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Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Radek Vitek and Altay Bayindir in training for Manchester United.
Altay Bayindir (right) will be in the Manchester United squad to face Arsenal on Sunday after signing from Fenerbahce. Photograph: Matthew Peters/Manchester United/Getty Images

SHEFFIELD UNITED V EVERTON

Saturday 12.30pm TNT Sports 1 Venue Bramall Lane

Referee Andy Madley This season G2 Y17 R1 9 cards/game

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

Sheffield United

Subs from Davies, Trusty, Basham, Thomas, Osula, Coulibaly, Boyle, Larouci, Marsh, Brooks, Amissah, Bogle, McAtee

Doubtful Davies (fitness)

Injured Osborn (groin, Nov), Fleck (ankle, Nov) Brewster (thigh, 16 Sep), Norrington-Davies (thigh, 16 Sep), Jebbison (illness, unknown), Lowe (ankle, Nov)

Suspended None

Form LLL Leading scorers Bogle, Hamer 1

Everton

Subs from Virgínia, Lonergan, Patterson, Keane, Godfrey, Mykolenko, Onyango, Gomes, Dobbin, Chermiti, Calvert-Lewin

Doubtful Calvert-Lewin (cheekbone), McNeil (ankle), Mykolenko (knee)

Injured Coleman (knee, 21 Oct), Dele (hip, unknown), Harrison (hip, 16 Sep)

Suspended None

Form LLL Leading scorer n/a

***

BRENTFORD v BOURNEMOUTH

Saturday 3pm Venue Gtech Community Stadium

Referee Robert Madley This season G4 Y22 R1 5.75 cards/game (Championship)

Brentford v Bournemouth
Brentford v Bournemouth: probable starters, contenders in italics Photograph: Guardian

Brentford

Subs from Strakosha, Roerslev, Jørgensen, Yarmolyuk, Bech, Collins, Lewis-Potter, Olakigbe, Damsgaard, Onyeka, Ajer, Brierley, Balcombe

Doubtful Strakosha (knock), Damsgaard (knock)

Injured Baptiste (shoulder, 23 Sep), Dasilva (hamstring, 17 Sep)

Suspended Toney (Jan 2024)

Form DWD Leading scorer Mbeumo 3

Bournemouth

Subs from Radu, Randolph, Hill, Mepham, Kilkenny, Greenwood, Bevan, Christie, Moore, Smith, Cook, Tavernier

Doubtful Smith (knock), Cook (hip), Tavernier (knee)

Injured Scott (knee, Oct), Fredericks (calf, unknown), Ouattara (ankle, 17 Sep), Adams (hamstring, 17 Sep), Marcondes (foot, 17 Sep)

Suspended None

Form DLL Leading scorers Semenyo, Traorè 1

***

BURNLEY v TOTTENHAM

Saturday 3pm Venue Turf Moor

Referee Darren England This season G1 Y11 R0 11 cards/game

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

Burnley

Subs from Muric, Delcroix, Cork, Gudmundsson, Brownhill, A Ramsey, Manuel, Redmond, Bruun Larsen, Odobert

Doubtful Ramsey (knock), Vitinho (knee)

Injured Obafemi (hamstring, unknown), Ekdal (knee, unknown), Churlinov (illness, 18 Sep), Beyer (knock, 18 Sep),

Suspended Zaroury (first of three)

Form LL Leading scorer Foster 1

Tottenham

Subs from Forster, Emerson, Sánchez, Dier, Davies, Skipp, Lo Celso, Perisic, Solomon, Højbjerg, Scarlett

Doubtful Richarlison (knock)

Injured Sessegnon (hamstring, unknown), Bentancur (knee, 11 Nov), Lo Celso (thigh, 16 Sept), Gil (groin, 23 Sept), Whiteman (ankle, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DWW Leading scorers Emerson, Kulusevski, Maddison, Sarr 1

***

CHELSEA v NOTTINGHAM FOREST

Saturday 3pm Venue Stamford Bridge

Referee Tim Robinson This season G1 Y4 R0 4 cards/game

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

Chelsea

Subs from Cumming, Bergström, Ugochukwu, Cucurella, Humphreys, Santos, Madueke, Palmer, Beach, Moreira

Doubtful None

Injured Broja (knee, 17 Sep), Badiashile (thigh, 17 Sep), Nkunku (knee, Dec), Bettinelli (knock, 7 Oct), Chalobah (hamstring, unknown), Fofana (knee, unknown), James (hamstring, 17 Sep), Chukwuemeka (knee, 23 Sep), Lavia (fitness, 17 Sep)

Suspended None

Form DLW Leading scorer Sterling 2

Nottingham Forest

Subs from Horvath, Shelvey, Wood, Kouyaté, Scarpa, Hwang, Bott, Montiel, McKenna, Hennessey, Felipe, Williams, Toffolo, Tavares

Doubtful McKenna (hamstring), Danilo (hamstring), Hennessey (fitness)

Injured Richards (groin, unknown), Biancone (knee, unknown), Mangala (knock, 18 Sep)

Suspended None

Ineligible Santos

Form LWL Leading scorer Awoniyi 3

***

MANCHESTER CITY v FULHAM

Saturday 3pm Venue Etihad Stadium

Referee Michael Oliver This season G2 Y9 R0 4.5 cards/game

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

Manchester City

Subs from Phillips, Carson, Ortega, Gómez, Lewis, Bobb, Perrone, Álvarez, Doku, Aké, Nunes, Stones

Doubtful Stones (muscle)

Injured De Bruyne (hamstring, Dec)

Suspended None

Form WWW Leading scorer Haaland 3

Fulham

Subs from Rodak, Harris, Stansfield, Vinícius, Borto, Mbabu, Godo, Dibley-Dias, Cairney, Muniz, Traoré, Tosin

Doubtful Reed (knock), Cairney (knock)

Injured Lukic (knock, unknown), Willian (knock, 16 Sep)

Suspended None

Form WLD Leading scorers Decordova-Reid, Palhinha, Pereira 1

Son Heung-Min shoots during training with Tottenham.
Son Heung-Min shoots during training ahead of Tottenham’s trip to Burnley on Saturday. Photograph: Alex Morton/Tottenham Hotspur FC/Shutterstock

***

BRIGHTON v NEWCASTLE

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Amex Stadium

Referee Stuart Attwell This season G2 Y11 R1 6 cards/game

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

Brighton

Subs from Steele, Veltman, Lamptey, Igor, Lallana, Buonanotte, Zeqiri, Alzate, Dahoud, Adingra, Baleba

Doubtful Lamptey (knee), Welbeck (muscle)

Injured Moder (knee, unknown), Enciso (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WWL Leading scorer March 3

Newcastle

Subs from Dubravka, Targett, Lascelles, Livramento, Hall, Longstaff, Anderson, Dummett, Wilson, Barnes, Murphy, Ritchie, Manquillo

Doubtful Botman (ankle), Joelinton (knee), Manquillo (groin)

Injured Krafth (knee, Oct), Willock (hamstring, 17 Sep)

Suspended None

Form WLL Leading scorer Isak 2

***

CRYSTAL PALACE v WOLVES

Sunday 2pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Selhurst Park

Referee Robert Jones This season G3 Y16 RX 5.33 cards/game

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

Crystal Palace

Subs from Whitworth, Henderson, Matthews, Tomkins, Riedewald, Ahamada, Rak-Sakyi, Mateta, O’Brien, Richards, Gordon, Clyne

Doubtful Hughes (knee), Ebiowei (knee)

Injured Olise (hamstring, unknown), França (knock, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WLD Leading scorers Andersen, Édouard 1

Wolves

Subs from Bentley, King, Pond, Toti Gomes, B Traoré, Silva, Jonny, Bueno, Semedo, Hwang, Doyle, Hodge

Doubtful Hodge (hamstring), Hwang (hamstring)

Injured None

Suspended None

Form LLW Leading scorers Hwang, Kaljdzic 1

***

LIVERPOOL v ASTON VILLA

Sunday 2pm Venue Anfield

Referee Simon Hooper This season G1 Y6 R0 6 cards/game

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

Liverpool

Subs from Kelleher, Adrián, Phillips, Tsimikas, Jones, Elliott, McConnell, Clark, Doak, Bajcetic, Gakpo, Jota

Doubtful Jones (ankle)

Injured Thiago (hip, 16 Sep), Konaté (muscle, 16 Sep), Bradley (back, Dec)

Suspended Van Dijk (one match)

Form DWW Leading scorers Díaz, Núñez 2

Aston Villa

Subs from Olsen, Zych, Chambers, K Young, Revan, Kellyman, Durán, Zaniolo, Traoré, Tielemans, Bailey, Marschall, Lenglet

Doubtful Martínez (calf)

Injured Buendía (knee, Feb), J Ramsey (foot, 16 Sep), Mings (knee, unknown), Moreno (hamstring, 16 Sep), Dendoncker (muscle, unknown), Iroegbunam (unknown)

Suspended None

Form LWW Leading scorers Cash, Diaby 2

***

ARSENAL v MANCHESTER UNITED

Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Emirates Stadium

Referee Anthony Taylor This season G3 Y17 R0 5.66 cards/game

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

Arsenal

Subs from Raya, Hein, Kiwior, Walters, Tierney, Jorginho, Vieira, Smith Rowe, Nelson, Trossard, Cozier-Duberry, Nketiah, Havertz

Doubtful None

Injured Lokonga (muscular, unknown), Elneny (knee, unknown), Timber (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WWD Leading scorers Nketiah, Saka 2

Manchester United

Subs from Vitek, Pellistri, McTominay, Sancho, Maguire, Dalot, Martial, Eriksen, Højlund, Evans, Fernández, Van de Beek, Bailly, Bayindir, Reguillon

Doubtful None

Injured Heaton (calf, Oct), Hojlund (2 weeks), Malacia (knock, 16 Sep), Mainoo (ankle, 16 Sep) Diallo (knee, 16 Sep), Varane (knock, 30 Sep), Shaw (muscle, Nov)

Suspended None

Form WLW Leading scorers Casemiro, Eriksen, Fernandes, Varane

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