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Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

<span>Aston Villa players in lighthearted mood ahead of their trip to Liverpool.</span><span>Photograph: Jacob King/PA</span>
Aston Villa players in lighthearted mood ahead of their trip to Liverpool.Photograph: Jacob King/PA

BRENTFORD v BOURNEMOUTH

Saturday 3pm Venue Gtech Community Stadium

Referee Darren Bond This season G4 Y22 R0 5.50 cards/game

Brentford

Subs from Valdimarsson, Mee, Meghoma, Henry, Jensen, Trevitt, Yarmolyuk, Konak, Carvalho, Schade, Maghoma

Doubtful Ajer (foot), Henry (knee)

Injured Thiago (knee, 23 Nov), Dasilva (knee, unknown), Hickey (hamstring, unknown), Nunes (back, 23 Nov)

Suspended None

Form LDWLWL Leading scorer Mbeumo 8

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Bournemouth

Subs from Arrizabalaga, Dennis, Huijsen, Hill, Araujo, Aarons, Adams, Billing, Brooks, Sinisterra, Unal, Ouattara

Doubtful Arrizabalaga (muscle), Ouattara (muscle), Sinisterra (hamstring)

Injured Scott (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LWLWDW Leading scorer Semenyo 4

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CRYSTAL PALACE v FULHAM

Saturday 3pm Venue Selhurst Park

Referee Michael Salisbury This season G5 Y21 R1 4.4 cards/game

Crystal Palace

Subs from Turner, Matthews, Umeh, Clyne, Schlupp, Kporha, Rodney, Agbinone, Richards, Ward

Doubtful Richards (hamstring), Ward (knock), Nketiah (hamstring)

Injured Eze (hamstring, 23 Nov), Lerma (hamstring, 23 Nov), Wharton (groin, 30 Nov), França (groin, 4 Jan), Riad (knee, 23 Nov)

Suspended Hughes (one match)

Form DLLLWD Leading scorer Mateta 3

Fulham

Subs from Benda, Cuenca, Sessegnon, Reed, King, Cairney, Nelson, Muniz, Vinícius, Godo, Castagne, Nelson, Diop, Traoré

Doubtful None

Injured Lukic (shoulder, 23 Nov)

Suspended None

Form WWLLDW Leading scorer Jiménez 4

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WEST HAM v EVERTON

Saturday 3pm Venue London Stadium

Referee Stuart Attwell This season G5 Y22 R1 4.60 cards/game

West Ham

Subs from Areola, Foderingham, Mavropanos, Casey, Orford, Cresswell, Coufal, Irving, Guilherme, Soler, Ings

Doubtful Bowen, Todibo (knocks)

Injured Füllkrug (achilles, unknown)

Suspended Álvarez (one match), Kudus (third of five)

Form LDWLWL Leading scorer Bowen 3

Everton

Subs from Virginia, Begovic, Patterson, Dixon, Keane, O’Brien, Harrison, Mangala, Armstrong, Calvert-Lewin

Doubtful Doucouré, Ndiaye

Injured Coleman (hamstring, 23 Nov), Iroegbunam (foot, Dec), Garner (back, unknown), Chermiti (foot, unknown), Broja (foot, 23 Nov)

Suspended None

Form DWDWDL Leading scorer McNeil 3

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WOLVES v SOUTHAMPTON

Saturday 3pm Venue Molineux

Referee Thomas Bramall This season G3 Y10 R1 3.67 cards/game

Wolves

Subs from Johnstone, Bentley, Doherty, Lima, Meupiyou, André, Bellegarde, R Gomes, Sarabia, Forbs, Guedes, Hwang, Pond

Doubtful Johnstone (groin), Meupiyou (knock), Hwang (ankle),

Injured Traoré (knee, unknown), Mosquera (knee, Jun), González (knee, unknown), Kalajdzic (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LLLLDD Leading scorer Cunha, Strand Larsen 4

Southampton

Subs from McCarthy, Taylor, Bree, Wood, Ugochukwu, Fraser, Sulemana, Brereton Díaz, Onuachu, Amo-Ameyaw, Dibling, Sugawara

Doubtful Fraser (illness)

Injured Bazunu (achilles, Feb), Smallbone (hamstring, unknown), Stewart (muscle, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DLLLLW Leading scorer Archer 2

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BRIGHTON v MANCHESTER CITY

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Amex Stadium

Referee Sam Barrott This season G6 Y39 R0 6.50 cards/game

Brighton

Subs from Steele, Cahill, Lamptey, Dunk, Wieffer, Moder, Gruda, Enciso, Minteh, Adingra, Ferguson, O’Riley, Ayari, João Pedro

Doubtful Dunk (calf), Minteh (groin), João Pedro (ankle), O’Riley (ankle), Ayari (ankle)

Injured Webster (hamstring, 23 Nov), Milner (hamstring, unknown), March (knee, 23 Nov)

Suspended None

Form DLWWDL Leading scorer Welbeck 6

Manchester City

Subs from Carson, Ortega, Wilson-Ebrand, McAtee, Perrone, Savinho, Dias, O’Reilly, De Bruyne, Gündogan, Walker, Simpson-Pusey

Doubtful Dias (muscle), Stones (foot)

Injured Bobb (leg, 14 Dec), Rodri (knee, Jun), Grealish (knock, 23 Nov)

Suspended None

Form DDWWWL Leading scorer Haaland 11

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LIVERPOOL v ASTON VILLA

Saturday 8pm TNT Sports 1 Venue Anfield

Referee David Coote This season G5 Y30 R0 6.00 cards/game

Liverpool

Subs from Jaros, Davies, Bradley, Gomez, Quansah, Tsimikas, Endo, Szoboszlai, Morton, Nyoni, Núñez

Doubtful None

Injured Alisson (hamstring, 24 Nov), Elliott (foot, 24 Nov), Jota (ribs, Dec), Chiesa (muscle, 24 Nov)

Suspended None

Form WWWWDW Leading scorer Salah 7

Aston Villa

Subs from Olsen, Gauci, Nedeljkovic, Mings, Bogarde, Maatsen, Kamara, Buendía, Bailey, Durán, Cash, Philogene, Nedeljkovic, Swinkels

Doubtful Cash (ankle)

Injured Barkley (muscle, 23 Nov)

Suspended None

Form WDDWDL Leading scorer Watkins 5

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MANCHESTER UNITED v LEICESTER

Sunday 2pm Venue Old Trafford

Referee Peter Bankes This season G5 Y23 R1 4.80 cards/game

Manchester United

Subs from Heaton, Bayindir, Wheatley, Amass, Diallo, Zirkzee, Mount, Lindelöf, Wheatley, Eriksen, Evans.

Doubtful Diallo (fitness)

Injured Shaw (calf, 24 Nov), Malacia, (knee, 24 Nov, Yoro (foot, 24 Nov), Mainoo (muscle, 24 Nov), Maguire (muscle, 24 Nov), Antony (ankle, 24 Nov)

Suspended None

Form DLDWLD Leading scorer Garnacho 2

Leicester

Subs from Ward, Coady, Kristiansen, Thomas, Skipp, Soumaré, McAteer, El Khannous, Decordova-Reid, Édouard, Golding, Choudhury, Vestergaard, Mavididi, Kristiansen

Doubtful Daka (ankle), Choudhury (shoulder)

Injured Stolarczyk (ankle, Jan)

Suspended None

Form DLWWLD Leading scorer Vardy 4

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NOTTINGHAM FOREST v NEWCASTLE

Sunday 2pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue City Ground

Referee Anthony Taylor This season G9 Y45 R1 5.11 cards/game

Nottingham Forest

Subs from Miguel, Hennessey, Omobamidele, Boly, Morato, Williams, Moreira, Toffolo, Sosa, Silva, Awoniyi, Ward-Prowse, Anderson

Doubtful None

Injured Sangaré (hamstring, 23 Nov), Danilo (ankle, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DLDWWW Leading scorer Wood 8

Newcastle

Subs from Dubravka, Vlachodimos, Krafth, Tonali, Miley, Kelly, J Murphy, Barnes, Almirón, Osula, A Murphy

Doubtful None

Injured Botman (knee, Dec), Lascelles (knee, Jan), Trippier (hamstring, 25 Nov), Wilson (back/hamstring, 25 Nov)

Suspended None

Form LDDLLW Leading scorer Barnes, Isak 3

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TOTTENHAM v IPSWICH

Sunday 2pm Venue Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Referee Darren England This season G3 Y15 R2 5.67 cards/game

Tottenham

Subs from Forster, Gray, Davies, Spence, Bergvall, Werner, Moore, Bissouma, Maddison, Austin, Lankshear

Doubtful Romero (foot), Spence (groin), Werner (groin), Moore (illness)

Injured Odobert (hamstring, unknown), Van de Ven (hamstring, 23 Nov), Richarlison (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WWLWLW Leading scorer Johnson, Solanke 4

Ipswich

Subs from Walton, Slicker, Townsend, Donacien, Johnson, J Clarke, Hutchinson, Al-Hamadi, Broadhead, Hirst, Burns, Luongo, Woolfenden

Doubtful None

Injured Greaves (hamstring, 24 Nov), Tuanzebe (hand, 24 Nov), Taylor (knock, 24 Nov), Ogbene (achilles, Jun)

Suspended Phillips (one match)

Form DDLLLD Leading scorer Delap 5

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CHELSEA v ARSENAL

Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Stamford Bridge

Referee Michael Oliver This season G9 Y47 R1 5.33 cards/game

Chelsea

Subs from Jørgensen, Bettinelli, Disasi, Tosin, Gusto, Badiashile, Chukwuemeka, Veiga, Dewsbury-Hall, Mudryk, Sancho, Guiu, Félix, George, Nkunku, Fernández.

Doubtful Palmer (knee), Sancho (illness)

Injured Kellyman (thigh, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WWDLWD Leading scorer Palmer 7

Arsenal

Subs from Neto, Setford, Porter, Zinchenko, Heaven, Kacurri, Lewis-Skelly, Kiwior, Jorginho, Nwaneri, Partey, Jesus.

Doubtful Rice (toe), Merino (illness), Havertz (head)

Injured Tierney (hamstring, unknown), Calafiori (knee, 23 Nov) Tomiyasu (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Ineligible Sterling (parent club)

Form DWWLDL Leading scorer Havertz 4