This weekend marks the return of the Premier League as the season’s final stretch approaches.
There are several significant games going on, with Arsenal having the chance to increase their advantage against Southampton on Friday night in the Premier League. Newcastle United is a challenging road game for Tottenham Hotspur this Sunday.
In addition to all the Premier League activity this weekend, there are two FA Cup semifinal matches, with Manchester United playing Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday and Manchester City playing Sheffield United on Saturday.
summarises the most recent injury information from each team before of the weekend’s games. The most recent developments will be updated in this post.
Arsenal
When hosting Southampton on Friday, Arsenal will be attempting to keep their lead atop the Premier League standings. Takehiro Tomiyasu will stay out for the duration of Mikel Arteta’s team’s 2022–23 campaign due to a knee injury sustained on March 16 against Sporting CP.
Since Arsenal’s game against Sporting, William Saliba has also been absent due to concerns that he could be sidelined for the remainder of the season.
Oleksandr Zinchenko, the left defender who missed the draw against West Ham United owing to a groyne injury, could be available, Arteta will be hoping. But there’s no assurance he’ll even start.
Aston Villa
On Saturday, Aston Villa travels to play Brentford.
Ollie Watkins, a striker, is expected to play against his old team and will be trying to keep up his recent goal-scoring success. In his last 12 games, he has scored 11 goals.
After recovering from their ailments, Boubacar Kamara (ankle), Philippe Coutinho (hamstring), and Matty Cash (calf) could be able to join him in Villa’s matchday squad. Kamara on the field for 45 minutes against Chelsea before being replaced, missing Villa’s previous three games.
Leon Bailey (hamstring) and Jed Steer (achilles) will probably be sidelined once again.
Bournemouth
On Sunday, Bournemouth hosts West Ham.
Full-back Ryan Fredericks, who has missed Bournemouth’s previous four Premier League games with a calf injury, won’t play against his former team, and Junior Stanislas hasn’t played since November.
Hamed Traore hasn’t played since losing to Brighton and Hove Albion at the Vitality Stadium earlier this month, and Gary O’Neil further confirmed that he won’t play against West Ham.
Matias Vina, the left defender who was replaced after scoring in their 3-2 victory against Tottenham, also had good news from O’Neil. They are optimistic that he will be on the roster this weekend.
Brentford
On Saturday, Brentford will welcome Aston Villa at the Gtech Community Stadium.
Keane Lewis-Potter (knee) and Pontus Jansson (hamstring) will both be sidelined this weekend. The first is out for the rest of the season, and Thomas Frank acknowledged that it was doubtful the second would play again this year.
In addition, Frank said that Kristoffer Ajer, who has been sidelined with a hamstring injury, is “close to full training” but won’t play on Saturday.
Tuesday afternoon’s 2-2 draw between Brentford B and Huddersfield Town B included an hour of action from Frank Onyeka and Vitaly Janelt, both of whom may be available.
Brighton
On Sunday, Brighton will play Manchester United in the FA Cup semifinals.
Evan Ferguson, a striker, is expected to sit out after hurting his ankle during last weekend’s 2-1 victory over Chelsea. Joel Veltman, a defender, is also out with a hamstring issue.
Jeremy Sarmiento, who sustained a fractured metatarsal during the March international break, is still sidelined for Brighton. Premier League Jakub Moder (knee) and Adam Lallana (hamstring), both of whom were seen practising this week, are still absent.
Although goalie Jason Steele is available, manager Roberto De Zerbi acknowledged he wasn’t sure if the player was fully fit.
The head coach of Brighton stated the following on other team news: “The injury situation isn’t yet apparent. We’ll find out in the morning. There are still two more days.
Chelsea
Following Manchester United’s Premier League involvement in the FA Cup semifinals, Chelsea will not be playing this weekend.
Crystal Palace
When Crystal Palace hosts Everton on Saturday, Roy Hodgson’s team will be aiming to make it four victories in a row.
Wilfried Zaha will not participate in this Premier League weekend’s games after sustaining a groyne injury against Leicester City. Vicente Guaita, the goalie, is also sidelined with a knee injury.
Due to a knee injury, Nathaniel Clyne Premier League was unable to participate in the 2-0 victory over Southampton. He is expected to resume training the following week.
Everton
According to manager Sean Dyche, forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin is expected to play in Saturday’s match against Crystal Palace for Everton.
The England international played 70 minutes on Tuesday against non-League Chester in a friendly played behind closed doors.
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Amadou Onana, who was injured last Saturday and missed the team’s 3-1 loss to Fulham, has trained in preparation for the game against Palace. Prior to travelling to Selhurst Park, the Belgian international will be evaluated.
However, due to a thigh injury, neither Seamus Coleman nor teammate fullback Ruben Vinagre will be able to play this weekend .Premier League Vinagre will be sidelined for a lengthy amount of time and may need surgery.
Fulham
On Saturday, Fulham will host Leeds United at Craven Cottage.
Aleksandar Mitrovic is still out for Marco Silva’s team after receiving an eight-game suspension for shoving referee Chris Kavanagh during the FA Cup match between Manchester United and Chelsea.
Layvin Kurzawa (knee) will also miss out for the west London club, and winger Daniel James is ineligible to face his parent club.
Neeskens Kebano, who has been Premier League sidelined for more than five months with a torn Achilles, is reportedly in the running to rejoin the team, according to Silva.