Premier League Press Conference Summaries

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Last updated on February 27th, 2026

Arsenal

OUT
Mikel Merino – foot

DOUBT
Ben White – “let’s see”
Kai Havertz – expected to train

IN
Bukayo Saka – no fresh concern

“Kai will train tomorrow and Ben, let’s see.” – Mikel Arteta


Aston Villa

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

IN
Alysson – expected to return to squad

“Alysson is coming back… normally he will come back in the squad.” – Unai Emery


Bournemouth

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

“Lewis Cook… I think he will be out some weeks.” – Andoni Iraola


Brentford

OUT
Fábio Carvalho – knee
Antoni Milambo – knee

DOUBT
Aaron Hickey – not sure ready
Michael Kayode – to be assessed

IN
Josh Dasilva – back in training

“Michael is back in training. We’ll see how he is for tomorrow.” – Keith Andrews


Brighton and Hove Albion

OUT
Adam Webster – knee
Stefanos Tzimas – knee

DOUBT
Yasin Ayari – could be option
Solly March – pushing for involvement

IN
James Milner – fit

“Hopefully everything goes well and then he might be an option.” – Fabian Hurzeler (on Ayari)


Burnley

OUT
Josh Cullen – knee
Jordan Beyer – hamstring
Connor Roberts – Achilles

DOUBT
Armando Broja – few weeks away
Axel Tuanzebe – few weeks away

IN
Lyle Foster – back in training

“Armando’s… a few weeks away.” – Scott Parker


Chelsea

OUT
Estevao – hamstring
Marc Cucurella – hamstring
Jamie Gittens – hamstring
Levi Colwill – knee
Wesley Fofana – suspended

IN
Reece James – fine
Romeo Lavia – fit
Dario Essugo – back in training

“Reece is absolutely fine.” – Liam Rosenior


Crystal Palace

OUT
Jean-Philippe Mateta – knee
Jefferson Lerma – hamstring
Eddie Nketiah – hamstring

DOUBT
Maxence Lacroix – reaction to assess

“Right now, it looks okay, but let’s see how the reaction is.” – Oliver Glasner


Everton

OUT
Charly Alcaraz – 3–4 weeks
Jack Grealish – long term

IN
Jake O’Brien – ban served

“Charly Alcaraz… probably going to keep him out for three weeks or four weeks.” – David Moyes


Fulham

OUT
Kevin – foot (likely surgery)

IN
Sasa Lukic – back in training
Samuel Chukwueze – back in training
Antonee Robinson – back in training

“Kevin is going to be the only player who is going to be out.” – Marco Silva


Leeds United

OUT
Noah Okafor – hamstring

IN
Gabriel Gudmundsson – recovered

“Just Noah is out… All the others are ready.” – Daniel Farke

Liverpool

OUT
Florian Wirtz – back
Alexander Isak – ankle
Wataru Endo – foot
Conor Bradley – knee
Giovanni Leoni – knee

IN
Jeremie Frimpong – available
Milos Kerkez – completely fit

“Jeremie is… available.” – Arne Slot


Manchester City

OUT
Josko Gvardiol – leg
Mateo Kovacic – ankle

DOUBT
Jeremy Doku – returned to training

IN
No confirmed returns beyond training update

“Yesterday made the first training session.” – Pep Guardiola (on Doku)


Manchester United

OUT
Patrick Dorgu – hamstring

DOUBT
Mason Mount – close
Matthijs de Ligt – improving
Lisandro Martinez – calf (no official update)

IN
Bryan Mbeumo – pictured in training

“Mason is getting closer… Matta is… a little bit further behind.” – Michael Carrick


Newcastle United

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

DOUBT
Jacob Ramsey – hopeful
Tino Livramento – early March

IN
Sven Botman – returned
Yoane Wissa – returned

“We hope that he will train today.” – Eddie Howe (on Ramsey)


Nottingham Forest

OUT
Matz Sels – groin
John Victor – knee
Willy Boly – knee
Nicolo Savona – knee
Chris Wood – knee

DOUBT
Stefan Ortega – calf

“I hope not.” – Vitor Pereira (on Ortega)


Sunderland

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

IN
Bertrand Traore – back

“It will be shorter for Nordi and Brian, between two and four weeks.” – Regis Le Bris


Tottenham Hotspur

OUT
Wilson Odobert – knee
Destiny Udogie – hamstring
Lucas Bergvall – ankle
Ben Davies – ankle
Rodrigo Bentancur – hamstring
Mohammed Kudus – thigh
James Maddison – knee
Dejan Kulusevski – knee
Cristian Romero – suspended

IN
Pedro Porro – fit
Kevin Danso – fit
Micky van de Ven – expected fine

“Danso and Porro are fit… Micky… he will be in.” – Igor Tudor


West Ham United

OUT
Freddie Potts – suspended

DOUBT
Pablo Felipe – not in training

“He didn’t join us yet.” – Nuno Espirito Santo


Wolverhampton Wanderers

OUT
Ladislav Krejci – suspended

DOUBT
Hwang Hee-chan – likely too soon

IN
No confirmed new returns

(No clear injury quote beyond ban status provided.)

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