Coufal, Emerson, Lanzini, Downes, Ogbonna, Coventry, Ashby, Appiah-Forson, Potts, Baptiste, Benrahma

Doubtful Dawson (knock), Ogbonna (knee)

Injured Cornet (hamstring, Nov), Aguerd (ankle, Nov)

Suspended None

Discipline Y11 R0

Form WDLLWW

Leading scorers Antonio, Bowen, Scamacca 2

***

Liverpool v Manchester City

Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Anfield Last season Liverpool 2 Manchester City 2

Referee Anthony Taylor This season G8 Y29 R4 4.13 cards/game

Odds H 3-1 A 4-5 D 3-1

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

Liverpool

Subs from Adrián, Davies, Ramsey, Tsimikas, Phillips, Milner, Jones, Elliott, Bajcetic, Carvalho

Doubtful None

Injured Alexander-Arnold (ankle, 26 Oct), Matip (calf, 26 Oct), Díaz (knee, Dec), Arthur (thigh, Feb), Oxlade-Chamberlain (hamstring, unknown), Keïta (knock, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y8 R0

Form LWWDDL

Leading scorer Firmino 6

Manchester City

Subs from Carson, Palmer, Álvarez, Wilson-Ebrand, Lewis, Ortega, Gündogan, Laporte, Gómez, Grealish, Stones

Doubtful Stones (match fitness)

Injured Walker (groin, Nov), Phillips (shoulder, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y5 R0

Form WWDWWW

Leading scorer Haaland 15

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