Last updated on October 18th, 2024
ARSENAL
RULED OUT: Martin Odegaard (ankle), Neto (ineligible to face his parent club), Kieran Tierney (hamstring), Takehiro Tomiyasu (unknown)
MIGHT PLAY: Bukayo Saka (hamstring), Oleksandr Zinchenko (calf), Kai Havertz (knee), Ben White (groin), Jurrien Timber (muscle), Gabriel Martinelli (calf)
AVAILABLE: Thomas Partey (illness)
“It is not a serious injury. He is evolving really well. He has done a few things in the last two days. Obviously he wasn’t fit enough to play with the national team in the second game but yeah, we are hopeful.” – Mikel Arteta on Bukayo Saka
“He had a few issues and we have been dealing with that. He has been absolutely brilliant. He has very good communication with the national team, with the manager. In the end, they understood the situation. We modified everything we could do here and again, if he trains well today he has a good chance to be fit and available.” – Mikel Arteta on Kai Havertz
“They are quite close the three of them. Again today we are going to have to try and push and see. We have been struggling for numbers, especially in our right side. But hopefully, we have some positive news today and we have some players back tomorrow.” – Mikel Arteta on his injured full-backs
ASTON VILLA
RULED OUT: Robin Olsen (knock)
AVAILABLE: Ezri Konsa (hamstring), John McGinn (hamstring), Amadou Onana (hamstring), Jacob Ramsey (groin), Jaden Philogene (unknown), Boubacar Kamara (knee), Tyrone Mings (knee)
“Progressively they are getting better. Of course, Kamara and Mings, this match they are available and they are going to travel with us to Fulham. Other players as well. McGinn is training this week normally with us and he is feeling good. Konsa, as well, he is feeling good. Jaden, he is feeling good. Yes, [Onana is fine] as well.
“I think it’s the first time this year where more or less every player is available to play. Only still being out, but he is training – not 100% – with us, Robin Olsen. He is not in the squad. But the other players they are available. It’s good news.” – Unai Emery
BOURNEMOUTH
MIGHT PLAY: Tyler Adams (back), Milos Kerkez (knock)
“I think everyone is going to be available. Tyler [Adams], he hasn’t played in a lot of time. Probably he lacks some game-time, normal, but he’s doing very well. He is feeling well, he has trained very well this break with us and he is ready.
“Milos [Kerkez], the same. He had some days out obviously to recover but I think he is feeling better. We still have to train today but yesterday both of them trained, so I hope they can both be available.” – Andoni Iraola
BRENTFORD
RULED OUT: Rico Henry (knee), Aaron Hickey (hamstring), Igor Thiago (knee), Mathias Jensen (calf), Josh Dasilva (knee), Gustavo Nunes (back)
MIGHT PLAY: Yoane Wissa (ankle)
“Wissa is training on the grass with the team, so that’s positive. I just need to find out if it is too soon to involve him or not.” – Thomas Frank
“Touch wood, everyone is fit and healthy. Everyone who was available for the last game should be available for this game as well.” – Thomas Frank
BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION
RULED OUT: Joao Pedro (ankle), Matt O’Riley (ankle), Adam Webster (hamstring), James Milner (hamstring)
MIGHT PLAY: Solly March (knee), Carlos Baleba (knock)
AVAILABLE: Simon Adingra (muscle), Jan Paul van Hecke (groin), Georginio Rutter (unknown)
“[van Hecke] will be an option.” – Fabian Hurzeler
“Of course, the injuries for Matt [O’Riley] and Joao [Pedro] will still take a little bit more time. Also with James Milner we have to be more patient, takes also a little bit more time. I think the rest will be available for the squad. Adam Webster is another player who will miss the game against Newcastle but the rest will be available.” – Fabian Hurzeler
CHELSEA
RULED OUT: Marc Cucurella (suspended), Wesley Fofana (suspended), Omari Kellyman (hamstring)
AVAILABLE: Reece James (hamstring), Carney Chukwuemeka (illness)
“He’s available. Finally he’s back, he worked with us all the international break. It’s good news especially for him because being injured is not a good feeling.
“Probably the solution with Reece is the same solution we are using with Romeo [Lavia] and Wes [Fofana] in terms of using them just once a week, one game. Probably at this moment, for different reasons, Reece’s body cannot play, for instance, twice a week.” – Enzo Maresca on Reece James
CRYSTAL PALACE
RULED OUT: Chris Richards (hamstring), Chadi Riad (knee), Matheus Franca (adductor), Matt Turner (ineligible to face parent club), Cheikh Doucoure (toe)
MIGHT PLAY: Daniel Munoz (groin)
AVAILABLE: Adam Wharton (groin)
“Daniel Munoz, this is the first day where he does parts of the training session with us but it looks pretty good. Adam Wharton, as well, we have managed his issues quite well. The medical team is doing a really great job. I think both will be available” – Oliver Glasner
EVERTON
RULED OUT: Armando Broja (foot), James Garner (back), Tim Iroegbunam (foot), Youssef Chermiti (foot)
MIGHT PLAY: Jarrad Branthwaite (quad), Nathan Patterson (match fitness)
AVAILABLE: Vitalii Mykolenko (calf), Seamus Coleman (ankle)
“Mykolenko is looking good so that’s a good step in the right direction. Seamus [Coleman] is back in the group and he’s had more or less the week.
“Jarrad [Branthwaite] is a bit behind them but he’s been on the grass with us, a little bit behind them. We’ll have to made a decision on [Branthwaite] because he’s only really had a couple of days training with us.
“Last time [he returned] he got through the game and then got a minor injury but it still cost him a few weeks, so we’ve got to be careful with that one. We’ll have to make a call probably over the next 24 hours.” – Sean Dyche
FULHAM
RULED OUT: Timothy Castagne (hamstring), Sasa Lukic (shoulder), Carlos Vinicius (calf), Jorge Cuenca (ankle)
AVAILABLE: Joachim Andersen (knock)
IPSWICH TOWN
RULED OUT: Axel Tuanzebe (hand), Jens Cajuste (knee), Massimo Luongo (ankle)
MIGHT PLAY: Dara O’Shea (back)
AVAILABLE: Ali Al-Hamadi (groin)
“He’s had surgery to repair the tendons in the thumb that was damaged, I think the recovery is going pretty well, but it’s a long-term injury. As much as it sounds a pretty innocuous body part regards the game of football, it’s a pretty important body part in human anatomy. He needs to let it recover.
“The timescale is not definite. It could be a few months, maybe less if the recovery goes well. That’s something we’re still in dialogue with specialists about.” – Kieran McKenna on Axel Tuanzebe
LEICESTER CITY
RULED OUT: Patson Daka (ankle), Hamza Choudhury (shoulder), Jakub Stolarczyk (ankle)
AVAILABLE: Jannik Vestergaard (ankle)
“No, nothing’s changed. Jannik Vestergaard has played a couple of games for the national team. He was just about getting fit before the Bournemouth game. He’s obviously in a better place now in terms of fitness and recovery from his ankle injury.
“We’re waiting for a quite a few players to come back but everybody is as they were, really, before the break.” – Steve Cooper
LIVERPOOL
RULED OUT: Alisson (hamstring), Harvey Elliott (foot)
MIGHT PLAY: Federico Chiesa (unknown)
“Alisson is for sure not with us in the upcoming weeks, that’s clear. That’s a blow for him and for us.” – Arne Slot
“Macca [Alexis Mac Allister] missed one game [for Argentina], he played the second one. Kostas [Tsimikas] missed out in the first game against England so I can name them all but we’ve got a few issues going on and let’s wait and see where we are after today. [Wataru] Endo as well was also sick.” – Arne Slot
MANCHESTER CITY
RULED OUT: Kevin De Bruyne (thigh), Rodri (knee), Oscar Bobb (leg)
MIGHT PLAY: Nathan Ake (muscle)
“I don’t think so. No [setback] but not ready. They are in training, they are in the last part. Yesterday Nathan was [doing] the first training with the team, so maybe can travel, but I think to start is not ready.” – Pep Guardiola on the prospect of Kevin De Bruyne and Nathan Ake returning in Gameweek 8
“Some of them, Brazilian(s), Manu [Akanji], today was a day off, so today we’ll see how they feel. We’ll see. Today, tomorrow, we’ll know exactly”. – Pep Guardiola when asked if there were any fresh fitness issues
MANCHESTER UNITED
RULED OUT: Luke Shaw (calf), Leny Yoro (foot), Kobbie Mainoo (hamstring), Harry Maguire (knock), Tyrell Malacia (knee)
MIGHT PLAY: Mason Mount (knock), Manuel Ugarte (muscle)
AVAILABLE: Noussair Mazraoui (illness), Amad Diallo (illness), Alejandro Garnacho (knee)
“Mazraoui, the good news: he faced an illness but he returned on the training pitch and he’s available for selection for tomorrow.” – Erik ten Hag
“Kobbie [Mainoo] and Harry [Maguire] are out for a couple of weeks.” – Erik ten Hag
NEWCASTLE UNITED
RULED OUT: Kieran Trippier (hamstring), Sven Botman (knee), Jamaal Lascelles (knee), Matt Targett (eczema)
MIGHT PLAY: Callum Wilson (back), Martin Dubravka (knee), Lewis Miley (back)
AVAILABLE: Alexander Isak (toe)
“Alex [Isak] has trained and trained well. He trained the start of this week and has looked good, so at this moment in time he would be in contention. Callum [Wilson] has also trained but with Callum, we’ll continue assessing him day by day. We’ve got to try and make the right decision as to when we enter him into the group.” – Eddie Howe
“Kieran [Trippier] will miss out from this game. He has picked up a hamstring problem. We don’t think it’s necessarily too serious but probably enough to keep him out for a few weeks.” – Eddie Howe
NOTTINGHAM FOREST
RULED OUT: Morgan Gibbs-White (suspended + injured), James Ward-Prowse (suspended), Danilo (ankle), Ibrahima Sangare (hamstring)
MIGHT PLAY: Matz Sels (adductor)
“Morgan [Gibbs-White] has got a ban but is also not in the right moment, he’s still injured. So, hopefully for the next game he is going to be available. It was in the game against Chelsea, he went out with a lot of pain. He is still recovering.” – Nuno Espirito Santo
SOUTHAMPTON
RULED OUT: Jack Stephens (suspended), Ross Stewart (hamstring), Gavin Bazunu (Achilles)
AVAILABLE: Tyler Dibling (unknown), Will Smallbone (hamstring), Kamaldeen Sulemana (ankle)
“Ross Stewart came off against Arsenal and won’t be available. It’s not going to be long-term injury, I think the international breaks have come at a good time for him, which means he won’t miss a huge amount of games.” – Russell Martin
“He’s in a good place. He’s had a good bit of rest, a good bit of treatment. He’s dipped in and out of training this week. He will be ready.” – Russell Martin on Tyler Dibling
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
RULED OUT: Wilson Odobert (hamstring)
MIGHT PLAY: Richarlison (calf)
AVAILABLE: Lucas Bergvall (minor), Son Heung-min (hamstring)
“Sonny [Heung-min] and Richy [Richarlison] have done some good work and trained with the group, which is a real positive for us. Sonny was always, hopefully, going to get through this international break really well and be ready, and Richy’s done some good work, so hopefully both available for the weekend.” – Ange Postecoglou
“The international guys, I think just about all of them got through okay. We’re still waiting on a couple to come back into the building. Lucas [Bergvall] was the only one who had a slight niggle but again we’re hoping that he’ll be okay.” – Ange Postecoglou
WEST HAM UNITED
RULED OUT: Niclas Fullkrug (Achilles)
“In the start he had one non-important injury but he has had little complications with this injury and we are waiting to recover him. It is true we were thinking he would be out for two weeks, maximum. Right now he is out. I don’t know, I prefer to say nothing. Let’s see.” – Julen Lopetegui on Niclas Fullkrug
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
RULED OUT: Hwang Hee-chan (ankle), Yerson Mosquera (knee), Sasa Kalajdzic (knee), Boubacar Traore (knee), Enso Gonzalez (knee)
MIGHT PLAY: Bastien Meupiyou (unknown)
“It’s not nothing, there’s something there. He’s injured a ligament on the inside of his ankle. From now, probably a couple to a few weeks, nothing overly long.” – Gary O’Neil on Hwang Hee-chan
