Harry Kane, Toby Alderweireld and Danny Rose are back in contention for Spurs’ trip to Sunderland. Adam Lallana is passed fit as Liverpool prepare for the arrival of Chelsea, while Virgil van Dijk is ruled out as Southampton make their way to Swansea City. Here’s the summary of the current team news ahead of tonight’s deadline.
Harry Kane, Danny Rose and Toby Alderweireld are all back in training and available for Spurs’ trip to Sunderland. Jan Vertonghen and Erik Lamela remain sidelined and Georges-Kevin Nkoudou is set for scans on a knee problem.
Adam Lallana is in line to return for Liverpool’s home clash with Chelsea, though Nathaniel Clyne remains a doubt due to an ongoing rib problem. Jurgen Klopp has admitted that Sadio Mane will be assessed after arriving back from Africa Cup of Nations duties last night. He may just start life on the bench in Tuesday’s clash.
Arsene Wenger has confirmed that “the players who stayed behind” from Saturday’s trip to Southampton (Aaron Ramsey and Francis Coquelin) are available to face Watford. The Gunners boss conceded that he will be cautious with Danny Welbeck’s pitch time as he returns from a long-term knee injury absence. Elsewhere, Granit Xhaka serves the second of a four-match ban.
Islam Slimani and Leonardo Ulloa have been ruled out of Leicester City’s trip to Burnley, with the latter insisting he won’t play for the club again after they rejected an offer from Sunderland for his services. Shinji Okazaki is available, however, after undergoing stitches in a foot injury.
Lamine Kone and Didier Ndong are both available for Sunderland’s clash with Spurs after returning from the Africa Cup of Nations, though Wahbi Khazri is due back today and won’t feature. New boys Darron Gibson and Bryan Oviedo were not signed in time for tonight’s match and Papy Djilobodji starts the first of a four-match ban.
Swansea City new boy Luciano Narsingh is in contention for the home clash against Southampton after recovering from a calf problem. Ki Sung-yeung is also back in the frame, though Leon Britton and Oliver McBurnie will miss out.
Virgil van Dijk will be out for around three weeks as Southampton make their way to South Wales. Claude Puel was reluctant to reveal any further insights, remaining vague on the doubts surrounding James Ward-Prowse, Jay Rodriguez and Sofiane Boufal.
Wilfried Zaha is available for Palace’s clash with Bournemouth after returning from the Africa Cup of Nations, though Bakary Sako is a doubt due to a hamstring problem. Sam Allardyce reckons that Jeffrey Schlupp is set to miss out, though fellow new boy Patrick van Aanholt is in contention for an Eagles debut in the Vitality Stadium clash. Keepers Julian Speroni and Steve Mandanda are both ruled out.
Bournemouth’s Simon Francis returns for the meeting with Palace having served out his three-match ban. Eddie Howe will assess the fitness of Max Gradel, who was due back in the UK yesterday following Ivory Coast’s elimination from the Africa Cup of Nations.
Joel Robles will continue in goal as Everton head to Stoke. Idrissa Gueye won’t be selected, however, as Ronald Koeman eases him into action following a return from the Africa Cup of Nations. Robles may face Stoke City new boy Saido Berahino who is included in the squad for the Toffees visit.
West Brom’s Jonny Evans is expected to miss out with a calf complaint once again, while loanee Brendan Galloway will be assessed for the trip to Middlesbrough.
George Friend, Gaston Ramirez and Calum Chambers are all ruled out of Middlesbrough’s squad, though Antonio Barragan is back in training and could be rushed back into the starting line-up.
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 Tuesday’s press conferences and refresh our Team News tab accordingly to keep you informed.
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