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Premier League gameweek 30: Confirmed team news and manager quotes for every club

sportsmole.co.uk, 29 March 2024, 16:16
ARSENAL

Gameweek 30 opponents: Man City (A)

Out: Jurrien Timber (knee)

Doubtful: Gabriel Martinelli (foot), Gabriel Magalhaes (Achilles), Bukayo Saka (hamstring)

Mikel Arteta quotes: "There's a chance to see Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel playing against Man City, yeah. They have not trained yet, tomorrow we have another session, but there is a chance they can be part of the squad."

ASTON VILLA

Gameweek 30 opponents: Wolves (H)

Out: Emiliano Buendia (knee), Tyrone Mings (knee), Boubacar Kamara (knee), John McGinn (suspended), Matty Cash (hamstring)

Doubtful: Jacob Ramsey (foot)

Unai Emery quotes: "[Cash] came back [from international duty] with a small injury and he is not available for tomorrow. He will be out for two or three weeks."

BOURNEMOUTH

Gameweek 30 opponents: Everton (H)

Out: Ryan Fredericks (calf), Luis Sinisterra (thigh), James Hill (ankle), Marcos Senesi (thigh)

Doubtful: Max Aarons (thigh), Lloyd Kelly (hip)

Andoni Iraola quotes: "We have no issues with Dom, it's a good moment for him personally. We have given him a bit of rest and time to recover and he has been doing very well this week. I 100% expect him to be involved.

"Lloyd Kelly has started training with the group this week. It's difficult for me to say [if he will face Everton], if we have a place in the squad then he probably has a chance, but I think it depends on other situations.

"Marcos [Senesi] continues to be out, he's unable to train with the group still. Max Aarons is back with the group, Ryan Fredericks is out. Luis Sinisterra is out for some weeks, but I think he will be available before the end of the season.

"Then we have to check the ones who are right who arrive back from internationals, we need to tomorrow and see how they are."

BRENTFORD

Gameweek 30 opponents: Man Utd (H)

Out: Joshua Dasilva (knee), Rico Henry (knee), Ben Mee (ankle), Kevin Schade (adductor), Christian Norgaard (back), Sergio Reguilon (suspended)

Doubtful: Ethan Pinnock (ankle), Aaron Hickey (hamstring), Bryan Mbeumo (ankle)

Club statement: Brentford head coach Thomas Frank has provided an update on injured trio Aaron Hickey, Christian Norgaard and Ethan Pinnock ahead of Saturday's late game against Man Utd.

Frank revealed that Hickey (hamstring) is "further down the line" although captain Norgaard is progressing well as he recovers from a back injury but will not feature at the weekend. Pinnock, who has missed seven weeks with an ankle injury, is also "going in the right direction" but will miss Saturday's match.

Kevin Schade has been training with the first-team group for the last two weeks after an adductor issue, but the Man Utd match will come too soon.

"Bryan [Mbeumo], of course, is further down the line and that's very, very good. He has two more weeks under his belt and played in an in-house game on Thursday."

BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION

Gameweek 30 opponents: Liverpool (A)

Out: Solly March (knee), Kaoru Mitoma (back), Jack Hinshelwood (foot)

Doubtful: Joao Pedro (thigh), James Milner (thigh)

BURNLEY

Gameweek 30 opponents: Chelsea (A)

Out: Aaron Ramsey (knee), Nathan Redmond (thigh), Luca Koleosho (thigh), David Datro Fofana (ineligible)

Doubtful: Jordan Beyer (thigh), Ameen Al-Dakhil (unspecified)

Vincent Kompany quotes: "It is of that (cup final) importance, but I have to say for us the feeling has been like this already for a while. The Chelsea game you're playing against a top team but its not a luxury game for us, they're all-important games in terms of getting points from it.

"We saw the feeling that it gives you when you do achieve it. The West Ham game was unfortunate but in terms of where we're at at the moment, we hope that we can keep getting results and building on from the last win.

"In tough times we've always remained strong, we've always kept a belief. So, all of a sudden when you have a win, I hope that kind of encourages that. We're not really a team that's too phased, we're not a rollercoaster team, I don't think.

"At least not emotionally. So, I feel pretty confident that win or lose, we're always able to get back on track but it's about winning at the moment and it's the same again this weekend."

CHELSEA

Gameweek 30 opponents: Burnley (H)

Out: Wesley Fofana (knee), Romeo Lavia (thigh), Reece James (hamstring), Carney Chukwuemeka (ankle), Christopher Nkunku (hamstring), Levi Colwill (foot), Trevoh Chalobah (unspecified), Lesley Ugochukwu (hamstring), Robert Sanchez (unspecified)

Doubtful: Malo Gusto (ill), Ben Chilwell (knee), Enzo Fernandez (fatigue)

Mauricio Pochettino quotes: "Still we need to assess a few players like [Ben] Chilwell. He got a knock in his knee. [On Thursday] he was all right to train and now we will see what happens [on Friday], if he can be available to be in the squad or not. It's bad luck because he got a dead leg in the last moment of the game against Belgium. Now we need to assess if he can be available or not.

"I was talking with Cole [Palmer]. He's a little bit disappointed because he could not play and perform with the national team. The first game was with a small problem. I think he thought he could maybe play the second game against Belgium but didn't play.

"Now he's okay, he was training well. There's still one training session more [today] but the plan is, if he can train in the same way [today], he will be available for the game on Saturday.

"It's a really difficult situation for [Lavia] and of course he's sad, he's not happy. He's only played 30 minutes, for a player who arrived new in the club. It's something that sometimes happens in football. When the club signed him he arrived with problems from Southampton. Now it's a different problem than the one he had from Southampton.

"In nine months he was only with us training for a few weeks. He arrived and he could not train and then when he started to train with us he suffered an injury to his foot. After he was training with us again for a few weeks, he was available at Wolves but didn't come on and then against Crystal Palace he played 30 minutes and got injured in his quad. From December we haven't had the possibility to train with him, because he was never really close to being available.

"It's really sad news because always a new player when he arrives at a club wants to perform, wants to help the team. Now we need to wait for the next pre-season and the next season for him to be available again. For sure we are going to help him to become stronger and be available for pre-season and then next season to show his real quality."

CRYSTAL PALACE

Gameweek 30 opponents: Nott'm Forest (A)

Out: Sam Johnstone (elbow), Cheick Doucoure (Achilles), Rob Holding (ankle), Marc Guehi (knee), Michael Olise (thigh)

Doubtful: Matheus Franca (groin), Jeffrey Schlupp (thigh), Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (thigh)

Oliver Glasner quotes: "It's good news [on Olise], but he's not in the squad [for Nottingham Forest]. He did many parts of training this week - not all the parts - and he's on the way back, but the Nottingham game is too early, the Bournemouth game [on Tuesday] is too early, then we will see in the next days.

"Of course, Michael showed in the sessions that he's a brilliant player, but the focus is on all the other players tomorrow because I don't look too far in the future. It's important [to focus on] the Nottingham game, and Michael won't play, so the focus and concentration is on all the other players.

"The only injury we had and are suffering is Sam Johnstone with the English national team. He had surgery on his elbow and he will be out until the end of the season. It's very tough for him and also tough for us, but with Dean Henderson, we have a great goalkeeper. He's now the No. 1 and we fully trust him.

"[Johnstone] is of course disappointed, but he's now starting the rehab process, and he has all our support that he will be back as fast as possible. This injury takes several months. Yes it's tough, but he's a great sportsman and he has all our support.

"I saw the video [of his injury] and very often it doesn't look really bad, but the outcome was bad. It was a shot and I don't know how often you have it in a career as a goalkeeper, 1000 times? And once it has a bad consequence, and this was the time - but nobody's to blame.

"Jeffrey Schlupp is back after his injury. It's the first game after many weeks and the group is getting bigger and bigger and that gives us more options, and it's very important for us that the players come back from injuries. The fit players tomorrow are more important for tomorrow for winning the game at Nottingham.

"Daniel [Munoz] is alright - just a small issue [when with Colombia], but nothing serious, so he will be with us tomorrow.

"[Marc Guehi] is working very hard. I see him every day here, and also our medical team is working very hard with him. I don't know how long it will take but I think, I believe and I trust he will have several minutes this season.

"The same [with Cheick Doucouré]. I'm not a doctor so I don't know exactly, but all the players are working really hard with our team. They have all the support, so there may be some minutes, but maybe Cheick is the one who will come back latest from all the injuries."

EVERTON

Gameweek 30 opponents: Bournemouth (A)

Out: Dele Alli (groin), Arnaut Danjuma (ankle), Lewis Dobbin (ankle)

Doubtful: None

Sean Dyche quotes: "Idrissa [Gana Gueye] played [for Senegal], there was a lot of travelling involved so he's had a quieter day [on Thursday] but he's fit.

"Arnie [Danjuma] is only just back out on the grass with us. He's been on the grass with the medical side and the sports science side getting fit and making sure he's well but literally his first training session was with us - as a group - today. So, therefore, he's going to need a bit of time to make sure he's right.

"Seamus is a valuable member of the club, let alone the squad - what he stands for, he's been exceptional and he still is.

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