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Premier League team news: Injuries, suspensions update

SATURDAY'S MATCHES

LIVERPOOL VS. STOKE

LIVERPOOL: Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has a selection dilemma with only three fit senior midfielders available. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was the latest to have his season ended after he sustained knee ligament damage in the midweek win over Roma. That could lead to an opening for youngster Ben Woodburn to feature alongside Jordan Henderson, James Milner and Georginio Wijnaldum. Forward Sadio Mane is unlikely to be risked after he was pictured visiting a private hospital on Thursday, although Klopp insisted the Senegal international's problem was not serious.

Provisional squad: Karius, Gomez, Klavan, Van Dijk, Moreno, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Woodburn, Salah, Ings, Firmino, Mignolet, Alexander-Arnold, Clyne, Lovren, Robertson, Milner, Jones, Kane, Solanke.

STOKE: Stoke are set to be without right-back Glen Johnson. The defender suffered a recurrence of his groin injury during last weekend's draw with Burnley so Kurt Zouma is likely to deputise. Forward Eric Choupo-Moting (groin) and defender Kostas Stafylidis (fractured rib) remain on the sidelines.

Provisional squad: Butland, Grant, Shawcross, Zouma, Martins Indi, Wimmer, Cameron, Bauer, Pieters, Adam, Fletcher, Allen, Ndiaye, Ireland, Shaqiri, Sobhi, Crouch, Campbell, Diouf, Sorensen.

BURNLEY VS. BRIGHTON

BURNLEY: Ben Mee and Scott Arfield will again be missing. Defender Mee (shin) has not played this month while midfielder Arfield, who will leave the Clarets at the end of this campaign, is out with a calf injury. Boss Sean Dyche has confirmed on-loan Tottenham winger Georges-Kevin N'Koudou (hamstring) will be back available but Steven Defour and Robbie Brady (both knee) are out.

Provisional squad: Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Long, Ward, Lennon, Cork, Westwood, Gudmundsson, N'Koudou, Hendrick, Barnes, Wood, Vokes, Heaton, Marney, Bardsley, Taylor, Wells.

BRIGHTON: Brighton boss Chris Hughton reported has no fresh injury concerns. Midfielder Davy Propper remains unavailable as he serves out a three-match suspension following his red card against Huddersfield on April 7. Steve Sidwell continues his recovery from an ankle problem which has hampered his return following back surgery.

Provisional squad: Ryan, Bruno, Bong, Dunk, Duffy, Stephens, Kayal, Knockaert, Gross, Izquierdo, Murray, Krul, Goldson, Schelotto, March, Baldock, Ulloa, Locadia.

CRYSTAL PALACE VS. LEICESTER

CRYSTAL PALACE: Crystal Palace have no fresh injury concerns. Jeffrey Schlupp and Connor Wickham have returned to training, but both are likely to be on the substitutes' bench at best. Scott Dann, Jason Puncheon and Bakary Sako remain long-term absentees.

Provisional squad: Hennessey, Cavalieri, Speroni, Wan-Bissaka, Fosu-Mensah, Tomkins, Sakho, Kelly, Delaney, Jach, Riedewald, Van Aanholt, Souare, Schlupp, Townsend, Cabaye, Milivojevic, Loftus-Cheek, McArthur, Rakip, Lee, Zaha, Benteke, Sorloth, Wickham.

LEICESTER: Kasper Schmeichel and Shinji Okazaki have not recovered in time and both players remain out injured. Both players suffered ankle injuries at Burnley on April 14 and missed the goalless stalemate with Southampton last week. Ben Hamer is likely to retain his place in goal in Schmeichel's continued absence. Daniel Amartey will make his return from a hamstring injury for the under-23 side on Friday night so the Premier League clash with Palace will also come too soon for him.

Provisional squad: Hamer, Jakupovic, Maguire, Morgan, Fuchs, Simpson, Chilwell, Benalouane, Dragovic, Albrighton, Gray, Silva, Choudhury, Ndidi, Vardy, Iheanacho, Diabate.

HUDDERSFIELD VS. EVERTON

HUDDERSFIELD: Huddersfield will be without forward Tom Ince. Ince, who struck the Terriers' stoppage-time winner in their last game against Watford, has been ruled out by a hamstring strain. Boss David Wagner has no other injury or suspension problems, but Elias Kachunga, Danny Williams (both ankle) and Michael Hefele (knee) remain sidelined.

Provisional squad: Lossl, Kongolo, Schindler, Jorgensen, Hadergjonaj, Hogg, Mooy, Van La Parra, Billing, Pritchard, Quaner, Mounie, Depoitre, Coleman, Smith, Malone, Lowe, Sabiri.

EVERTON: Everton will make late checks on Morgan Schneiderlin, Leighton Baines and Dominic Calvert-Lewin. Schneiderlin suffered a dead leg in the win over Newcastle, Baines cut his head in the same game and Calvert-Lewin is suffering from a back issue. Gylfi Sigurdsson has only resumed light training from his knee injury and Mason Holgate is on the way back from ankle trouble.

Provisional squad: Pickford, Robles, Coleman, Kenny, Martina, Jagielka, Keane, Williams, Baines, Funes Mori, Gueye, Schneiderlin, Baningime, Klaassen, Rooney, Walcott, Davies, Bolasie, Tosun, Calvert-Lewin, Niasse.

NEWCASTLE VS. WEST BROM

NEWCASTLE: Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez will be without midfielders Christian Atsu and Mikel Merino. Atsu missed Monday night's trip to Everton with a knee problem and Merino has joined him on the sidelines with a similar, but minor, injury. Striker Islam Slimani made his first start for the club at Goodison Park and will hope for a further chance to impress.

Provisional squad: Dubravka, Darlow, Yedlin, Manquillo, Dummett, Haidara, Gamez, Lascelles, Clark, Mbemba, Shelvey, Hayden, Ritchie, Murphy, Diame, Kenedy, Perez, Gayle, Slimani, Joselu.

WEST BROM: On-loan Daniel Sturridge could make his first start since February. The forward returned as a substitute against Manchester United this month, following a hamstring injury, although he was ineligible to face parent club Liverpool last week. Nacer Chadli (hip) is fit, but while James Morrison (Achilles) has returned to training, he is unlikely to feature for the rest of the season, with the Baggies needing to win at St James's Park to keep their slim survival hopes alive.

Provisional squad: Foster, Myhill, Dawson, Evans, Nyom, Hegazi, Gibbs, McAuley, Livermore, Krychowiak, Brunt, Phillips, Yacob, Field, McClean, Rondon, Rodriguez, Burke, Chadli, Robson-Kanu, Sturridge.

SOUTHAMPTON VS. BOURNEMOUTH

SOUTHAMPTON: Relegation-threatened Southampton will be without captain Steven Davis and winger Sofiane Boufal. Midfielder Davis has suffered a recurrence of an Achilles injury and could miss the rest of the season, while Morocco international Boufal has been exiled from the first team by manager Mark Hughes following a bust-up. Saints centre-back Jack Stephens returns to contention having completed a three-match suspension.

Provisional squad: Forster, McCarthy, Taylor, McQueen, Soares, Stephens, Pied, Bertrand, Bednarek, Hoedt, Lemina, Yoshida, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Hojbjerg, Long, Redmond, Tadic, Sims, Gabbiadini, Austin, Carrillo.

BOURNEMOUTH: Bournemouth midfielder Harry Arter will miss out. The Republic of Ireland international has sustained an Achilles injury in training and will be unavailable to Cherries boss Eddie Howe. Full-back Adam Smith remains sidelined with a knee problem.

Provisional squad: Begovic, Boruc, Federici, Francis, S. Cook, Ake, Simpson, Daniels, Mings, Surman, Fraser, Gosling, Pugh, L. Cook, Hyndman, Ibe, Mousset, King, Defoe, Wilson.

SWANSEA VS. CHELSEA

SWANSEA: Swansea could be without defensive duo Federico Fernandez and Kyle Bartley. The pair both face scans on knee injuries and, if ruled out, could force manager Carlos Carvalhal into playing four at the back rather than three central defenders. Dutch winger Luciano Narsingh is another doubt with an ankle problem, but Portugal midfielder Renato Sanches could return to the squad for the first time since the end of January after a hamstring problem.

Provisional squad: Fabianski, Naughton, Van der Hoorn, Fernandez, Mawson, Olsson, Ki, Carroll, King, Clucas, J Ayew, A Ayew, Nordfeldt, Roberts, Bartley, Britton, Sanches, Dyer, Narsingh, Routledge, James.

CHELSEA: Chelsea left-back Marcos Alonso will complete his three-match ban. The Blues have no fresh injury concerns, but could make changes following the FA Cup semi-final win over Southampton, with Thibaut Courtois expected to return in goal. Danny Drinkwater (groin) was left out at Wembley but could return, but defenders David Luiz (knee) and Ethan Ampadu (ankle) are out.

Provisional squad: Courtois, Caballero, Rudiger, Fabregas, Drinkwater, Kante, Barkley, Morata, Hazard, Pedro, Bakayoko, Moses, Giroud, Zappacosta, Willian, Cahill, Christensen, Azpilicueta, Palmieri, Eduardo.

SUNDAY'S MATCHES

WEST HAM VS. MAN CITY

WEST HAM: Adrian returns in goal as Joe Hart cannot face his parent club. Captain Mark Noble hopes to shake off a knock and fellow midfielder Manuel Lanzini is fully fit after a knee problem. Michail Antonio, Winston Reid, Sam Byram and Pedro Obiang are still out although the latter is close to returning.

Provisional squad: Adrian, Trott, Ogbonna, Rice, Cresswell, Evra, Masuaku, Zabaleta, Noble, Kouyate, Fernandes, Lanzini, Mario, Arnautovic, Hernandez, Carroll, Hugill.

MAN CITY: Manchester City midfielder Fernandinho returns from suspension. Left-back Benjamin Mendy could also get more game time after making his comeback from a long-term knee injury as a second-half substitute against Swansea last weekend. Centre-back John Stones continues to battle and adductor injury while top scorer Sergio Aguero (knee) has been ruled out for the remainder of the season.

Provisional squad: Ederson, Walker, Danilo, Otamendi, Kompany, Laporte, Delph, Mendy, Zinchenko, Toure, Gundogan, Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Sane, Sterling, D Silva, B Silva, Foden, Diaz, Jesus.

MAN UNITED VS. ARSENAL

MAN UNITED: Sergio Romero remains the only absentee. The back-up goalkeeper remains absent with a knee injury sustained on international duty with Argentina last month. Antonio Valencia has overcome a muscle complaint sustained in last weekend's FA Cup semi-final win against Tottenham.

Provisional squad: De Gea, Pereira, O'Hara, Valencia, Darmian, Shaw, Young, Lindelof, Smalling, Jones, Rojo, Bailly, Matic, Carrick, Pogba, Fellaini, McTominay, Herrera, Mata, Lingard, Martial, Sanchez, Rashford, Lukaku.

ARSENAL: Arsene Wenger could make a raft of changes as he takes Arsenal to Old Trafford for the last time. The Gunners have prioritised the Europa League in recent weeks and, following a 1-1 home draw with Atletico Madrid on Thursday night, Wenger will want his first-team regulars fit and raring to go in Spain. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, cup-tied in Europe, is available while Henrikh Mkhitaryan could feature against his former club but may be one of those wrapped in cotton wool having only just recovered from a knee injury. Mohamed Elneny (ankle) and Santi Cazorla (Achilles) are missing.

Provisional squad: Cech, Ospina, Holding, Mustafi, Chambers, Bellerin, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Monreal, Nelson, Kolasinac, Maitland-Niles, Xhaka, Willock, Wilshere, Ramsey, Ozil, Iwobi, Mkhitaryan, Welbeck, Lacazette, Nketiah, Aubameyang.

MONDAY'S MATCH

TOTTENHAM VS. WATFORD

TOTTENHAM: Tottenham will assess Danny Rose. The left-back has missed the last three games with a calf injury, but returned to training on Friday. That leaves Harry Winks as the only absentee as he recovers from an ankle injury while Hugo Lloris will return in goal after sitting out the FA Cup semi-final defeat to Manchester United.

Provisional squad: Lloris, Vorm, Gazzaniga, Trippier, Aurier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Foyth, Rose, Sanchez, Davies, Dier, Wanyama, Dembele, Eriksen, Sissoko, Alli, Son, Moura, Lamela, Llorente, Kane.

WATFORD: Watford have a number of injury concerns ahead of Monday's trip to Tottenham. Boss Javi Gracia could have Gerard Deulofeu back after a throat infection but has several players struggling to be fit. Nathaniel Chalobah (knee) is back in training but is likely to miss out while Gracia also noted Roberto Pereyra (groin) could feature while Younes Kaboul (foot), Tom Cleverley (hamstring) and Stefano Okaka (unspecified) are out.

Provisional squad: Karnezis, Janmaat, Prodl, Mariappa, Femenia, Holebas, Doucoure, Hughes, Capoue, Pereyra, Deeney, Gomes, Britos, Cathcart, Richarlison, Chabolah, Gray, Carrillo, Kabasele

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