Premier League Press Conference Summaries

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Last updated on January 2nd, 2026

Arsenal

OUT
Cristhian Mosquera – ankle
Riccardo Calafiori – out

DOUBT
Declan Rice – knee (swelling; “let’s see” after training)

IN
None explicitly confirmed as available.

Aston Villa

OUT
Amadou Onana – newly ruled out
Evann Guessand – at AFCON
Ross Barkley – knee

DOUBT
Pau Torres – calf (close, but “a lot of players are not available”)
Tyrone Mings – hamstring (close, but still sounds too soon)

IN
Boubacar Kamara – back from suspension
Matty Cash – back from suspension

Bournemouth

OUT
Ben Gannon-Doak – hamstring
Ryan Christie – knee
Tyler Adams – knee
Veljko Milosavljevic – knee

DOUBT
Lewis Cook – neck (to be assessed)
Will Dennis – ankle injury in training (scan awaited)

IN
Antoine Semenyo – “going to play”

Brentford

OUT
Dango Ouattara – at AFCON
Frank Onyeka – at AFCON
Josh Dasilva – knee ligament
Fábio Carvalho – ACL (season-ending)
Antoni Milambo – ACL (season-ending)

DOUBT
None explicitly flagged as doubts.

IN
Sepp van den Berg – returned to squad (substitute)

Brighton and Hove Albion

OUT
Adam Webster – knee
Mats Wieffer – toe injury
Solly March – knee
Stefanos Tzimas – knee
Carlos Baleba – at AFCON

DOUBT
Yankuba Minteh – dead leg (needs assessment)

IN
Kaoru Mitoma – option to start

Burnley

OUT
Maxime Esteve – issue recurred; misses GW20
(long-term names not repeated in this GW20 data)

DOUBT
None mentioned.

IN
None explicitly confirmed as available.

Chelsea

OUT
Moises Caicedo – suspended (one match)
Dario Essugo – thigh
Levi Colwill – knee
Mykhailo Mudryk – suspended
Romeo Lavia – quad

DOUBT
Marc Cucurella – hamstring (trained, but “not sure” for City)
Jorell Hato – no timeline; missed GW19

IN
None explicitly confirmed as available.

Crystal Palace

OUT
Caleb Kporha – back
Chadi Riad – knee
Cheick Doucoure – knee
Chris Richards – foot
Daichi Kamada – hamstring
Daniel Munoz – knee
Eddie Nketiah – hamstring (looks unavailable)
Ismaila Sarr – international duty
Rio Cardines – groin

DOUBT
Will Hughes – muscle (new concern)

IN
None explicitly confirmed as available.

Everton

OUT
Carlos Alcaraz – unspecified
Idrissa Gana Gueye – at AFCON
Iliman Ndiaye – at AFCON
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall – hamstring
(Coleman/Branthwaite discussed as background but no fresh GW20 ruling beyond prior comments)

DOUBT
Michael Keane – unspecified (“has a chance”)

IN
Jack Grealish – illness improving; back in training (“much better”)

Fulham

OUT
Calvin Bassey – international duty
Rodrigo Muniz – hamstring
Samuel Chukwueze – international duty
Alex Iwobi – international duty
Josh King – knee
Kenny Tete – hamstring

DOUBT
None mentioned.

IN
None explicitly confirmed as available. (Sessegnon returned to training but “too soon” → not IN)

Leeds United

OUT
Daniel James – hamstring
Ethan Ampadu – suspended (five bookings)
Joe Rodon – ankle
Sean Longstaff – calf

DOUBT
Ilia Gruev – cramp (to be assessed)
Sebastiaan Bornauw – cramp (to be assessed)

IN
None explicitly confirmed as available.

Liverpool

OUT
Alexander Isak – ankle
Giovanni Leoni – ACL
Mohamed Salah – international duty
(Endo not training “yet” → still out/unclear but treated as out as per update)
Wataru Endo – ankle (not training yet)

DOUBT
Florian Wirtz – hamstring discomfort managed; had felt it “too much” last week

IN
Joe Gomez – expected to train (returning to training)

Manchester City

OUT
Savinho – injury (“will miss”; “doesn’t look good”)

DOUBT
Nico Gonzalez – to be assessed (came off at HT)
Jeremy Doku – just back from long injury; minutes/availability being managed
Rodri – just back from long injury; minutes/availability being managed

IN
None explicitly confirmed as available.

Manchester United

OUT
Amad Diallo – international duty
Bryan Mbeumo – international duty
Bruno Fernandes – hamstring
Harry Maguire – hamstring
Kobbie Mainoo – calf
Matthijs de Ligt – back
Noussair Mazraoui – international duty

DOUBT
None mentioned.

IN
None explicitly confirmed as available.

Newcastle United

OUT
Dan Burn – rib
Emil Krafth – knee
Will Osula – ankle

DOUBT
Anthony Elanga – knock (very close; not yet trained)
Kieran Trippier – hamstring (close)
Sven Botman – back (training with group; “in and around this game”)
Tino Livramento – knee (close)

IN
Lewis Hall – should be okay (ankle blow)

Nottingham Forest

OUT
Chris Wood – knee (out “months” after surgery)
Ibrahim Sangare – at AFCON
Willy Boly – at AFCON

DOUBT
Dan Ndoye – calf (“touch and go”)
Ryan Yates – hamstring (previously ruled out until January; no exact date)

IN
Ola Aina – set to return / in contention

Sunderland

OUT
Arthur Masuaku – at AFCON
Bertrand Traore – at AFCON
Chemsdine Talbi – at AFCON
Habib Diarra – at AFCON
Noah Sadiki – at AFCON
Reinildo Mandava – at AFCON

DOUBT
Bryan Brobbey – muscle tightness (not thought serious)
Dan Ballard – ankle (“unlikely”)

IN
None explicitly confirmed as available.

Tottenham Hotspur

OUT
Dejan Kulusevski – knee
James Maddison – knee
Pape Matar Sarr – at AFCON
Yves Bissouma – at AFCON
Xavi Simons – suspended

DOUBT
Lucas Bergvall – knock (still a doubt)
Destiny Udogie – hamstring (running; closing in)
Dominic Solanke – ankle (back at some point in January)

IN
None explicitly confirmed as available.

West Ham United

OUT
Aaron Wan-Bissaka – at AFCON
El Hadji Malick Diouf – at AFCON
Łukasz Fabiański – back

DOUBT
Jean-Clair Todibo – groin tightness (to be assessed)

IN
Igor Julio – available again

Wolverhampton Wanderers

OUT
Emmanuel Agbadou – at AFCON
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde – hamstring
Toti Gomes – hamstring

DOUBT
None mentioned.

IN
Andre – back from ban
Santiago Bueno – hopefully available (dead leg)
Marshall Munetsi – on grass but “not close” to team training (not IN)

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