Premier League team news: Chelsea v Manchester United and Liverpool v Arsenal headline weekend action
Chelsea take on Michael Carrick’s Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, while Liverpool host Arsenal at Anfield on Sunday in Premier League fixtures this weekend.
The Chelsea v Manchester United match is scheduled for Saturday at 12.30pm and will be shown on TNT Sports 1; the referee is Peter Bankes. Liverpool’s fixture is set for Sunday at 4.30pm on Sky Sports Premier League with Andy Madley in charge. Multiple other Premier League ties are listed across Saturday and Monday at venues including the Vitality Stadium, Gtech Community Stadium, CBS Arena, MKM Stadium, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Villa Park and St James’ Park.
Chelsea team notes list season disciplinary figures as This season G5 Y23 R1 4.8 cards/game and the club’s substitutes as Sherman-Lowe, Slonina, Subuloye, Chavarría, Gusto, Lavia, Barco, Quenda, Estêvão, Watson, Nicoll-Jazuli and Emegha. Injured players recorded are Martínez (jaw, 8 Nov), James (knee, Jan), João Pedro (thigh, unknown), Lacroix (hamstring, unknown), Anselmino (hamstring, unknown) and Gittens (foot, unknown); form is shown as LDLWWL with leading scorer João Pedro 5.
Manchester United’s squad notes list substitutes Darlow, Heaton, Heaven, Martínez, Shaw, Mazraoui, Amass, Tielemans, Mainoo, J Fletcher, T Fletcher, Mount, Lacey, Zirkzee and Rashford. The club has four players marked doubtful — Martínez, Shaw, Mainoo and Rashford — with the parenthetical note “(all match fitness)”. Injuries are recorded as Dorgu (hamstring, 22 Nov), Sesko (shin, Jan) and Ugarte (knee, unknown); form is DLDDDL with leading scorer Mbeumo 4.
Other weekend fixtures carry full team-news blocks in the published list. Sample match metadata from that schedule includes: Saturday 3pm at Vitality Stadium, referee Michael Salisbury; Saturday 3pm at Gtech Community Stadium, referee Darren England; Saturday 3pm at CBS Arena, referee Simon Hooper; Saturday 3pm at MKM Stadium, referee Tom Kirk; Saturday listings at Etihad Stadium with referee Craig Pawson; Saturday 5.30pm at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with Michael Oliver refereeing and coverage on Sky Sports Premier League; Saturday 8pm at Villa Park with Sam Barrott as referee and Sky Sports Premier League coverage; and Monday 8pm at St James’ Park with John Brooks as referee. Each fixture entry in the published team news includes season card rates, full substitute lists, injury and suspension notes, recent form lines and leading scorers.
The confirmed upcoming kick-offs for the two headline matches are Chelsea v Manchester United on Saturday at 12.30pm on TNT Sports 1 and Liverpool v Arsenal on Sunday at 4.30pm on Sky Sports Premier League; referees are Peter Bankes and Andy Madley respectively, with full predicted lineups and detailed team news available in the published weekend list.