Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

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ASTON VILLA v MANCHESTER CITY

Saturday 12.30pm TNT Sports 1 Venue Villa Park

Referee Peter Bankes This season G9 Y36 R2 4.22 cards/game

Aston Villa v Manchester City: probable starters, contenders in italicsView image in fullscreen

Aston Villa

Subs from Olsen, Zych, Cash, Bogarde, Mings, Nedeljkovic, Maatsen, Onana, Buendía, Barkley, Philogene, Durán

Doubtful None

Injured Ramsey (hamstring, 26 Dec)

Suspended None

Form LDLWWL Leading scorer Watkins 7

Manchester City

Subs from Ortega, Carson, Wilson-Ebrand, Lewis, Perrone, O’Reilly, Simpson-Pusey, Nunes, Savinho, Foden, McAtee, Grealish

Doubtful Ederson (fitness)

Injured Dias (muscle, 14 Jan), Bobb (leg, Feb), Rodri (knee, Jun)

Suspended None

Form LLLWDL Leading scorer Haaland 13


BRENTFORD v NOTTINGHAM FOREST

Saturday 3pm Venue Gtech Community Stadium

Referee Michael Oliver This season G13 Y66 R1 5.15 cards/game

Brentford v Nottingham Forest: probable starters, contenders in italicsView image in fullscreen

Brentford

Subs from Valdimarsson, Van den Berg, Pinnock, Meghoma, Yarmolyuk, Trevitt, Konak, Carvalho, Schade, Maghoma

Doubtful Van den Berg (groin), Pinnock (hamstring)

Injured Jensen (hamstring, 1 Jan), Thiago (joint, unknown), Nunes (back, unknown), Hickey (hamstring, unknown), Dasilva (knee, unknown), Henry (fitness, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WDWLWL Leading scorer Mbeumo 10

Nottingham Forest

Subs from Miguel, Morato, Boly, Omobamidele, Moreno, Toffolo, Ward-Prowse, Domínguez, Silva, Sosa, Awoniyi

Doubtful Murillo (knock), Yates (ankle)

Injured Sangaré (hamstring, unknown), Danilo (ankle, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LLWLWW Leading scorer Wood 10


IPSWICH v NEWCASTLE

Saturday 3pm Venue Portman Road

Referee Stuart Attwell This season G9 Y37 R2 4.33 cards/game

Ipswich v Newcastle: probable starters, contenders in italicsView image in fullscreen

Ipswich

Subs from Walton, Johnson, Townsend, Woolfenden, Taylor, Phillips, J Clarke, Broadhead

Doubtful None

Injured Hirst (knee, 16 Jan), Ogbene (achilles, Jun), Tuanzebe (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended Delap (one match)

Form WDLLLW Leading scorer Delap 6

Newcastle

Subs from Vlachodimos, Livramento, Kelly, Targett, Longstaff, Miley, Almirón, Gordon, Osula

Doubtful None

Injured Botman (fitness, 4 Jan), Pope (knee, 15 Jan), Krafth (shoulder, 15 Jan), Wilson (hamstring, Feb), Lascelles (knee, Feb)

Suspended Joelinton (one match)

Form WLDDLW Leading scorer Isak 7


WEST HAM v BRIGHTON

Saturday 3pm Venue London Stadium

Referee Rob Jones This season G10 Y49 R5 5.4 cards/game

West Ham v Brighton: probable starters, contenders in italicsView image in fullscreen

West Ham

Subs from Areola, Foderingham, Todibo, Coufal, Cresswell, Casey, Irving, Orford, Scarles, Summerville, Guilherme, Ings

Doubtful Todibo (knock)

Injured Antonio (leg, unknown)

Suspended Soler (one match)

Form DWLLWD Leading scorer Bowen, Soucek 4

Brighton

Subs from Steele, Lamptey, Webster, Igor, McConville, Hinshelwood, Moder, Wieffer, O’Riley, Enciso, Gruda, Adingra, Ferguson

Doubtful Webster (hamstring)

Injured Welbeck (ankle, 27 Dec), Kadioglu (toe, 27 Dec)

Suspended None

Form WWDLDL Leading scorer Welbeck 6


CRYSTAL PALACE v ARSENAL

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Selhurst Park

Referee Simon Hooper This season G9 Y46 R2 5.33 cards/game

Crystal Palace v Arsenal: probable starters, contenders in italicsView image in fullscreen

Crystal Palace

Subs from Turner, Matthews, Umeh, Ward, Richards, Clyne, Schlupp, Doucouré, Kporha, Rodney, Agbinone, Kamada, Devenny, Nketiah

Doubtful None

Injured Riad (knee, 26 Dec), Wharton (groin, 26 Dec), Franca (groin, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LDDWDW Leading scorer Mateta 4

Arsenal

Subs from Neto, Setford, Porter, Zinchenko, Heaven, Kacurri, Lewis-Skelly, Kiwior, Merino, Jorginho, Nwaneri, Havertz, Sterling, Trossard

Doubtful None

Injured White (knee, unknown), Tomiyasu (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DWWWDD Leading scorer Havertz, Saka 5

Gabriel Martinelli, Neto and Jorginho in the Arsenal gym.View image in fullscreen

EVERTON v CHELSEA

Sunday 2pm Venue Goodison Park

Referee Chris Kavanagh This season G11 Y63 R4 6.09 cards/game

Everton v Chelsea: probable starters, contenders in italicsView image in fullscreen

Everton

Subs from Virgínia, Begovic, Coleman, Patterson, Dixon, Keane, O’Brien, McNeil, Armstrong, Lindstrom, Beto, Chermiti

Doubtful McNeil (knee)

Injured Garner (back, Jan), Iroegbunam (foot, unknown)

Suspended None

Ineligible Broja (facing parent club)

Form LDDLWD Leading scorer McNeil 3

Chelsea

Subs from Jörgensen, Bergström, Veiga, Chilwell, Dewsbury-Hall, Lavia, Casadei, Chukwuemeka, Félix, Madueke, George, Nkunku, Guiu

Doubtful Lavia (hamstring)

Injured Badiashile (knock, unknown), Fofana (hamstring, unknown), James (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended Cucurella (one match), Mudryk (unknown)

Form DWWWWW Leading scorer Palmer 11


FULHAM v SOUTHAMPTON

Sunday 2pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Craven Cottage

Referee Tim Robinson This season G6 Y35 R1 6 cards/game

Fulham v Southampton: probable starters, contenders in italicsView image in fullscreen

Fulham

Subs from Benda, Andersen, Cuenca, Sessegnon, Cairney, King, Traoré, Muniz, Vinícius, Godo

Doubtful Andersen (fitness)

Injured Reed (knee, 5 Jan), Nelson (hamstring, Feb), Tete (leg, Mar)

Suspended Pereira (one match)

Form WLDWDD Leading scorer Iwobi, Jiménez 5

Southampton

Subs from Ramsdale, Lumley, Edwards, Bree, Sugarawa, Lallana, Sulemana, Onuachu, Fraser, Brereton Díaz, Amo-Ameyaw

Doubtful Walker-Peters (muscle), Ramsdale (hand)

Injured Smallbone (hamstring, 26 Dec), Larios (unknown, 16 Jan), Stewart (muscle, 16 Jan), Bazunu (achilles, Feb)

Suspended Stephens (last of four)

Form LLDLLL Leading scorer Archer, Aribo, Armstrong 2


LEICESTER v WOLVES

Sunday 2pm Venue King Power Stadium

Referee Anthony Taylor This season G14 Y55 R1 4 cards/game

Leicester v Wolves: probable starters, contenders in italicsView image in fullscreen

Leicester

Subs from Ward, Stolarczyk, Okoli, Faes, Thomas, Choudhury, Winks, El Khannous, Daka, Ayew, Decordova-Reid

Doubtful Hermansen (groin)

Injured Ndidi (hamstring, 29 Dec), Pereira (hamstring, Mar), Fatawu (knee, Jun)

Suspended None

Form LLLWDL Leading scorer Vardy 6

Wolves

Subs from Bentley, Pond, Meupiyou, Lima, Doyle, Cundle, R Gomes, Forbs, Guedes, Hwang

Doubtful None

Injured Traoré (knee, 6 Jan), Mosquera (knee, Jun), Sá (shoulder, unknown), Sarabia (calf, unknown), Kalajdzic (knee, unknown)

Suspended Aït-Nouri (one match)

Form WWLLLL Leading scorer Cunha 8


MANCHESTER UNITED v BOURNEMOUTH

Sunday 2pm Venue Old Trafford

Referee Craig Pawson This season G9 Y39 R1 4.44 cards/game

Manchester United v Bournemouth: probable starters, contenders in italicsView image in fullscreen

Manchester United

Subs from Bayindir, Heaton, Evans, Yoro, Malacia, Amass, Casemiro, Eriksen, Antony, Rashford, Garnacho, Højlund, Wheatley

Doubtful None

Injured Shaw (muscle, 16 Jan), Mount (muscle, Feb), Lindelöf (muscle, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WDWLLW Leading scorer Fernandes, Rashford 4

Bournemouth

Subs from Travers, Hill, Aarons, Kinsey-Wellings, Winterburn, Adams, Billing, Brooks, Unal

Doubtful None

Injured Senesi (thigh, Apr), Araujo (hamstring, unknown), Sinisterra (hamstring, unknown), Scott (knee, unknown), Tavernier (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LLWWWD Leading scorer Kluivert 5


TOTTENHAM v LIVERPOOL

Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Referee Sam Barrott This season G10 Y57 R0 5.7 cards/game

Tottenham v Liverpool: probable starters, contenders in italicsView image in fullscreen

Tottenham

Subs from Austin, Whiteman, Spence, Reguilón, King, Hardy, Dorrington, Olusesi, Werner, Johnson, Lankshear

Doubtful Udogie (muscle), Werner (illness)

Injured Moore (illness, 29 Dec), Davies (hamstring, 29 Dec), Richarlison (hamstring, 4 Jan), Romero (muscle, 15 Jan), Van de Ven (hamstring, 15 Jan), Vicario (ankle, unknown), Odobert (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended Bentancur (last of seven)

Form LWDLLW Leading scorer Maddison 7

Liverpool

Subs from Kelleher, Jaros, Davies, Quansah, Nallo, Tsimikas, Endo, Jones, Elliott, Morton, Nyoni, Núñez, Jota, Chiesa

Doubtful None

Injured Konaté (knee, Jan), Bradley (hamstring, Jan)

Suspended None

Form WWWWDD Leading scorer Salah 13

Source: theguardian.com

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