Premier League Press Conference Summaries

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Last updated on March 3rd, 2026

Arsenal

OUT
Ben White – knock (not available)

DOUBT
Declan Rice – “much better”, hope for tomorrow
Martin Odegaard – to be assessed
Kai Havertz – partial session, to be assessed

IN
David Raya – fit
Max Dowman – available

“Ben is not available.” – Mikel Arteta


Aston Villa

OUT
Boubacar Kamara – knee
Youri Tielemans – ankle
John McGinn – knee

DOUBT
Harvey Elliott – fitness unclear; not expected to start even if fit

IN
No players explicitly confirmed as available.

“When we are not scoring goals, it’s not only the responsibility for the strikers; it’s for the team, it’s my responsibility…” – Unai Emery


Bournemouth

OUT
Lewis Cook – hamstring
Justin Kluivert – knee
Julio Soler – hamstring
Ben Gannon-Doak – hamstring

DOUBT
Evanilson – dead leg (assessment after training)

IN
Marcos Senesi – should be fine

“He’s not injured, it’s just a knock, he has a dead leg.” – Andoni Iraola (on Evanilson)


Brentford

OUT
Vitaly Janelt – foot (metatarsal)
Aaron Hickey – hamstring (ruled out)
Reiss Nelson – calf
Fábio Carvalho – knee
Antoni Milambo – knee

IN
Caoimhin Kelleher – back in squad

“Yeah, Caoimhin will be in the squad.” – Keith Andrews


Brighton and Hove Albion

OUT
Adam Webster – knee
Stefanos Tzimas – knee

DOUBT
Yasin Ayari – should be an option / depends on reaction
(“one or two players might not be recovered” – not named)

“I’m quite confident that he will be an option for tomorrow.” – Fabian Hurzeler (on Yasin Ayari)


Burnley

OUT
Armando Broja – unspecified
Axel Tuanzebe – Achilles
Mike Tresor – ankle
Zeki Amdouni – knee
Josh Cullen – knee
Jordan Beyer – hamstring
Connor Roberts – Achilles

DOUBT
Marcus Edwards – knock (to be checked)

“We will check a little bit more on Marcus [Edwards]…” – Scott Parker


Chelsea

OUT
Pedro Neto – suspended (one-match ban)
Jamie Gittens – hamstring
Levi Colwill – knee

DOUBT
Marc Cucurella – hamstring (may be too soon for Wednesday)
Estevao – hamstring (may be too soon)
Romeo Lavia – close to starting (fit, but start not confirmed)

IN
Cole Palmer – fit to start
Reece James – fine
Wesley Fofana – back from suspension
Dario Essugo – back in training

“Cole’s absolutely fine to start the game on Wednesday.” – Liam Rosenior


Crystal Palace

No GW29 update provided yet. Check back.


Everton

OUT
Seamus Coleman – knock
Charly Alcaraz – injury (unknown)
Jack Grealish – foot

DOUBT
Unspecified additional issues (not revealed)

“We’ve got a couple of things which I won’t reveal at the moment.” – David Moyes


Fulham

OUT
Kevin – foot (surgery, out some time)

DOUBT
Harry Wilson – ankle (doubt)

IN
Joachim Andersen – fit

“We will give him every chance.” – Marco Silva (on Harry Wilson)

Liverpool

OUT
Florian Wirtz – back (likely misses both Wolves games)
Wataru Endo – foot
Conor Bradley – knee
Giovanni Leoni – knee
Alexander Isak – ankle

DOUBT
None named (Frimpong minutes management note only)

IN
Jeremie Frimpong – back (could start, minutes to be managed)

“The game tomorrow will probably come too soon and maybe the game at the weekend as well.” – Arne Slot (on Wirtz)


Manchester City

DOUBT
Erling Haaland – knee (decision after training)
Nico O’Reilly – ankle (decision after training)

OUT
Josko Gvardiol – leg
Mateo Kovacic – ankle

“We will decide after training.” – Pep Guardiola


Manchester United

OUT
Patrick Dorgu – hamstring
Matthijs de Ligt – back

DOUBT
Luke Shaw – illness
Harry Maguire – illness
(Other absences referenced but not updated here)

“We’re hoping so… we’ll just have to see how they feel.” – Michael Carrick (on Shaw & Maguire)


Newcastle United

OUT
Lewis Miley – dead leg
Fabian Schar – ankle
Bruno Guimaraes – hamstring
Emil Krafth – knee

DOUBT
Nick Woltemade – illness
Tino Livramento – hamstring (possibly too soon)

IN
Jacob Ramsey – trained fine

“Jacob was in yesterday, trained fine, so a quick recovery from him.” – Eddie Howe


Nottingham Forest

OUT
Stefan Ortega – calf (few more days)
John Victor – knee
Willy Boly – knee
Nicolo Savona – knee
Chris Wood – knee

IN
Matz Sels – returned earlier than expected (played GW28)

“Ortega got an injury. I think for a few more days, he will be out.” – Vitor Pereira


 

Sunderland

OUT
Nordi Mukiele – calf
Brian Brobbey – groin
Jocelin Ta Bi – ankle
Romaine Mundle – hamstring
Dennis Cirkin – hamstring
Reinildo Mandava – knee

DOUBT
Unspecified “minor doubts” (not named)

“Nothing new to report… We still have one or two minor doubts.” – Regis Le Bris


Tottenham Hotspur

No GW29 update provided yet. Check back.


West Ham United

OUT
Pablo Felipe – calf
Freddie Potts – suspended

“No, not yet… Assessing him day by day.” – Nuno Espirito Santo (on Pablo)


Wolverhampton Wanderers

IN
Ladislav Krejci – back from ban
Hwang Hee-chan – fit

“We’re fully fit… Yeah, [that includes Hwang].” – Rob Edwards

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