The Weekend Team News

Pedro and Alvaro Morata will both miss Chelsea’s trip to Brighton due to suspension. Arsenal are expected to welcome back Laurent Koscielny and Nacho Monreal for their home clash against Crystal Palace.

Virgil van Dijk has returned to full training ahead of Liverpool’s trip to Swansea, though social media chat suggests that Mohamed Salah was one of several players to miss the Reds latest session.

We await an update from Jurgen Klopp, along with a number of other key press conferences later today. For now, here is our summary of the team news situation as it stands.

Markus Suttner and Solly March could push for recalls when Brighton & Hove Albion host Chelsea in tomorrow’s early kick-off.

As for the champions, they’ll be without the suspended Alvaro Morata and Pedro, with Eden Hazard potentially utilised as a “false nine”. Meanwhile, Antonio Conte will have to check on the fitness of Gary Cahill and Cesc Fabregas who both missed the midweek FA Cup replay.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger expects to have Laurent Koscielny and Nacho Monreal back for the home meeting against Crystal Palace but Mesut Ozil remains doubtful. Ainsley Maitland-Niles is uncertain to feature due to illness, so Sead Kolasinac may be handed a recall at left wing-back.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek could face a lengthy spell on the sidelines due to an ankle injury, but Joel Ward is available to return for the trip to the Emirates. Andros Townsend has recovered quickly from an ankle problem and could be back in contention along with defender Joel Ward who is back in full training. .

Stephen Ward and Chris Wood remain out for Burnley’s home clash against Manchester United. Midfielder Scott Arfield has a good chance of being able to return, while Charlie Taylor is expected to start despite having taken a knock to the ribs.

Ashley Young is available again for United after serving his three-match ban, and could return in place of Luke Shaw at left-back for the trip to Turf Moor.

Sam Allardyce could hand a debut to new signing Theo Walcott as Everton entertain West Bromwich Albion at Goodison Park, while Michael Keane is also available after recovering from a foot problem. Seamus Coleman is back in training though it would seem unlikley that he’ll be considered for selection just yet.

Baggies defenders Craig Dawson and Ahmed Hegazi are both being monitored after suffering a clash of heads last weekend, with a final decision to be made later today.

Matty James looks set to be available for the home fixture against Watford after picking up a minor knock in the goalless draw with Chelsea. Despite returning to training, Danny Simpson may be short of match fitness for the Hornets’ encounter, though Robert Huth could be back in contention following his return with the U23’s.

Hornets head coach Marco Silva will make a late call on Tom Cleverley ahead of the trip to the King Power Stadium, with the midfielder withdrawn last weekend after feeling tightness in his hamstring.

New Stoke City manager Paul Lambert has revealed that both Ryan Shawcross and Glen Johnson trained on Tuesday and could be in contention for the home meeting with Huddersfield Town. Erik Pieters (hamstring) remains a concern but new signing Kostas Stafylidis is lacking match fitness, and seems unlikely to make his debut.

Chris Lowe and Collin Quaner both look set to come back into contention for the Terriers, while recent additions Alex Pritchard and Terence Kongolo may be handed their first starts after making their debuts off the bench last weekend.

David Moyes has been dealt a blow with the news that Andy Carroll could be sidelined for a month with an ankle injury. Winston Reid (hamstring) and Chicharito (illness) are doubts ahead of the home clash against Bournemouth.

Cherries boss Eddie Howe has revealed that Junior Stanislas and Josh King are “getting closer” to a return, with both players set to be assessed ahead of tomorrow’s trip to the London Stadium.

Fabian Delph looks almost certain to miss Manchester City’s home encounter against Newcastle United due to a knee injury, while question marks remain over Vincent Kompany’s availability prior to Pep Guardiola’s press conference today.

Rafa Benitez will check on Dwight Gayle ahead of the trip to the Etihad Stadium, after the forward was forced off with a knock during the 1-1 draw with Swansea City.

Southampton defender Maya Yoshida remains doubtful ahead of the visit of Tottenham Hotspur to St Mary’s due to a hamstring injury, so Jack Stephens and Wesley Hoedt could continue in central defence.

Harry Winks looks set to miss out for Spurs, having skipped the last three matches due to an ankle injury. Kieran Trippier may push for a recall at right-back in place of Serge Aurier.

Kyle Naughton is available again after serving his three-match suspension and should return to the starting XI for Swansea City’s home fixture against Liverpool. Mike van der Hoorn, Renato Sanches and Tammy Abraham are all doubtfs for the Swans.

Virgil van Dijk and Alberto Moreno look set to be available for Monday’s trip to south Wales, while Jordan Henderson is also back in training following a hamstring injury. But there is a suggestion that Mohamed Salah missed training yesterday, with talk that he is still affected by the illness that he suffered going into Sunday’s win over Manchester City. Klopp’s press conference today will hopefully reveal more on that.

All this and more has now been updated in the Team News section ahead of tomorrow’s 11.30am 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.