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Premier League weekend team news: Injuries and suspensions

SUNDAY'S GAMES

- ARSENAL

Five Arsenal players face fitness tests ahead of the North London derby. Theo Walcott (hamstring) is likely to be in contention but doubts remain over Santi Cazorla (Achilles), Nacho Monreal (muscular), Hector Bellerin (unspecified) and Kieran Gibbs, who suffered a shoulder injury in the Champions League win over Ludogorets on Tuesday. Elsewhere, Granit Xhaka is available having served a three-game domestic ban after being sent off against Swansea, while Lucas Perez (ankle), Per Mertesacker and Danny Welbeck (both knee) are definite absentees.

Provisional squad: Cech, Ospina, Debuchy, Jenkinson, Bellerin, Holding, Gabriel, Koscielny, Mustafi, Gibbs, Monreal, Elneny, Coquelin, Ramsey, Xhaka, Cazorla, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ozil, Walcott, Reine-Adelaide, Iwobi, Sanchez, Akpom, Giroud.

- TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

Mauricio Pochettino must decide whether to start Tottenham striker Harry Kane in the North London derby. Kane has been out for almost seven weeks with an ankle ligament injury, but he has recovered and will be named in the squad. A late decision will be made on Mousa Dembele, who is struggling with a foot problem, but Erik Lamela (hip) and Toby Alderweireld (leg) are out. Moussa Sissoko remains suspended.

Provisional squad: Lloris, Vorm, Lopez, Rose, Vertonghen, Dier, Wimmer, Walker, Trippier, Wanyama, Winks, Eriksen, Alli, Dembele, Onomah, Nkoudou, Son, Janssen, Kane.

- HULL CITY

Hull could have winger Robert Snodgrass available after he recovered from an ankle injury earlier than expected. The Scotland international was initially ruled out for up to a month after suffering the injury in late October but returned to training on Friday and could be in contention, with Dieumerci Mbokani available after he recovered from a hamstring injury. Allan McGregor (back) and Brian Lenihan (knee) have returned to training but this match will come too soon for the pair to return, while Andrew Robertson (calf), Moses Odubajo (fractured kneecap) and Alex Bruce (Achilles) remain sidelined. Adama Diomande misses out through suspension.

Provisional squad: Jakupovic, Marshall, Maguire, Davies, Dawson, Tymon, Elmohamady, Livermore, Mason, Huddlestone, Henriksen, Meyler, Hernandez, Weir, Clucas, Maloney, Snodgrass, Keane, Bowen, Mbokani, Olley, Hernandez.

- SOUTHAMPTON

Southampton have no fresh injury worries following the Europa League win over Inter Milan. Striker Charlie Austin, defender Ryan Bertrand, midfielders Sofiane Boufal and Steven Davis were all on the bench on Thursday night, so could come back into contention. Defender Cedric Soares is stepping up his rehabilitation from a foot problem, while striker Shane Long, defender Matt Targett and goalkeeper Alex McCarthy all have hamstring injuries and defender Jeremy Pied remains out following knee surgery.

Provisional squad: Forster, Fonte, Bertrand, Martina, Van Dijk, Davis, Tadic, Romeu, Clasie, Austin, Redmond, Taylor, Ward-Prowse, Yoshida, Olomola, McQueen, Hojbjerg, Boufal.

- LIVERPOOL

Danny Ings will not be part of Liverpool's squad to face Watford after this week undergoing surgery on a knee injury that will keep him out for the rest of the season. The 24-year-old had only just returned after sustaining cruciate ligament damage in his other knee and was yet to make a Premier League appearance this term. Reds boss Jurgen Klopp otherwise has no other injury issues and he expects James Milner, Georginio Wijnaldum and Emre Can to be available despite suffering from bouts of illness this week.

Provisional squad: Mignolet, Karius, Clyne, Lovren, Matip, Klavan, Moreno, Milner, Can, Wijnaldum, Mane, Firmino, Coutinho, Lucas, Grujic, Origi, Sturridge, Lallana, Ejaria.

- WATFORD

Watford defender Sebastian Prodl went off against Hull last weekend with a muscle injury and is unlikely to recover in time, while Craig Cathcart (groin) and Isaac Success (foot) are both out. A late decision will be made on striker Stefano Okaka, who trained this week after overcoming a hamstring strain.

Provisional squad: Gomes, Gilmartin, Pantilimon, Mariappa, Kaboul, Sinclair, Britos, Prodl, Janmaat, Holebas, Zuniga, Kabasele, Amrabat, Behrami, Capoue, Guedioura, Watson, Doucoure, Pereyra, Deeney, Ighalo.

- SWANSEA CITY

Swansea winger Jefferson Montero is in contention for his first Premier League start of the season. Montero has not featured since picking up a calf problem in September but has returned to full training this week. Kyle Naughton has recovered from the illness which forced him off in Monday night's 3-1 defeat at Stoke, and Stephen Kingsley and Leon Britton are pushing for recalls with new Swansea boss Bob Bradley admitting he is yet to discover his best side.

Provisional squad: Fabianski, Naughton, Van der Hoorn, Mawson, Kingsley, Britton, Ki, Routledge, Barrow, Sigurdsson, Llorente, Nordfeldt, Rangel, Amat, Fernandez, Taylor, Cork, Fer, Fulton, Borja, James, McBurnie.

- MANCHESTER UNITED

Paul Pogba is a doubt for Manchester United's Premier League clash at Swansea, where manager Jose Mourinho will serve a one-match touchline ban. World-record signing Pogba was forced off 30 minutes into Thursday's Europa League defeat at Fenerbahce with an apparent thigh injury, with the midfielder to be assessed ahead of a match that Ander Herrera will miss through suspension. Antonio Valencia (arm) and Eric Bailly (knee) are out, while fellow defender Chris Smalling (foot) is a doubt. Bastian Schweinsteiger is unlikely to be involved, having only just returned to training, but Michael Carrick and Memphis Depay are back in contention after being left out of the squad that travelled to Turkey.

Provisional squad: De Gea, Romero, Blind, Jones, Darmian, Fosu-Mensah, Smalling, Rojo, Shaw, Carrick, Fellaini, Mkhitaryan, Lingard, Mata, Pogba, Schneiderlin, Young, Depay, Ibrahimovic, Martial, Rashford, Rooney

- LEICESTER CITY

Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel will miss out after fracturing a bone in his hand against FC Copenhagen in midweek. Summer signing Ron-Robert Zieler is set to get a run in the team as Schmeichel looks likely to be sidelined for between four and six weeks, having undergone surgery. Striker Islam Slimani is expected to return to the squad after a thigh injury while boss Claudio Ranieri hinted at changes to his starting line-up, with the likes of Andy King, Marc Albrighton, Danny Simpson and Shinji Okazaki vying for recalls along with Slimani.

Provisional squad: Zieler, Simpson, Hernandez, Huth, Morgan, Wasilewski, Fuchs, King, Amartey, Drinkwater, Gray, Albrighton, Mahrez, Schlupp, Musa, Vardy, Ulloa, Okazaki, Slimani.

- WEST BROMWICH ALBION

West Brom will be without club record signing Nacer Chadli against Leicester. The midfielder has undergone a minor knee operation to remove some cartilage and it is hoped he will be fit again after the two-week international break which follows this weekend's fixtures. Striker Saido Berahino will also be absent as he has been sent on a four-day training camp in France to work on his fitness, while defender Jonas Olsson has a slight hamstring strain and is a doubt. James McClean is suspended after incurring a fifth yellow card of the season against Manchester City last weekend.

Provisional squad: Foster, Myhill, Nyom, Olsson, Dawson, Evans, McAuley, Galloway, Fletcher, Morrison, Phillips, Brunt, Field, Gardner, Leko, Rondon, Robson-Kanu.


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