Hector Bellerin is ruled out of the north London derby, though Laurent Koscielny still has a chance of making it. Watford’s Odion Ighalo has recovered from a dead leg, Winston Reid is back for West Ham, whilst Christian Fuchs returns to the Leicester squad after shrugging off a knock.
Hector Bellerin has been ruled out of Arsenal’s derby clash with Spurs, though Arsene Wenger is hopeful that the right-back could return just after the international break. The Gunners boss has also revealed that Laurent Koscielny has “an 80% chance” of appearing in Sunday’s home encounter.
Roberto Martinez has confirmed that Bryan Oviedo could miss the next three weeks after suffering a hamstring injury against Sunderland last time out. Mo Besic, Tom Cleverley and Leighton Baines have all returned to full training, though the Toffees boss has admitted that they won’t be rushed back into action and are unlikely to feature this weekend. Baines is set to play in a behind-closed-doors friendly next week to aid his fitness. Meanwhile Steven Pienaar and Tony Hibbert remain unavailable for the Toffees.
West Ham remain without Diafra Sakho for the visit of Everton, with the forward sidelined after feeling a small tear in his thigh during training last week. Winston Reid has been back in training for a week and is available for selection, confirmed Slaven Bilic. Elsewhere, Alex Song has recovered from injury and is set to play in a friendly for the Hammers next week as he steps up his fitness.
Sam Allardyce has been boosted by the news that Fabio Borini, Ola Toivonen, Younes Kaboul and John O’Shea have all returned to training for Sunderland. The quartet missed the defeat to Everton but are back in contention for the weekend. Lee Cattermole will miss out, however, with the combative midfielder suffering a groin injury in last Sunday’s loss.
Ronald Koeman has issued an update ahead of the Southampton’s trip to Sunderland, revealing that the squad is unchanged from the victory over near neighbours Bournemouth. Shane Long is back in training after an ankle injury, though remains unavailable for selection this weekend.
Christian Fuchs is back in contention for Leicester as they play host to Watford at the weekend. The Austrian defender missed out in last weekend’s come-from-behind win at the Hawthorns with a knock.
Bournemouth are sweating on the availability of Artur Boruc and Steve Cook ahead of the weekend. Boss Eddie Howe has revealed that the pair will face late fitness tests.
Watford boss Quique Sanchez Flores has allayed fears over Odion Ighalo, confirming that the striker is fit for the weekend after limping off with a dead leg in last weekend’s victory over West Ham. There is less positive news on Jose Manuel Jurado, with Flores conceding that the midfielder is almost certain to miss out with a hamstring injury once again.
Swansea boss Garry Monk has revealed he has a fully-fit squad to choose from for tomorrow’s trip to Carrow Road.
Jurgen Klopp has admitted that Philippe Coutinho (hamstring) and Adam Lallana (knock) were rested to the bench for last night’s win over Ruben Kazan, though both “could have played” if called upon.
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