Premier League midweek team news: Injuries and suspensions update

Published on: 12 December 2017

Ross Dyer and Craig Burley battle it out in predictor ahead of a midweek slate of Premier League fixtures on matchday 17. TUESDAY'S GAMES

HUDDERSFIELD VS. CHELSEA

HUDDERSFIELD: Rajiv van La Parra will return to contention after serving a three-game ban. David Wagner has no new injury or suspension worries after Saturday's home win against Brighton, while defender Michael Hefele returned to full training on Sunday following an Achilles injury. Chelsea loanee Kasey Palmer is ineligible.
Provisional squad: Lossl, Coleman, Malone, Cranie, Schindler, Jorgensen, Hadergjonaj, Smith, Lowe, Williams, Whitehead, Hogg, Mooy, Ince, Kachunga, Van La Parra, Quaner, Depoitre,

CHELSEA: Midfielder Danny Drinkwater (illness) and defender David Luiz (knee) missed last Saturday's loss at West Ham and could come into contention. Striker Alvaro Morata and midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko could be among those rested after both were substituted inside an hour at the London Stadium.
Provisional squad: Courtois, Caballero, Rudiger, Alonso, Fabregas, Drinkwater, Kante, Morata, Hazard, Pedro, Bakayoko, Moses, Kenedy, Zappacosta, Willian, Batshuayi, Cahill, Christensen, Azpilicueta, Luiz, Clarke-Salter, Sterling, Eduardo, Ampadu.

BURNLEY VS.STOKE

BURNLEY: Ben Mee is hoping to return to action after he missed Saturday's home win against Watford due to a gashed knee and will be assessed, but right-back Matt Lowton (knee) is expected to miss his fourth match. Midfielder Robbie Brady is recovering from knee surgery and will be out for six months, while goalkeeper Tom Heaton (dislocated shoulder) is still unavailable.
Provisional squad: Pope, Lindegaard, Long, Mee, Taylor, Ward, Tarkowski, Bardsley, Defour, Hendrick, Cork, Westwood, Arfield, Gudmundsson, Vokes, Barnes, Wood, Wells.

STOKE: Glen Johnson is sidelined by a knee injury while on-loan Paris Saint-Germain striker Jese Rodriguez is still in Gran Canaria with his ill son, and defender Bruno Martins Indi (groin) is also absent. The Potters were thumped 5-1 by Tottenham on Saturday and manager Mark Hughes is set to make changes at Turf Moor, with Peter Crouch, Geoff Cameron and Charlie Adam likely to come into consideration for a starting berth.
Provisional squad: Butland, Grant, Haugaard, Zouma, Wimmer, Shawcross, Cameron, Pieters, Diouf, Edwards, Tymon, Fletcher, Allen, Adam, Afellay, Shaqiri, Choupo-Moting, Sobhi, Berahino, Crouch, Ngoy.

CRYSTAL PALACE VS. WATFORD

CRYSTAL PALACE: The Eagles will be without Mamadou Sakho because of a calf injury suffered in Saturday's 2-2 draw with Bournemouth, and he will be unavailable for "weeks, not days." Fellow defender Joel Ward will also miss out, because of a calf injury too. Yohan Cabaye is expected to start after recovering from a knock.
Provisional squad: Speroni, Hennessey, Fosu-Mensah, Dann, Tomkins, Riedewald, Delaney, Schlupp, Van Aanholt, Souare, Kelly, Townsend, Lofus-Cheek, Milivojevic, Puncheon, Cabaye, McArthur, Mutch, Ladapo, Sako, Kaikai, Zaha, Benteke.

WATFORD: Marvin Zeegelaar will miss out after the club lost an appeal against his three-match suspension. Miguel Britos and Kiko Femenia could be fit in time for Tuesday's Palace trip, with both men back in training.
Provisional squad: Gomes, Karnezis, Bachmann, Femenia, Mariappa, Kabasele, Wague, Holebas, Deeney, Britos, Janmaat, Prodl, Cleverley, Doucoure, Capoue, Watson, Carrillo, Pereyra, Richarlison, Gray, Okaka.

WEDNESDAY'S GAMES

SOUTHAMPTON VS. LEICESTER

SOUTHAMPTON: Cedric Soares could return from hamstring trouble, but will still be assessed further ahead of the St Mary's encounter. Boss Mauricio Pellegrino could mix up his selection following Sunday's 1-1 home draw with Arsenal to combat the festive fixture congestion.
Provisional squad: Forster, McCarthy, Taylor, Soares, Hoedt, Stephens, Yoshida, Van Dijk, Bertrand, Gardos, Pied, McQueen, Romeu, Lemina, Hojbjerg, Ward-Prowse, Davis, Boufal, Tadic, Redmond, Austin, Long, Gabbiadini.

LEICESTER: Shinji Okazaki could feature from the start as Claude Puel returns to St Mary's for the first time since he was dismissed by Saints in the summer. Robert Huth (ankle) and Matty James (Achilles) remain out but Puel is hopeful the pair will soon be available as they step up their respective recoveries.
Provisional squad: Schmeichel, Jakupovic, Hamer, Simpson, Fuchs, Morgan, Chilwell, Maguire, Benalouane, Dragovic, Iborra, Choudhury, Ndidi, Amartey, Gray, King, Albrighton, Mahrez, Musa, Vardy, Ulloa, Slimani, Okazaki, Iheanacho

LIVERPOOL VS. WEST BROM

LIVERPOOL: Adam Lallana has returned to full training but he will not be in contention. Defenders Joel Matip (muscle injury) and Alberto Moreno (ankle) will also miss the game with a number of other players carrying knocks from Sunday's Merseyside derby. Jurgen Klopp is set to make changes again, however, with Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino due to start having been rested at the weekend.
Provisional squad: Mignolet, Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Klavan, Robertson, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Coutinho, Salah, Firmino, Mane, Karius, Gomez, Milner, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Grujic, Can, Solanke, Ings, Sturridge.

WEST BROM: Team news to follow shortly.....

MANCHESTER UNITED VS. BOURNEMOUTH

MAN UNITED: Paul Pogba continues to be absent for through suspension and Marcos Rojo is a doubt. Captain Michael Carrick and defender Eric Bailly remain on the sidelines. Marouane Fellaini is pushing for a return after a knee complaint, while defender Rojo will be assessed after sustaining a cut to his head in the derby defeat to Manchester City.
Provisional squad: De Gea, Romero, Pereira, Valencia, Darmian, Tuanzebe, Young, Shaw, Blind, Rojo, Smalling, Lindelof, Jones, Matic, Herrera, McTominay, Fellaini, Lingard, Mata, Mkhitaryan, Martial, Rashford, Lukaku, Ibrahimovic.

BOURNEMOUTH: Team news to follow shortly.....

SWANSEA VS. MANCHESTER CITY

SWANSEA: Wayne Routledge is a fitness doubt due to muscle tightness after making only his second league start of the season in Saturday's win against West Brom. Federico Fernandez is in contention to return in defence after missing four games following the death of his father.
Provisional squad: Fabianski, Naughton, Fernandez, Mawson, Olsson, Ki, Carroll, Fer, Ayew, Bony, Abraham, Nordfeldt, Rangel, Van der Hoorn, Mesa, Clucas, Britton, Sanches, Dyer, Narsingh, Fulton, Routledge, McBurnie.

MAN CITY: Team news to follow shortly.....

TOTTENHAM VS. BRIGHTON

TOTTENHAM: Team news to follow shortly.....

BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION: Chris Hughton has reported no fresh injury concerns. Steve Sidwell remains the only absentee as he continues his rehabilitation from a back problem. Hughton, though, could recall Anthony Knockaert to his starting lineup after he missed out at Huddersfield.
Provisional squad: Ryan, Bong, Bruno, Duffy, Dunk, Brown, Propper, Knockaert, Stephens, Murray, Gross, Krul, Goldson, Schelotto, March, Izquierdo, Kayal, Hemed.

NEWCASTLE VS. EVERTON

NEWCASTLE: Rafael Benitez has no fresh injury concerns with Paul Dummett his only senior absentee, as the left-back is working his way back from a hamstring problem. Dummett played an hour for the club's under-23s on Friday and while he is close to a return, the game will come too soon for him.
Provisional squad: Darlow, Elliot, Yedlin, Manquillo, Mbemba, Gamez, Haidara, Lascelles, Clark, Lejeune, Merino, Shelvey, Hayden, Saivet, Ritchie, Atsu, Murphy, Aarons, Diame, Perez, Joselu, Gayle, Mitrovic.

EVERTON: Team news to follow shortly.....

WEST HAM VS. ARSENAL

WEST HAM: Cheikhou Kouyate could return after missing Saturday's 1-0 victory over Chelsea with a hamstring injury. Edimilson Fernandes will be assessed after hurting his ankle in training while Jose Fonte (ankle) remains sidelined.
Provisional squad: Adrian, Hart, Reid, Zabaleta, Kouyate, Ogbonna, Masuaku, Cresswell, Rice, Noble, Obiang, Quina, Antonio, Arnautovic, Lanzini, Ayew, Fernandes, Martinez, Sakho, Carroll, Hernandez.

ARSENAL: Arsenal will be without Shkodran Mustafi due to a thigh problem and Aaron Ramsey (hamstring) joins him on the sidelines with fellow midfielder Santi Cazorla (ankle) a long-term injury absentee.
Provisional squad: Cech, Ospina, Mertesacker, Holding, Koscielny, Chambers, Monreal, Debuchy, Bellerin, Nelson, Kolasinac, Maitland-Niles, Wilshere, Xhaka, Elneny, Ozil, Iwobi, Walcott, Sanchez, Welbeck, Giroud.

Injury Table

Source: espn.co.uk

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