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Premier League weekend team news: Injuries and suspensions update

SATURDAY'S GAMES

- MAN CITY

Sergio Aguero and John Stones could both return. Aguero missed last weekend's 5-0 win over Crystal Palace with a groin injury, while Stones has been sidelined for a month by a leg problem. Goalkeeper Claudio Bravo (calf) and midfielder Ilkay Gundogan (knee) will not feature again this season.

Provisional squad: Caballero, Gunn, Zabaleta, Sagna, Kompany, Otamendi, Stones, Kolarov, Clichy, Toure, Fernando, Fernandinho, Delph, De Bruyne, Silva, Sterling, Sane, Navas, Nolito, Garcia, Jesus, Iheanacho, Aguero.

- LEICESTER CITY

Leicester midfielder Danny Drinkwater has been ruled out for the rest of the season. The England international has a thigh strain and is expected to miss the next four weeks for the Foxes, starting against Manchester City on Saturday. Captain Wes Morgan is also out with a hamstring problem while Robert Huth (foot) is a doubt and Nampalys Mendy is sidelined following ankle surgery last month.

Provisional squad: Schmeichel, Hamer, Zieler, Simpson, Huth, Wasilewski, Benalouane, Fuchs, Chilwell, King, Ndidi, Amartey, Mahrez, Gray, Albrighton, Musa, Slimani, Vardy, Okazaki, Ulloa.

- BOURNEMOUTH

Bournemouth expect to have midfielder Dan Gosling back in contention again following a calf problem. Ryan Fraser will be monitored on a tight Achilles, but striker Benik Afobe is still sidelined by a hamstring strain. On-loan Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere is out for the season after suffering a fractured leg, while Andrew Surman, forward Callum Wilson, goalkeeper Adam Federici and defender Rhoys Wiggins all continue their recovery from knee injuries.

Provisional squad: Boruc, S Cook, Daniels, A Smith, Francis, King, Stanislas, Arter, Pugh, L Cook, Mousset, Allsop, Fraser, Cargill, B Smith, Mings, Gradel, Ibe, Gosling.

- BURNLEY

Defender Michael Keane is in contention to return. The England international, who was an ever-present in the Premier League this season until missing last week's draw with West Brom due to a knock, has returned to training and is being monitored by boss Sean Dyche. Fellow centre-back Ben Mee is unlikely to make his comeback from a shin problem, while winger George Boyd could return following a knee injury.

Provisional squad: Heaton, Robinson, Pope, Lowton, Keane, Long, Ward, Darikwa, Tarkowski, Flanagan, Defour, Boyd, Hendrick, Westwood, Arfield, Gudmundsson, Vokes, Gray, Agyei, Barnes.

- MIDDLESBROUGH

Middlesbrough head coach Steve Agnew has no fresh injury problems. Goalkeeper Victor Valdes (ribs), defender Daniel Ayala (ankle) and midfielder Gaston Ramirez (groin) remain doubts and are unlikely to feature for relegated Boro in their final home game of the campaign. Skipper Grant Leadbitter returned from a three-game lay-off with a hamstring problem at Chelsea on Monday evening, while fellow midfielder Adlene Guedioura is close to following suit after recovering from a groin strain.

Provisional squad: Guzan, Konstantopoulos, Barragan, Friend, Fabio, Chambers, Gibson, Espinosa, Husband, Fry, De Roon, Clayton, Forshaw, Leadbitter, Guedioura, Downing, Stuani, Traore, Fischer, Negredo, Gestede, Bamford.

- SOUTHAMPTON

Southampton have no fresh injury concerns. Saints boss Claude Puel may make a number of changes due to a late-season fixture pile-up with the likes of Shane Long and Sofiane Boufal pushing for recalls. There could be space in the squad for fit-again duo Charlie Austin and Matt Targett but Virgil van Dijk (ankle) and goalkeeper Alex McCarthy (hamstring) are out.

Provisional squad: Forster, Hassan, Soares, Martina, Pied, Yoshida, Stephens, Targett, Caceres, Bertrand, McQueen, Romeu, Hojbjerg, Davis, Clasie, Ward-Prowse, Tadic, Boufal, Redmond, Rodriguez, Long, Gabbiadini, Sims, Austin.

- SUNDERLAND

Sunderland midfielder George Honeyman is out after damaging his back in training. The 22-year-old was hurt when defender Lamine Kone fell on him and he will not be involved against the Swans. Skipper Lee Cattermole (Achilles), fellow midfielder Darron Gibson (groin) and full-back Bryan Oviedo (hamstring), have all closing in on returns, although the game is likely to come too soon for Oviedo.

Provisional squad: Pickford, Mannone, Jones, Manquillo, Denayer, Love, O'Shea, Kone, Djilobodji, Lescott, Cattermole, Ndong, Gooch, Gibson, Borini, Rodwell, Januzaj, Pienaar, Khazri, Defoe, Anichebe.

- SWANSEA

Swansea are set to be unchanged. Wayne Routledge could return to the matchday squad after hernia surgery but is unlikely to start. Angel Rangel is also back in training after breaking a bone in his foot in mid-March, while Jefferson Montero (hamstring) and Nathan Dyer (Achilles) remain out.

Provisional squad: Fabianski, Naughton, Fernandez, Mawson, Olsson, Britton, Ki, Carroll, Sigurdsson, Llorente, Ayew, Nordfeldt, Kingsley, Amat, Van der Hoorn, Cork, Fer, Fulton, Routledge, McBurnie, Borja, Roberts.

- STOKE

Stoke boss Mark Hughes only has long-term absentees Ibrahim Afellay (knee) and Stephen Ireland (broken leg) unavailable. It remains to be seen whether Saido Berahino, still yet to score for the club since joining from West Brom in January, is restored to the starting line-up having recovered from the illness he was hit by in the build-up to last weekend's match at Bournemouth. The forward ended up being an unused substitute during the 2-2 draw, which saw his replacement in the first XI Mame Diouf get on the score sheet.

Provisional squad: Butland, Grant, Shawcross, Martins Indi, Johnson, Pieters, Bardsley, Muniesa, Cameron, Whelan, Adam, Imbula, Allen, Shaqiri, Arnautovic, Sobhi, Walters, Crouch, Berahino, Diouf, Bony.

- ARSENAL

Arsenal will be without Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. The England international limped out of Wednesday's 2-0 win at Southampton with a hamstring injury and faces a race against time to be fit again this season. Shkodran Mustafi returned from a thigh problem at St Mary's and fellow defender Laurent Koscielny (calf) could join him at the back against Stoke having returned to training, but Santi Cazorla (Achilles) remains sidelined.

Provisional squad: Cech, Ospina, Martinez, Bellerin, Holding, Gabriel, Mustafi, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Monreal, Gibbs, Maitland-Niles, Coquelin, Xhaka, Ramsey, Ozil, Walcott, Iwobi, Sanchez, Perez, Welbeck, Giroud.

SUNDAY'S GAMES

- CRYSTAL PALACE

James Tomkins and Yohan Cabaye face late fitness tests. Manager Sam Allardyce could also recall Scott Dann after a knee problem, though he describes any decision to play the central defender as a ``calculated risk''. Joel Ward suffered a broken nose in last week's 5-0 defeat at Manchester City, Andros Townsend is struggling with an Achilles injury, and Mamadou Sakho has damaged knee ligaments to the extent he will not play again this season.

Provisional squad: Hennessey, Speroni, Mandanda, Kelly, Schlupp, Van Aanholt, Dann, Delaney, Tomkins, Fryers, Milivojevic, Flamini, McArthur, Cabaye, Zaha, Puncheon, Townsend, Benteke, Campbell, Lee, Ledley, Sako.

- HULL CITY

Hull will be without winger Lazar Markovic. Markovic, on-loan Liverpool, sustained an ankle injury in last week's home defeat to Sunderland and will miss the Tigers' last two matches. Defender Omar Elabdellaoui (back) will return to contention after missing the last seven games, while midfielder Tom Huddlestone could return to the starting line-up. Head coach Marco Silva has no new injury or suspension worries.

Provisional squad: Jakupovic, Marshall, Robertson, Dawson, Maguire, Ranocchia, Elmohamady, Elabdellaoui, Huddlestone, Evandro, Maloney, Henriksen, Grosicki, Hernandez, Diomande, N'Diaye, Clucas, Niasse, Mbokani.

- WEST HAM

West Ham will be without eight first-team players. Skipper Mark Noble (hernia) and fellow midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate (wrist) will sit out the last two games after undergoing surgery on long-standing injuries. Andy Carroll (groin), Michail Antonio (hamstring), Pedro Obiang (ankle), Diafra Sakho (back), Angelo Ogbonna (knee) and Arthur Masuaku (foot) remain sidelined.

Provisional squad: Adrian, Randolph, Byram, Fonte, Reid, Collins, Cresswell, Fernandes, Nordtveit, Rice, Makasi, Snodgrass, Samuelsen, Feghouli, Lanzini, Ayew, Fletcher, Calleri, Holland.

- LIVERPOOL

Midfielder Adam Lallana and striker Daniel Sturridge are both in contention to start. The pair have made a couple of substitute appearances each since returning from injury but with Jurgen Klopp's side struggling to break down sides now may be the time for them to be brought back. Forward Roberto Firmino and midfielder Lucas Leiva are doubts with muscle injuries.

Provisional squad: Mignolet, Clyne, Lovren, Matip, Milner, Can, Wijnaldum, Lallana, Firmino, Sturridge, Coutinho, Karius, Alexander-Arnold, Klavan, Moreno, Lucas, Grujic, Origi, Woodburn, Wilson.

- TOTTENHAM

Mauricio Pochettino has no new injury concerns. Danny Rose has returned to training but is still not match fit while Harry Winks and Erik Lamela are also unavailable with ankle and hip injuries respectively. It means Ben Davies is likely to continue at left-back as Spurs play their last game at their current home before moving to Wembley next season.

Provisional squad: Lloris, Vorm, Lopez, Davies, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Dier, Wimmer, Walker, Trippier, Wanyama, Dembele, Eriksen, Alli, Sissoko, Onomah, Son, Janssen, Kane.

- MAN UNITED

Marouane Fellaini serves the final match of his domestic ban. The Belgium midfielder remains suspended following his red card against Manchester City, but defender Eric Bailly's sending off in Thursday's Europa League semi-final second leg against Celta Vigo does not affect Premier League matters. Top scorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic remains out with a long-term knee injury, while Ashley Young (hamstring), Marcos Rojo (knee), Luke Shaw (foot) and Tim Fosu-Mensah (shoulder) are also out for the rest of the season.

Provisional squad: De Gea, Romero, Pereira, Valencia, Darmian, Jones, Smalling, Mitchell, Tuanzebe, Olosunde, Bailly, Blind, Carrick, Herrera, Lingard, Mata, McTominay, Mkhitaryan, Pogba, Willock, Martial, Rashford, Rooney.


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