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Premier League weekend team news: Injuries and suspensions update

SATURDAY'S GAMES

Crystal Palace vs. Swansea

Ruben Loftus-Cheek has suffered a groin injury and joins winger Wilfried Zaha (knee) on the sidelines. Midfielder James McArthur is pushing for his first league start of the season after scoring twice in the Carabao Cup victory over Ipswich in midweek.
Provisional squad: Hennessey, Speroni, Ward, Tomkins, Dann, Riedewald, Fosu-Mensah, Van Aanholt, Delaney, Kelly, Schlupp, Townsend, McArthur, Cabaye, Milivojevic, Lee, Williams, Mutch, Kaikai, Puncheon, Benteke, Ladapo.

Sam Clucas could go straight into the side at Crystal Palace following his £15 million move from Hull. Skipper Leon Britton is also available after a back injury forced him out of the last two games. But Kyle Bartley (knee ligaments) has joined a casualty list which includes Fernando Llorente (arm), Nathan Dyer (Achilles) and Ki Sung-yueng (knee).
Provisional squad: Fabianski, Naughton, Fernandez, Mawson, Olsson, Britton, Fer, Carroll, Clucas, Ayew, Abraham, Nordfeldt, Rangel, Van der Hoorn, Mesa, Fulton, Narsingh, Routledge, Montero, McBurnie.

Huddersfield vs. Southampton

David Wagner will not consider selecting new signings Abdelhamid Sabiri and Florent Hadergjonaj, preferring them to do some work in training before coming into contention for the trip to West Ham after the international break. The Terriers have no fresh injury concerns but are still without midfielder Jonathan Hogg, forward Nahki Wells (both ankle) and defenders Martin Cranie (hip) and Jon Gorenc Stankovic (knee).
Provisional squad: Lossl, Coleman, Schofield, Smith, Malone, Lowe, Jorgensen, Schindler, Hefele, Whitehead, Scannell, Billing, Mooy, Van la Parra, Lolley, Williams, Ince, Palmer, Kachunga, Depoitre, Quaner, Mounie.

Wesley Hoedt could make his Southampton debut after arriving for a reported £15 million from Lazio. Saints will once again be without wantaway centre-back Virgil van Dijk, according to manager Mauricio Pellegrino.
Provisional squad: Forster, McCarthy, Soares, Yoshida, Hoedt, Stephens, Bertrand, Targett, Bednarek, Romeu, Clasie, Hojbjerg, Lemina, Davis, Sims, Redmond, Boufal, Austin, Gabbiadini, Long.

Newcastle vs. West Ham

Rolando Aarons, who capped an impressive individual display with a goal in Wednesday night's 3-2 Carabao Cup defeat by Nottingham Forest, picked up a knock and will have a late fitness test. Keeper Karl Darlow is out with a thigh problem, while Jonjo Shelvey completes his three-match ban and defenders DeAndre Yedlin and Paul Dummett (both hamstring) and Florian Lejeune (ankle ligaments) are still out.
Provisional squad: Elliot, Woodman, Manquillo, Gamez, Lascelles, Clark, Mbemba, Hayden, Merino, Saivet, Ritchie, Atsu, Murphy, Aarons, De Jong, Diame, Barlaser, Perez, Gayle, Joselu, Mitrovic.

Manuel Lanzini will be added to the squad after recovering from a knee injury. Andy Carroll is also back in training after his latest layoff due to a thigh problem and will be assessed. Winston Reid (calf) is the only definite injury absentee while Marko Arnautovic is still suspended.
Provisional Squad: Hart, Adrian, Zabaleta, Byram, Masuaku, Cresswell, Ogbonna, Collins, Fonte, Obiang, Noble, Kouyate, Fernandes, Rice, Lanzini, Antonio, Ayew, Sakho, Hernandez, Carroll.

Watford vs. Brighton

Watford could hand a debut to new loan signing Andre Carrillo. Younes Kaboul, Daryl Janmaat and Roberto Pereyra all suffered muscular injuries against Liverpool and are sidelined, as is Mauro Zarate (knee), while Jose Holebas is banned.
Provisional squad: Gomes, Pantilimon, Britos, Kabasele, Prodl, Mariappa, Mason, Femenia, Hoban, Capoue, Hughes, Amrabat, Chalobah, Doucoure, Watson, Carrillo, Deeney, Success, Richarlison, Sinclair, Okaka, Gray.

Chris Hughton may give a debut to record-signing Jose Izquierdo. Albion will not, however, be able to call on Ghana striker Raphael Dwamena at Vicarage Road after his move from FC Zurich collapsed after a failed medical. Glenn Murray (ankle) and midfielder Steve Sidwell (back) should be fit to feature for Albion, but Izzy Brown (hamstring), Beram Kayal (broken leg) and Sam Baldock (knee) remain out.
Provisional squad: Ryan, Maenpaa, Bruno, Dunk, Duffy, Rosenior, Hunemeier, Suttner, Bong, Stephens, Gross, Propper, Knockaert, Sidwell, Skalak, March, Izquierdo, Gross, Murphy, Hemed, Murray.

Man United vs. Leicester

Jose Mourinho may opt to retain the same starting XI again though he could opt to bring in Anthony Martial, who has come off the bench to scored in both games so far this season. Luke Shaw and Ashley Young stepped up their recoveries from injury by playing for the under-23s this week but are not expected to be involved in the contest this weekend, while Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who re-signed for United on a one-year deal on Thursday, and Marcos Rojo remain sidelined by their knee problems.
Provisional squad: De Gea, Romero, Jones, Bailly, Smalling, Lindelof, Valencia, Blind, Darmian, Matic, Pogba, Fellaini, Herrera, Carrick, Mata, Mkhitaryan, Rashford, Martial, Lingard, Lukaku.

Captain Wes Morgan and striker Jamie Vardy could both be back after nursing injuries following the home win over Brighton. Danny Drinkwater (thigh) and Papy Mendy (ankle) have resumed full training while Kelechi Iheanacho has also been able to train, although Leicester boss Craig Shakespeare will err on the side of caution with the striker after his toe injury.
Provisional squad: Schmeichel, Jakupovic, Hamer, Simpson, Fuchs, Morgan, Chilwell, Maguire, Wasilewski, Benalouane, Ndidi, Amartey, Gray, Albrighton, Thomas, Mahrez, Musa, Vardy, Ulloa, Slimani, Okazaki, Iheanacho.

SUNDAY'S GAMES

Chelsea vs. Everton

Cesc Fabregas returns from suspension but defender Gary Cahill is still banned. Forward Eden Hazard is due to play for the club's under-23s on Friday as he builds up his fitness following a broken ankle.
Provisional squad: Courtois, Caballero, Rudiger, Alonso, Kante, Fabregas, Pedro, Bakayoko, Moses, Willian, Batshuayi, Morata, Azpilicueta, Luiz, Christiansen, Kenedy, Tomori, Musonda, Boga, Remy, Scott.

Everton have doubts over both Idrissa Gueye and Sandro Ramirez and will be without Davy Klaassen for their trip to Chelsea. Gueye missed Thursday's win over Hajduk Split as a precaution with a hamstring problem, while neither striker Sandro (heel) nor midfielder Klaassen (foot) played either. Boss Ronald Koeman's midfield options are limited as Morgan Schneiderlin is suspended, with the Frenchman joining James McCarthy, Ramiro Funes Mori, Yannick Bolasie (all knee), Seamus Coleman (broken leg) and Ross Barkley (hamstring) on the sidelines.
Provisional squad: Pickford, Stekelenburg, Martina, Keane, Williams, Jagielka, Baines, Gueye, Sigurdsson, Davies, Besic, Lennon, Rooney, Calvert-Lewin, Mirallas, Holgate, Lookman.

West Brom vs. Stoke

Jonny Evans, a transfer target for Manchester City, has yet to feature this season because of a hamstring injury and he will continue to be assessed. Fellow centre-half Gareth McAuley (thigh) remains out and striker Hal Robson-Kanu is still suspended. James Morrison will also be checked on after making his return from injury at Accrington in midweek but the midfielder is expected to be in contention. New signing Oliver Burke could be among the substitutes.
Provisional squad: Foster, Myhill, Nyom, Evans, Dawson, Yuning, Hegazi, Brunt, Marc Wilson, Kane Wilson, Yacob, Morrison, Livermore, Field, McClean, Harper, Chadli, Barry, Rondon, Leko, Rodriguez, Burke.

Xherdan Shaqiri remains an injury concern after a hamstring problem forced the Switzerland international off against Arsenal. Hughes made eight changes for the Carabao Cup tie against Rochdale and Jack Butland, Ryan Shawcross, Darren Fletcher, Jese and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting are expected to come back into the team.
Provisional squad: Butland, Zouma, Shawcross, Cameron, Diouf, Allen, Fletcher, Pieters, Shaqiri, Bojan, Berahino, Grant, Johnson, Tymon, Adam, Ramadan, Choupo-Moting, Crouch, Jese.

Liverpool vs. Arsenal

Liverpool are again without Philippe Coutinho with Jurgen Klopp saying the Barcelona target is still "on our injury list'' with a back problem, even though he looks set to join up with Brazil next week. Klopp is hopeful that both Emre Can and Trent Alexander-Arnold can overcome minor issues they sustained in midweek against Hoffenheim, while Georginio Wijnaldum is set to return to England after attending the birth of his child in the Netherlands, but Nathaniel Clyne (hamstring) and Adam Lallana (thigh) remain absent.
Provisional squad: Mignolet, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Lovren, Moreno, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Can, Mane, Firmino, Salah, Karius, Gomez, Klavan, Robertson, Milner, Grujic, Origi, Solanke, Sturridge.

Alexis Sanchez is in line to make his first appearance of the season after an abdominal strain, as is defender Laurent Koscielny who returns from a three-match ban. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has a largely fit squad to choose from, although long-term absentee Santi Cazorla (ankle) still sidelined.
Provisional squad: Cech, Ospina, Gibbs, Mertesacker, Holding, Koscielny, Monreal, Mustafi, Bellerin, Nelson, Kolasinac, Ramsey, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Wilshere, Coquelin, Xhaka, Elneny, Ozil, Giroud, Walcott, Sanchez, Iwobi, Welbeck, Lacazette.

Tottenham vs. Burnley

Tottenham remain hopeful that club-record signing Davinson Sanchez will receive a work permit in time. Georges-Kevin Nkoudou (foot), Danny Rose (knee) and Erik Lamela (hips) have progressed in their respective recoveries but are all still missing.
Provisional squad: Lloris, Vorm, Lopez, Davies, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Sanchez, Dier, Wimmer, Trippier, Walker-Peters, Wanyama, Dembele, Eriksen, Alli, Sissoko, Winks, Edwards, Son, Janssen, Kane.

Jonathan Walters is out with an ankle problem, while midfielder Jeff Hendrick is a doubt with a thigh strain. However, record-signing Chris Wood, who joined the club in a £15 million switch from Leeds earlier this week, could be handed his first start after replacing Walters at Ewood Park, where manager Sean Dyche made eight changes.
Provisional squad: Heaton, Legzdins, Pope, Lowton, Long, Mee, Taylor, Ward, Darikwa, Tarkowski, Defour, Brady, Ulvestad, Hendrick, Cork, Westwood, Arfield, Gudmundsson, Vokes, Agyei, Barnes, Wood.


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