Premier League Press Conference Summaries

• Joao Pedro is out for a few weeks with a thigh injury, and Palmer is back from his ban.
• Saka is out, probably until after the international break. Rice, Calafiori and Tzolis all trained on Friday.
• Man City have everyone available except Semenyo.
• Szoboszlai and Munoz have “a chance” of facing Arsenal on Sunday.
• Calvert-Lewin and Okafor had a normal training week and look fully available.

Arsenal

"They all trained today. They will train tomorrow and if everything is okay, they will be available." – Mikel Arteta on [Riccardo Calafiori], [Christos Tzolis] and [Declan Rice]

"Probably [he will be out until after the international break]." – Mikel Arteta on [Bukayo Saka]

Aston Villa

Bournemouth

"We still need to build up his game time… he knows he has to be patient in this situation and not get in a difficult situation with another injury." – Marco Rose on [Eli Junior Kroupi]

Brentford

Brighton and Hove Albion

"Regarding [Pascal Struijk], he won't be an option for the weekend, but we are quite convinced that he will be back afterwards." – Fabian Hurzeler

Chelsea

"He has an injury on his thigh and he is going to be a few weeks out." – Xabi Alonso on [Joao Pedro]

"[Maxence Lacroix] picked up an injury and we expect that he is not going to be ready before the international break." – Xabi Alonso

Coventry City

"He's got a small calf issue… So, we're not sure about this weekend." – Frank Lampard on [Bobby Thomas]

Crystal Palace

"He's ready to play… to be ready, to play and to start against Tottenham." – Pierre Sage on [Jean-Philippe Mateta]

Everton

"[Jarrad Branthwaite] should have recovered from his concussion and also the timescale which we had to abide by." – David Moyes

"I wouldn't give any team news away." – David Moyes when asked about [Jack Grealish]

Fulham

"No new injuries." – Alvaro Arbeloa

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Hull City

"[Nobel Mendy], back in training. Everything is good. So, he will be in the roster for this game." – Sergej Jakirovic

Ipswich Town

Leeds United

"Also a good training week for Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Noah Okafor… It seems, if nothing happens, that they are also fully available." – Daniel Farke

"[Anton Stach] is struggling still a bit with his foot injury… it's a question mark." – Daniel Farke

Liverpool

"I think they have a chance. They have a chance, but I don't know for sure if they will be involved or not." – Andoni Iraola on [Dominik Szoboszlai] and [Victor Munoz]

Manchester City

"[Apart from] Antoine Semenyo, the rest, they are all available." – Enzo Maresca

Manchester United

"Bruno is fully committed to this football club, there's absolutely no issues with that." – Michael Carrick on [Bruno Fernandes]

"Unfortunately, Ben looks like he's going to be out for a period of time." – Michael Carrick on [Benjamin Sesko]

Newcastle United

"It's too early at the moment [to know if he'll be fit for Monday]." – Matthias Jaissle on [William Osula]

Nottingham Forest

"There is a doubt with Dan Ndoye… If not, he will miss the game, but then he should be okay for City." – Oliver Glasner

Sunderland

"[Isidor] should be available. At the minute, except Ballard and Romaine, all our players are more or less available." – Regis Le Bris

Tottenham Hotspur

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