The Premier League returns with its first full Gameweek of 2026, with all 20 teams back in action across Saturday and Sunday.
Arsenal head into the weekend still sitting at the top of the table as they travel to Bournemouth on Saturday evening, looking to maintain their lead over Manchester City.
Before that, Aston Villa kick off the Gameweek at home against Nottingham Forest, continuing their own push for the title.
There’s also a battle on Saturday, with Brighton taking on Burnley, and a clash between
Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Ham United.
On Sunday, Manchester United face Leeds United, Fulham welcome Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur take on Sunderland, and a managerless Chelsea travel to Manchester City.
We have now curated a detailed injury and team news update for all Premier League sides ahead of gameweek 19.
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa will be without Tyrone Mings (thigh), Pau Torres (calf), Evann Guessand (AFCON), and Ross Barkley (knee), while Amadou Onana (hamstring) is doubtful.
Nottingham Forest are missing Chris Wood (knee), Willy Boly (AFCON), Ibrahim Sangare (AFCON), Ola Aina (thigh), and Ryan Yates (thigh).
Brighton vs Burnley
Brighton will be missing Solly March, Adam Webster, and Stefanos Tzimas, all out with knee injuries, while Carlos Baleba is away on AFCON duty.
Mats Wieffer (knock) and Yankuba Minteh (thigh) are listed as doubtful.
Burnley have a number of absentees, including Zeki Amdouni (knee), Jordan Beyer (thigh), Connor Roberts (unspecified), Hannibal Mejbri (AFCON), Lyle Foster (AFCON), Axel Tuanzebe (AFCON), and Josh Cullen (knee).
Joe Worrall (knock), Zian Flemming (knock), and Maxime Esteve (muscle) are also doubtful for the clash.
Wolves vs West Ham
For Wolves, Leon Chiwona (knee), Rodrigo Gomes (groin), Dan Bentley (ankle), Marshall Munetsi (calf), Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (hamstring), Emmanuel Agbadou (AFCON), Tawanda Chirewa (AFCON), and Toti Gomes (hamstring) are out.
Santiago Bueno (knock) and Hwang Hee-chan (knock) are doubtful.
For West Ham, El Hadji Malick Diouf (AFCON) and Aaron Wan-Bissaka (AFCON) are out. Lukasz Fabianski (back), Niclas Fullkrug (other), Jean-Clair Todibo (knock), and Lucas Paqueta (back) are doubtful.
Bournemouth vs Arsenal
Bournemouth have Ben Gannon-Doak (thigh), Veljko Milosavljevic (knee), and Tyler Adams (knee) out. Antoine Semenyo (other), Lewis Cook (neck), and Ryan Christie (knee) are doubtful.
Arsenal have Max Dowman (ankle) out, while Declan Rice (knee), Gabriel Magalhaes (cramp), Riccardo Calafiori (unspecified), and Cristhian Mosquera (ankle) are doubtful.
Leeds vs Manchester United
Leeds have Daniel James (thigh), Sean Longstaff (calf), Joe Rodon (ankle), and Ethan Ampadu (suspended) out. Sebastiaan Bornauw (calf) is doubtful.
Manchester United are without Bryan Mbeumo (AFCON), Amad Diallo (AFCON), Noussair Mazraoui (AFCON), Harry Maguire (thigh), and Matthijs de Ligt (back).
Bruno Fernandes (thigh), Kobbie Mainoo (calf), and Mason Mount (unspecified) are doubtful.
Everton vs Brentford
Everton will be without Jarrad Branthwaite (hamstring), Seamus Coleman (thigh), Idrissa Gueye (AFCON), Iliman Ndiaye (AFCON), and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (thigh).
Michael Keane (unspecified) and Carlos Alcaraz (unspecified) are doubtful.
Brentford will be without Antoni Milambo (knee), Josh Dasilva (knee), Fabio Carvalho (knee), Dango Ouattara (AFCON), and Frank Onyeka (AFCON). There are no doubtful players for Brentford this week.
Fulham vs Liverpool
Fulham are out Rodrigo Muniz (thigh), Calvin Bassey (AFCON), Samuel Chukwueze (AFCON), and Alex Iwobi (AFCON). Ryan Sessegnon (thigh) and Kenny Tete (unspecified) are doubtful.
Liverpool are out Giovanni Leoni (knee), Wataru Endo (ankle), Mohamed Salah (AFCON), Joe Gomez (muscle), and Alexander Isak (ankle). There are no doubtful players for Liverpool this week.
Newcastle vs Crystal Palace
Dan Burn (chest) and Valentino Livramento (knee) remain unavailable for Newcastle, while William Osula (ankle), Emil Krafth (knee), Sven Botman (back), Kieran Trippier (thigh), and Anthony Elanga (knock) are all doubtful.
Crystal Palace are without Cheick Doucoure (knee), Chadi Riad (knee), Rio Cardines (groin), Caleb Kporha (back), Daniel Munoz (knee), Daichi Kamada (thigh), Ismaila Sarr (AFCON), and Eddie Nketiah (thigh).
Chris Richards (foot) and Will Hughes (unspecified) are doubtful ahead of the clash.
Tottenham vs Sunderland
Tottenham are without Xavi Simons (suspended), James Maddison (knee), Dejan Kulusevski (knee), Yves Bissouma (AFCON), Dominic Solanke (ankle), Destiny Udogie (thigh), and Pape Sarr (AFCON).
Lucas Bergvall (groin) is doubtful ahead of the game.
Sunderland sit out Habib Diarra (AFCON), Noah Sadiki (AFCON), Reinildo (AFCON), Arthur Masuaku (AFCON), Bertrand Traore (AFCON), Chemsdine Talbi (AFCON), and Aji Alese (shoulder). Daniel Ballard (ankle) is doubtful for the clash.
Manchester City vs Chelsea
Manchester City are missing Mateo Kovacic (ankle), Rayan Ait-Nouri (AFCON), Omar Marmoush (AFCON), and Oscar Bobb (muscle).
Nico Gonzalez (unspecified), Savinho (unspecified), and John Stones (thigh) are doubtful ahead of the clash.
Chelsea are missing Mykhaylo Mudryk (suspended), Levi Colwill (knee), Dario Essugo (thigh), Romeo Lavia (thigh), and Moises Caicedo (suspended).
Marc Cucurella (hamstring) and Jorrel Hato (unspecified) are doubtful for the game.
