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Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Mateus Fernandes attempts a shot in training.
Mateus Fernandes’s Southampton are still looking for their first win of the season. Photograph: Matt Watson/Southampton FC/Getty Images

WEST HAM v CHELSEA

Saturday 12.30pm TNT Sports 1 Venue London Stadium

Referee Sam Barrott This season G3 Y19 R0 6.33 cards/game

West Ham

Subs from Fabianski, Foderingham, Coufal, Todibo, Cresswell, Soucek, Soler, Irving, Summerville, Guilherme, Ings, Füllkrug

Doubtful Emerson (knock), Füllkrug (achilles)

Injured None

Suspended None

Form LWLD Leading scorers Bowen, Ings, Paquetá, Soucek 1

Chelsea

Subs from Jørgensen, Bettinelli, Badiashile, Adarabioyo, Chilwell, Fernández, Lavia, Chukwuemeka, Dewsbury-Hall, Neto, Mudryk, Nkunku, Félix, Guiu

Doubtful Lavia (hamstring)

Injured Gusto (thigh, Oct), James (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LWDW Leading scorer Madueke 3

***

ASTON VILLA v WOLVES

Saturday 3pm Venue Villa Park

Referee Tim Robinson This season G2 Y9 R0 4.5 cards/game

Aston Villa

Subs from Gauci, Zych, Carlos, Nedeljkovic, Maatsen, Barkley, Buendía, Young, Bailey, Durán

Doubtful None

Injured Cash (hamstring, 29 Sep), Kamara (fitness, Oct), Mings (fitness, Oct), Philogene (knock, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WLWW Leading scorer Durán 3

Wolves

Subs from Sá, King, Doherty, Bueno, T Gomes, Doyle, Cundle, Sarabia, R Gomes, Guedes, Forbs, Hwang

Doubtful Aït-Nouri (knock), T Gomes (hamstring)

Injured Traoré (knee, Dec), González (knee, unknown), Kalajdzic (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LLDL Leading scorers Bellegarde, Cunha, Larsen, Lemina 1

***

FULHAM v NEWCASTLE

Saturday 3pm Venue Craven Cottage

Referee Peter Bankes This season (Championship) G1 Y5 R0 5 cards/game

Fulham

Subs from Benda, Diop, Cuenca, Castagne, Reed, Cairney, Berge, Nelson, Wilson, Muniz

Doubtful None

Injured Vinícius (calf, 28 Sep)

Suspended None

Form LWDD Leading scorers Iwobi, Jiménez, Smith Rowe, Traoré 1

Newcastle

Subs from Dubravka, Trippier, Krafth, Targett, Hall, Longstaff, Willock, J Murphy, Almirón, Osula

Doubtful Isak (toe)

Injured Wilson (back, Oct), Miley (back, Oct), Botman (knee, Jan), Lascelles (knee, Jan)

Suspended None

Form WDWW Leading scorer Barnes 2

***

LEICESTER v EVERTON

Saturday 3pm Venue King Power Stadium

Referee Darren England This season G1 Y5 R0 5 cards/game

Leicester

Subs from Iversen, Pereira, Vestergaard, Coady, Choudhury, Ndidi, Soumaré, McAteer, El Khannouss, De Cordova-Reid, Ayew, Édouard

Doubtful None

Injured Stolarczyk (ankle, Jan), Daka (ankle, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DLLD Leading scorer Vardy 2

Everton

Subs from Virgínia, Begovic, O’Brien, Dixon, Moonan, Doucouré, Armstrong, Barker, Butterfield, Lindstrøm, Beto, Sherif

Doubtful Keane (thigh), Harrison (illness)

Injured Garner (illness, 28 Sep), Branthwaite (fitness, 28 Sep), Patterson (fitness, 28 Sep), Coleman (calf, unknown), Chermiti (foot, unknown), Broja (foot, unknown)

Unavailable Gueye (personal reasons)

Suspended None

Form LLLL Leading scorer Calvert-Lewin 2

***

LIVERPOOL v BOURNEMOUTH

Saturday 3pm Venue Anfield

Referee Tony Harrington This season G2 Y6 R0 3 cards/game

Liverpool

Subs from Kelleher, Jaros, Gomez, Konaté, Tsimikas, Bradley, Endo, Jones, Chiesa, Gakpo, Núñez

Doubtful Alisson (knock)

Injured Elliott (foot, Oct)

Suspended None

Form WWWL Leading scorer Salah 3

Bournemouth

Subs from Travers, Dennis, Huijsen, Hill, Aarons, Araujo, Scott, Billing, Brooks, Sinisterra, Ouattara, Unal

Doubtful Ouattara (ankle)

Injured Adams (back, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DDWL Leading scorer Semenyo 2

***

SOUTHAMPTON v IPSWICH

Saturday 3pm Venue St Mary’s

Referee Sam Allison This season G1 Y5 R0 5 cards/game

Southampton

Subs from McCarthy, Lumley, Wood, Bree, Edwards, Taylor, Aribo, Lallana, Cornet, Fraser, Stewart, Armstrong, Amo-Ameyaw

Doubtful None

Injured Smallbone (hamstring, 30 Sep), Sulemana (ankle, Oct), Bazunu (achilles, Feb)

Suspended Stephens (first of two)

Form LLLL Leading scorer Sugawara 1

Ipswich

Subs from Walton, Johnson, Townsend, Cajuste, Luongo, J Clarke, Chaplin, Hirst, Al-Hamadi, Broadhead

Doubtful Broadhead (fitness)

Injured H Clarke (match fitness, 29 Sep)

Suspended None

Form LLDD Leading scorers Delap, Szmodics 2

***

TOTTENHAM v BRENTFORD

Saturday 3pm Venue Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Referee John Brooks This season (Championship) G1 Y0 R0 0 cards/game

Tottenham

Subs from Forster, Davies, Dragusin, Spence, Reguilón, Gray, Bissouma, Bentancur, Bergvall, Werner, Moore

Doubtful Bissouma (knock), Werner (knock)

Injured Odobert (hamstring, unknown), Richarlison (muscle, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DWLL Leading scorer Son 2

Brentford

Subs from Valdimarsson, Cox, Mee, Van den Berg, Kim, Meghoma, Yarmoliuk, Trevitt, Yogane, Konak, Carvalho

Doubtful None

Injured Henry (fitness, 28 Sep), Jensen (calf, Oct), Nunes (back, Oct), Wissa (ankle, Nov), Thiago (knee, Dec), Dasilva (knee, unknown), Hickey (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WLWL Leading scorers Mbeumo, Wissa 3

***

CRYSTAL PALACE v MANCHESTER UNITED

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Selhurst Park

Referee David Coote This season G2 Y13 R0 6.5 cards/game

Crystal Palace

Subs from Turner, Ward, Clyne, Lerma, Kamada, Sarr, Schlupp, Umeh-Chibueze, Agbinone

Doubtful None

Injured Chalobah (fitness, 28 Sep), França (rib, Oct), Doucouré (toe, Oct), Riad (knee, Nov)

Suspended None

Form LLDD Leading scorer Mateta 2

Manchester United

Subs from Bayindir, Heaton, Maguire, Evans, Amass, Casemiro, Eriksen, Mount, Antony, Diallo, Højlund, Wheatley

Doubtful None

Injured Lindeløf (toe, Oct), Shaw (calf, Oct), Malacia, (knee, Oct), Yoro (foot, Nov)

Suspended None

Form WLLW Leading scorers De Ligt, Diallo, Rashford, Zirkzee 1

***

BRIGHTON v NOTTINGHAM FOREST

Sunday 2pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Amex Stadium

Referee Robert Jones This season G3 Y15 R0 0 cards/game

Brighton

Subs from Steele, Kadioglu, Lamptey, Webster, Igor, Estupiñán, Ayari, Moder, Enciso, Adingra, Ferguson

Doubtful João Pedro (knock)

Injured Milner (hamstring, 28 Sep), O’Riley (ankle, 28 Sep), Gruda (knock, 28 Sep), March (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WWDD Leading scorers João Pedro, Welbeck 2

Nottingham Forest

Subs from Miguel, Boly, Omobamidele, Toffolo, Williams, Morato, Domínguez, Anderson, Silva, Awoniyi

Doubtful Boly (calf)

Injured Sangaré (hamstring, Nov), Danilo (ankle, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DWDW Leading scorer Wood 2

***

MANCHESTER CITY v ARSENAL

Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Etihad Stadium

Referee Michael Oliver This season G4 Y21 R0 5.25 cards/game

Manchester City

Subs from Ortega, Ortega, Walker, Akanji, Wilson-Esbrand, Nunes, McAtee, Perrone, De Bruyne, Kovacic, Savinho, Grealish

Doubtful De Bruyne (groin)

Injured Aké (thigh, Nov), Bobb (leg, Dec)

Suspended None

Form WWWW Leading scorer Haaland 9

Arsenal

Subs from Neto, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Kacurri, Heaven, Partey, Lewis-Skelly, Nwaneri, Sterling, Jesus, Kabia

Doubtful Zinchenko (calf)

Injured Ødegaard (ankle, unknown), Merino (shoulder, unknown), Tomiyasu (knee, unknown), Tierney (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WWDW Leading scorer Havertz 2

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