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Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

John McGinn in Aston Villa training
John McGinn (centre) and Aston Villa will be gunning for revenge for coach Unai Emery when they face Arsenal on Saturday. Photograph: Neville Williams/Aston Villa FC/Getty Images

Aston Villa v Arsenal

Saturday 12.30pm BT Sport 1 Venue Villa Park Last season Aston Villa 0 Arsenal 1

Referee Simon Hooper This season G16 Y49 R0 3.06 cards/game

Odds H 7-2 A 3-4 D 5-2

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

Aston Villa

Subs from Olsen, Sinisalo, Zych, Chambers, Augustinsson, Dendoncker, Coutinho, Digne, McGinn, Durán, Cash, Traoré, Swinkels

Doubtful Traoré (knee)

Injured Diego Carlos (calf, 25 Feb), Steer (achilles, 25 Feb)

Suspended None

Discipline Y47 R1

Form WDWWLL

Leading scorer Watkins 6

Arsenal

Subs from Hein, Turner, Tierney, Tomiyasu, Holding, Kiwior, Partey, Vieira, Martinelli, Nelson, Smith Rowe

Doubtful Partey (thigh)

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

Suspended None

Discipline Y36 R0

Form DWWLDL

Leading scorers Saka, Ødegaard 8

Brentford v Crystal Palace

Saturday 3pm Venue Gtech Community Stadium Last season Brentford 0 Crystal Palace 0

Referee Paul Tierney This season G18 Y59 R2 3.72 cards/game

Odds H 10-11 A 3-1 D 13-5

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

Brentford

Subs from Cox, Jørgensen, Hickey, Damsgaard, Baptiste, Schade, Dasilva, Wissa, Ghoddos, Lewis-Potter, Crama, Trevitt

Doubtful None

Injured Onyeka (thigh, Mar), Jansson (thigh, Mar), Strakosha (ankle, Mar)

Suspended None

Discipline Y31 R0

Form WWWDWD

Leading scorer Toney 14

Crystal Palace

Subs from Johnstone, Whitworth, Goodman, Milivojevic, Balmer, Riedewald, Wells-Morrison, Rodney, Ward, Hughes, Ozoh, Andersen, Ahamada, Édouard, Richards, McArthur, Eze

Doubtful Andersen (back), Hughes (knock), Richards (back)

Injured Ward (calf, 25 Feb), Zaha (hamstring, 25 Feb), Ferguson (foot, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y49 R2

Form LLDDLD

Leading scorer Zaha 6

Brighton v Fulham

Saturday 3pm Venue Amex Stadium Last season n/a

Referee Darren England This season G10 Y32 R2 3.4 cards/game

Odds H 1-3 A 23-5 D 3-1

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

Brighton

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

Doubtful Lallana (match fitness)

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

Suspended None

Discipline Y31 R0

Form LWWDWD

Leading scorer Gross 6

Fulham

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

Doubtful Mitrovic (foot), Robinson (illness), Willian (calf)

Injured Cairney (ankle, 28 Feb), Kebano (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y54 R1

Form WWLLDW

Leading scorer Mitrovic 11

Chelsea v Southampton

Saturday 3pm Venue Stamford Bridge Last season Chelsea 3 Southampton 1

Referee David Coote This season G12 Y42 R1 3.58 cards/game

Odds H 2-5 A 9-1 D 4-1

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

Chelsea

Subs from Bettinelli, Bergström, Chalobah, Chilwell, W Fofana, Koulibaly, Zakaria, Kovacic, Loftus-Cheek, Chukwuemeka, Mount, Hall, Ziyech, Sterling, D Fofana, Aubameyang, Azpilicueta

Doubtful Chilwell (knock), Sterling (knee)

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

Suspended None

Discipline Y40 R3

Form LLWDDD

Leading scorer Havertz 5

Southampton

Subs from Caballero, McCarthy, Bree, S Armstrong, Mara, Walcott, Maitland-Niles, Aribo, Morgan, Orsic, Djenepo, Lyanco, Diallo, Onuachu, A Armstrong, Bella-Kotchap, Edozie

Doubtful McCarthy (ankle), Walker-Peters (hamstring)

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

Suspended None

Discipline Y34 R0

Form LLWLLL

Leading scorer Ward-Prowse 5

Everton v Leeds

Saturday 3pm Venue Goodison Park Last season Everton 3 Leeds 0

Referee Andy Madley This season G15 Y50 R3 3.53 cards/game

Odds H 6-4 A 2-1 D 7-3

Everton v Leeds
Probable starters in bold, contenders in light Illustration: Guardian

Everton

Subs from Begovic, Lonergan, Godfrey, Mina, Keane, Holgate, Vinagre, Davies, Maupay, Mills, Simms

Doubtful None

Injured Garner (back, 25 Feb), Patterson (knee, 25 Feb), Townsend (knee, Mar), Calvert-Lewin (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y48 R0

Form DLLLWL

Leading scorer Gray 3

Leeds

Subs from Robles, Kristensen, Cooper, Firpo, Roca, Rutter, Gyabi, Greenwood, Aaronson, Fernández

Doubtful Cooper (knock), Roca (knock)

Injured Forshaw (groin, 25 Feb), Gray (ankle, 25 Feb), Perkins (ankle, 25 Feb), Sinisterra (thigh, 25 Feb), Rodrigo (ankle, Apr), Dallas (leg, unknown),

Suspended None

Discipline Y45 R2

Form DLDLDL

Leading scorer Rodrigo 10

Nottingham Forest v Manchester City

Saturday 3pm Venue City Ground Last season n/a

Referee Graham Scott This season G4 Y10 R1 2.75 cards/game

Odds H 9-1 A 1-3 D 5-1

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

Nottingham Forest

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

Doubtful Lingard (knee), Yates (illness)

Injured Awoniyi (groin, Mar), Henderson (hamstring, Mar), Niakhaté (thigh, Mar), McKenna (hamstring, Apr), Boly (hamstring, May), Biancone (knee, unknown), Kouyaté (hamstring, unknown), Richards (calf, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y49 R0

Form DWWDWL

Leading scorer Johnson 5

Manchester City

Subs from Carson, Palmer, Wilson-Esbrand, Ortega, Gómez, Silva, Phillips, Álvarez, Lewis, Foden, Akanji

Doubtful None

Injured Stones (hamstring, Mar)

Suspended None

Discipline Y26 R1

Form LWWLWW

Leading scorer Haaland 26

Wolves v Bournemouth

Saturday 3pm Venue Molineux Last season n/a

Referee Michael Salisbury This season G10 Y46 R1 4.7 cards/game

Odds H 7-10 A 5-1 D 3-1

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

Wolves

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

Doubtful Podence (groin)

Injured Hwang (hamstring, Mar), B Traoré (groin, Mar), Chiquinho (knee, Apr), Kalajdzic (knee, Jun)

Suspended Lemina (one match)

Discipline Y42 R3

Form LDWLWW

Leading scorers Neves, Podence 5

Bournemouth

Subs from Randolph, Travers, Plain, Stacey, Fredericks, Christie, Viña, Semenyo, Cook, Moore, Mepham, Anthony

Doubtful Cook (match fitness)

Injured Brooks (hamstring, 25 Feb), Kelly (calf, 25 Feb), Stanislas (match fitness, 25 Feb), Zabarnyi (ankle, 25 Feb)

Suspended None

Discipline Y36 R0

Form LLLDLD

Leading scorers Billing, Moore 4

Newcastle v Liverpool

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue St James’ Park Last season Newcastle 0 Liverpool 1

Referee Anthony Taylor This season G16 Y64 R5 4.31 cards/game

Odds H 8-5 A 2-1 D 13-5

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

Newcastle

Subs from Dubravka, Lascelles, Dummett, Ritchie, Murphy, Ashby, Saint-Maximin, Wilson, Fraser

Doubtful Wilson (hamstring)

Injured Willock (hamstring, 25 Feb), Manquillo (knock, Mar), Targett (ankle, Mar), Krafth (knee, Aug)

Suspended Guimarães (last of three)

Discipline Y40 R0

Form DDWDDD

Leading scorer Almirón 10

Liverpool

Subs from Kelleher, Adrián, Tsimikas, Matip, Phillips, Keïta, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Milner, Jones, Elliott, Carvalho, Doak, Firmino, Jota

Doubtful None

Injured Konaté (hamstring, 21 Feb), Díaz (knee, Mar), Arthur (thigh, Mar), Thiago (hip, Mar), Ramsay (back, Aug)

Suspended None

Discipline Y23 R1

Form WLLDLW

Leading scorer Salah 8

Manchester United v Leicester

Sunday 2pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Old Trafford Last season Manchester United 1 Leicester 1

Referee Stuart Attwell This season G15 Y55 R2 3.8 cards/game

Odds H 13-20 A 5-1 D 7-2

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

Manchester United

Subs from Heaton, Butland, Hannibal, Pellestri, Malacia, Maguire, Elanga, Williams, Lindelöf, Garnacho, Mainoo, Dalot, Antony, Martial, McTominay

Doubtful Antony (match fitness), Martial (match fitness), McTominay (match fitness)

Injured Eriksen (ankle, Apr), Van de Beek (knee, Jul)

Suspended Casemiro (last of three)

Discipline Y53 R1

Form WDLWDW

Leading scorer Rashford 12

Leicester

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

Doubtful Tielemans (calf)

Injured Bertrand (knee, Mar), Justin (achilles, Jun), Evans (calf, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y32 R0

Form LLLDWW

Leading scorer Maddison 9

Tottenham v West Ham

Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Last season Tottenham 3 West Ham 1

Referee Michael Oliver This season G17 Y57 R1 3.41 cards/game

Odds H 17-20 A 4-1 D 3-1

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

Tottenham

Subs from Austin, Whiteman, Porro, Lenglet, Tanganga, Skipp, Danjuma, Lucas, Sánchez, Kulusevski

Doubtful None

Injured Bissouma (ankle, Apr), Lloris (knee, Apr), Sessegnon (hamstring, Apr), Bentancur (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y45 R2

Form WLLWWL

Leading scorer Kane 17

West Ham

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

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

Injured Cornet (calf, 25 Feb), Zouma (thigh, 25 Feb), Paquetá (shoulder, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y28 R0

Form LDLWDD

Leading scorer Bowen 4

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