The Premier League resumes after a long break due to the international break and the FA Cup quarter-finals, but many clubs, including Arsenal, will be without key players.
Bukayo Saka is a doubt for Arsenal’s match against Bournemouth (Image: Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
The Premier League resumes this weekend after a long break, with Arsenal looking to extend their lead at the top of the table.
It has been three weeks since the last gameweek, and the international break and subsequent FA Cup have given clubs an opportunity to assess the situation. Manager Roberto De Zerbi will take charge of Tottenham for the first time this weekend, with Arsenal hosting Bournemouth in Saturday’s kick-off.
Things start with Friday night’s relegation battle between West Ham and Wolves, but Sunday’s game between Chelsea and Manchester City is another highlight.
Here, Mirror Football brings you team news from all 20 clubs, highlighting the key injuries that could impact the situation.
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AFC Bournemouth
The Cherries will be without Lewis Cook and Justin Kluivert when they face league leaders Arsenal on Saturday, but are boosted by the return to fitness of Ben Gannon-Doak, Tyler Adams, Junior Crupi and Alex Jimenez.
arsenal
Mikel Arteta kept his cards close to his chest in his pre-match press conference as he confirmed Eberechi Eze’s return from a calf injury.
Julian Timber, Bukayo Saka, Riccardo Calafioli, Piero Hincapie and Martin Odegaard all missed Thursday’s training session, but all they got from Arteta was that “there has been a change since yesterday”. Mikel Merino remains out for an extended period of time.
Eberechi Eze returns to fitness (Image: Vince Mignott/DeFodi Images/DeFodi via Getty Images)
Aston Villa
Villa head into the trip to Nottingham Forest but are likely to be without Jadon Sancho, who will be out for two weeks after recovering from a shoulder injury. Boubacar Kamara will be out for the rest of the season, but Alisson has returned to training with the team.
brentford
Rico Henry and Vitaly Janert will be unavailable for the game against Everton, while Aaron Hickey is also a big question. Joshua Dasilva, Antoni Mirambo and Fabio Carvalho are all out of the Bees for an extended period of time.
brighton
Brighton captain Lewis Dunk was suspended after picking up 10 yellow cards, while Jack Hinshelwood has recovered from an issue that ruled him out of England Under-21 duty. Adam Webster and Stefanos Tzimas will remain on the sidelines in the long term.
burnley
Scott Parker has a lot on his plate ahead of the match against Brighton. Jordan Beyer, Josh Laurent, Mike Trezor, Hannibal Mabry, Connor Roberts, Zeki Amdouni and Josh Cullen were all ruled out. Axel Tuanzebe is away on international duty with the Democratic Republic of the Congo and will undergo a late fitness test after partying after qualifying for the World Cup.
chelsea
Enzo Fernandes will not play against Manchester City (Image: Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images)
Liam Rosenior confirmed in his pre-match press conference that Enzo Fernandes will not play as punishment for his comments during the international break. Reece James is struggling to get fit but will not feature against Manchester City. Levi Colwill, Jamie Gittens, Trevor Chalovar, Filip Jorgensen and Mykhailo Mudryk are all ruled out.
crystal palace
Evan Gessand is a doubt after taking a knock in the last game against Palace, Cheek Doucoure is out this weekend and Eddie Nketiah is ruled out for the rest of the season.
everton
Jack Grealish remains sidelined after undergoing surgery and Carlos Alcaraz is not ready to play. Iliman Ndiaye has been informed of his health condition by manager David Moyes.
Fulham
Kenny Tete, Harrison Reid and Kevin will be unavailable for Fulham’s trip to Anfield on Saturday.
leeds
Daniel Farke has many injury concerns (Image: Steve Bardens, Getty Images)
Anton Stach, Joe Rodon and Dan James have been ruled out by manager Daniel Farke for Monday’s game against Manchester United, while Noah Okafor, Xhaka Bihor and Gabriel Gutmundsson are doubtful to feature due to knocks.
liverpool
Alisson is not ready to return in goal, so Giorgi Mamadashvili will continue in his place. Giovanni Leoni, Wataru Endo and Conor Bradley are the only other players missing, with Alexander Isak now recovering and coming off the bench in Wednesday night’s 2-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.
manchester city
Josep Guardiola says Josko Gvardiol and Ruben Dias are making good progress towards their return from injury but are not ready yet. However, John Stones was closer and returned to partial training.
manchester united
Harry Maguire sent off against Bournemouth (Image: Warren Little, Getty Images)
Harry Maguire was suspended after receiving a red card in the 2-2 draw with Bournemouth. Patrick Dorg has returned to individual training but will not be ready to face Leeds. Matthijs de Ligt is still out.
United were away in Ireland this week for a four-day training camp that included Lisandro Martinez, Benjamin Sesco and Brian Mbeumo. Michael Carrick will provide an update on their situation at the pre-match press conference.
newcastle
Bruno Guimarães will miss this weekend’s trip to Crystal Palace due to illness. He is joined on the sideline by defenders Sven Botman, Fabian Schaal and Emil Kraft. However, Lewis Miley is expected to return to training and fight for selection.
nottingham forest
Forest will be without Jair Cunha, Willy Boly, Nicolo Savona and John Victor when they face Villa on Sunday afternoon.
sunderland
Joselyn Tavi, Romain Mandre, Bertrand Traore and Simon Moore will all miss Sunday’s game between the Black Cats and Tottenham, while Dan Ballard and Nilsson Angulo are not fit enough to play. First-choice goalkeeper Robin Roufs could return after a period of absence.
tottenham
Guglielmo Vicario undergoes hernia surgery (Image: Getty Images)
Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario is still not fit following hernia surgery, so Antonin Kinski will start for the first time since being replaced by Igor Tudor against Atlético Madrid. Matthijs Tell has his doubts.
Mohamed Kudus has had a slow recovery and will be unavailable, along with Yves Bissouma, Ben Davies, Rodrigo Bentancur, Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison and Wilson Odbert.
west ham
Jean-Clair Todibo and Callum Wilson were on the bench through injury. Aaron Wan-Bissaka also started on the bench after making a late return from international duty. Crisencio Somerville is fit enough to start.
wolf
Matt Doherty will miss the game against West Ham due to a minor injury, while Sam Johnstone has a shoulder injury.
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