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Last updated on October 31st, 2026

Gameweek 9 in 30 seconds

  • 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.
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Arsenal

OUT
Bukayo Saka
William Saliba
Max Dowman (suspended)
DOUBT
Noni Madueke
IN
Declan Rice
Riccardo Calafiori
Christos Tzolis
"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

OUT
Matteo Ruggeri
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Amadou Onana
DOUBT
None
IN
None

Bournemouth

OUT
Alex Toth
Julian Araujo
Alex Scott
DOUBT
None
IN
None
"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

OUT
Yehor Yarmolyuk (suspended)
Fabio Carvalho
Rico Henry
Kaye Furo
DOUBT
Antoni Milambo
Josh Dasilva
IN
Vitaly Janelt

Brighton and Hove Albion

OUT
Pascal Struijk
Kaoru Mitoma
Femi Azeez
Evan Ferguson
Zadok Yohanna
Stefan Tzimas
DOUBT
None
IN
Yankuba Minteh
Mats Wieffer
Ferdi Kadioglu
Chema Andres
"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

OUT
Joao Pedro
Maxence Lacroix
Jorrel Hato
Reece James
Aaron Anselmino
Jamie Gittens
Emiliano Martinez
DOUBT
None
IN
Cole Palmer
Pep Chavarria
Emmanuel Emegha
"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

OUT
Luke Woolfenden
Aurele Amenda
Josh Eccles
Haji Wright
DOUBT
Bobby Thomas
IN
None
"He's got a small calf issue… So, we're not sure about this weekend." Frank Lampard on [Bobby Thomas]

Crystal Palace

OUT
Ismaila Sarr
Takehiro Tomiyasu
Chadi Riad
DOUBT
Jorgen Strand Larsen
Quinten Timber
IN
Dean Henderson
"He's ready to play… to be ready, to play and to start against Tottenham." Pierre Sage on [Jean-Philippe Mateta]

Everton

OUT
None
DOUBT
Jack Grealish
Jarrad Branthwaite
IN
Vitalii Mykolenko
"[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

OUT
Ryan Sessegnon (suspended)
DOUBT
David Affengruber
IN
Emile Smith Rowe
"No new injuries." Alvaro Arbeloa
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Hull City

OUT
Matt Targett
Ilyas Ansah
Charlie Hughes
DOUBT
Jack Butland
IN
Nobel Mendy
"[Nobel Mendy], back in training. Everything is good. So, he will be in the roster for this game." Sergej Jakirovic

Ipswich Town

OUT
None
DOUBT
Sasa Lukic
IN
None

Leeds United

OUT
Mateo Joseph
Joe Rodon
DOUBT
Anton Stach
IN
Nico Elvedi
Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Noah Okafor
"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

OUT
Hugo Ekitike
Conor Bradley
Jeremie Frimpong
Giovanni Leoni
DOUBT
Dominik Szoboszlai
Victor Munoz
IN
Florian Wirtz
"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

OUT
Antoine Semenyo
DOUBT
None
IN
Matheus Nunes
"[Apart from] Antoine Semenyo, the rest, they are all available." Enzo Maresca

Manchester United

OUT
Benjamin Sesko
Luke Shaw
Marcus Rashford
Patrick Dorgu
Manuel Ugarte
DOUBT
None
IN
Kobbie Mainoo
"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

OUT
Ewen Jaouen
Tino Livramento
DOUBT
William Osula
Mathias Fernandez-Pardo
Lewis Miley
IN
None
"It's too early at the moment [to know if he'll be fit for Monday]." Matthias Jaissle on [William Osula]

Nottingham Forest

OUT
Nicolo Savona
Igor Jesus
DOUBT
Dan Ndoye
Nicolás Domínguez
IN
Neco Williams
"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

OUT
Dan Ballard
Romaine Mundle
DOUBT
Wilson Isidor
Nordi Mukiele
IN
Thomas Meunier
Kevin Danso
"[Isidor] should be available. At the minute, except Ballard and Romaine, all our players are more or less available." Regis Le Bris

Tottenham Hotspur

OUT
Lucas Bergvall
Tosin Adarabioyo
Savinho
Mykhailo Mudryk
Xavi Simons
Wilson Odobert
Rodrigo Bentancur (suspended)
DOUBT
None
IN
James Maddison
Destiny Udogie
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