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Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

William Saliba, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli train together.
Arsenal are expected to make several changes after their defeat to West Ham in the Carabao Cup. Photograph: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC/Getty Images

FULHAM v MANCHESTER UNITED

Saturday 12.30pm TNT Sports 1 Venue Craven Cottage

Referee John Brooks This season G6 Y27 R3 5.00 cards/game

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

Fulham

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

Doubtful Adarabioyo (hamstring), Traoré (hamstring)

Injured Diop (foot, unknown), Tete (groin, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WDLWLD Leading scorer De Cordova-Reid, Palhinha 2

Manchester United

Subs from Bayindir, Heaton, Dalot, Lindelöf, Evans, Mejbri, Mainoo, Amrabat, Van de Beek, Mount, Pellistri, Martial

Doubtful None

Injured Diallo (knee, 26 Nov), Shaw (leg, 26 Nov), Casemiro (hamstring, Dec), Martínez (foot, Dec), Malacia (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LWLWWL Leading scorer McTominay 3

***

BRENTFORD v WEST HAM

Saturday 3pm Venue Gtech Community Stadium

Referee Thomas Bramall This season G2 Y8 R1 4.50 cards/game

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

Brentford

Subs from Strakosha, Balcombe, Mee, Jørgensen, Yarmolyuk, Brierley, Onyeka, Olakigbe, Ghoddos, Maupay

Doubtful None

Injured Damsgaard (knee, 25 Nov), Dasilva (hamstring, 25 Nov), Baptiste (shoulder, unknown), Schade (muscular, unknown), Lewis-Potter (calf, unknown), Henry (knee, Jun)

Suspended Toney (20 Jan)

Form LLDLWW Leading scorer Mbeumo 6

West Ham

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

Doubtful Zouma (knock)

Injured None

Suspended Álvarez, Paquetá (both one match)

Form LLWDLL Leading scorer Bowen 6

***

BURNLEY v CRYSTAL PALACE

Saturday 3pm Venue Turf Moor

Referee Peter Bankes This season G6 Y34 R1 5.67 cards/game

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

Burnley

Subs from Muric, Vigouroux, Roberts, Beyer, Delcroix, Cork, Massengo, Redmond, Bruun Larsen, Koleosho, Odobert

Doubtful Beyer (knee), Benson (knock), Obafemi (fitness)

Injured Foster (illness, unknown), Ramsey (knock, unknown), Ekdal (knee, unknown), Obafemi (hamstring, unknown), Benson (knock, unknown)

Suspended Cullen (one match)

Form DLWLLL Leading scorer Foster 3

Crystal Palace

Subs from Matthews, Clyne, Holding, Richards, Ahamada, Rak-Sakyi, Riedewald, Eze, Ebiowei, França, Mateta

Doubtful Mitchell (knock), Eze (hamstring)

Injured Tomkins (calf, 11 Nov), Olise (hamstring, 11 Nov), Henderson (thigh, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LDWDLL Leading scorer Édouard 4

***

EVERTON v BRIGHTON

Saturday 3pm Venue Goodison Park

Referee Tim Robinson This season G5 Y24 R0 4.80 cards/game

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

Everton

Subs from Virgínia, Lonergan, Young, Keane, Godfrey, Gueye, Onyango, Dobbin, Chermiti, Danjuma, Beto

Doubtful None

Injured Coleman (knee, 11 Nov), Dele (hip, unknown), Gomes (calf, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LWLWLW Leading scorer Calvert-Lewin, Doucouré 3

Brighton

Subs from Verbruggen, Lamptey, Van Hecke, Webster, Estupiñán, Hinshelwood, Gilmour, Dahoud, Lallana, Buonanotte, João Pedro

Doubtful Lamptey (knock), Estupiñán (muscular)

Injured Enciso (knee, unknown), March (knee, unknown), Welbeck (muscular, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WWLDLD Leading scorer Ferguson 5

***

MANCHESTER CITY v BOURNEMOUTH

Saturday 3pm Venue Etihad Stadium

Referee Craig Pawson This season G6 Y28 R2 5.00 cards/game

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

Manchester City

Subs from Ortega, Carson, Gómez, Lewis, Bobb, Akanji, Gvardiol, Phillips, Silva, Nunes, Foden

Doubtful None

Injured De Bruyne (hamstring, Jan)

Suspended None

Form WWLLWW Leading scorer Haaland 11

Bournemouth

Subs from Randolph, Travers, Plain, Smith, Senesi, Kerkez, Kilkenny, Rothwell, Traorè, Brooks, Sinisterra, Ouattara, Kluivert, Moore

Doubtful Randolph (illness)

Injured Neto (ankle, 25 Nov), Adams (hamstring, unknown), Fredericks (calf, unknown), Marcondes (foot, unknown)

Suspended Cook (second of three)

Form DLLLLW Leading scorer Solanke 4

***

SHEFFIELD UNITED v WOLVES

Saturday 3pm Venue Bramall Lane

Referee Robert Jones This season G8 Y42 R3 5.27 cards/game

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

Sheffield United

Subs from A Davies, Amissah, Baldock, Osborn, Seriki, Buyabu, Fleck, Oné, Brewster, Traoré

Doubtful None

Injured Osula (knock, 12 Nov), Ahmedhodzic (hamstring, 12 Nov), Lowe (ankle, 12 Nov), Norrington-Davies (thigh, unknown), Jebbison (illness, unknown), Egan (achilles, Aug), Basham (ankle, Aug), T Davies (thigh, Aug)

Suspended None

Form LLLLLL Leading scorer Hamer 2

Wolves

Subs from Bentley, King, Doherty, Bueno, Jonny, Doyle, J Gomes, González, Fraser, Bellegarde, Neto, Kalajdzic, Silva

Doubtful Bueno (knee), Bellegarde (muscular), Neto (hamstring)

Injured Hodge (shoulder, Jan)

Suspended None

Form LDWDWD Leading scorer Hwang 6

Cole Palmer trains with Chelsea.
Cole Palmer is set to lead the line for Chelsea at Tottenham on Monday night. Photograph: Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC/Getty Images

***

NEWCASTLE v ARSENAL

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue St James’ Park

Referee Stuart Attwell This season G6 Y33 R1 5.67 cards/game

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

Newcastle

Subs from Dubravka, Karius, Livramento, Krafth, Hall, Dummett, Almirón, Ritchie, Diallo, Parkinson

Doubtful Schär (illness)

Injured Isak (groin, 25 Nov), Botman (knee, unknown), Anderson (back, unknown), Targett (hamstring, unknown), Miley (illness, unknown), Murphy (shoulder, unknown), Manquillo (groin, unknown), Barnes (ankle, Jan)

Suspended Tonali (10 months)

Form WWWDWD Leading scorer Wilson 7

Arsenal

Subs from Ramsdale, Hein, Kiwior, Tomiyasu, Soares, Elneny, Vieira, Cozier-Duberry, Nelson, Trossard, Havertz

Doubtful None

Injured Jesus (hamstring, 11 Nov), Partey (muscular, 11 Nov), Smith Rowe (knee, unknown), Timber (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WDWWDW Leading scorer Nketiah 5

***

NOTTINGHAM FOREST v ASTON VILLA

Sunday 2pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue City Ground

Referee Jarred Gillett This season G3 Y13 R1 4.67 cards/game

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

Nottingham Forest

Subs from Hennessey, Vlachodimos, Horvath, Montiel, Tavares, McKenna, Worrall, Felipe, Williams, Niakhaté, Aina, Danilo, Yates, Kouyaté, Santos, Wood

Doubtful Montiel (muscular), Felipe (knee), Danilo (hamstring), Wood (foot)

Injured Origi (hip, 25 Nov), Hudson-Odoi (hamstring, 2 Dec)

Suspended None

Form DLDDDL Leading scorer Awoniyi, Wood 3

Aston Villa

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

Doubtful Moreno (hamstring), Durán (toe)

Injured Ramsey (foot, unknown), Buendía (knee, Feb), Mings (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WWWDWW Leading scorer Douglas Luiz, Watkins 5

***

LUTON v LIVERPOOL

Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Kenilworth Road

Referee Andy Madley This season G7 Y42 R1 6.14 cards/game

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

Luton

Subs from Krul, Johnson, Berry, Giles, Mengi, Barkley, Chong, Woodrow, Adebayo, Luker

Doubtful None

Injured Clark (ankle, 25 Nov), Potts (ankle, 25 Nov), Sambi Lokonga (hamstring, 25 Nov), Bell (hamstring, unknown), Andersen (hamstring, unknown), Burke (hamstring)

Suspended None

Form LWLLDL Leading scorer Morris 3

Liverpool

Subs from Kelleher, Adrián, Jaros, Gomez, Matip, Quansah, Chambers, Endo, Jones, Elliott, Gakpo, Díaz

Doubtful Díaz (personal reasons)

Injured Robertson (shoulder, Jan), Doak (muscular, unknown), Bajcetic (calf, unknown), Thiago (hip, unknown), Bradley (back, Dec)

Suspended None

Form WWLDWW Leading scorer Salah 8

***

TOTTENHAM v CHELSEA

Monday 8pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Referee Michael Oliver This season G7 Y30 R0 4.29 cards/game

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

Tottenham

Subs from Forster, Lloris, Emerson, Udogie, Davies, Dier, Phillips, Højbjerg, Skipp, Bentancur, Lo Celso, Gil, Donley, Véliz, Johnson

Doubtful Udogie (muscular), Davies (ankle)

Injured Solomon (knee, 9 Dec), Sessegnon (hamstring, unknown), Whiteman (ankle, unknown), Perisic (knee, Jun)

Suspended None

Form WDWWWW Leading scorer Son 8

Chelsea

Subs from Petrovic, Bergström, Beach, Gusto, Badiashile, Disasi, Chalobah, Maatsen, Gilchrist, Ugochukwu, Madueke, Jackson, Broja, Washington, Stutter, Matos

Doubtful Mudryk (knock), Chalobah (hamstring), Broja (knee)

Injured Nkunku (knee, 25 Nov), Lavia (ankle, 2 Dec), Chilwell (hamstring, unknown), Chukwuemeka (knee, unknown), Fofana (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DLWWDL Leading scorer Sterling 3

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