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Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

The Guardian •
October 23, 2026 • 03:42 PM
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Chelsea host Tottenham on Saturday while Manchester United face Bournemouth at Old Trafford on Sunday

Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Saturday 12.30pm TNT Sports 1 Venue Villa Park

Referee Peter Bankes This season G4 Y15 R1 4 cards/game

Subs from Bizot, Harwood-Bellis, Mings, Barkley, Bogarde, Goretzka, Hemmings, Manzambi, Alysson, Garnacho, Madjo, Abraham

Injured Wan-Bissaka (hamstring, 21 Nov), Ruggeri (hamstring, Jan), Onana (knee, unknown)

Form LDLWDW Leading scorers Manzambi, Jackson 2

Subs from Rulli, Bettinelli, Lewis, Aït-Nouri, O’Reilly, Reis, Braithwaite, Bouaddi, Kovacic, Nunes, Semenyo, McAidoo, Allan, Ndiaye, Samba

Doubtful Nunes (knock), O’Reilly (back), Kovacic (knock)

Form WWWWWW Leading scorer Haaland 8

Saturday 3pm Venue Emirates Stadium

Referee Tony Harrington This season G3 Y10 R1 3.66 cards/game

Subs from Arrizabalaga, Meslier, Hincapié, Timber, Zubimendi, Guimarães, Merino, Dowman, Harriman-Annous, Ibrahim, Gyökeres

Injured Tzolis (hamstring, 7 Nov), Saka (thigh, unknown), Saliba (back, unknown), Mosquera (hamstring, unknown)

Form WWWLWW Leading scorers Havertz, Guimarães, Ødegaard 2

Subs from Travers, King, Maitland-Niles, Keane, O’Brien, Nørgaard, Hackney, Johnson, Alcaraz, Dibling, Graham

Saturday 3pm Venue Coventry Building Society Arena

Referee Adam Herczeg This season G1 Y5 R0 5 cards/game

Subs from Bentley, Latibeaudiere, Mfuni, Kesler-Hayden, Onyeka, Torp, Gboho, Hamer, Sakamoto, Simms, Awoniyi, Tchaouna

Injured Eccles (ankle, unknown), Wright (thigh, unknown), Amenda (calf, unknown), Woolfenden (knee, unknown)

Form LLLWWL Leading scorer Rudoni 2

Subs from Lecomte, Andersen, Cuenca, Tete, Cairney, Manuel Ángel, Palacios, Smith Rowe, Larsson, Kevin, Munoz, Kusi-Asare

Suspended Sessegnon (first of three)

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Stamford Bridge

Referee Chris Kavanagh This season G5 Y24 R3 5.4 cards/game

Subs from Slonina, Sherman-Lowe, Anselmino, Fofana, Gusto, Palestra, Lavia, Barco, Quenda, Estêvão, Watson, Nicoll-Jazuli, Welbeck

Injured Emegha (knock, 28 Oct), Chavarría (knock, 28 Oct), Martínez (jaw, 21 Nov), James (knee, Jan), Gittens (foot, unknown)

Form WLDLWW Leading scorer João Pedro 5

Subs from Dubravka, Senesi, Adarabioyo, Davies, Fernandes, Gallagher, Olusesi, Williams-Barnett, Kulusevski, Tel

Injured Bergvall (knee, 31 Oct), Sávio (muscle, 7 Nov), Udogie (knee, unknown), Mudryk (ankle, unknown), Simons (knee, unknown), Odobert (knee, unknown)

Suspended Bentancur (second of three)

Form LDDLDW Leading scorers Van Hecke, Solanke, Marmoush, Gallagher, Maddison, Davies 1

Sunday 2pm Sky Sports+ Venue Selhurst Park

Referee Paul Tierney This season G4 Y16 R0 4 cards/game

Subs from Matthews, Benetton, Ahanor, Chilwell, Doucouré, Lerma, King, Mingueza, Hughes, Osorio, Gozo, Guessand, Drakes-Thomas, McNeil, Nketiah

Injured Riad (knee, unknown), Strand Larsen (ankle, unknown), Tomiyasu (calf, unknown), Henderson (foot, unknown), Timber (hamstring, unknown)

Form LWLDWL Leading scorer Mitchell 2

Subs from Pope, Schär, Botman, Miley, Willock, Bamba, Touré, Murphy, Barnes, Elanga

Doubtful Fernandez-Pardo (illness), Elanga (thigh)

Injured Ramsey (thigh, 7 Nov), Elanga (thigh, 7 Nov), Jaouen (thigh, Dec), Livramento (knee, unknown)

Form WDLWLL Leading scorers Elanga, Willock 2

Sunday 2pm Sky Sports Golf Venue MKM Stadium

Referee Robert Jones This season G4 Y12 R0 3 cards/game

Subs from Phillips, McNair, Norton-Cuffy, Iroegbunam, Morita, Stroud, Dowell, Zambrano, Hjertø-Dahl, Vaz, Gelhardt, Cho, Gourna-Douath

Doubtful Cho (knock), Gourna-Douath (calf)

Injured Mendy (groin, 31 Oct), Targett (ankle, unknown), Ansah (back, unknown), Butland (arm, unknown), Gyabi (thigh, unknown), Hughes (groin, unknown), Matazo (knee, unknown)

Form WDDLDL Leading scorer Belloumi 3

Subs from Valdimarsson, Collins, Schuster, Diouf, Henry, Fredrick, Hickey, Carvalho, Wilson

Injured Dasilva (hamstring, unknown), Milambo (knee, unknown)

Suspended Janelt (one match), Yarmoliuk (first of three)

Form DDDWDL Leading scorer Schade 3

Sunday 2pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Anfield

Referee Sam Barrott This season G4 Y13 R0 3.25 cards/game

Subs from Mamardashvili, Woodman, Jaros, Gomez, Tsimikas, Endo, Nyoni, McConnell, Muñoz, Chiesa, Gakpo, Koumas

Injured Szoboszlai (hamstring, 1 Nov), Frimpong (hamstring, 22 Nov), Bradley (knee, Nov), Leoni (knee, Dec), Ekitiké (achilles, Dec)

Subs from Steele, Svoboda, Hadjam, Costinha, Wieffer, Hinshelwood, O’Riley, Yalcouyé, Osman, Rutter, David, Minteh

Doubtful Struijk (hamstring), Minteh (leg), Wieffer (knee)

Injured Azeez (hamstring, 31 Oct), Mitoma (hamstring, 31 Oct), Ferguson (ankle, unknown), Tzimas (knee, unknown)

Form LDWWWW Leading scorers Gross, Kostoulas, Hinshelwood 3

Sunday 2pm Sky Sports Main Event Venue Old Trafford

Referee Jarred Gillett This season G5 Y23 R0 4.6 cards/game

Subs from Darlow, Heaton, Martínez, Shaw, Dalot, Mazraoui, Amass, Mainoo, Fernandes, J Fletcher, T Fletcher, Mount, Lacey, Zirkzee

Doubtful Darlow, Martínez, Shaw, Mainoo (all match fitness)

Injured Rashford (hip, 8 Nov), Dorgu (hamstring, 22 Nov), Ugarte (knee, unknown), Sesko (shin, unknown)

Form WDLDDD Leading scorer Mbeumo 4

Subs from Di Gregorio, Forster, Aarons, Diakité, Sánchez, Soler, Brooks, Cook, Adli, Gannon-Doak, Jebbison, Kroupi, Rodríguez

Injured Milosavjlevic (thigh, 31 Oct), Scott (thigh, 8 Nov), Toth (hamstring, unknown), Araujo (thigh, unknown)

Form DDDLLW Leading scorer Tavernier 4

Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Stadium of Light

Referee Stuart Attwell This season G4 Y24 R2 6.5 cards/game

Subs from Ellborg, Methalie, Alderete, Rigg, Tutierov, Talbi, Fofana, Ahoka, R Angulo

Injured Meunier (hamstring, 31 Oct), Isidor (unknown, 31 Oct), Ballard (hamstring, Dec), Mundle (knee, Jan)

Form WDLLLL Leading scorer Brobbey 3

Subs from Zetterer, Bijol, Bard, Gruev, James, Longstaff, Nmecha, Wilson, Aaronson, Bahoya

Doubtful Calvert-Lewin (foot), Okafor (adductor), Stach (foot), James (back)

Form DDWDLD Leading scorer Calvert-Lewin 4

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