Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action | Premier League

NEWCASTLE v CHELSEA

Saturday 12.30pm TNT Sports 1 Venue St James’ Park

Referee Andy Madley This season G7 Y19 R1 2.86 cards/game

Newcastle v Chelsea: probable starters in bold, contenders in italics

Newcastle

Subs from Pope, Ruddy, A Murphy, Ramsey, Woltemade, Willock, Elanga, Barnes, Neave, Shahar

Doubtful Hall (hamstring), Pope (groin)

Injured Burn (ribs/punctured lung, Feb), Livramento (knee, unknown), Trippier (hamstring, unknown), Osula (ankle, unknown), Botman (back, unknown), Lascelles (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LWWDWL Leading scorers Guimarães, Woltemade 5

Chelsea

Subs from Jörgensen, Slonina, Merrick, Adarabioyo, Badiashile, Hato, Acheampong, Santos, Buonanotte, Guiu, Garnacho, George, Gittens

Doubtful Fofana (eye)

Injured Estêvão (thigh, 27 Dec), Essugo (thigh, 27 Dec), Delap (shoulder, 27 Dec), Lavia (thigh, unknown), Colwill (knee, unknown)

Suspended Mudryk (indefinite)

Form WWDLDW Leading scorer Neto 5


BOURNEMOUTH v BURNLEY

Saturday 3pm Venue Vitality Stadium

Referee Chris Kavanagh This season G12 Y51 R1 4.33 cards/game

Bournemouth v Burnley: probable starters in bold, contenders in italics

Bournemouth

Subs from Dennis, Araujo, Jiménez, Hill, Soler, Cook, Christie, Adli, Kroupi, Unal

Doubtful Christie (knee)

Injured Adams (knee, Feb), Milosavljevic (knee, Feb), Gannon-Doak (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LDLLDD Leading scorer Semenyo 7

Burnley

Subs from Weiss, Hladky, Sonne, Delcroix, Worrall, Pires, Laurent, Edwards, Trésor, Barnes, Tchaouna, Banel, Flemming

Doubtful None

Injured Humphreys (muscle, Jan), Beyer (hamstring, unknown), Roberts (achilles, unknown), Amdouni (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Unavailable Foster, Hannibal, Tuanzebe (all international duty)

Form LLLLLL Leading scorer Flemming 5


BRIGHTON v SUNDERLAND

Saturday 3pm Venue Amex Stadium

Referee Darren England This season G10 Y34 R1 3.5 cards/game

Brighton v Sunderland: probable starters in bold, contenders in italics

Brighton

Subs from Steele, McGill, Veltman, Coppola, De Cuyper, Milner, Watson, Welbeck, Kostoulas

Doubtful None

Injured March (knee, Jan), Tzimas (knee, unknown), Webster (knee, unknown)

Suspended Dunk (one match), Gómez (one match)

Unavailable Baleba (international duty)

Form DWWLDL Leading scorer Welbeck 7

Sunderland

Subs from Patterson, Geertruida, Cirkin, Diarra, Neil, Mayenda, Isidor, H Jones, J Jones, Whittaker

Doubtful None

Injured None

Suspended O’Nien (second of three)

Unavailable Reinildo, Masuaku, Sadiki, Talbi, Traoré (all international duty)

Form DLWDLW Leading scorer Isidor 4

Romaine Mundle could make his first league start of the season for Sunderland. Photograph: Roger Evans/Action Plus/Shutterstock

MANCHESTER CITY v WEST HAM

Saturday 3pm Venue Etihad Stadium

Referee Paul Tierney This season G8 (EFL) Y29 R0 3.63 cards/game

Manchester City v West Ham: probable starters in bold, contenders in italics

Manchester City

Subs from Ortega, Trafford, Bettinelli, Stones, Lewis, Aké, Reijnders, Phillips, Savinho, Bobb

Doubtful Stones (thigh)

Injured Rodri (fitness, Jan), Kovacic (ankle, Apr)

Suspended None

Unavailable Aït-Nouri, Marmoush (both international duty)

Form WLWWWW Leading scorer Haaland 17

West Ham

Subs from Hermansen, Mayers, Golambeckis, Igor, Magassa, Rodríguez, Soucek, Füllkrug, Marshall, Earthy, Irving, Guilherme, Kanté, Wilson

Doubtful None

Injured Fabianski (back, unknown)

Suspended None

Unavailable Diouf, Wan-Bissaka (both international duty)

Form WDLDDL Leading scorer Bowen 5


WOLVES v BRENTFORD

Saturday 3pm Venue Molineux

Referee Matthew Donohue This season G12 (Championship) Y44 R1 3.75 cards/game

Wolves v Brentford: probable starters in bold, contenders in italics

Wolves

Subs from Sá, Bentley, Voice, Olagunju, Tchatchoua, Rawlings, Arias, López, González, Mané

Doubtful None

Injured H Bueno (knock, 27 Dec), Bellegarde (hamstring, Jan), Munetsi (calf, Jan), R Gomes (R Gomes, Jan), Chiwome (knee, unknown)

Suspended Mosquera (one match)

Unavailable Agbadou, Chirewa (both international duty)

Form LLLLLL Leading scorers Arokodare, Bellegarde, S Bueno, R Gomes, Hwang, Krejci, Munetsi, Strand Larsen 1

Brentford

Subs from Valdimarsson, Balcombe, Ajer, Pinnock, Henry, Arthur, Henderson, Janelt, Konak, Maghoma, Peart-Harris, Donovan, Nelson, Nunes

Doubtful Thiago (knock), Henderson (knock)

Injured Dasilva (knee, Jan), Milambo (knee, Jun), Carvalho (knee, Jun)

Suspended None

Unavailable Onyeka, Ouattara (both international duty)

Form WLWLLD Leading scorer Thiago 11


TOTTENHAM v LIVERPOOL

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Referee John Brooks This season G4 Y10 R1 2.75 cards/game

Tottenham v Liverpool: probable starters in bold, contenders in italics

Tottenham

Subs from Kinsky, Austin, Danso, Davies, Gray, Bergvall, Williams-Barnett, Johnson, Tel, Odobert, Scarlett

Doubtful None

Injured Udogie (hamstring, Jan), Solanke (ankle, unknown), Kulusevski (knee, unknown), Maddison (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Unavailable Bissouma, Sarr (both international duty)

Form DLLDWL Leading scorer Richarlison 6

Liverpool

Subs from Mamardashvili, Woodman, Frimpong, Ramsay, Robertson, Lucky, Chiesa, Ngumoha, Nyoni, Isak

Doubtful Szoboszlai (ankle)

Injured Endo (ankle, 27 Dec), Gakpo (muscle, 31 Dec), Gomez (hamstring, Jan), Danns (hamstring, Jan), Leoni (knee, Aug)

Suspended None

Unavailable Salah (international duty)

Form LLWDDW Leading scorer Ekitiké 7


EVERTON v ARSENAL

Saturday 8pm Sky Sports Main Event Venue Hill Dickinson Stadium

Referee Sam Barrott This season G10 Y41 R1 4.2 cards/game

Everton v Arsenal: probable starters in bold, contenders in italics

Everton

Subs from Travers, King, Patterson, Welch, Campbell, Aznou, Röhl, Dibling, Beto

Doubtful None

Injured Dewsbury-Hall (hamstring, Jan), Branthwaite (hamstring, Jan), Coleman (hamstring, Jan)

Suspended None

Unavailable Gueye, Ndiaye (both international duty)

Form WWLWWL Leading scorers Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye 4

Arsenal

Subs from Arrizabalaga, Setford, Lewis-Skelly, Nørgaard, Nwaneri, Trossard, Eze, Madueke, Harriman-Annous, Jesus

Doubtful None

Injured Gabriel (thigh, Jan), Dowman (ankle, Jan), White (hamstring, Jan), Mosquera (ankle, Feb), Havertz (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DWDWLW Leading scorers Eze, Gyökeres, Saka, Trossard 4

Everton are without Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall after he picked up a hamstring injury against Chelsea last weekend. Photograph: Harry Murphy/Danehouse/Getty Images

LEEDS v CRYSTAL PALACE

Saturday 8pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Elland Road

Referee Thomas Bramall This season G9 Y29 R1 3.33 cards/game

Leeds v Crystal Palace: probable starters in bold, contenders in italics

Leeds

Subs from Darlow, Bornauw, Bryam, Justin, Gruev, Aaronson, Gnonto, Harrison, Piroe

Doubtful None

Injured Nmecha (hamstring, Jan), Longstaff (calf, Jan), James (hamstring, Mar)

Suspended None

Form LLLWDD Leading scorer Calvert-Lewin 5

Crystal Palace

Subs from Benítez, Matthews, Umeh, King, Sosa, Riad, Jemide, Agbinone, Lerma, Devenny, Uche, Drakes-Thomas

Doubtful Riad (knee)

Injured Cardines (groin, Feb), Kamada (hamstring, Feb), Doucouré (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Unavailable Sarr (international duty)

Form DWLWWL Leading scorer Mateta 7


ASTON VILLA v MANCHESTER UTD

Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Villa Park

Referee Michael Oliver This season G13 Y32 R1 2.54 cards/game

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

Aston Villa

Subs from Martínez, Wright, García, Bogarde, Digne, Hemmings, Buendía, Guessand, Malen

Doubtful Martínez (back)

Injured Elliott (illness, 27 Dec), Torres (calf, Jan), Mings (hamstring, Jan), Barkley (knee, Feb)

Suspended None

Ineligible Sancho (facing parent club)

Form WWWWWW Leading scorer Rogers 5

Manchester Utd

Subs from Bayindir, Heaton, Mee, Heaven, Malacia, Fredericson, Ugarte, Lacey, Fletcher, Zirkzee, Obi

Doubtful None

Injured Maguire (thigh, 30 Dec), De Ligt (back, 30 Dec)

Suspended Casemiro (one match)

Unavailable Amad, Mazraoui, Mbeumo (all international duty)

Form DLWDWD Leading scorer Mbeumo 6


FULHAM v NOTTINGHAM FOREST

Monday 8pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Craven Cottage

Referee Anthony Taylor This season G13 Y47 R1 3.69 cards/game

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

Fulham

Subs from Lecomte, Castagne, Diop, Reed, King, Cairney, Ridgeon, Traoré, Kusi-Asare

Doubtful None

Injured Muniz (hamstring, Jan), Sessegnon (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Unavailable Bassey, Chukwueze, Iwobi (all international duty)

Form LWWLLW Leading scorer Wilson 5

Nottingham Forest

Subs from John Victor, Morato, Zinchenko, Cunha, Abbott, McAtee, Domínguez, Kalimuendo, Ndoye, Bakwa, Awoniyi

Doubtful Sels (groin), Domínguez (knee)

Injured Aina (hamstring, Jan), Yates (hamstring, unknown), Wood (knee, unknown), Gunn (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Unavailable Boly, Sangaré (both international duty)

Form WWLWLW Leading scorer Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi 3

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