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Latest News: Oliver Glasner has confirmed that Jean-Philippe Mateta, heavily linked with a move away from south London, will not be involved in Sunday's match against Nottingham Forest. Even aside from Mateta, Palace's availability crisis has worsened since last week. Not only is Adam Wharton suspended following his red card against Chelsea but Justin Devenny (ankle) and Borna Sosa (muscle) have joined the injury list that already included Cheick Doucoure (knee), Caleb Kporha (back), Daichi Kamada (hamstring) and Eddie Nketiah (hamstring). Nathaniel Clyne, absent last weekend, does at least return here. Glasner namechecked Ismaila Sarr and Christantus Uche as his line-leading options at the City Ground; using Sarr up top would allow Yeremy Pino a route back into the side. Despite a shortage of fit bodies, Glasner could still opt to take Jaydee Canvot out of the firing line after recent ricks. Nathaniel Clyne has played in a back three under his current boss before, while Chadi Riad is, of course, a natural there - it's just whether the long-time-injured Moroccan stopper is fit enough after a couple of under-21 run-outs and a Gameweek 23 cameo. Otherwise, Glasner hasn't got much choice but to start the names in this predicted XI.

Latest News: Jack Grealish may miss the rest of the season after suffering a foot stress fracture earlier this month, with a decision to be taken this week on whether he needs surgery. Tim Iroegbunam (unspecified) is the only other known absentee, although David Moyes also confusingly mentioned Carlos Alcaraz - an unused substitute in Gameweek 23 on his return from injury - in his team news summary as someone who the Toffees are "waiting [on] a little bit." Michael Keane is back from a three-match ban, while Jarrad Branthwaite and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall marked their comebacks from hamstring injuries with a half apiece against Leeds United on Monday. Moyes talked up Branthwaite's qualities on Friday but he had earlier in the week said that the centre-back wasn't even meant to play as long as 45 minutes against the Whites, so would he be ready for a start just five days later? Moyes appeared to suggest that Dewsbury-Hall was ahead of Branthwaite in his return to fitness, which would make sense given their respective periods of absence, so perhaps the former Chelsea man stands the better chance of getting the nod from kick-off. Moyes' lukewarm comments on Nathan Patterson ("he's done okay") suggest that the Everton boss may move Jake O'Brien to right-back to accommodate Keane or Branthwaite, while there's also the possibility of Everton going with three/five at the rear to make use of their wealth of centre-backs. The Toffees indeed adopted that shape in the second half against Leeds, although that was seemingly more horses-for-courses to match Leeds' system.

Latest News: Sasa Lukic (hamstring) remains out and the game very likely comes too soon for Rodrigo Muniz (hamstring) but Kenny Tete (hamstring) has trained fully with the team this week, so he comes into contention for the weekend. Fulham will meanwhile leave it up to Samuel Chukwueze, whose mother passed away this week, to decide if he's going to be involved against Manchester United. Shortly before Marco Silva's presser on Friday, the Cottagers unveiled the permanent signing of Oscar Bobb from Manchester City. It's not yet clear if the Norwegian winger is fit for selection, however, as he hasn't kicked a ball since mid-December because of a hamstring issue. Fulham's last two matches against big-six opposition have seen the Cottagers line up in a 3-4-2-1, and with Lukic missing from the engine room, there's a decent chance we see that set-up again at Old Trafford. Issa Diop and Calvin Bassey will hope for recalls, with Kevin the favourite to make way from last weekend's starting XI if there is to be a formation change. It remains to be seen just how fit Tete is (his last return from a month-long injury saw him initially take his place among the substitutes) but he's very much first choice at right-back, so Timothy Castagne is living on borrowed time. Antonee Robinson's performances have dipped recently, so there's an outside chance we see Ryan Sessegnon come in.

Latest News: Jaka Bijol (hamstring) and Lukas Nmecha (hamstring) will miss out this weekend, while Gabriel Gudmundsson (adductor) only has a "little chance" of returning, way ahead of expectations, for the visit of Arsenal. As for Daniel James (hamstring), he has returned to training this week and comes into contention - but after months out, it'll be likely substitute duty at best. There's scant reason to rush Gudmundsson back with James Justin performing well but if the Swedish defender does recover quickly, the versatile Justin could go back to centre-half and displace Sebastiaan Bornauw. Further forward, the only real question is whether Sean Longstaff can mount a challenge to Ilia Gruev's place in midfield. Ao Tanaka is another option but isn't suited to a match of this type, where Leeds are going to have to graft off the ball and match Arsenal's physicality.

Latest News: Jeremie Frimpong (groin) will be out for a "few weeks" with the injury he picked up in Wednesday's win over Qarabag, while Joe Gomez (knock) will miss out again after suffering a knee-on-knee collision with his own goalkeeper in the defeat to Bournemouth. Conor Bradley (knee), Alexander Isak (ankle), Giovanni Leoni (knee), Stefan Bajcetic (hamstring) and Jayden Danns (hamstring) remain out, too, but Ibrahima Konate (personal reasons) and Curtis Jones (illness) are available again. The big question this week is what Arne Slot does at right-back with Bradley and Frimpong out. Wataru Endo deputised there in midweek but even Slot admitted that Newcastle will be a completely different proposition to the Azerbaijani outfit, who did very little attacking on Merseyside. Dominik Szoboszlai may get the nod instead; he started in that position in the reverse fixture on Tyneside, performing admirably. Slot is well stocked with midfield alternatives, too, in the shape of Jones and Alexis Mac Allister, even if none of them have been as influential as Szoboszlai this season. Early-ish withdrawals for Hugo Ekitike - who also had a breather last weekend - and Florian Wirtz in Europe perhaps suggest they're going to start again on Saturday. At the other end of the scale, Mohamed Salah has played every single minute since his return from the Africa Cup of Nations, but of course, has traditionally required little of the minute management that others need. Cody Gakpo is an alternative in attack (or an addition to it, should Slot proceed with none/one of Jones and Mac Allister), while Milos Kerkez very likely returns at left-back following a midweek run-out for Andrew Robertson.

Latest News: Pep Lijnders took over press conference duties on Friday afternoon, with Pep Guardiola absent due to a "personal matter". The City boss should still be in the dugout against Tottenham Hotspur, however. Lijnders started by giving us an update on Jeremy Doku (calf), ruling him out of the Spurs match but adding that his period of absence should be shorter than the 18 days it took him to recover from the last injury. There was a positive update on Ruben Dias (hamstring), too: he'll be back in training on Monday. John Stones (thigh), Josko Gvardiol (leg), Mateo Kovacic (ankle) and Savinho (thigh) are all still sidelined, while Oscar Bobb has now moved on to Fulham. City will at least be able to count on Marc Guéhi and Antoine Semenyo, who were ineligible to face Galatasaray in midweek, while Rodri sat out that game through suspension and is available now, too. With Erling Haaland back in the goalscoring groove, Rayan Cherki impressing yet again in midweek and Semenyo arguably the most secure starter in the attack, Omar Marmoush may be the fall guy up front. He was on the scoresheet in Gameweek 23 and, as Wednesday (and last season) showed, it's not necessary an either/or with him and Haaland. Even last weekend, when Haaland was benched, Marmoush played off the left. But the Egyptian was arguably City's weakest link in attack on Wednesday, while Cherki will need to move to a wide-midfield station - Guardiola seemingly doesn't trust him centrally - to accommodate the (we assume) recalled Haaland. We might again be looking at Phil Foden v Tijjani Reijnders for one spot, then. Both players were subs in midweek, with Reijnders starting last weekend against Wolves. Is two matches out of the starting XI enough for Foden to recalibrate? Guardiola seemed to suggest it was "a question of numbers, assists and goals", as much as fatigue, when explaining the England international's benching. Reijnders isn't particularly delivering on that front either. At the rear, this seems to be Guardiola's first-choice back four at present, at least until Dias returns. The only question mark is at left-back, where Rayan Ait-Nouri and Nathan Ake are alternatives to Nico O'Reilly. O'Reilly was much improved against Wolves last Saturday, so that might count him in good stead as Guardiola seeks the "consistency" in the back four he said was lacking after the Bodo/Glimt loss.

Latest News: Michael Carrick said that Patrick Dorgu (hamstring) would be out for a "period of time" and "a few weeks", not yet corroborating media reports suggesting the defender-cum-winger will be sidelined until April. Matthijs de Ligt (back) also remains out but Joshua Zirkzee has returned to training after a brief lay-off and could be involved. There are other ways Carrick could line up without Dorgu (Mason Mount off the left; Amad Diallo and Bryan Mbeumo on the flanks with Benjamin Sesko up top) but given the praise the United boss has lavished on Matheus Cunha for his attitude and response to not starting, it'd be a surprise if Carrick didn't back that up with a start for the Brazilian here. Dorgu might have been originally intended as a horses-for-courses selection against the top two anyway, with Cunha and/or Sesko coming back into contention for the supposedly easier-on-paper fixtures. Other than this enforced change, Carrick likely won't tinker too much with his team after back-to-back wins. Noussair Mazraoui for Diogo Dalot is one change we can see happening somewhere down the line but the latter may have enough credit in the bank, for now, as part of the winning XI.

Latest News: Bruno Guimaraes (ankle) will be assessed in training to see if he can feature against Liverpool. The midfielder was back in Newcastle's squad in midweek but was an unused substitute, with Eddie Howe explaining that he'd only had "light training" beforehand. On Friday, Howe said that it was "slightly unknown at the moment" regarding the Brazilian's fitness. Jacob Murphy and Will Osula are in similar boats to Bruno (ie back from injury but not much training and unused in midweek), while Fabian Schar (ankle), Emil Krafth (knee), Joelinton (groin) and Tino Livramento (hamstring) are all still sidelined. It'll be interesting to see if Howe opts for the same wing-back set-up he used in France in midweek, especially as Newcastle are away at Anfield. It's not a system we've seen in the Premier League since September but with Dan Burn back, it gives the Newcastle boss the option of revisiting it. Alternatively, there's a decent chance we may see Burn soon deputise for the overworked Lewis Hall, who has just completed five 90-minute run-outs in 16 days. It's a Wednesday-Saturday turnaround this week, too. Howe hinted at a further freshening up of his squad despite the excellent display in the Parc des Princes, and it's likely we'll see Yoane Wissa, Anthony Gordon and Harvey Barnes recalled after their midweek breathers. Kieran Trippier may also return at full-back. Howe said Wednesday's display was Jacob Ramsey's best in a Newcastle shirt, so there's a good chance we'll see him again, either in place of Bruno in a midfield two or alongside him in a three. The versatile Lewis Miley is also an option in the middle of the park or at right-back.

Latest News: Nicolo Savona (knee) has joined Chris Wood (knee) and John Victor (knee) on the injury list ahead of the visit of Crystal Palace. Sean Dyche once again rotated in the Europa League on Thursday, with the five starting Gameweek 23 outfielders who did keep their places all coming off early against Ferencvaros. There's a good chance that Dyche is going to name the same line-up for the third Premier League game in a row, then, but he might view a home match against out-of-form Crystal Palace as a chance to go a bit bolder with his selection, perhaps introducing a more natural winger like Omari Hutchinson or Dan Ndoye at the expense of Nicolas Dominguez. James McAtee was one of a handful of second-string players to catch the eye in midweek (a far cry from the Wrexham and Braga performances!) but the reality is that bench duty probably awaits again in Gameweek 24.

Latest News: Regis Le Bris expects Granit Xhaka (ankle) to be out for "three more weeks", which puts him on a similar timeline of recovery to Bertrand Traorè (knee). We're not expecting to see new signing Jocelin Ta Bi, either: Le Bris said last week that he would remain out of contention as he gets up to speed following his January move. Habib Diarra will likely be brought back into the line-up this week, with the Senegalese midfielder marking his return from injury and international duty with a positive 45-minute showing at West Ham. Diarra and fellow AFCON finalist Chemsdine Talbi both came on at half-time against the Hammers, and the players they replaced, Trai Hume and Romaine Mundle, look at risk of benchings. With the Xhaka-less core looking exposed, Le Bris may opt to add Lutsharel Geertruida to the engine room this week, although the ongoing right-wing problem isn't so easily solved, with the likelihood being that someone (Talbi, Diarra or Enzo Le Fee) is going to have to start in an unfavoured position. Despite Reinildo's half-time exit in east London, he's generally been good this season and it'd be a surprise to see him make way for Dennis Cirkin after one off-day.

Latest News: Lucas Bergvall (ankle), Pedro Porro (hamstring), Ben Davies (ankle), Richarlison (hamstring), Rodrigo Bentancur (hamstring), Mohammed Kudus (thigh), James Maddison (knee) and Dejan Kulusevski (knee) are on the injury list, while Micky van de Ven is "touch and go" for the visit of Manchester City. The Dutch defender missed out on the win over Eintracht Frankfurt with a "minor" issue but has at least been on the grass in the last two days, with Thomas Frank saying he was "hopeful". Frank at least gets a whole host of players back who were ineligible in midweek, namely Yves Bissouma, Radu Dragusin, Conor Gallagher, Mathys Tel and Souza. Frank's glass-half-full team news (ie the Dane giving a positive update and then the player failing to show) became a running joke while he was at Brentford, so you do wonder just how close van de Ven is to featuring. Frank seems taken with the new 3-4-3 set-up so we might see the same back three/five go again after midweek, with Joao Palhinha deputising for van de Ven if the Dutchman fails to make it. Dragusin is another option at centre-half, of course. Dominic Solanke likely returns to the side after his midweek breather (Frank confirmed he was "ready to start"), with Randal Kolo Muani making way.

Latest News: Nuno Espirito Santo was again little help on the team news front, reporting the usual "knocks" when asked about injuries. We’re not aware of any issues, at least, save for the ongoing absence of veteran goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski (back). Lucas Paqueta is off to Brazil but the Hammers do have a new addition to the squad this weekend, with Nuno confirming that January signing Adama Traore is "physically okay" and "can become an option". Bench duty likely beckons for the winger, with West Ham on a three-match winning run in all competitions. We could see one or two horses-for-courses changes with this being an away match at Chelsea, however. It's possible that Nuno goes with a back five at Stamford Bridge and brings Max Kilman in, while the West Ham boss could alternatively opt to add Freddie Potts or Soungoutou Magassa into the midfield. Pablo Felipe would be the likely man to make way in either scenario but his work rate is a big selling point, so don't be surprised to see an unchanged XI once again.

Latest News: Rob Edwards said that Jorgen Strand Larsen has trained this week and is available to play against Bournemouth, despite widespread reports linking the striker with an imminent transfer. The same goes for goalkeeper Jose Sa, who may also be exit-bound. Wolves meanwhile get Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (hamstring) back from injury but Toti Gomes (hamstring) remains out and Ladislav Krej?í is a "slight doubt" after struggling with the flu. David Moller Wolfe or Matt Doherty may have to deputise as the left-sided centre-half if Krej?í fails to recover, while we can surely expect Tolu Arokodare to return to the line-up after Edwards' striker-less approach at the Etihad didn't pan out as hoped. The Wolves boss can fit both Jhon Arias (hooked at half-time last weekend) and Matheus Mane into his side by perhaps sacrificing Hwang Hee-chan and using Mane further forward or, as was the case in Gameweek 21, only playing one of Joao Gomes and Andre. Having replaced Jackson Tchatchoua at half-time at the Etihad, Rodrigo Gomes is pushing for a start at wing-back.