The Premier League resumes this weekend with all 20 teams in action over the Christmas period, starting with Manchester United’s home game against Newcastle on Boxing Day.
The festive fixtures are finally here and all 20 Premier League teams are gearing up for action this week, but only two will be honking their horns on Boxing Day this year.
The bulk of the next round’s fixtures are scheduled to take place on December 27th, with Manchester United and Newcastle facing off at Old Trafford at 8pm on Boxing Day, with their rivals following suit the following day, with all the big boys in action.
Here, Mirror Football brings together all the latest injury news for all 20 Premier League teams as they prepare to tackle a busy Christmas fixture schedule…
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AFC Bournemouth
Ben Gannon-Doak, Tyler Adams and Veljko Milosavljevic are all expected to miss the Cherries’ trip to Brentford on Saturday. Other than these three, there are no new injury concerns reported for Andoni Iraola.
arsenal
The Gunners will once again be without Gabriel, who is out for a long period of time. Piero Hincapie, who was injured in midweek’s Carabao Cup match against Crystal Palace, could come on as a substitute.
Cristian Mosquera, Ben White-White, Kai Havertz and Max Daumann are also absent.
Aston Villa
Evan Guesand will play for the Ivory Coast at the African Cup of Nations. Ross Barkley, Tyron Mings and Pau Torres are also out, while Harvey Elliott is also questionable.
brentford
Keith Andrews will be without Frank Onyeka and Dango Outtara, who will be playing in the Africa Cup of Nations. Josh Dasilva, Fabio Carvalho and Antoni Mirambo are also absent from Brentford.
brighton
Carlos Baleva is one of four players expected to miss the Arsenal match. Stefanos Tzimas, Adam Webster and Solly March will also be unavailable this weekend.
burnley
Axel Tuanzebe and Lyle Foster have both featured in the African Cup of Nations, but other Clarets stars are also expected to miss the game against Everton. Connor Roberts, Jordan Beyer and Zeki Amdouni were injured and Hannibal Meybry was suspended, but Maxime Esteve returned to action.
chelsea
Ruben Colwill, Romeo Lavia and Dario Essgo will be unavailable for Chelsea’s game against Aston Villa. However, Willian Estevao, who missed the Blues’ last two games, could return, and Liam Delap could also feature.
crystal palace
Ismaila Sarr is absent due to the African Cup of Nations. Daichi Kamata, Cheick Doucoure and Daniel Muñoz all remain injured and will not feature in Sunday’s match between Palace and Tottenham.
everton
Manager David Moyes will have to make do without Iliman Ndiaye and Idrissa Gueye (African Cup of Nations) against Burnley. Jarrad Branthwaite and Seamus Coleman are also sidelined with hamstring injuries and will also be unavailable.
Fulham
Harry Wilson may remain a doubt after limping off in Monday’s win over Nottingham Forest. Rodrigo Muniz and Ryan Sessegnon are still absent, but Calvin Bassey, Samuel Chukwueze and Alex Iwobi are all represented for Nigeria at the Africa Cup of Nations.
leeds
Lucas Nmeka could return to Leeds, but Sunday’s game against Sunderland will be too soon for Sean Longstaff and Daniel James.
liverpool
Alexander Isak will miss Liverpool after undergoing surgery on a broken foot earlier this week. Joe Gomez and Wataru Endo have both been ruled out while Mohammad Salah is playing in the African Cup of Nations.
Dominik Szoboszlai is out due to suspension after accumulating five yellow cards, but Kodi Gakpo and Conor Bradley are “50-50” and could play a role.
manchester city
Mateo Kovacic is set to leave Manchester City, while Jeremy Doku, Oscar Bobb, Rodri and John Stones are all doubts. Rayan At-Nouri and Omar Marmouche will play in the African Cup of Nations.
manchester united
Bruno Fernandes and Koby Mainu are likely to miss out, with the former certain to miss out. There are doubts about Harry Maguire and Matthijs de Ligt.
newcastle
Sven Botman, Kieran Trippier, Emil Craft, Dan Byrne and Tino Livramento have all been ruled out of the match against Newcastle, but Nick Pope could be fit enough to return to the squad.
nottingham forest
Ola Aina, Ibrahim Sangare, Willy Boley, Chris Wood and Ryan Yates will not feature in Saturday’s home game against Manchester City.
sunderland
Luke O’Nien remains suspended for the Black Cats, who have six players at the Africa Cup of Nations: Artur Masuaku, Habib Diarra, Noah Sadiki, Reinild, Kemsudine Talbi and Bertrand Traore.
tottenham
Cristian Romero and Xavi Simons are suspended after being sent off in the defeat to Liverpool. Yves Bissouma and Papa Mate Sarr have both played in the African Cup of Nations.
west ham
Aaron Wan-Bissaka and El Hadji Malik Diouf are the only two players missing from the Hammers at the African Cup of Nations with both players.
wolf
Jelson Mosquera has returned, but Wolves will be without captain Toti Gomez against Liverpool due to a hamstring problem.
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