Check out all the team news ahead of this weekend’s Premier League fixtures, as Arsenal have three worries, while West Ham’s record sig...
Check out all the team news ahead of this weekend’s Premier
League fixtures, as Arsenal have three worries, while West Ham’s record signing
could make his full comeback.
Saturday
Sunderland V Arsenal
- 12:30pm
Sunderland boss David Moyes will make late decisions on
Adnan Januzaj and Jason Denayer ahead of Saturday’s Premier League clash with
Arsenal.
Winger Januzaj (ankle ligaments) and defender Denayer
(adductor) are both back in training, but the game might come too soon with the
Manchester United loanee the more likely to make it.
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| Sunderland boss David Moyes will make late decisions on Adnan Januzaj and Jason Denayer ahead of Saturday’s Premier League clash with Arsenal. |
Midfielder Lee Cattermole is back running as he attempts to
shake off a back problem, but he remains a doubt, while keeper Vito Mannone
(fractured elbow), midfielders Jan Kirchhoff (hamstring) and Sebastian Larsson
(knee) and striker Fabio Borini (groin) are still out.
Arsenal are set to be without Lucas Perez for Saturday’s
Premier League trip to Sunderland after he was ruled out for up to two months
with an ankle injury.
The Spaniard was forced off in the EFL Cup win over Reading
and faces a spell on the sidelines along with long-term absentees Per
Mertesacker and Danny Welbeck (both knee).
Granit Xhaka is still banned and Theo Walcott (hamstring),
Nacho Monreal (muscular) and Santi Cazorla (Achilles) all face late fitness
tests to be in contention at the Stadium of Light, although Aaron Ramsey could
be back after recovering from a hamstring injury.
Manchester United
v Burnley - 3pm
Wayne Rooney and Chris Smalling will be assessed ahead of
Saturday’s Premier League clash with Burnley.
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| Jose Mourinho confirmed Henrikh Mkhitaryan is fit and available for selection. |
The duo missed Wednesday’s EFL Cup tie against Manchester
City, as did forward Anthony Martial, and could return at Old Trafford.
United defenders Eric Bailly and Phil Jones miss out through
knee issues, but Jose Mourinho confirmed Henrikh Mkhitaryan is fit and
available for selection.
Burnley welcome striker Andre Gray back into the squad for
Saturday’s trip to Manchester United.
Gray served a four-game ban after historic offensive social
media posts came to light, but he is now vying for a recall.
There will be a late decision on Steven Defour (hamstring)
but George Boyd and Stephen Ward are expected to be fit.
Middlesbrough v
Bournemouth - 3pm
Defender Calum Chambers will return to the Middlesbrough
squad for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Bournemouth at the Riverside
Stadium.
Chambers was ineligible for last weekend’s 0-0 draw at
parent club Arsenal under the terms of his loan agreement, but is in contention
once again as head coach Aitor Karanka reaches 150 games in charge on Teesside.
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| Stanislas, so impressive against Hull earlier this month, missed last weekend’s goalless home draw with Tottenham due to a calf injury |
Only midfielder Grant Leadbitter remains on the casualty
list as he works his way back from hernia surgery, but he has been pencilled in
for a return to action with the club’s under-23s after making good progress.
Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe will check on the fitness of
Junior Stanislas before his squad travel to Middlesbrough.
Stanislas, so impressive against Hull earlier this month,
missed last weekend’s goalless home draw with Tottenham due to a calf injury
but Howe hopes the forward will be back in contention and available at the
Riverside.
Midfielder Andrew Surman was another absentee against Spurs
but he has recovered from a bout of illness and rejoins the group.
Tottenham v
Leicester - 3pm
Tottenham will once again be without Harry Kane and Toby
Alderweireld for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Leicester.
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| Tottenham will once again be without Harry Kane and Toby Alderweireld for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Leicester. |
Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino hopes striker Kane and
defender Alderweireld could both make returns from knee problems for the north
London derby at Arsenal on November 6.
Pochettino looks set to make several changes for the White
Hart Lane visit of champions Leicester, following Tuesday’s EFL Cup defeat at
Liverpool, though Moussa Sissoko remains suspended.
Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri should have an unchanged
group of players to choose from for the trip to Tottenham.
The champions head to White Hart Lane on Saturday without
both Nampalys Mendy and Ben Chilwell. Midfielder Mendy has not featured since
injuring his ankle on his Premier League debut against Arsenal in August, while
Chilwell picked up a muscle strain on international duty with the England
Under-21 side earlier this month.
Fellow defender Yohan Benalouane is nearing full fitness
after getting some valuable minutes under his belt for the development squad in
recent weeks.
Watford v Hull
City - 3pm
Daryl Janmaat is likely to return to the Watford side when
they host Hull in the Premier League on Saturday.
The defender has been missing with a shoulder problem but
manager Walter Mazzarri expects the Holland international to at least make the
bench for the clash with the struggling Tigers.
Record signing Isaac Success is absent once again as he
struggles for match fitness and Craig Cathcart (groin) also misses out.
Hull will be without suspended striker Adama Diomande for
their Premier League game at Watford after opting not to appeal against his
charge of violent conduct.
Diomande allegedly struck Bristol City midfielder Marlon
Pack in the closing stages of Tuesday night’s EFL Cup win at Bristol City and
will start a three-game ban.
The Tigers are already without Robert Snodgrass (ankle),
Dieumerci Mbokani (hamstring) and Andrew Robertson (calf), while Moses Odubajo
(fractured patella) and Alex Bruce (Achilles), plus goalkeeper Allan McGregor
(back) remain sidelined.
West Brom v Manchester City - 3pm
Jonny Evans will return from suspension for West Brom
against Manchester City.
The defender missed last week’s 2-1 defeat at Liverpool but
Claudio Yacob is banned after collecting five yellow cards this season.
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| Boss Tony Pulis agreed a one-year contract extension at the club on Friday and still will not select Saido Berahino as the striker continues to regain fitness after being ruled overweight by the club. |
Manchester City will give fitness tests to Kevin De Bruyne
and Pablo Zabaleta ahead of Saturday’s Premier League trip to West Brom.
Playmaker De Bruyne suffered a calf injury in last weekend’s
draw against Southampton while defender Zabaleta has missed the last two games
after needing stitches to repair a foot injury.
Captain Vincent Kompany is in contention despite being
withdrawn at half-time at Manchester United in midweek due to tiredness but
right-back Bacary Sagna (hamstring) and midfielder Fabian Delph (muscle) remain
on the sidelines.
Crystal Palace v
Liverpool - 5:30pm
Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew has a doubt over Jason
Puncheon ahead of the Premier League game against Liverpool on Saturday.
The 30-year-old midfielder missed the Eagles’ 3-1 defeat to
Leicester last weekend due to a calf strain but trained with the squad on
Friday.
Captain Scott Dann is expected to regain his place in the
starting XI after overcoming a hamstring injury, but Loic Remy (thigh strain),
Pape Souare (broken leg) and Jonathan Benteke (knee) remain long-term injury
absentees.
James Milner is a doubt for Liverpool’s Premier League trip
to Crystal Palace on Saturday.
The left-back missed Tuesday’s EFL Cup game through illness
and manager Jurgen Klopp is waiting to see whether he will have recovered in
time.
Captain Jordan Henderson returns from suspension while Klopp
is hoping to arrange a match for defender Joe Gomez after the international
break as he steps up his return from a long-term knee injury.
Everton v West Ham
- 1:30pm
Leighton Baines and James McCarthy will both miss Everton’s
Premier League home clash with West Ham on Sunday.
Full-back Baines has not been involved for five games due to
a hamstring problem, while midfielder McCarthy, who sat out last Saturday’s 2-1
loss at Burnley, has recently developed a similar issue.
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| Andre Ayew is fit enough to start against Everton on Sunday. |
Forward Enner Valencia, who is on loan at Everton from West
Ham, is ineligible against his parent club.
West Ham boss Slaven Bilic must decide whether Andre Ayew is
fit enough to start against Everton on Sunday.
The £20.5million summer signing from Swansea made his
comeback as a substitute against Chelsea in midweek after recovering from the
thigh injury he sustained on the opening day of the season.
Arthur Masuaku, Sam Byram, Gokhan Tore, Andy Carroll and
Diafra Sakho are still out through injury.
Southampton v
Chelsea - 4pm
Southampton defender Ryan Bertrand could return from a
hamstring injury for the visit of his former club Chelsea.
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| Ryan Bertrand could return from a hamstring injury for the visit of his former club Chelsea. |
But Jay Rodriguez is a doubt after going off following a
clash of heads during Wednesday’s EFL Cup win over Sunderland and fellow
striker Shane Long is still out with a hamstring problem.
Fraser Forster, Virgil van Dijk, Steven Davis and Charlie
Austin will be among the players who return after being rested against the
Black Cats.
Captain John Terry could return to the substitutes’ bench
when Chelsea play in the Premier League at Southampton on Sunday.
Terry made his first start in more than six weeks following
an ankle injury as the Blues made seven changes for Wednesday’s EFL Cup loss at
West Ham, but Antonio Conte is likely to recall many of the players involved in
last Sunday’s comprehensive win over Manchester United.
Defender Branislav is available, but Kurt Zouma is nearing a
return from his long-term knee injury, while playmaker Cesc Fabregas (thigh)
remains out.
Stoke City v
Swansea City
Stoke are waiting on the fitness of Geoff Cameron ahead of
Monday’s Premier League clash with Swansea.
The American hyperextended his knee during the victory over
Hull, while full-back Phil Bardsley is also a doubt following the death of his
grandfather on Tuesday.
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| Phil Bardsley is also a doubt following the death of his grandfather on Tuesday. |
Glen Johnson (thigh) and Jack Butland (ankle) remain
sidelined but there was some good news for the Potters this week with Ibrahim
Afellay (knee) back at the club and on course to return before Christmas.
Jefferson Montero has an outside chance of making Swansea’s
Premier League trip to Stoke on Monday.
The Ecuador winger is back in training after six weeks out
with a calf problem and could be included among the Swansea substitutes in the
Potteries.
Fernando Llorente is fit to start after making his return
from rib and knee injuries from the bench in last weekend’s goalless home draw
with Watford.
