SATURDAY (3pm unless stated)
Everton (16) v Arsenal (10), 12.30pm – Live on BT Sport
Everton caretaker manager Duncan Ferguson is hopeful of having a couple of players back to face Arsenal. Theo Walcott, Morgan Schneiderlin, Lucas Digne, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Djibril Sidibe and Fabian Delph missed the Carabao Cup loss to Leicester. Jean-Philippe Gbamin and Andre Gomes are long-term absentees.
Arsenal will check Mesut Özil after he hurt his right foot during the defeat to Manchester City. Hector Bellerin (hamstring) and Rob Holding (knee) will also be assessed. Granit Xhaka will be available after he sustained concussion at West Ham. Kieran Tierney (dislocated shoulder), Sead Kolasinac (ankle ligament) and Dani Ceballos (hamstring) are out. Sokratis Papastathopoulos is banned.
Last season: Everton 1 Arsenal 0, Arsenal 2 Everton 0
Last five league matches: Everton L L L W D; Arsenal D D L W L
Top scorers: Richarlison (Everton) 8; Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) 13
Match odds: H: 27-20; D: 27-10; A: 9-5
Referee: Kevin Friend
AFC Bournemouth (14) v Burnley (12)
Bournemouth will check on forward Joshua King's ankle injury. Midfielder Andrew Surman is also a doubt after picking up a calf injury and the Cherries remain without defender Nathan Ake (hamstring), Adam Smith (foot), Steven Cook (hand), forward Callum Wilson (thigh), Arnaut Groeneveld (foot), Harry Wilson (thigh), Charlie Daniels (knee) and Lloyd Kelly.
Burnley have doubts over midfielder Ashley Westwood and striker Chris Wood. Westwood returned from a groin problem for the victory over Newcastle, but the issue has resurfaced and Wood (Achilles) missed training this week. Charlie Taylor (hamstring) and Kevin Long (hip) are fit, but Ben Gibson (groin) and Johann Berg Gudmundsson (hamstring) are out.
Last season: AFC Bournemouth 1 Burnley 3, Burnley 4 AFC Bournemouth 0
Last five league matches: AFC Bournemouth L L L L W; Burnley W L L L W
Top scorers: Harry Wilson (AFC Bournemouth) 6; Chris Wood (Burnley) 7
Match odds: H: 27-20; D: 12-5; A: 2-1
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Aston Villa (17) v Southampton (18)
Aston Villa have no fresh injury concerns. Tyrone Mings and Keinan Davis remain out with hamstring troubles. Jed Steer (Achilles) is also still absent. Club captain James Chester returned for his first game in 325 days against Liverpool in midweek and the defender is available again.
Southampton will not risk midfielder Moussa Djenepo, who is carrying a hamstring problem, while defender Kevin Danso is ill. Winger Sofiane Boufal continues to recovery from a stubbed big toe but full back Yan Valery has been sidelined by a viral infection.
Last season: No corresponding fixture
Last five league matches: Aston Villa W D L L L; Southampton D W W L L
Top scorers: Jack Grealish and Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) 6; Danny Ings (Southampton) 11
Match odds: H: 27-20; D: 13-5; A: 15-8
Referee: Craig Pawson
Brighton (13) v Sheffield United (7)
Brighton striker Aaron Connolly is fit to face Sheffield United after missing two games with a dead leg. Midfielder Dale Stephens is also available following suspension to hand manager Graham Potter a double fitness boost.
Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder is forced to change a winning team with John Fleck suspended. Mo Besic, on loan from Everton, is most likely to replace Fleck. Wilder otherwise has a full squad available. Oliver Norwood and John Lundstram are both one yellow card away from a suspension.
Last season: No corresponding fixture
Last five league matches: Brighton L L W D D; Sheff Utd D D L W W
Top scorers: Neal Maupay (Brighton) 7; Lys Mousset (Sheff Utd) 5
Match odds: H: 6-5; D: 11-5; A: 5-2
Referee: Robert Jones
Newcastle (11) v Crystal Palace (9)
Newcastle could have Jonjo Shelvey (calf) and Miguel Almiron (hamstring) available after they missed the defeat to Burnley. Defenders Ciaran Clark (calf) and Jamaal Lascelles (fractured tibia), midfielders Matt Ritchie (ankle) and Ki Sung-yueng (illness) and striker Allan Saint-Maximin (hamstring) are out.
Crystal Palace have added Scott Dann to the injured list after he picked up a calf problem. Joel Ward (knee), Gary Cahill (knee), Jeffrey Schlupp (muscle) and Andros Townsend sat out Monday’s 1-1 draw with Brighton. Makeshift left back Jairo Riedewald was then forced off with a hip injury. Mamadou Sakho is banned but Patrick Van Aanholt (hamstring) could return.
Last season: Newcastle 0 Crystal Palace 1, Crystal Palace 0 Newcastle 0
Last five league matches: Newcastle L D W W L; Crystal Palace L W W D D
Top scorers: Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle) 5; Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) 4
Match odds: H: 7-5; D: 21-10; A: 11-5
Referee: Simon Hooper
Norwich (19) v Wolverhampton (8) – Live on Premier Sports
Norwich will be without defender Ben Godfrey for the visit of Wolves because of a knee injury. Fit-again Scotland defender Grant Hanley could return. Forward Teemu Pukki is fit as his toe injury turned out to be bruising rather than a fracture. Swiss forward Josip Drmic (hamstring) and defender Timm Klose (knee) continue their rehabilitation.
Wolves hope to have winger Adama Traore fit for the trip to Carrow Road after he suffered a dislocated shoulder during last weekend’s defeat by Tottenham. Midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White (back) continues his recovery, along with centre-back Willy Boly (fractured leg) and Bruno Jordao (ankle).
Last season: No corresponding fixture
Last five league matches: Norwich W D L L D; Wolverhampton W D W D L
Top scorers: Teemu Pukki (Norwich) 9; Raul Jimenez (Wolverhampton) 15
Match odds: H: 14-5; D: 11-4; A: 10-11
Referee: Peter Bankes
Manchester City (3) v Leicester (2), 5.30pm – Live Sky Sports
Sergio Agüero and John Stones could return for Manchester City after recovering from respective thigh and hamstring injuries. David Silva remains out after suffering a knock. Kevin De Bruyne, Ederson and Fernandinho, among the players rested for the Carabao Cup win at Oxford, are all expected to return.
Foxes manager Brendan Rodgers is unlikely to make changes after giving his squad a clean bill of health. Matty James is back in training with the squad following a long-term Achilles injury but is not ready to return to action.
Last season: Man City 1 Leicester 0, Leicester 2 Man City 1
Last five league matches: Man City W D W L W; Leicester W W W W D
Top scorers: Raheem Sterling (Man City) 18; Jamie Vardy (Leicester) 16
Match odds: H: 4-11; D: 17-4; A: 7-1
Referee: Mike Dean
SUNDAY
Watford (20) v Man Utd (6), 2.0 – Live on Sky Sports
Watford manager Nigel Pearson expects to have defender Adam Masina and creative midfielder Roberto Pereyra available after they missed the loss to Liverpool with minor injury problems. Left back Jose Holebas (ankle) is out along Tom Cleverley (heel), Danny Welbeck (hamstring), Sebastian Prodl, and Daryl Janmaat (both knee).
Paul Pogba remains absent for United because of an ankle injury. Diogo Dalot was due to play for United’s youth side as the full back builds fitness, while Eric Bailly and Timothy Fosu-Mensah were due to start full training this week. Marcos Rojo is also continuing to build his fitness.
Last season: Man Utd 2 Watford 1, Watford 1 Man Utd 2
Last five league matches: Watford L L L D L; Man Utd D D W W D
Top scorers: Ismaila Sarr, Roberto Pereyra, Gerard Deulofeu and Andre Gray (Watford) 2; Marcus Rashford (Man Utd) 14
Match odds: H:17-5 ; D: 29-10; A: 78-100
Referee: Lee Mason
Tottenham Hotspur (5) v Chelsea (4), 4.30 – Live on Sky Sports
Record signing Tanguy Ndombele will be back in contention for Tottenham after recovering fro a calf injury. Michel Vorm (calf) is also fit. Erik Lamela (hamstring), Ben Davies (ankle) and Hugo Lloris (elbow) all remain injured.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek is Chelsea’s sole absentee. The England midfielder has stepped up his recovery from a long-term heel problem but is not yet ready for a playing return. Olivier Giroud (ankle) and Fikayo Tomori (hip) are ready to return.
Last season: Chelsea 2 Tottenham Hotspur 0, Tottenham Hotspur 3 Chelsea 1
Last five league matches: Tottenham Hotspur W W L W W; Chelsea L L W L L
Top scorers: Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) 15; Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) 13
Match odds: H: 7-5; D: 13-5; A: 9-5
Referee: Anthony Taylor
