Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

2026-09-11 · Guardian-PL

Manchester City travel to Manchester United for an intriguing derby on Sunday after Sunderland host Arsenal Saturday 3pm Venue Villa Park

ASTON VILLA v NOTTINGHAM FOREST

Saturday 3pm Venue Villa Park

Referee Andy Madley This season G1 Y3 R0 3.00 cards/game Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest: probable starters, contenders in italics

Aston Villa Subs from Bizot, Mings, Abraham, Jimoh-Aloba, Bogarde, Manzambi, Alysson, Cissé, Burrowes, Garnacho, Madjo, Mbaye, Harwood-Bellis, Cash, Ruggeri, Goretzka

Doubtful Manzambi (knee) Injured Onana (knee, Apr), Madjo (unknown, 19 Sep)

Suspended João Gomes (last of three) Form LLD Leading scorer n/a

Nottingham Forest Subs from Victor, Benda, Yates, Netz, Kalimuendo, Wood, Aina, Diomande, Hudson-Odoi, Domínguez, McAtee, Ndoye

Doubtful None Injured Savona (knee, 11 Oct) Suspended None Form LDD Leading scorers Gibbs-White, Ndoye 1

BOURNEMOUTH v BRENTFORD

Saturday 3pm Venue Vitality Stadium Referee Jarred Gillett This season G2 Y7 R0 3.50 cards/game

Bournemouth v Brentford: probable starters, contenders in italics

Bournemouth Subs from Di Gregorio, Diakité, Soler, Toth, Juanlu, Rodríguez, Brooks, Gannon-Doak, Jebbison, Adams, Cook

Doubtful None Injured Kroupi (foot, 7 Nov), Araujo (thigh, 28 Nov), Adli (unknown, 18 Oct), Milosavljevic (unknown, 10 Oct)

Suspended None Form LDD Leading scorer Tavernier 2 Brentford

Subs from Valdimarsson, Collins, Henry, Hickey, Meghoma, Diouf, Yarmoliuk, Anthony, Wilson, Carvalho

Doubtful Collins (calf) Injured Van den Berg (knee, 10 Oct), Milambo (knee, unknown), Jensen (knock, 10 Oct)

Suspended None Form WDD Leading scorer Janelt 2

CHELSEA v HULL

Saturday 3pm Venue Stamford Bridge Referee Farai Hallam This season G1 Y3 R0 3.00 cards/game

Chelsea v Hull: probable starters, contenders in italics Chelsea

Subs from Sharman-Lowe, Penders, Barco, Gittens, Welbeck, Watson, Quenda, Chavarria, Acheampong, Adarabioyo, Estêvão, Anselmino

Doubtful None Injured Caicedo (calf, 18 Sep), Palestra (thigh, 18 Sep), Henderson (wrist, 18 Sep), Emegha (knock, 18 Sep)

Suspended None Form WWL Leading scorers Palmer, Pedro, Rogers 2

Hull Subs from Phillips, Morita, Millar, Akintola, Hjertø-Dahl, McNair, Herrington, Targett, Dowell, Omur, Sellars-Fleming, Crooks, Gelhardt, Vaz, Thomas, Norton-Cuffy, Mouzakitis

Doubtful None Injured Butland (shoulder, 7 Nov), Gyabi (thigh, 7 Nov), Hughes (groin, unknown), Matazo (knee, unknown), Ansah (back, 11 Oct), Morita (muscle, 25 Sep)

Suspended None Form WWD Leading scorers Ajayi, Mendy, Millar 1

CRYSTAL PALACE v IPSWICH

Saturday 3pm Venue Selhurst Park Referee Chris Kavanagh This season G2 Y11 R0 5.50 cards/game

Crystal Palace v Ipswich: probable starters, contenders in italics

Crystal Palace Subs from Benítez, Matthews, Tomiyasu, Ahanor, Mingueza, Chilwell, Doucouré, King, Hughes, Lerma, Timber, Osorio, Gozo, Guessand, Drakes-Thomas, McNeil

Doubtful Nketiah (knock) Injured Riad (knee, unknown), Mateta (thigh, 11 Oct) and Sarr (groin, 20 Sep)

Suspended None Form LLW Leading scorer Mitchell 2 Ipswich Subs from Walton, Kipré, Furlong, Ouattara, Humphreys, Florentino, Ogbene, Akpom, Clarke, McAteer, Walle Egeli, Philogene-Bidace, Matusiwa

Doubtful Philogene-Bidace (ankle), Matusiwa (ankle) Injured Taylor (knee, unknown)

Suspended None Form WLL Leading scorers Akpom, Clarke, Davis, Emersonn 1

LIVERPOOL v FULHAM

Saturday 3pm Venue Anfield Referee Tom Bramall This season G2 Y7 R0 3.50 cards/game

Liverpool v Fulham: probable starters, contenders in italics

Liverpool Subs from Mamardashvili, Woodman, Jaros, Frimpong, Gomez, Tsimikas, Gravenberch, Nyoni, McConnell, Ngumoha, Koumas, Gakpo

Doubtful Gakpo (muscle), Gomez (muscle) Injured Chiesa (back, 11 Oct), Bradley (knee, unknown), Leoni (knee, 11 Oct), Ekitike (achilles, 1 Jan), Endo (ankle, unknown)

Suspended None Form DDW Leading scorer Isak 3 Fulham Subs from Lecomte, Tete, De Fougerolles, Cuenca, Sessegnon, Reed, Smith Rowe, Kevin, Muniz, Bobb

Doubtful None Injured Cairney (knee, 10 Oct) Suspended None Form LLL Leading scorer King 2

TOTTENHAM v EVERTON

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Referee Darren England This season G2 Y7 R0 3.50 cards/game Tottenham v Everton: probable starters, contenders in italics

Tottenham Subs from Dubravka, Davies, Udogie, Gallagher, Bergvall, Maddison, Kudus, Williams-Barnett, Savinho, Mudryk, Adarabioyo, Senesi, Ramsey, Adedeji

Doubtful Maddison (shoulder) Injured Simons (knee, 1 Jan), Kulusevski (knee, unknown), Odobert (knee, unknown)

Suspended None Form LLD Leading scorer n/a Everton Subs from Travers, King, Maitland-Niles, Keane, O’Brien, Hackney, Alcaraz, Dibling, Johnson, Graham

Doubtful None Injured Nørgaard (muscle, 11 Oct) Suspended None

Form WDD Leading scorers Barry, Dewsbury-Hall, George, Maitland-Niles, Tarkowski 1

Jurrien Timber is in the middle of things during Arsenal’s preparations for their trip to Sunderland. Photograph: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC/Getty Images

SUNDERLAND v ARSENAL

Saturday 8pm TNT Sports 1 Venue Stadium of Light

Referee John Brooks This season G2 Y11 R0 5.50 cards/game Sunderland v Arsenal: probable starters, contenders in italics

Sunderland Subs from Ellborg, Alderete, Methalie, Hume, O’Nien, Ahoka, Rigg, Isidor, N Angulo, Talbi

Doubtful None Injured Diarra (hamstring, 25 Oct) Mundle (knee, 31 Dec)

Suspended None Form LWD Leading scorers Angulo, Le Fée, Isidor 1

Arsenal Subs from Arrizabalaga, Meslier, Timber, Hincapie, Zubimendi, Guimarães, Merino, Dowman, Eze, Harriman-Annous, Ibrahim, Madueke, Gyökeres

Doubtful Timber (groin) Injured Saliba (back, unknown), Mosquera (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None Form WWW Leading scorers Havertz, Ødegaard, Saka 2

COVENTRY v BRIGHTON

Sunday 2pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue CBS Arena

Referee Tony Harrington This season G1 Y4 R0 4.00 cards/game

Coventry v Brighton: probable starters, contenders in italics

Coventry Subs from Bentley, Bidwell, Eccles, Hamer, Latibeaudiere, Sakamoto, Torp, Wilson, Simms, Cherif, Tchaouna, Thomas-Asante

Doubtful None Injured Hayden (hamstring, 12 Oct), Woolfenden (knee, 12 Oct), Wright (thigh, 21 Nov), Eccles (unknown, 12 Oct)

Suspended None Form LLL Leading scorer n/a Brighton Subs from Steele, Svoboda, Struijk, Hadjam, Rutter, Osman, David, O’Riley, Boscagli, Cozier-Duberry, Oriola, Costinha

Doubtful Rutter (knock), Azeez (hamstring) Injured Ferguson (ankle, unknown), Minteh (leg, 10 Oct), Mitoma (hamstring, 10 Oct), Tzimas (knee, unknown), Hinshelwood (knock, 10 Oct), Wieffer (knee, 10 Oct), Yohanna (unknown, 10 Oct)

MANCHESTER UTD v MANCHESTER CITY

Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Old Trafford

Referee Michael Oliver This season G3 Y8 R0 2.67 cards/game Manchester United v Manchester City: probable starters, contenders in italics

Manchester Utd Subs from Mee, J Fletcher, T Fletcher, Zirkzee, Heaven, Lacey, Dorgu, Amass, Darlow, Mount, Yoro, Santos, Gabriel, Mazraoui

Doubtful Injured Ugarte (knee, unknown), Diallo (knock, 20 Sep), Baleba (ankle, 20 Sep), De Ligt (back, 20 Sep), Heaton (hamstring, 20 Sep)

Suspended None Form LWD Leading scorer Fernandes 3 Manchester City

Subs from Bettinelli, McAidoo, Allan, Bouaddi, Khusanov, Lewis, Aït-Nouri, Rulli, Reis, Braithwaite, Foden, O’Reilly

Doubtful None Injured Doku (calf, 20 Sep) Suspended None Form WWW Leading scorer Haaland 3

LEEDS v NEWCASTLE

Monday 8pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Elland Road

Referee Michael Salisbury This season G1 Y2 R0 2.00 cards/game

Leeds v Newcastle: probable starters, contenders in italics Leeds

Subs from Zetterer, Bijol, Bard, Aaronson, Longstaff, Tanaka, Gruev, Nmecha, Bahoya

Doubtful Gruev (knee) Injured Rodon (hamstring, 31 Oct) Suspended None

Form WDD Leading scorers Bogle, Calvert-Lewin, Stach 1 Newcastle

Subs from Pope, Schär, Miley, Fernandez-Pardo, Steur, Bamba, Touré, Murphy

Doubtful None Injured Dedic (thigh, unknown), Burn (ankle, 12 Oct), Joelinton (thigh, unknown), Osula (ankle, 12 Oct), Jaouen (ankle, unknown)

Suspended None Form DWD Leading scorer Elanga 2

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