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Premier League team news: Updates on injuries and suspensions

Get all the latest team news and information for the next round of Premier League action.

SATURDAY'S GAMES

PREDICTION: A 1-1 draw
FANTASY PICK: Sadio Mane
KEY STAT: Crystal Palace have only won back to back Premier League games at Selhurst Park once since April 2014.

- CRYSTAL PALACE

Team news to follow...

- SOUTHAMPTON

Southampton's options remain unchanged for manager Ronald Koeman. On Saturday they travel to Crystal Palace, but Koeman remains without long-term absentees Jay Rodriguez (ankle), and Florin Gardos and Fraser Forster (both knee), even if the latter is nearing a return to fitness. Captain Jose Fonte played the entire 90 minutes against Villa on his return from injury, and will again be available to play at former club Palace.

Provisional squad: Stekelenburg, Soares, Caulker, Van Dijk, Bertrand, Clasie, Wanyama, Tadic, Mane, Davis, Pelle, Yoshida, Long, Romeu, Martina, Ward-Prowse, Juanmi, Fonte.

PREDICTION: A 4-0 win for City
FANTASY PICK: Raheem Sterling
KEY STAT: Man City have had the most different scorers in the Premier League this season (13), while Swansea have had the joint-fewest (four, alongside Watford and Stoke).

- MAN CITY

Sergio Aguero and Vincent Kompany are again missing as Manchester City host managerless Swansea. Striker Aguero (foot) has missed City's last three games and captain Kompany (calf) has been out for the last six matches but both could return to training next week. Defender Martin Demichelis is available after being rested as a precaution in midweek but midfielder Fernando (hamstring) and right-back Pablo Zabaleta (knee) are not yet fit. Playmaker Samir Nasri is a long-term casualty.

Provisional squad: Hart, Caballero, Sagna, Otamendi, Mangala, Demichelis, Clichy, Kolarov, Maffeo, Toure, Fernandinho, Delph, Sterling, Silva, De Bruyne, Navas, Bony, Iheanacho, Roberts, Garcia.

- SUNDERLAND

Lee Cattermole will remain sidelined for Sunderland's Premier League clash with Watford on Saturday following a recurrence of his long-standing back injury. Boss Sam Allardyce is also without Sebastian Larsson who is out for a month with a knee injury, while Steven Fletcher faces a late test after picking up a foot problem in training. But there is better news for Allardyce with the returns of Jermain Defoe and Wes Brown who missed last week's defeat at Arsenal with hamstring and knee issues respectively.

Provisional squad: Pantilimon, Mannone, Jones, Yedlin, Van Aanholt, O'Shea,Coates, Kaboul, Brown, M'Vila, Rodwell, Gomez, Johnson, Lens, Toivonen, Borini, Fletcher, Defoe, Watmore, Graham.

PREDICTION: A 2-0 win for Watford
FANTASY PICK: Odion Ighalo
KEY STAT: Troy Deeney has scored in five of his last six Premier League appearances, including the last four in a row -- the first Watford player to score in four successive PL games.

- SWANSEA

Swansea begin life without Garry Monk at Manchester City with first-team coach Alan Curtis in caretaker control. Curtis has few injury problems ahead of what is expected to be a short stint in charge, French defender Franck Tabanou the only definite absentee with a thigh muscle injury. But Curtis could make changes after the 3-0 home defeat to Premier League leaders Leicester which sealed Monk's fate, and that could mean recalls for Federico Fernandez and Jonjo Shelvey among others.

Provisional squad: Fabianski, Naughton, Fernandez, Williams, Taylor, Britton, Ki, Routledge, Ayew, Sigurdsson, Eder, Nordfeldt, Rangel, Bartley, Amat, Cork, Shelvey, Montero, Gomis, Emnes, Barrow, Grimes.

- WATFORD

Watford are set to again be without midfielder Valon Behrami, who is nursing a calf problem. Austrian defender Sebastian Prodl has returned to training from his own calf injury, but is not expected to be in the squad for the trip to Wearside. Defenders Tommie Hoban (groin) and Joel Ekstrand (knee) continue their recovery from long-term injuries.

Provisional squad: Gomes, Nyom, Cathcart, Ake, Britos, Anya, Capoue, Jurado, Watson, Deeney, Ighalo, Arlauskis, Guedioura, Abdi, Paredes, Diamanti, Oulare, Holebas.

PREDICTION: A 0-0 draw
FANTASY PICK: Jack Butland
KEY STAT: West Ham have won just two of their last eight Barclays Premier League home games (W2 D3 L3), but are unbeaten in the last five.

- WEST HAM

Winston Reid and Victor Moses are West Ham's latest casualties. Defender Reid and winger Moses are out until the new year with hamstring injuries and join Dimitri Payet (ankle), Diafra Sakho and Manuael Lanzini (both thigh) on the sidelines. But forward Enner Valencia could return to the squad if he passes a late fitness test on the ankle injury which has kept him out for five weeks.

Provisional squad: Adrian, Randolph, Jenkinson, Tomkins, Collins, Cresswell, Noble, Kouyate, Song, Obiang, Zarate, Ogbonna, Valencia, Carroll, Jelavic, Antonio, Cullen, Oxford.

- STOKE

Stoke could have fit-again defender Marc Muniesa back in their matchday squad. Muniesa has missed the last six first-team games in all competitions while recovering from a hamstring injury, but has returned to full training and played for the under-21s. Forwards Peter Crouch and Peter Odemwingie (both hamstring) and goalkeeper Shay Given (knee) remain sidelined as the Potters look to build on last Saturday's impressive 2-0 victory over Manchester City.

Provisional squad: Butland, Haugaard, Cameron, Shawcross, Wollscheid, Wilson, Muniesa, Johnson, Pieters, Bardsley, Whelan, Adam, Ireland, Sidwell, Van Ginkel, Arnautovic, Bojan, Shaqiri, Afellay, Walters, Joselu, Diouf.

PREDICTION: A 2-2 draw
FANTASY PICK: Juan Mata
KEY STAT: Bournemouth have played Manchester United eight times -- all in cup competitions -- and have won just once (W1 D2 L5). This victory was a famous FA Cup win in January 1984 (2-0).

- BOURNEMOUTH

Bournemouth have have been boosted by the return of Lee Tomlin and Marc Pugh. Tomlin (groin) and Pugh (Achilles) have been sidelined for around a month but are now back in training. Goalkeeper Adam Federici's ankle injury is not as bad as first feared so he could be back soon, but Callum Wilson, Max Gradel, Tyrone Mings and Christian Atsu remain long-term absentees.

Provisional squad: Boruc, Allsop, Smith, Francis, Distin, Daniels, Ritchie, Surman, Gosling, Stanislas, Arter, King, Boruc, Cook, Rantie, MacDonald, Kermorgant, Murray, Tomlin, Bennett, Cargill, O'Kane.

- MAN UNITED

Captain Wayne Rooney is one of nine Manchester United players who will miss out. Midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin is available after overcoming a hip problem, but Rooney (ankle), Marcos Rojo (shoulder), Phil Jones (ankle), Ander Herrera (hamstring), Luke Shaw (leg) and Antonio Valencia (foot) remain out. Defenders Matteo Darmian (hamstring) and Chris Smalling (groin) are out after suffering their respective injuries in the 3-2 defeat to Wolfsburg while Bastian Schweinsteiger begins his three-match suspension for violent conduct following his elbow on Winston Reid in the 0-0 draw against West Ham last weekend.

Provisional squad: De Gea, Romero, Johnstone, Varela, Borthwick-Jackson, Blind, McNair, Tuanzebe, Schneiderlin, Carrick, Fellaini, Goss, Depay, Powell, Mata, Young, Lingard, Pereira, Martial, Rashford.

SUNDAY'S GAMES

PREDICTION: A 2-0 win for Arsenal
FANTASY PICK: Olivier Giroud
KEY STAT: Aston Villa have gone 14 games without a win, the longest run without a victory in their league history (1888-present day).

- ARSENAL

Arsene Wenger has no fresh injury concerns. The squad returned from a successful Champions League game in Olympiacos early on Thursday morning but all are in contention to play at Villa Park. None of Wenger's injured players will return against Remi Garde's strugglers, with Alexis Sanchez (hamstring), Jack Wilshere (leg), Mikel Arteta (calf), Francis Coquelin, Danny Welbeck, Santi Cazorla and Tomas Rosicky (all knee) missing.

Provisional squad: Cech, Ospina, Monreal, Debuchy, Koscielny, Gabriel, Mertesacker, Bellerin, Chambers, Ramsey, Flamini, Ozil, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Reine-Adelaide, Iwobi, Campbell, Walcott, Giroud.

- ASTON VILLA

Jack Grealish will be back in the Aston Villa squad when Arsenal visit Villa Park. The 20-year-old midfielder was overlooked for first-team duty against Watford and Southampton following a breach of club discipline. Leandro Bacuna and Rudy Gestede came off injured against Saints but will be fit for Sunday, although captain Micah Richards is still struggling with the knee problem that ruled him out at St Mary's.

Provisional squad: Guzan, Bunn, Hutton, Bacuna, Okore, Richards, Lescott, Richardson, Sanchez, Westwood, Gana, Veretout, N'Zogbia, Traore, Gil, Grealish, Sinclair, Ayew, Agbonlahor, Gestede.

PREDICTION: A 3-1 win for Liverpool
FANTASY PICK: Philippe Coutinho
KEY STAT: Liverpool have won 19 and lost just two of the last 25 league games against West Brom at Anfield.

- LIVERPOOL

Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho is in line for a return to the starting line-up. The Brazil international came off the bench in the goalless Europa League draw with Sion after four matches out with a hamstring injury. Defender Martin Skrtel, on the bench in Switzerland, and Alberto Moreno and Lucas Leiva, who were both left at home in midweek, are also set to return to the team.

Provisional squad: Mignolet, Clyne, Skrtel, Lovren, Moreno, Lucas, Can, Milner, Lallana, Coutinho, Benteke, Bodgan, Toure, Randall, Smith, Allen, Henderson, Rossiter, Firmino, Ibe, Origi.

- WEST BROM

Stephane Sessegnon is out with a hamstring injury. The forward limped off in Saturday's 1-1 draw against Tottenham and will not feature for the Baggies at Anfield but Claudio Yacob is available again after suspension. Ben Foster remains sidelined with the knee injury he suffered in March and continues to battle back from a set-back he suffered in September but is not expected to play until the new year.

Provisional squad: Myhill, Lindegaard, Brunt, Dawson, McAuley, Evans, Chester, Olsson, Yacob, Morrison, Fletcher, Gardner, McManaman, McClean, Gnabry, Rondon, Anichebe, Berahino, Lambert.

PREDICTION: A 3-2 win for Spurs
FANTASY PICK: Erik Lamela
KEY STAT: None of the last 18 Premier League games between these two sides at White Hart Lane has ended as a draw (11 Spurs wins, seven for the Magpies including the last two).

- TOTTENHAM

Tottenham midfielder Eric Dier is expected to shake off a knock. Dier was taken off in the first half of Spurs' Europa League win over Monaco on Thursday but only as a precaution, while Harry Kane is set to return after sitting out the match. Mousa Dembele is a doubt as he struggles to overcome a stomach bug. Ryan Mason and Alex Pritchard are both out with ankle injuries.

Provisional squad: Lloris, Vorm, Walker, Rose, Trippier, Davies, Alderweireld, Wimmer, Vertonghen, Carter-Vickers, Fazio, Winks, Dier, Alli, Carroll, Bentaleb, Dembele, Townsend, Eriksen, Onomah, Chadli, Son, Lamela, Njie, Kane.

- NEWCASTLE

Newcastle head coach Steve McClaren will select from the same squad as he did for last weekend's victory over Liverpool. McClaren has no new injury problems, and defender Jamaal Lascelles (hamstring) is back in training and is expected to be joined by midfielders Cheick Tiote (groin) and Rolando Aarons (foot) within days. However, he is still without keeper Tim Krul (knee ligaments), defenders Steven Taylor, Mike Williamson (both hamstring) and Massadio Haidara (knee cartilage), midfielder Gabriel Obertan (hamstring) and striker Emmanuel Riviere (knee).

Provisional squad: Elliot, Darlow, Janmaat, Dummett, Coloccini, Mbemba, Mbabu, Sterry, Colback, Anita, Wijnaldum, Sissoko, Thauvin, De Jong, Gouffran, Mitrovic, Cisse, Perez.

MONDAY'S MATCH

PREDICTION: A 1-1 draw
FANTASY PICK: Jamie Vardy
KEY STAT: Chelsea have won the last six Premier League meetings with Leicester City.

- LEICESTER

Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri could name an unchanged team. The Foxes have no new injury worries with Ritchie de Laet (ankle) out for the rest of the month and Matty James edging towards a comeback following a long-term knee injury. On-loan winger Nathan Dyer is available again after being ineligible to face his parent club Swansea in Leicester's 3-0 win at the Liberty Stadium last week.

Provisional squad: Schmeichel, Schwarzer, Simpson, Fuchs, Schlupp, Morgan, Huth, Wasilewski, Benalouane, Kante, King, Drinkwater, Inler, Dyer, Albrighton, Mahrez, Okazaki, Ulloa, Vardy, Kramaric.

- CHELSEA

Jose Mourinho has a full squad available. John Terry and Ramires returned from injury in the midweek Champions League win over Porto, as the Blues responded from the loss to Bournemouth. Midfielder Cesc Fabregas was dropped and could miss out again after the improved performance which took Mourinho's men into the last 16, while striker Radamel Falcao is fit again and could be on the bench.

Provisional squad: Courtois, Begovic, Ivanovic, Fabregas, Zouma, Rahman, Ramires, Oscar, Falcao, Hazard, Mikel, Traore, Kenedy, Pedro, Remy, Costa, Matic, Willian, Cahill, Terry, Blackman, Azpilicueta, Loftus-Cheek, Djilobodji.


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