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Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Ben White during training
Ben White’s Arsenal take on Aston Villa on Saturday. Photograph: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC/Getty Images

CRYSTAL PALACE v LIVERPOOL

Saturday 12.30pm TNT Sports 1 Venue Selhurst Park

Referee Andy Madley This season G9 Y49 R1 5.55 cards/game

Crystal Palace v Liverpool: probable starters, contenders in italics
Crystal Palace v Liverpool: probable starters, contenders in italics Photograph: Guardian

Crystal Palace

Subs from Matthews, Tomkins, Ahamada, Riedewald, Ebiowei, Ayew, França, Mateta, Whitworth

Doubtful None

Injured Mitchell (muscular, unknown), Eze (ankle, unknown), Doucouré (achilles, unknown), Henderson (thigh, unknown), Rak-Sakyi (hamstring, unknown), Holding (ankle, Jan)

Suspended None

Form LWLLDL Leading scorer Édouard 6

Liverpool

Subs from Kelleher, Adrián, Pitaluga, Jaros, Bradley, Gomez, Quansah, Chambers, Gravenberch, Elliott, Doak, Gordon, Gakpo

Doubtful Alisson (hamstring)

Injured Mac Allister (knee, 17 Dec), Jota (hamstring, Jan), Robertson (shoulder, Jan), Thiago (hip, January), Bajcetic (calf, unknown), Matip (knee, Aug)

Suspended None

Form WDWDWW Leading scorer Salah 10

***

BRIGHTON v BURNLEY

Saturday 3pm Venue Amex Stadium

Referee Simon Hooper This season G9 Y51 R3 6.00 cards/game

Brighton v Burnley: probable starters, contenders in italics
Brighton v Burnley: probable starters, contenders in italics Photograph: Guardian

Brighton

Subs from Verbruggen, Veltman, Webster, Igor, Baker-Boaitey, Baleba, Moder, Lallana, João Pedro, O’Mahoney, Duffus, Barrington, Kavanagh

Doubtful Webster (knock)

Injured Estupiñán (muscular, unknown), Enciso (knee, unknown), March (knee, unknown), Welbeck (muscular, unknown), Fati (muscular, unknown), Lamptey (muscular, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DDDWLW Leading scorer Ferguson 6

Burnley

Subs from Muric, Vigouroux, Roberts, Dakhil, Delcroix, Ekdal, Cork, Cullen, Massengo, Ramsey, Redmond, Bruun Larsen, Benson, Trésor, Obafemi

Doubtful Cork (hamstring), Cullen (knock)

Injured Foster (illness, unknown), Koleosho (knee, May)

Suspended None

Form LLLLWL Leading scorer Brownhill, Foster 3

***

MANCHESTER UNITED v BOURNEMOUTH

Saturday 3pm Venue Old Trafford

Referee Peter Bankes This season G9 Y46 R1 5.22 cards/game

Manchester United v Bournemouth: probable starters, contenders in italics
Manchester United v Bournemouth: probable starters, contenders in italics Photograph: Guardian

Manchester United

Subs from Bayindir, Heaton, Varane, Dalot, Evans, Mejbri, Mainoo, Van de Beek, Mount, Diallo, Pellistri, Rashford, Martial

Doubtful Mount (fitness)

Injured Eriksen (knee, 17 Dec), Martínez (foot, Jan), Casemiro (hamstring, Jan), Lindelöf (unknown, unknown), Malacia (knee, Jan)

Suspended None

Form LWWWLW Leading scorer McTominay 5

Bournemouth

Subs from Radu, Randolph, Travers, Mepham, Kilkenny, Rothwell, Traorè, Marcondes, Brooks, Ouattara, Tavernier, Billing, Moore

Doubtful Traorè (illness)

Injured Kelly (hamstring, unknown), Aarons (hamstring, unknown), Scott (knee, Jan), Adams (hamstring, unknown), Fredericks (calf, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WLWWDW Leading scorer Solanke 7

***

SHEFFIELD UNITED v BRENTFORD

Saturday 3pm Venue Bramall Lane

Referee Stuart Attwell This season G8 Y41 R1 5.25 cards/game

Sheffield United v Brentford: probable starters, contenders in italics
Sheffield United v Brentford: probable starters, contenders in italics Photograph: Guardian

Sheffield United

Subs from A Davies, Amissah, Baldock, Lowe, Thomas, Osborn, Larouci, Slimane, Fleck, Traoré

Doubtful None

Injured Norrington-Davies (thigh, unknown), Jebbison (illness, unknown), Brewster (thigh, unknown), Egan (achilles, Aug), Basham (ankle, Aug), T Davies (thigh, Aug)

Suspended McBurnie (last of two), Norwood (one match)

Form LWDLLL Leading scorers Archer, Hamer 2

Brentford

Subs from Strakosha, Balcombe, Jørgensen, Goode, Jensen, Yarmolyuk, Brierley, Olakigbe, Peart-Harris, Damsgaard, Adedokun

Doubtful Jensen (thigh)

Injured Mbeumo (ankle, unknown), Dasilva (hamstring, unknown), Collins (knee, 17 Dec), Ajer (foot, Jan), Schade (muscular, Jan), Hickey (hamstring, Jan), Henry (knee, Jun)

Suspended Toney (17 Jan)

Form WWLLWL Leading scorer Mbeumo 7

***

WOLVES v NOTTINGHAM FOREST

Saturday 3pm Venue Molineux

Referee Sam Barrott This season G6 Y24 R0 4.00 cards/game

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

Wolves

Subs from Bentley, King, S Bueno, Doherty, Aït-Nouri, Jonny, González, Sarabia, Kalajdzic, Silva

Doubtful Sá (back), Aït-Nouri (ankle)

Injured Neto (hamstring, 17 Dec), Hodge (shoulder, Jan), Fraser (muscular, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DLWLLW Leading scorer Hwang 8

Nottingham Forest

Subs from Turner, Hennessey, Horvath, Montiel, Boly, Tavares, McKenna, Worrall, Felipe, Williams, Danilo, Yates, Kouyaté, Omobamidele, Santos, Hudson-Odoi, Origi

Doubtful Boly (hip)

Injured Awoniyi (groin, Feb)

Suspended None

Form LWLLLL Leading scorer Awoniyi 4

***

ASTON VILLA v ARSENAL

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Villa Park

Referee Jarred Gillett This season G6 Y28 R1 4.83 cards/game

Aston Villa v Arsenal: probable starters, contenders in italics
Aston Villa v Arsenal: probable starters, contenders in italics Photograph: Guardian

Aston Villa

Subs from Olsen, Marschall, Chambers, Lenglet, Diego Carlos, Moreno, Dendoncker, Tielemans, Iroegbunam, Kellyman, Zaniolo, Durán

Doubtful None

Injured Traoré (knock, unknown), Buendía (knee, Feb), Mings (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WLWWDW Leading scorer Watkins 8

Arsenal

Subs from Ramsdale, Hein, Kiwior, Soares, Elneny, Jorginho, Nelson, Havertz, Nketiah, Walters

Doubtful None

Injured Vieira (groin, Jan), Tomiyasu (calf, unknown), Partey (muscular, unknown), Smith Rowe (knee, unknown), Timber (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WLWWWW Leading scorers Nketiah, Saka 5

Mauricio Pochettino talks to Thiago Silva during training.
Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea will be looking to avoid a third successive away defeat at Goodison Park on Sunday. Photograph: Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC/Getty Images

***

EVERTON v CHELSEA

Sunday 2pm Venue Goodison Park

Referee Michael Oliver This season G10 Y42 R3 4.50 cards/game

Everton v Chelsea: probable starters, contenders in italics
Everton v Chelsea: probable starters, contenders in italics Photograph: Guardian

Everton

Subs from Virgínia, Lonergan, Coleman, Keane, Godfrey, Onyango, Onana, Gomes, Dobbin, Chermiti, Danjuma, Beto

Doubtful Garner (illness), Coleman (knock), Onana (calf)

Injured Dele (hip, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WDWLWW Leading scorer Doucouré 5

Chelsea

Subs from Petrovic, Bergström, Beach, Gusto, Maatsen, Badiashile, Gilchrist, Cucurella, Mudryk, Nkunku, Broja, Washington, Stutter, Castledine, Matos

Doubtful Gusto (knee), Nkunku (knee)

Injured Madueke (knock, 16 Dec), Lavia (ankle, 19 Dec), Chalobah (hamstring, unknown), Chilwell (hamstring, unknown), Chukwuemeka (knee, unknown), Fofana (knee, unknown), Ugochukwu (knock, unknown),

Suspended None

Form LWDLWL Leading scorer Jackson 6

***

FULHAM v WEST HAM

Sunday 2pm Venue Craven Cottage

Referee Paul Tierney This season G8 Y33 R3 4.50 cards/game

Fulham v West Ham: probable starters, contenders in italics
Fulham v West Ham: probable starters, contenders in italics Photograph: Guardian

Fulham

Subs from Rodak, Tete, Ballo-Touré, Adarabioyo, De Fougerolles, Harris, Lukic, Cairney, Wilson, Traoré, Vinícius, Muniz, De Cordova-Reid

Doubtful Traoré (hamstring), Muniz (knee)

Injured Francois (knock, unknown), Diop (foot, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DLLWLW Leading scorers De Cordova-Reid, Iwobi, Jiménez, Willian 3

West Ham

Subs from Fabianski, Anang, Mavropanos, Kehrer, Johnson, Ogbonna, Coventry, Fornals, Cornet, Ings, Mubama, Casey, Benrahma, Marshall, Chesters

Doubtful None

Injured Antonio (knee, 17 Dec)

Suspended None

Form LLWWDW Leading scorer Bowen 9

***

LUTON v MANCHESTER CITY

Sunday 2pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Kenilworth Road

Referee Tim Robinson This season G9 Y42 R0 4.67 cards/game

Luton v Manchester City: probable starters, contenders in italics
Luton v Manchester City: probable starters, contenders in italics Photograph: Guardian

Luton

Subs from Krul, Johnson, Berry, Giles, Clark, Nakamba, Chong, Brown, Morris, Luker

Doubtful Lockyer (back), Nakamba (knee)

Injured Woodrow (calf, unknown), Andersen (hamstring, unknown), Burke (hamstring, unknown), Potts (ankle, unknown), Sambi Lokonga (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Ineligible Kaboré (facing parent club)

Form LDLWLL Leading scorer Adebayo, Morris 3

Manchester City

Subs from Ortega, Carson, Gómez, Dias, Akanji, Lewis, Phillips, Kovacic, Bobb, Nunes, Doku

Doubtful None

Injured De Bruyne (hamstring, 27 Dec)

Suspended None

Form WWDDDL Leading scorer Haaland 14

***

TOTTENHAM v NEWCASTLE

Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Referee Chris Kavanagh This season G8 Y39 R1 5.00 cards/game

Tottenham v Newcastle: probable starters, contenders in italics
Tottenham v Newcastle: probable starters, contenders in italics Photograph: Guardian

Tottenham

Subs from Forster, Lloris, Austin, Emerson, Dorrington, Skipp, Højbjerg, Gil, Véliz, Donley, Richarlison

Doubtful Son (back)

Injured Solomon (knee, Jan), Van de Ven (hamstring, Jan), Maddison (foot, Jan), Phillips (ankle, Jan), Bentancur (ankle, Feb), Dier (groin, unknown), Sessegnon (hamstring, unknown), Perisic (knee, Jun)

Suspended None

Form WLLLDL Leading scorer Son 9

Newcastle

Subs from Karius, Gillespie, Dummett, Krafth, Hall, Ritchie, Longstaff, A Murphy, Diallo, Parkinson

Doubtful Lascelles (thigh), Longstaff (ankle)

Injured J Murphy (shoulder, February), Burn (back, unknown), Wilson (hamstring, unknown), Anderson (back, unknown), Willock (achilles, unknown), Botman (knee, unknown), Barnes (ankle, unknown), Targett (hamstring, unknown), Manquillo (groin, unknown), Pope (shoulder, Apr)

Suspended Tonali (27 Aug)

Form DWLWWL Leading scorers Isak, Wilson 7

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