Published on Dec 20, 2024
Saturday 12.30pm TNT Sports 1 Venue Villa Park
Referee Peter Bankes This season G9 Y36 R2 4.22 cards/game
Subs from Olsen, Zych, Cash, Bogarde, Mings, Nedeljkovic, Maatsen, Onana, Buendía, Barkley, Philogene, Durán
Doubtful None
Injured Ramsey (hamstring, 26 Dec)
Suspended None
Form LDLWWL Leading scorer Watkins 7
Manchester CitySubs from Ortega, Carson, Wilson-Ebrand, Lewis, Perrone, O’Reilly, Simpson-Pusey, Nunes, Savinho, Foden, McAtee, Grealish
Doubtful Ederson (fitness)
Injured Dias (muscle, 14 Jan), Bobb (leg, Feb), Rodri (knee, Jun)
Suspended None
Form LLLWDL Leading scorer Haaland 13
BRENTFORD v NOTTINGHAM FORESTSaturday 3pm Venue Gtech Community Stadium
Referee Michael Oliver This season G13 Y66 R1 5.15 cards/game
Subs from Valdimarsson, Van den Berg, Pinnock, Meghoma, Yarmolyuk, Trevitt, Konak, Carvalho, Schade, Maghoma
Doubtful Van den Berg (groin), Pinnock (hamstring)
Injured Jensen (hamstring, 1 Jan), Thiago (joint, unknown), Nunes (back, unknown), Hickey (hamstring, unknown), Dasilva (knee, unknown), Henry (fitness, unknown)
Suspended None
Form WDWLWL Leading scorer Mbeumo 10
Nottingham ForestSubs from Miguel, Morato, Boly, Omobamidele, Moreno, Toffolo, Ward-Prowse, Domínguez, Silva, Sosa, Awoniyi
Doubtful Murillo (knock), Yates (ankle)
Injured Sangaré (hamstring, unknown), Danilo (ankle, unknown)
Suspended None
Form LLWLWW Leading scorer Wood 10
IPSWICH v NEWCASTLESaturday 3pm Venue Portman Road
Referee Stuart Attwell This season G9 Y37 R2 4.33 cards/game
Subs from Walton, Johnson, Townsend, Woolfenden, Taylor, Phillips, J Clarke, Broadhead
Doubtful None
Injured Hirst (knee, 16 Jan), Ogbene (achilles, Jun), Tuanzebe (hamstring, unknown)
Suspended Delap (one match)
Form WDLLLW Leading scorer Delap 6
NewcastleSubs from Vlachodimos, Livramento, Kelly, Targett, Longstaff, Miley, Almirón, Gordon, Osula
Doubtful None
Injured Botman (fitness, 4 Jan), Pope (knee, 15 Jan), Krafth (shoulder, 15 Jan), Wilson (hamstring, Feb), Lascelles (knee, Feb)
Suspended Joelinton (one match)
Form WLDDLW Leading scorer Isak 7
WEST HAM v BRIGHTONSaturday 3pm Venue London Stadium
Referee Rob Jones This season G10 Y49 R5 5.4 cards/game
Subs from Areola, Foderingham, Todibo, Coufal, Cresswell, Casey, Irving, Orford, Scarles, Summerville, Guilherme, Ings
Doubtful Todibo (knock)
Injured Antonio (leg, unknown)
Suspended Soler (one match)
Form DWLLWD Leading scorer Bowen, Soucek 4
BrightonSubs from Steele, Lamptey, Webster, Igor, McConville, Hinshelwood, Moder, Wieffer, O’Riley, Enciso, Gruda, Adingra, Ferguson
Doubtful Webster (hamstring)
Injured Welbeck (ankle, 27 Dec), Kadioglu (toe, 27 Dec)
Suspended None
Form WWDLDL Leading scorer Welbeck 6
CRYSTAL PALACE v ARSENALSaturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Selhurst Park
Referee Simon Hooper This season G9 Y46 R2 5.33 cards/game
Subs from Turner, Matthews, Umeh, Ward, Richards, Clyne, Schlupp, Doucouré, Kporha, Rodney, Agbinone, Kamada, Devenny, Nketiah
Doubtful None
Injured Riad (knee, 26 Dec), Wharton (groin, 26 Dec), Franca (groin, unknown)
Suspended None
Form LDDWDW Leading scorer Mateta 4
ArsenalSubs from Neto, Setford, Porter, Zinchenko, Heaven, Kacurri, Lewis-Skelly, Kiwior, Merino, Jorginho, Nwaneri, Havertz, Sterling, Trossard
Doubtful None
Injured White (knee, unknown), Tomiyasu (knee, unknown)
Suspended None
Form DWWWDD Leading scorer Havertz, Saka 5
Sunday 2pm Venue Goodison Park
Referee Chris Kavanagh This season G11 Y63 R4 6.09 cards/game
Subs from Virgínia, Begovic, Coleman, Patterson, Dixon, Keane, O’Brien, McNeil, Armstrong, Lindstrom, Beto, Chermiti
Doubtful McNeil (knee)
Injured Garner (back, Jan), Iroegbunam (foot, unknown)
Suspended None
Ineligible Broja (facing parent club)
Form LDDLWD Leading scorer McNeil 3
ChelseaSubs from Jörgensen, Bergström, Veiga, Chilwell, Dewsbury-Hall, Lavia, Casadei, Chukwuemeka, Félix, Madueke, George, Nkunku, Guiu
Doubtful Lavia (hamstring)
Injured Badiashile (knock, unknown), Fofana (hamstring, unknown), James (hamstring, unknown)
Suspended Cucurella (one match), Mudryk (unknown)
Form DWWWWW Leading scorer Palmer 11
FULHAM v SOUTHAMPTONSunday 2pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Craven Cottage
Referee Tim Robinson This season G6 Y35 R1 6 cards/game
Subs from Benda, Andersen, Cuenca, Sessegnon, Cairney, King, Traoré, Muniz, Vinícius, Godo
Doubtful Andersen (fitness)
Injured Reed (knee, 5 Jan), Nelson (hamstring, Feb), Tete (leg, Mar)
Suspended Pereira (one match)
Form WLDWDD Leading scorer Iwobi, Jiménez 5
SouthamptonSubs from Ramsdale, Lumley, Edwards, Bree, Sugarawa, Lallana, Sulemana, Onuachu, Fraser, Brereton Díaz, Amo-Ameyaw
Doubtful Walker-Peters (muscle), Ramsdale (hand)
Injured Smallbone (hamstring, 26 Dec), Larios (unknown, 16 Jan), Stewart (muscle, 16 Jan), Bazunu (achilles, Feb)
Suspended Stephens (last of four)
Form LLDLLL Leading scorer Archer, Aribo, Armstrong 2
LEICESTER v WOLVESSunday 2pm Venue King Power Stadium
Referee Anthony Taylor This season G14 Y55 R1 4 cards/game
Subs from Ward, Stolarczyk, Okoli, Faes, Thomas, Choudhury, Winks, El Khannous, Daka, Ayew, Decordova-Reid
Doubtful Hermansen (groin)
Injured Ndidi (hamstring, 29 Dec), Pereira (hamstring, Mar), Fatawu (knee, Jun)
Suspended None
Form LLLWDL Leading scorer Vardy 6
WolvesSubs from Bentley, Pond, Meupiyou, Lima, Doyle, Cundle, R Gomes, Forbs, Guedes, Hwang
Doubtful None
Injured Traoré (knee, 6 Jan), Mosquera (knee, Jun), Sá (shoulder, unknown), Sarabia (calf, unknown), Kalajdzic (knee, unknown)
Suspended Aït-Nouri (one match)
Form WWLLLL Leading scorer Cunha 8
MANCHESTER UNITED v BOURNEMOUTHSunday 2pm Venue Old Trafford
Referee Craig Pawson This season G9 Y39 R1 4.44 cards/game
Subs from Bayindir, Heaton, Evans, Yoro, Malacia, Amass, Casemiro, Eriksen, Antony, Rashford, Garnacho, Højlund, Wheatley
Doubtful None
Injured Shaw (muscle, 16 Jan), Mount (muscle, Feb), Lindelöf (muscle, unknown)
Suspended None
Form WDWLLW Leading scorer Fernandes, Rashford 4
BournemouthSubs from Travers, Hill, Aarons, Kinsey-Wellings, Winterburn, Adams, Billing, Brooks, Unal
Doubtful None
Injured Senesi (thigh, Apr), Araujo (hamstring, unknown), Sinisterra (hamstring, unknown), Scott (knee, unknown), Tavernier (hamstring, unknown)
Suspended None
Form LLWWWD Leading scorer Kluivert 5
TOTTENHAM v LIVERPOOLSunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Referee Sam Barrott This season G10 Y57 R0 5.7 cards/game
Subs from Austin, Whiteman, Spence, Reguilón, King, Hardy, Dorrington, Olusesi, Werner, Johnson, Lankshear
Doubtful Udogie (muscle), Werner (illness)
Injured Moore (illness, 29 Dec), Davies (hamstring, 29 Dec), Richarlison (hamstring, 4 Jan), Romero (muscle, 15 Jan), Van de Ven (hamstring, 15 Jan), Vicario (ankle, unknown), Odobert (hamstring, unknown)
Suspended Bentancur (last of seven)
Form LWDLLW Leading scorer Maddison 7
LiverpoolSubs from Kelleher, Jaros, Davies, Quansah, Nallo, Tsimikas, Endo, Jones, Elliott, Morton, Nyoni, Núñez, Jota, Chiesa
Doubtful None
Injured Konaté (knee, Jan), Bradley (hamstring, Jan)
Suspended None
Form WWWWDD Leading scorer Salah 13
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