Andy Carroll looks set to miss West Ham’s trip to Stoke City, Arsenal centre-half Laurent Koscielny remains a doubt ahead of Sunday’s north London derby, while West Brom’s Matt Phillips is back on the sidelines with a hamstring problem.
Southampton duo Charlie Austin and Matt Targett returned to training on Thursday, although neither player will be ready to face Hull City tomorrow.
Tigers head coach Marco Silva has no fresh injury concerns ahead of the trip to St Mary’s, with defender Omar Elabdellaoui still sidelined due to a back injury.
Jonathan Walters is Stoke City’s only injury concern ahead of the home encounter against West Ham United. Potters boss Mark Hughes hopes the attacker will be able to take part in training today in order to provide his fitness.
Andy Carroll is set to miss the trip to the bet365 Stadium due to a groin injury, but Hammers boss Slaven Bilic will welcome back Mark Noble and Sam Byram, with the pair available again after completing their suspensions. Robert Snodgrass (knee) and Sofiane Feghouli (knock) remain doubtful.
Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe is likely to be devoid of Dan Gosling’s (calf) services for the trip to Sunderland, while Andrew Surman remains out with a knee injury. That means Lewis Cook is likely to earn a start in central midfield.
West Bromwich Albion head coach Tony Pulis is without Matt Phillips and Hal Robson-Kanu for the home fixture against Leicester City after the pair both suffered hamstring injuries in training this week.
Islam Slimani has returned to training following a groin injury, with Foxes boss Craig Shakespeare expecting the forward to be fit for the trip to the Hawthorns. Wes Morgan (hamstring) is described as “touch and go” by Shakespeare, although he will give the skipper every chance to prove his fitness.
Crystal Palace manager Sam Allardyce will be without Mamadou Sakho for the home meeting with Burnley after the defender suffered a knee injury during the 1-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur. The Eagles boss indicated Damien Delaney will replace the Frenchman in central defence alongside Martin Kelly.
Burnley manager Sean Dyche will have to make at least one change from the side that lost 2-0 to Manchester United for the trip to Selhurst Park after Joey Barton was banned by the FA following a betting investigation. Ben Mee (shin) is Dyche’s main injury concern, but Stephen Ward (knee), Scott Arfield (knee) and Sam Vokes (hamstring) could all be available.
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho will be without the suspended Marouane Fellaini for the home clash against Swansea City, while Paul Pogba is a doubt after missing the Manchester derby due to a knock. Timothy Fosu-Mensah is also a major doubt with a shoulder injury suffered on his introduction from the bench in Thursday’s derby.
Swansea City head coach Paul Clement is hopeful Jack Cork (ankle) and Martin Olsson (hamstring) will be fit to return for the trip to Old Trafford, while Leroy Fer could be available despite picking up a dead leg in last weekend’s 2-0 win over Stoke City. Wayne Routledge is out, though, after undergoing a hernia operation on Tuesday.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger rates Laurent Koscielny’s chances of recovering from the knee problem he picked up during Wednesday night’s 1-0 win over Leicester City as “60/40.” Shkodran Mustafi will definitely miss the North London derby and is out for around two more weeks, with a thigh injury ruling him out for a further two weeks. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is fully fit and could return to the XI, having been benched against Leicester City in midweek as a precaution.
Watford look set to be without Craig Cathcart (knee) for the home clash against Liverpool, while head coach Walter Mazzarri will check on the fitness of midfielder Valon Behrami to assess whether he is ready to come back into the starting XI.
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