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Confirmed gameweek 13 Premier League team news and manager quotes for every club

sportsmole.co.uk, 24 November 2023, 16:05
ARSENAL

Out: Thomas Partey (thigh), Fabio Vieira (suspended), David Raya (ineligible), Jurrien Timber (knee)

Doubtful: Martin Odegaard (concussion), Ben White (knock), Cedric Soares (virus), Emile Smith Rowe (knee)

Mikel Arteta quotes: "Hopefully [Odegaard] is available. We have another training session today but he has been progressing well. We didn't know how many days he'd need to be out and in the end it got more delayed than we wanted but we had to protect the player.

"[Jesus] is available. He played 97 minutes in a really competitive match. We have another session. They had a really long flight and I have to see the condition of every single player to make the final call on the lineup.

"Again, if [White] is able to train today he'll be in contention to play. It's a question to be resolved in the next few hours."

ASTON VILLA

Out: Emiliano Buendia (knee), Tyrone Mings (knee), Bertrand Traore (muscle)

Doubtful: Diego Carlos (knock), Matty Cash (shoulder), John McGinn (knee), Jacob Ramsey (foot), Leon Bailey (knock), Nicolo Zaniolo (knock)

Unai Emery quotes: "John [McGinn] trained well today. Yesterday he came back here with us and he rested. But today he was training and, at the end of training, I asked him and he told me he's ready. Hopefully tomorrow it doesn't change and I think he will be okay for Sunday.

"Some players are coming back after their international matches with a little bit of doubt for Sunday. Leon [Bailey] and Nicolo [Zaniolo] worked alone this morning trying to test if they are going to be ready for Sunday, and more or less the tests were positive. Emi [Martinez] tested this morning as well because he has a small pain, but I think he's going to be ready for Sunday.

"Bertrand [Traore] is completely 100% injured and not available for Sunday."

BOURNEMOUTH

Out: Tyler Adams (thigh), Alex Scott (knee), Ryan Fredericks (calf), Max Aarons (hamstring), Emiliano Marcondes (ankle), Darren Randolph (ill)

Doubtful: Philip Billing (quadriceps)

Andoni Iraola quotes: "We will have Max [Aarons] out for some time because he got injured in the past game against Newcastle.

"[Adam Smith is] ready to perform straight away, I have no doubts. Even the other day, without warming up because we didn't expect the injury, he went straight away and nobody noticed, he was very good.

"It's true that we had half of the team outside with the national teams. We haven't had a lot of time to prepare for Sheffield United all together. It's just today and tomorrow when we travel that we are all together.

"There's two or three that still haven't trained with us, they are arriving during the day so we will see how they arrive, if they've slept during their travel.

"They have tomorrow to train but most of the squad trained today and everyone was fine. Everyone has come back in a good spot. Obviously with the travel they are tired and we have to analyse who will be able to help us, who can play some minutes, who can start but no serious injuries."

BRENTFORD

Out: Rico Henry (knee), Aaron Hickey (hamstring), Ivan Toney (suspended), Kevin Schade (adductor), Nathan Collins (ankle), Joshua Dasilva (hamstring), Mikkel Damsgaard (knee)

Doubtful: Keane Lewis-Potter (calf), Shandon Baptiste (shoulder)

Club statement: "Nathan Collins has been ruled out of Brentford's Premier League game against Arsenal on Saturday.

"Collins suffered an ankle injury while playing for Republic of Ireland against Netherlands during the international break and head coach Thomas Frank, speaking during his pre-match press conference, revealed that the defender will be sidelined for "weeks".

"Keane Lewis-Potter and Shandon Baptiste are both available for selection having recovered from calf and shoulder injuries respectively.

"Josh Dasilva (hamstring) and Mikkel Damsgaard (knee) are progressing well but the game will come too soon for the midfield duo."

BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION

Out: Danny Welbeck (unspecified), Solly March (knee), Julio Enciso (knee), Mahmoud Dahoud (suspended), Pervis Estupinan (muscle), James Milner (muscle), Lewis Dunk (groin), Kaoru Mitoma (unspecified), Adam Webster (unspecified)

Doubtful: Tariq Lamptey (unspecified), Evan Ferguson (hamstring), Igor Julio (ankle)

Roberto De Zerbi quotes: "Mitoma and Milner can't play, they are not available. We will have to see with Igor [Julio]. We have too many injuries - I have lost count! Dunk is available, Estupinan isn't - I think for a long time. Lamptey is better which is good news.

"Jakub [Moder] will be on the bench tomorrow and I think he can play 20/25 minutes. He's different to our other midfielders and can be important. I want to give him a chance to play, he has the right personality."

BURNLEY

Out: Lyle Foster (mental health)

Doubtful: Ameen Al-Dakhil (knock)

Vincent Kompany quotes: "We know West Ham are such a strong opponent, you just have to look at the players they've got and the investments they've had in certain positions. I really like the squad they have to be honest.

"There's pure individual quality that you have to respect in this league. But that's the goal for us, to show the ability to be amongst this.

"Obviously they've got Antonio who is not available and a few other niggles, but if you look at the midfield with Alvarez, Paqueta on the ball and his quality to pick passes and be a threat, Kudus is a player I've known for a long time, it's just an exciting squad purely from a neutral perspective.

"From a coaching perspective it's like every game, you do see opportunities for your team to make a game out of it and get a result and that's what it's about."

CHELSEA

Out: Wesley Fofana (knee), Ben Chilwell (thigh), Trevoh Chalobah (thigh), Carney Chukwuemeka (knee), Christopher Nkunku (knee), Romeo Lavia (ankle)

Doubtful: Levi Colwill (shoulder), Malo Gusto (tendon)

Mauricio Pochettino quotes: "Levi Colwill is going to be in the squad but Romeo Lavia and Christopher Nkunku are out. They are both in good condition, Nkunku is a little bit ahead of Lavia, he was doing things with the group, but still not full recovery to be part of the squad.

"It was nice to see Wesley Fofana run on the grass. It was good motivation and it is good that he can start to feel the grass.

"[Reece James] is doing well and improving every day. We hope he can cope with 90 minutes."

CRYSTAL PALACE

Out: Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (thigh), Dean Henderson (thigh)

Doubtful: James Tomkins (calf)

Roy Hodgson quotes: "I think they've trained extremely well, the ones who've stayed behind with us.

"We've had seven [players] away this time, so it's not a ludicrous number - other teams have had more than that. People have got back to some sort of fitness now, so our squad's been pretty much a normal size, bringing in one or two boys from the Academy.

"I think it's been a good couple of weeks' work for us and it's good also to see the players who did play international football come back without injury.

"Two players came back today. That's the problem when you have players who travel a long way away.

"Both Jordan Ayew and Jefferson Lerma only came back for this morning's training session, but everyone else was back for yesterday's training session, so I suppose that's probably more normal for teams that send players away - that two days before the game you'll get your team or your squad back.

"But we're a little bit unlucky in the sense that some of our players have got longer journeys and it takes them a bit longer to get back."

EVERTON

Out: Dele Alli (hip), Amadou Onana (calf)

Doubtful: Seamus Coleman (knee), Andre Gomes (calf)

Sean Dyche quotes: "Amadou Onana, with his calf, I don't think it will be right. He's still sore.

"Ben Godfrey, Seamus Coleman and Michael Keane all played in midweek, that's good, getting them some minutes. When you've had a long-term injury, that 90 minutes is the final marker really. It's good for them to get as many minutes away along with the lads getting minutes on international duty.

"Andre Gomes is back on the grass. He's had a very frustrating season. He just needs some games.

"And Dele Alli, it's good to see him back on the grass. We're still tentative at the moment with the sports science side of things. He's joined in a couple of warm-ups so he's just feeling himself back in. It will be really pleasing if we can get him back."

FULHAM

Out: Rodrigo Munoz (knee), Joao Palhinha (suspended), Issa Diop (ankle), Adama Traore (hamstring), Tyrese Francois (unspecified)

Doubtful: Tosin Adarabioyo (groin)

Marco Silva quotes: "It's a good sign that we've had 13 or 14 players away for the last two. It's good that the game will be on Monday to give us time to recover.

"We have four players out. Issa Diop, Adama Traore, Tyrese Francois and Rodrigo Muniz."

LIVERPOOL

Out: Thiago Alcantara (hip), Stefan Bajcetic (calf), Andrew Robertson (shoulder)

Doubtful: Ryan Gravenberch (knee), Joe Gomez (knock), Curtis Jones (hamstring), Ibrahima Konate (hamstring)

Jurgen Klopp quotes: "Only the long-term absentees are still out. No new concerns - before I entered this room.

"Conor Bradley [is] completely normal in training but now he needs to play games, starting with the U21s. Kaide Gordon was with us in training the whole week, which is really exciting. Looks really good, has to now gain minutes. I think that's it.

"We have 12 different players back from the international break. The decision to play players, I will have to wait until training. They all came back pretty much from international [games] so we have to make these decisions.

"For these decisions I have to wait until: at 3pm is the meeting and 4pm is training, so until then. Look in their eyes, talk to them and then figure out who is ready to start and who is probably better to bring on.

"They all I would say, nearly all, had a really good international break. Colombia were really successful, Lucho scored twice.

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