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Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Miguel Almirón dribbles the ball in training.
Miguel Almirón’s Newcastle are in action against Arsenal in Saturday’s late kick-off Photograph: Serena Taylor/Newcastle United/Getty Images

ASTON VILLA v NOTTINGHAM FOREST

Saturday 3pm Venue Villa Park

Referee Sam Barrott This season G11 Y36 R1 3.36 cards/game

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

Aston Villa

Subs from Gauci, Olsen, Wright, Chambers, Moreno, Kesler-Hayden, Iroegbunam, Tielemans, Zaniolo, Rogers

Doubtful None

Injured Konsa (knee, 2 Mar), Diego Carlos (hamstring, 17 Mar), Durán (hamstring, unknown), Buendía (knee, June), Mings (knee, June), Kamara (knee, Sept)

Suspended None

Form WDLWLW Leading scorer Watkins 13

Nottingham Forest

Subs from Turner, Vlachodimos, Hennessey, Montiel, Niakhaté, Omobamidele, Toffolo, Kouyaté, Yates, Reyna, Ribeiro, Origi

Doubtful Montiel (hamstring)

Injured Aina (knock, unknown), Boly (knock, unknown), Sangaré (knock, unknown), Wood (hamstring, Apr)

Suspended None

Form WLLDLW Leading scorer Wood 8

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BRIGHTON v EVERTON

Saturday 3pm Venue Amex Stadium

Referee Tony Harrington This season G3 Y9 R0 3.00 cards/game

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

Brighton

Subs from Steele, Hall, Veltman, Webster, Igor, Moder, Baleba, Baker-Boaitey, Lallana, Enciso, Mitoma, Ferguson

Doubtful Mitoma (back)

Injured João Pedro (hamstring, unknown), Hinshelwood (foot, unknown), Milner (muscular, unknown), March (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DDLWLW Leading scorer João Pedro 8

Everton

Subs from Virgínia, Lonergan, Coleman, Patterson, Keane, Young, Garner, Onyango, Metcalfe, Hunt, Dobbin, Chermiti, Beto

Doubtful Mykolenko (knock)

Injured Danjuma (ankle, Mar), Gomes (calf, unknown), Dele (groin, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LDDDLD Leading scorer Doucouré 6

***

CRYSTAL PALACE v BURNLEY

Saturday 3pm Venue Selhurst Park

Referee Lewis Smith This season G1 Y7 R0 7.00 cards/game

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

Crystal Palace

Subs from Henderson, Matthews, Tomkins, Clyne, Riedewald, Ozoh, Ahamada, Raymond, Umeh-Chibueze, França, Mateta

Doubtful None

Injured Eze (hamstring, 2 Mar), Guéhi (knee, unknown), Olise (hamstring, unknown), Holding (ankle, unknown), Rak-Sakyi (hamstring, unknown), Doucouré (achilles, May)

Suspended None

Form WLWLLD Leading scorer Édouard, Olise 6

Burnley

Subs from Muric, Vigouroux, Vitinho, Delcroix, Ekdal, Al-Dakhil, Cork, Cullen, Bruun Larsen, Massengo, Benson, Trésor, Rodriguez

Doubtful None

Injured Beyer (knock, unknown), Foster (muscular, unknown), Koleosho (knee, May), Redmond (leg, July), Ramsey (knee, Aug)

Suspended None

Form LDLDLL Leading scorer Amdouni, Foster 4

***

MANCHESTER UNITED v FULHAM

Saturday 3pm Venue Old Trafford

Referee Michael Oliver This season G16 Y64 R4 4.25 cards/game

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

Manchester United

Subs from Bayindir, Heaton, Lindelöf, Evans, Kambwala, Amrabat, McTominay, Eriksen, Diallo, McNeill, Forson

Doubtful None

Injured Højlund (muscular, 9 Mar), Martínez (knee, Apr), Martial (groin, Apr), Shaw (leg, May), Malacia (knee, unknown), Mount (unknown, unknown), Wan-Bissaka (leg, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LDWWWW Leading scorer Højlund, McTominay 7

Fulham

Subs from Rodak, Benda, Tete, Diop, Adarabioyo, Ballo-Touré, De Fougerolles, Lukic, Willian, De Cordova-Reid, Traoré, Broja

Doubtful Willian (muscular)

Injured Jiménez (hamstring, 30 Mar)

Suspended Paulinha (first of two)

Form WLDDWL Leading scorer De Cordova-Reid, Jiménez 5

***

BOURNEMOUTH v MANCHESTER CITY

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Vitality Stadium

Referee Jarred Gillett This season G12 Y56 R2 4.83 cards/game

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

Bournemouth

Subs from Travers, Radu, Mepham, Kerkez, Kinsey-Wellings, Faivre, Scott, Sinisterra, Ouattara, Unal

Doubtful None

Injured Adams (hamstring, 2 Mar), Hill (ankle, 16 Mar), Aarons (hamstring, unknown), Fredericks (calf, unknown)

Suspended Billing (third of three)

Form LLDDLD Leading scorer Solanke 14

Manchester City

Subs from Ortega, Carson, Gómez, Lewis, Gvardiol, Akanji, Nunes, Kovacic, De Bruyne, Bobb, Susoho

Doubtful Gvardiol (fitness), De Bruyne (fitness)

Injured Grealish (muscular, 10 Mar)

Suspended None

Form WWWWDW Leading scorer Haaland 17

Andoni Iraola’s Bournemouth will pose a tough test to Manchester City.
Andoni Iraola’s Bournemouth will pose a tough test to Manchester City. Photograph: Robin Jones/AFC Bournemouth/Getty Images

***

ARSENAL v NEWCASTLE

Saturday 8pm TNT Sports 1 Venue Emirates Stadium

Referee Paul Tierney This season G16 Y54 R3 3.56 cards/game

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

Arsenal

Subs from Ramsdale, Hein, Soares, Zinchenko, Walters, Partey, Elneny, Bandeira, Sweet, Vieira, Smith Rowe, Nelson, Trossard, Jesus

Doubtful Zinchenko (calf), Partey (fitness), Jesus (knee)

Injured Tomiyasu (calf, unknown), Timber (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LWWWWW Leading scorer Saka 12

Newcastle

Subs from Karius, Burn, Lascelles, Dummett, Krafth, Hall, Ritchie, Willock, Murphy, Barnes, White

Doubtful None

Injured Pope (shoulder, Apr), Joelinton (thigh, May), Wilson (muscular, May), Targett (thigh, unknown), Anderson (back, unknown)

Suspended Tonali (Aug)

Form LLWDWD Leading scorer Isak 10

***

WOLVES v SHEFFIELD UNITED

Sunday 1.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Molineux

Referee Darren Bond This season G2 Y9 R1 5.00 cards/game

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

Wolves

Subs from Bentley, S Bueno, Doherty, H Bueno, Griffiths, Chirewa, Doyle, Traoré, Bellegarde, Fraser

Doubtful None

Injured Cunha (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WDLWLW Leading scorer Hwang 10

Sheffield United

Subs from Grbic, A Davies, Baldock, Brooks, Norwood, T Davies, Arblaster, Brewster, McBurnie, Archer, Blacker

Doubtful Brereton Díaz (hamstring), Baldock (muscular), Archer (calf)

Injured Basham (ankle, unknown), Norrington-Davies (hamstring, unknown), Jebbison (illness, unknown), Lowe (ankle, unknown), Egan (achilles, May)

Suspended Holgate (first of three)

Form LDLLWL Leading scorer Archer, McBurnie 4

***

WEST HAM v BRENTFORD

Monday 8pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue London Stadium

Referee Simon Hooper This season G15 Y77 R3 5.33 cards/game

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

West Ham

Subs from Fabianski, Anang, Casey, Johnson, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Earthy, Laing, Paquetá, Cornet, Mubama, Ings, Scarles

Doubtful Paquetá (calf)

Injured None

Suspended Phillips (one match)

Form DDDLLL Leading scorer Bowen 11

Brentford

Subs from Strakosha, Valdimarsson, Jørgensen, Ghoddos, Onyeka, Yarmolyuk, Baptiste, Damsgaard, Emre Konak, Lewis-Potter, Wissa

Doubtful None

Injured Mbeumo (ankle, 30 Mar), Pinnock (ankle, 30 Mar), Schade (muscular, unknown), Hickey (hamstring, unknown), Dasilva (knee, unknown), Henry (knee, June)

Suspended None

Form WLLWLL Leading scorer Mbeumo 7

***

Carabao Cup Final

CHELSEA v LIVERPOOL

Sunday 3pm Sky Sports Football Venue Wembley

Referee Chris Kavanagh This season (all competitions) G20 Y80 R2 4.10 cards/game

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

Chelsea

Subs from Sánchez, Bettinelli, Bergström, Chalobah, Golding, Casteldine, Silva, Gilchrist, Cucurella, Nkunku, Madueke, Mudryk, Washington

Doubtful Silva (groin), Cucurella (ankle)

Injured Badiashile (hamstring, 11 Mar), Chukwuemeka (ankle, 11 Mar), James (hamstring, 16 Mar), Ugochukwu (knee, unknown), Lavia (ankle, unknown), Fofana (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form (all comps) DLLWWD Leading scorer (all comps) Palmer 12

Liverpool

Subs from Adrían, Mrozek, Robertson, Quansah, Tsimikas, Szoboszlai, Gordon, Salah, Núñez, Clark, McConnell, Danns, Nyoni

Doubtful Szoboszlai (hamstring), Salah (hamstring), Núñez (muscular)

Injured Jones (ankle, 17 Mar), Alisson (hamstring, 31 Mar), Alexander-Arnold (knee, 31 Mar), Jota (knee, Apr), Thiago (muscular, unknown), Bajcetic (calf, unknown), Doak (knee, unknown), Matip (knee, Aug)

Suspended None

Form (all comps) WWLWWW Leading scorer (all comps) Salah 19

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