Premier League Press Conference Summaries

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Last updated on December 30th, 2025

Arsenal

OUT
Ben White – hamstring
Cristhian Mosquera – ankle
Max Dowman – ankle

IN
Gabriel Magalhaes – knee (returned as a substitute in GW18)

DOUBT
Kai Havertz – knee (back in training; “matter of days, if not weeks”)

Aston Villa

OUT
Boubacar Kamara – suspended (five yellows)
Matty Cash – suspended (five yellows)
Ross Barkley – knee
Evann Guessand – at AFCON

DOUBT
Pau Torres – calf (“should be nearing a return”)
Tyrone Mings – hamstring (described as “not available” in Emery quote)

IN
None explicitly confirmed as available.

Bournemouth

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

DOUBT
Alex Scott – jaw knock (to be assessed)

IN
None explicitly confirmed as available.

Brentford

OUT
Dango Ouattara – at AFCON
Frank Onyeka – at AFCON
Josh Dasilva – knee
Fábio Carvalho – knee
Antoni Milambo – knee

DOUBT
Sepp van den Berg – knock (“still a couple of doubts”)

IN
None explicitly confirmed as available.

Brighton and Hove Albion

OUT
Carlos Baleba – at AFCON
Adam Webster – knee
Stefanos Tzimas – knee

DOUBT
Danny Welbeck – back (“option to start”)
Solly March – knee (not yet reintegrated; working with U21s)

IN
Kaoru Mitoma – illness (“will be back”)

Burnley

OUT
Connor Roberts – Achilles
Jordan Beyer – hamstring
Lyle Foster – at AFCON
Hannibal Mejbri – at AFCON
Axel Tuanzebe – at AFCON
Zeki Amdouni – knee

DOUBT
Joe Worrall – niggle
Josh Cullen – knee injury (“doesn’t look good”)
Maxime Esteve – recent absence; “closer… hopefully” back training / in frame

IN
None explicitly confirmed as available.

Chelsea

OUT
Dario Essugo – thigh
Jorell Hato – injury (not expected to be ready)
Levi Colwill – knee
Mykhailo Mudryk – suspended
Romeo Lavia – quad

DOUBT
Cole Palmer – manager to decide if he can start again
Reece James – manager to decide if he can start again

IN
Wesley Fofana – no injury, minutes managed (available)

Everton

OUT
Idrissa Gana Gueye – at AFCON
Iliman Ndiaye – at AFCON

DOUBT
Jack Grealish – illness (“hopeful we’ll get him back this week sometime”)
(No other players were explicitly confirmed out in this data.)

IN
None explicitly confirmed as available.

Leeds United

OUT
Daniel James – hamstring
Joe Rodon – ankle ligament injury (around three weeks)
Sean Longstaff – calf

IN
None explicitly confirmed as available.

DOUBT
None mentioned.

Manchester United

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

DOUBT
Mason Mount – to be assessed (“felt something”)

IN
None explicitly confirmed as available.

Newcastle United

OUT
Dan Burn – rib
Emil Krafth – knee
Jamaal Lascelles – muscle
Tino Livramento – knee
Will Osula – ankle

DOUBT
Anthony Elanga – knock (missed GW18)
Kieran Trippier – hamstring (not expected back; “I don’t think so”)
Sven Botman – back (not expected back; “I don’t think so”)
Nick Pope – groin (limited training; manager to decide)

IN
Yoane Wissa – fit but being managed (availability implied by discussion; no explicit “available”)

Nottingham Forest

OUT
Chris Wood – knee (underwent surgery; out “weeks”)
Ibrahim Sangare – at AFCON
Willy Boly – at AFCON

DOUBT
Dan Ndoye – missed last two games, no timeline
Ola Aina – hamstring (played for B team; “nearing a return” but can’t feature in PL squad “for now”)
Ryan Yates – hamstring (expected out until January)

IN
None explicitly confirmed as available.

Tottenham Hotspur

OUT
Dejan Kulusevski – knee
Destiny Udogie – hamstring
Dominic Solanke – ankle
James Maddison – knee
Pape Matar Sarr – at AFCON
Yves Bissouma – at AFCON
Xavi Simons – suspended

DOUBT
Lucas Bergvall – came off last match but “should be okay”

IN
Cristian Romero – returns from a one-match ban (available)
Brennan Johnson – available (stated as available for selection)

West Ham United

OUT
Aaron Wan-Bissaka – at AFCON
El Hadji Malick Diouf – at AFCON
Igor Julio – ineligible (can’t face parent club)

IN
None explicitly confirmed as available.

DOUBT
None mentioned.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

OUT
Andre – suspended (five yellows)
Dan Bentley – ankle
Emmanuel Agbadou – at AFCON
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde – hamstring
Leon Chiwome – knee
Marshall Munetsi – calf
Rodrigo Gomes – groin
Tawanda Chirewa – at AFCON
Toti Gomes – hamstring

DOUBT
Santiago Bueno – knock
Yerson Mosquera – cramp (hopefully okay)

IN
None explicitly confirmed as available.

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