<
>

Premier League team news: Injuries, suspensions update

SATURDAY'S MATCHES

STOKE VS. CRYSTAL PALACE

STOKE: Bruno Martins Indi is out with a groin problem. Glen Johnson (groin) could be back involved, but Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (groin) and Kostas Stafylidis (rib) both remain unavailable. The Potters have given Jese Rodriguez unpaid compassionate leave until the end of the season, effectively ending his loan from Paris Saint-Germain.
Provisional squad: Butland, Haugaard, Shawcross, Zouma, Cameron, Bauer, Johnson, Pieters, Adam, Fletcher, Allen, Ndiaye, Ireland, Shaqiri, Sobhi, Crouch, Diouf, Campbell.

CRYSTAL PALACE: Connor Wickham missed training on Thursday with a calf injury but he was not expected to be involved anyway after a lengthy layoff. Scott Dann, Jason Puncheon and Bakary Sako remain long-term absentees, though Puncheon has returned to training,
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.

BOURNEMOUTH VS. SWANSEA

BOURNEMOUTH: Full-back Adam Smith remains sidelined with a knee problem, while Harry Arter has an Achilles injury. Defender Tyrone Mings has stepped up his rehabilitation from a long-standing back problem and was an unused substitute at Southampton last weekend. Midfielder Junior Stanislas will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.
Provisional squad: Begovic, Francis, S Cook, Ake, Daniels, Gosling, L Cook, Fraser, Wilson, King, Mousset, Boruc, B Smith, Mings, Surman, Pugh, Ibe, Defoe.

SWANSEA: Federico Fernandez returns while Luciano Narsingh (ankle) and loan signing Tammy Abraham -- who was ineligible to play against parent club Chelsea -- are also available, although Kyle Bartley is out and set to miss the rest of the season with knee ligament damage.
Provisional squad: Fabianski, Naughton, Van der Hoorn, Fernandez, Mawson, Olsson, Ki, Carroll, King, Clucas, J Ayew, A Ayew, Nordfeldt, Roberts, Britton, Sanches, Abraham, Dyer, Narsingh, Routledge.

LEICESTER VS. WEST HAM

LEICESTER: Marc Albrighton is one of nine Leicester players missing as he starts his suspension following last week's red card at Crystal Palace. The winger was dismissed in the 5-0 drubbing at Selhurst Park, and has also been charged with misconduct for his reaction to referee Mike Dean so could face a further ban. Kasper Schmeichel (ankle), Shinji Okazaki (ankle), Wilfred Ndidi (hamstring), Danny Simpson (groin), Robert Huth (ankle), Matty James (Achilles) are also out along with Ben Chilwell and Daniel Amartey. Vicente Iborra (hamstring) has returned to training and will be assessed.
Provisional squad: Hamer, Jakupovic, Maguire, Morgan, Fuchs, Knight, Benalouane, Dragovic, Gray, Silva, Ndidi, Iborra, Barnes, Johnson, Choudhury, Vardy, Iheanacho, Diabate, Thomas.

.

WEST HAM: Andy Carroll was sent home from training by manager David Moyes and then fined after he left the bench early in West Ham's 4-1 defeat against Manchester City, but he will be available for the trip to the King Power Stadium. Joe Hart and Adrian will contend for the No. 1 spot -- after Hart was ineligible to face parent club City -- but Michail Antonio (hamstring), Winston Reid (knee), Sam Byram (ankle), James Collins (hamstring) and Pedro Obiang (knee) are still sidelined.
Provisional squad: Hart, Adrian, Trott, Ogbonna, Rice, Cresswell, Evra, Masuaku, Zabaleta, Noble, Kouyate, Fernandes, Lanzini, Mario, Arnautovic, Hernandez, Carroll, Hugill.

WATFORD VS. NEWCASTLE

WATFORD: Roberto Pereyra will face a late fitness test. The 27-year-old is battling a groin strain, while Nathaniel Chalobah will miss out due to a knee injury. Andre Carrillo has an adductor problem and will miss the game, with Stefano Okaka and Tom Cleverley missing the last two games of the season.
Provisional squad: Karnezis, Janmaat, Prodl, Mariappa, Femenia, Holebas, Doucoure, Hughes, Capoue, Pereyra, Deeney, Gomes, Britos, Cathcart, Richarlison, Gray, Kabasele.

NEWCASTLE: Islam Slimani starts a three-match ban and Rafael Benitez will also be unable to call upon defender Ciaran Clark and winger Christian Atsu, who are both out with knee problems, although midfielder Mikel Merino is fit after missing out last weekend with a similar injury.
Provisional squad: Dubravka, Darlow, Yedlin, Manquillo, Dummett, Haidara, Gamez, Lascelles, Mbemba, Shelvey, Hayden, Ritchie, Murphy, Diame, Kenedy, Perez, Gayle, Joselu.

WEST BROM VS. TOTTENHAM

WEST BROM: The Baggies could have an unchanged side. Striker Daniel Sturridge is fit but could start on the bench while midfielder James Morrison (Achilles) will not be risked.
Provisional squad: Foster, Myhill, McAuley, Dawson, Evans, Nyom, Hegazi, Gibbs, Livermore, Krychowiak, Brunt, Phillips, Yacob, Field, McClean, Rondon, Rodriguez, Burke, Robson-Kanu, Sturridge.

TOTTENHAM: Mousa Dembele limped out of Monday's 2-0 win over Watford with an ankle injury and will be monitored after training on Friday. Harry Winks is still missing with an ankle problem of his own, but boss Mauricio Pochettino has no other concerns.
Provisional squad: Lloris, Vorm, Gazzaniga, Trippier, Aurier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Foyth, Rose, Sanchez, Davies, Dier, Wanyama, Dembele, Eriksen, Sissoko, Alli, Son, Moura, Lamela, Llorente, Kane.

EVERTON VS. SOUTHAMPTON

EVERTON: Dominic Calvert-Lewin has a small stress fracture in his back and will miss the final two games of the season. Defender Mason Holgate has returned to training after an ankle injury but this game will come too soon, while James McCarthy (broken leg), Gylfi Sigurdsson and Eliaquim Mangala (both knee) remain long-term absentees.
Provisional squad: Pickford, Robles, Coleman, Kenny, Martina, Jagielka, Keane, Williams, Baines, Funes Mori, Gueye, Schneiderlin, Baningime, Klaassen, Rooney, Walcott, Davies, Bolasie, Tosun, Niasse, Vlasic.

SOUTHAMPTON: Saints have no fresh injury concerns but remain without captain Steven Davis, who last featured on April 19, due to an Achilles problem and could miss the rest of the season. Winger Sofiane Boufal is unlikely to be involved following his recent dispute with manager Mark Hughes.
Provisional squad: Forster, McCarthy, Taylor, McQueen, Soares, Stephens, Pied, Bertrand, Bednarek, Hoedt, Yoshida, Lemina, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Hojbjerg, Redmond, Tadic, Sims, Long, Gabbiadini, Austin, Carrillo.

SUNDAY'S MATCHES

MAN CITY VS. HUDDERSFIELD

MAN CITY: Defenders Vincent Kompany and John Stones could both be back in contention. Captain Kompany missed last week's victory at West Ham with a minor knock while England centre-back Stones has been troubled in recent weeks by an adductor problem. City will check on right-back Kyle Walker (groin) but top scorer Sergio Aguero (knee) is out.
Provisional squad: Ederson, Danilo, Walker, Stones, Otamendi, Kompany, Laporte, Mendy, Delph, Zinchenko, Toure, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Sane, Sterling, De Bruyne, D Silva, B Silva, Foden, Diaz, Jesus, Nmecha.

HUDDERSFIELD: Tom Ince will have a late fitness test due to a hamstring injury and if he fails to make it he is expected to be ready for Wednesday's game at Chelsea. David Wagner has no new injury concerns, but defender Michael Hefele (knee), forward Elias Kachunga and midfielder Danny Williams (both ankle) are still out.
Provisional squad: Lossl, Kongolo, Schindler, Jorgensen, Hadergjonaj, Hogg, Mooy, Van La Parra, Pritchard, Ince, Quaner, Mounie, Malone, Depoitre, Billing, Coleman, Lowe, Gorenc Stankovic.

ARSENAL VS. BURNLEY

ARSENAL: Laurent Koscielny suffered a serious Achilles injury in Thursday's Europa League defeat to Atletico Madrid and looks set to miss the World Cup with France. Mohamed Elneny (ankle) and Santi Cazorla (Achilles) are also sidelined but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang can return having been cup-tied in Europe.
Provisional squad: Cech, Ospina, Bellerin, Holding, Mustafi, Chambers, Mertesacker, Mavropanos, Monreal, Nelson, Kolasinac, Maitland-Niles, Xhaka, Willock, Wilshere, Ramsey, Ozil, Iwobi, Mkhitaryan, Welbeck, Lacazette, Nketiah, Aubameyang.

BURNLEY: Burnley pair Ben Mee and Scott Arfield are not fit to take part in Arsene Wenger's final home game as Arsenal boss.

Clarets skipper Mee (shin) has not played since the end of March and Arfield, who is Rangers-bound at the end of the season, has a calf complaint. Steven Defour and Robbie Brady have longer term knee injuries but are making progress.

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

CHELSEA VS. LIVERPOOL

CHELSEA: Marcos Alonso is available after suspension. Midfielder Danny Drinkwater is back following a groin injury but has been left out for the last two games. Defenders David Luiz (knee) and Ethan Ampadu (ankle) are out.
Provisional squad: Courtois, Caballero, Rudiger, Alonso, Fabregas, Drinkwater, Kante, Barkley, Morata, Hazard, Pedro, Bakayoko, Moses, Giroud, Zappacosta, Willian, Cahill, Christensen, Azpilicueta, Palmieri, Eduardo.

LIVERPOOL: Joe Gomez will miss out with an ankle problem. Adam Lallana has begun full training sessions again after five weeks out with a hamstring injury. Fellow midfielder Emre Can will get an update on his back issue on Monday which manager Jurgen Klopp believes could make him available for the Champions League final on May 26.
Provisional squad: Karius, Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Milner, Salah, Firmino, Mane, Mignolet, Clyne, Klavan, Moreno, Woodburn, Solanke, Ings.

Injury Table