David Luiz is set to turn out for Chelsea this evening. Yohan Cabaye remains doubtful for Palace’s encounter with Stoke, ‘Boro’s Christhian Stuani will be assessed for the trip to Everton, whilst Eddie How is keen to court caution with Jack Wilshere’s minutes.
Here’s the lowdown on the press conferences so far..
Dejan Lovren has recovered from the eye injury that forced him to miss last week’s clash with Leicester. Emre Can misses Liverpool’s trip to Chelsea tonight, though returned to training earlier in the week.
John Terry has been ruled out for the next 10 days due to an ankle problem. David Luiz is set for a second Chelsea debut tonight as Liverpool roll up to the Bridge.
Eddie Howe has revealed “there is no rush” to bring Jack Wilshere into Bournemouth’s starting XI as he allows the midfielder time to build up his fitness with minutes off the bench.
Swansea winger Nathan Dyer is set to undergo ankle surgery and will be sidelined for two months. Francesco Guidolin hopes to have club-record signing Borja Baston available for the trip to St Mary’s.
Christhian Stuani and Jordan Rhodes are both doubtful for Middlesbrough’s trip to Everton, Aitor Karanka confirmed yesterday. Grant Leadbitter and Fabio remain sidelined.
Mark Hughes is optimistic that Mame Biram Diouf and Glen Johnson will be available for Stoke’s trip to Palace after both returned to training. Xherdan Shaqiri is still sidelined with a calf injury.
Ronald Koeman has confirmed Everton have no new injury concerns for the home match against ‘Boro. New loan signing Enner Valencia is included in the squad and could be handed a debut.
Alan Pardew has revealed that Pape Souare will be out for up to six months after his involvement in a serious car accident last weekend. Connor Wickham and Bakary Sako are expected to be available for the visit of Stoke, though Yohan Cabaye remains “touch and go”.
Ashley Barnes remains Burnley’s only absentee for the trip to Leicester due to an ongoing hamstring complaint.
All this and more has now been updated in the Team News section ahead of this evening’s deadline. Keep an eye on our official Twitter Stream for breaking news – as the day unfolds, we will issue updates from Friday’s press conferences and refresh our Team News tab accordingly to keep you informed.
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