Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

WEST HAM v LIVERPOOL

Saturday 12.30pm TNT Sports 1 Venue London Stadium

Referee Anthony Taylor This season G23 Y122 R3 5.43 cards/game

West Ham v Liverpool: probable starters, contenders in italics

West Ham

Subs from Fabianski, Anang, Knightsbridge, Johnson, Mavropanos, Cresswell, Casey, Phillips, Ings, Cornet, Swyer, Mubama, Orford, Earthy, Ogbonna, Bowen

Doubtful Bowen (back), Areola (calf), Mavropanos (groin), Aguerd (ankle), Phillips (hamstring), Earthy (concussion)

Injured None

Suspended None

Form DLDWLL Leading scorer Bowen 15

Liverpool

Subs from Kelleher, Adrian, Quansah, Konaté, Tsimikas, Jones, Clark, Szoboszlai, Gravenberch, Bajcetic, Gordon, McConnell, Danns, Núñez

Doubtful Bajcetic (calf)

Injured Bradley (ankle, 5 May), Jota (hip, 5 May), Thiago (muscle, May), Matip (knee, Aug), Doak (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WWDLWL Leading scorer Salah 17


FULHAM v CRYSTAL PALACE

Saturday 3pm Venue Craven Cottage

Referee Stuart Attwell This season G15 Y71 R4 5.00 cards/game

Fulham v Crystal Palace: probable starters, contenders in italics

Fulham

Subs from Rodak, Benda, Diop, Ream, Tete, Ballo-Touré, Reed, Cairney, Willian, Traoré, Broja, Jiménez, Wilson

Doubtful Willian (groin)

Injured None

Suspended None

Form WDLLWL Leading scorer Muniz 8

Crystal Palace

Subs from Matthews, Tomkins, Riedewald, Rak-Sakyi, Schlupp, Ahamada, Ozoh, Plange, Édouard, Ayew, Umeh-Chibueze

Doubtful Rak-Sakyi (fitness)

Injured Guéhi (knee, 6 May), Lerma (hamstring, 6 May), Doucouré (achilles, 19 May), Johnstone (elbow, Jun), França (groin, unknown), Holding (hamstring, 6 May)

Suspended None

Form DLLWWW Leading scorer Mateta 11


MANCHESTER UNITED v BURNLEY

Saturday 3pm Venue Old Trafford

Referee John Brooks This season G20 Y84 R4 4.40 cards/game

Manchester United v Burnley: probable starters, contenders in italics

Manchester United

Subs from Bayindir, Heaton, Amrabat, Eriksen, Mount, Diallo, Antony, McNeill, Collyer, Ogunneye, Kambwala, Rashford, Forson, Jackson, Wheatley

Doubtful Kambwala (knock), Mount (knock), Rashford (knock)

Injured Evans (muscular, 24 Apr), Martínez (calf, 4 May), Lindelöf (hamstring, 4 May), Varane (foot, 4 May), Shaw (muscular, 19 May), Forson (unknown, unknown), Malacia (knee, unknown), Martial (groin, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WDLDDW Leading scorer Fernandes 10

Burnley

Subs from Trafford, Vigouroux, Delcroix, Ekdal, Cork, Benson, Gudmundsson, Trésor, Rodriguez, Amdouni, Brownhill, Fofana

Doubtful None

Injured Koleosho (knee, 19 May), Redmond (leg, Jul), Ramsey (knee, Nov), Beyer (knock, Jun), Al-Dakhil (unknown, Jun, Massengo (unknown, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WDDLDW Leading scorer Bruun Larsen, Foster 5


NEWCASTLE v SHEFFIELD UNITED

Saturday 3pm Venue St James’ Park

Referee Tony Harrington This season G8 Y33 R1 4.25 cards/game

Newcastle v Sheffield United: probable starters, contenders in italics

Newcastle

Subs from Karius, Gillespie, Dummett, Livramento, Wilson, Ritchie, Hall, White, A Murphy

Doubtful Livramento (ankle)

Injured Pope (shoulder, 11 May), Trippier (calf, 11 May), Almiron (knee, 4 May), Joelinton (thigh, 19 May), Targett (thigh, Jun), Botman (knee, Jan), Miley (back, Aug), Lascelles (knee, Jan), Willock (achilles, Aug)

Suspended Tonali (Aug 27)

Form LWDWWL Leading scorer Isak 17

Sheffield United

Subs from Grbic, Larouci, McAtee, Slimane, Robinson, Curtis, Osula, De Souza Costa, Brewster, Hampson

Doubtful Bogle (ankle), McAtee (unknown)

Injured Lowe (foot, unknown), Norrington-Davies (hamstring, Aug, Egan (achilles, May), Basham (ankle, unknown), Jebbison (illness, May), Baldock (calf, May), McBurnie (groin, Aug)

Suspended None

Form DLDLLL Leading scorer McBurnie 6


WOLVES v LUTON

Saturday 3pm Venue Molineux

Referee David Coote This season G14 Y77 R3 5.71 cards/game

Wolves v Luton: probable starters, contenders in italics

Wolves

Subs from Bentley, King, Doherty, Okoduwa, H Bueno, Traoré, Bellegrade, Holman, N Lemina, Fraser, González, Chirewa, Barnett

Doubtful S Bueno (hamstring), Bellegarde (knee)

Injured Neto (hamstring, 4 May), Dawson (ankle, Jun), Chiwome (ankle, Jun)

Suspended None

Form LDLDLL Leading scorer Cunha 11

Luton

Subs from Krul, Shea, Burke, Johnson, Nelson, Piesold, Mpanzu, Lokonga, Chong, Woodrow, Thorpe, Chigozie

Doubtful None

Injured Adebayo (hamstring, 3 May), Ogbene (hamstring, 11 May), Nakamba (knee, Jun), Kaboré (ankle, Jun), Bell (hamstring, unknown), Brown (knee, unknown), Andersen (calf, unknown), Potts (hamstring, unknown), Lockyer (medical, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DLLWLL Leading scorer Adebayo, Morris 9


EVERTON v BRENTFORD

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Goodison Park

Referee Darren England This season G10 Y48 R2 5.00 cards/game

Everton v Brentford: probable starters, contenders in italics

Everton

Subs from Virginia, Lonergan, Coleman, Keane, Gueye, Gomes, Onyango, Metcalfe, Hunt, Warrington, Chermiti, Danjuma

Doubtful Calvert-Lewin (illness), Coleman (groin), Gueye (calf)

Injured Mykolenko (ankle, 3 May), Beto (head, 3 May), Patterson (hamstring, August), Dele (groin, June), Dobbin (ankle, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LDWLWW Leading scorer Calvert-Lewin, Doucouré 6

Brentford

Subs from Strakosha, Valdimarsson, Kim, Roerslev, Jørgensen, Ghoddos, Yarmolyuk, Nørgaard, Emre Konak, Baptiste, Toney, Schade, Lewis-Potter

Doubtful Toney (hip)

Injured Hickey (hamstring, Jun), Mee (ankle, Jun), Henry (knee, Jun), Dasilva (knee, Jun), Mee (ankle, Jun)

Suspended None

Ineligible Maupay (parent club)

Form LDDDWW Leading scorer Wissa 10

Brennan Johnson and Son Heung-min will attempt to dent Arsenal’s title challenge while keeping Tottenham’s hopes of finishing fourth alive in the north London derby. Photograph: Alex Morton/Tottenham Hotspur FC/Shutterstock

ASTON VILLA v CHELSEA

Saturday 8pm TNT Sports 1 Venue Villa Park

Referee Craig Pawson This season G16 Y70 R3 4.56 cards/game

Aston Villa v Chelsea: probable starters, contenders in italics

Aston Villa

Subs from Olsen, Gauci, Cash, Lenglet, Chambers, Hause, Kesler-Hayden, Iroegbunam, Kellyman, Diaby, Durán, Zaniolo, Munroe

Doubtful Zaniolo (knock)

Injured Moreno (calf, May), Ramsey (toe, Jun), Buendía (knee, Jun), Mings (knee, Jun), Kamara (knee, Sep)

Suspended None

Form DWLDWW Leading scorer Watkins 19

Chelsea

Subs from Sánchez, Bettinelli, Badiashile, Casadei, Silva, Chilwell, Gilchrist, Acheampong, Washington, Dyer, George, Chukwuemeka, Madueke, Mudryk, Samuels-Smith, Murray-Campbell, Tauriainen, Golding, Gusto

Doubtful Sánchez (illness), Chilwell (knee), Gusto (knee), Palmer (illness)

Injured Colwill (foot, unknown), Nkunku (thigh, 3 May), Ugochukwu (knee, 19 May), Fofana (knee, unknown), James (hamstring, unknown), Lavia (thigh, Jun), Fernández (groin, Jun)

Suspended Chelsea

Form WDWDWL Leading scorer Palmer 20


BOURNEMOUTH v BRIGHTON

Sunday 2pm Venue Vitality Stadium

Referee Paul Tierney This season G22 Y79 R3 3.73 cards/game

Bournemouth v Brighton: probable starters, contenders in italics

Bournemouth

Subs from Travers, Radu, Hill, Aarons, Mepham, Kinsey-Wellings, Scott, Billing, Unal, Dacosta, Sadi

Doubtful Mepham (illness)

Injured Tavernier (hamstring, 11 May), Sinisterra (hamstring, 19 May), Faivre (hamstring, 19 May), Adams (back, unknown)

Suspended Kerkez (first of three)

Form WWLDLW Leading scorer Solanke 18

Brighton

Subs from Steele, Hall, Webster, Offiah, Barco, Moder, Lallana, Baker-Boaitey, Fati, Welbeck, O’Mahony, Peupion

Doubtful None

Injured Gilmour (knee, May), Milner (muscle, May), Mitoma (back, Jun), Ferguson (ankle, Jun), Estupiñán (ankle, Jun), Hinshelwood (foot, Jun), March (knee, Jun), Lamptey (knock, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WLDLD? Leading scorer ?Pedro? ?8?


TOTTENHAM v ARSENAL

Sunday 2pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Referee Michael Oliver This season G21 Y84 R5 4.24 cards/game

Tottenham v Arsenal: probable starters, contenders in italics

Tottenham

Subs from Austin, Emerson, Dragusin, Bentancur, Højbjerg, Lo Celso, Gil, Santiago, Donley, Werner, Kulusevski, Scarlett

Doubtful None

Injured Solomon (knee, unknown), Sessegnon (hamstring, season), Forster (foot, May), Udogie (muscular, season), Skipp (knock, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WLWDWL Leading scorer xnamex

Arsenal

Subs from Ramsdale, Hein, Tomiyasu, Kiwior, Soares, Partey, Elneny, Vieira, Smith Rowe, Nelson, Martinelli, Jesus, Nketiah

Doubtful None

Injured Timber (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DWWLWW Leading scorer Son 15


NOTTINGHAM FOREST v MANCHESTER CITY

Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue City Ground

Referee Simon Hooper This season G22 Y105 R3 4.91 cards/game

Nottingham Forest v Manchester City: probable starters, contenders in italics

Nottingham Forest

Subs from Turner, Vlachodimos, Hennessey, Felipe, Montiel, Tavares, Toffolo, Kouyaté, Sangaré, Yates, Ribeiro, Origi, Reyna, Omobamidele

Doubtful None

Injured Awoniyi (thigh, unknown), Boly (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DDWLDL Leading scorer Wood 12

Manchester City

Subs from Carson, Gomez, Bobb, Susoho, Ortega, Grealish, Nunes, Doku, Lewis, Haaland, Stones, Dias

Doubtful Haaland (muscle)

Injured None

Suspended None

Form DDWWW? Leading scorer Haaland 20

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