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Premier League matchday: Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester Metropolis, Spurs play on Boxing Day, all crucial aspects on postponements

ASTON VILLA vs CHELSEA

Aston Villa supervisor Steven Gerrard could be absent while self-environment apart after finding out determined for the coronavirus having viewed an outbreak in the squad lead to closing weekend’s sport in opposition to Burnley being postponed.

Romelu Lukaku and Callum Hudson-Odoi can return for Chelsea. The forwards fill been two of the eight Chelsea players out with COVID-19 but they’re aid in coaching.


Defender Andreas Christensen is moreover in rivalry after a aid injure. The Blues fill been excited their match at Wolverhampton closing weekend, which they drew 0-0, became now not postponed adore six other Premier League games fill been.

Thomas Tuchel’s personnel has slipped to six aspects in the aid of leader Manchester Metropolis in third explain after drawing its closing two games.

BRIGHTON vs BRENTFORD

Striker Danny Welbeck is poised to entire a 3-month injure absence for Brighton. Midfielder Pascal Tainted and ahead Neal Maupay are moreover anticipated to be readily obtainable after missing Brighton’s loss to Wolverhampton but defender Lewis Dunk is out.

Adam Webster has returned to coaching after injure and can be in rivalry and each other defender, Shane Duffy, returns after serving a one-match ban but midfielder Yves Bissouma is suspended.

Brentford striker Ivan Toney is pushing for a initiating having returned to action in opposition to Chelsea in the midweek League Cup loss after a spell out with COVID-19. The Bees fill now not played in the Premier League for two weeks after matches in opposition to Manchester United and Southampton fill been postponed.

Raheem Sterling has scored in every of his closing three #PL matches. He closing scored in four in a row in the competition in August/September 2017 #MCILEI | @ManCity pic.twitter.com/DuDIi9hvon

— Premier League (@premierleague) December 26, 2021

MAN CITY vs LEICESTER

Jack Grealish and Phil Foden could well return for leader Manchester Metropolis after being left on the bench at Newcastle closing week for disciplinary breaches. Defender Kyle Walker will hope to return after a health narrate while ahead Ferran Torres, at the 2nd sidelined with a broken foot, looks to fill played his closing sport for the club as he nears a pass to Barcelona.

Leicester supervisor Brendan Rodgers is hoping his players will soar aid quick from shedding on penalties to Liverpool in the quarterfinals of the League Cup. More injuries fill been sustained in the technique, striker Jamie Vardy played the closing 20 minutes with a upright hamstring while defenders Caglar Soyuncu and Ricardo Pereira fill been compelled off ? which doesn’t accumulate the assignment any more uncomplicated in opposition to the champions.

Leicester has a upright fresh story in opposition to Metropolis, with two wins in the closing four conferences. But after two successive fifth-placed finishes, Rodgers’ FA Cup winners fill lacked their stylish spark this season, winning appropriate kind six of their 16 Premier League matches to take a seat down in ninth impending the midway point.

NORWICH vs ARSENAL

Norwich supervisor Dean Smith is as soon as more coping with coronavirus considerations, with the closing-explain club ready on PCR results to glean out who could be readily obtainable having viewed the earlier sport at West Ham known as off.

Milot Rashica (groin) is now not yet aid in rivalry, while Mathias Normann (pelvis) is determined for an prolonged spell on the sidelines. Arsenal is predicted to be with out foward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for a fifth consecutive match following fresh interior disciplinary action.

Sead Kolasinac (ankle) is moreover absent while Pablo Mari, Calum Chambers and Albert Sambi Lokonga fill all examined determined for COVID-19 in fresh days. Arsenal strikers Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah, who fill scored nine needs between them this season, are out of contract subsequent summer and free to utter to in every other country clubs in January. Arsenal travels to Norwich in fourth explain with Emile Smith Rowe its main scorer this season with eight needs in all competitions.

In #PL history, greatest Robbie Fowler (9) has scored extra needs on Boxing Day than Harry Kane (8) #TOTCRY | @SpursOfficial pic.twitter.com/0kdp7Noktm

— Premier League (@premierleague) December 26, 2021

TOTTENHAM vs CRYSTAL PALACE

Tottenham supervisor Antonio Conte has no unique injure considerations, even supposing Ryan Sessegnon misses out as soon as more with a muscular misfortune. Crystal Palace could be with out James McArthur attributable to a hamstring injure.

The south London club has now not played for 10 days after closing weekend’s match at Watford became postponed attributable to the opposition coping with a coronavirus outbreak and now Palace has infections in the squad. Tottenham is in seventh explain, six aspects in the aid of fourth-explain Arsenal but with three games in hand, while Palace is 11th.

WEST HAM vs SOUTHAMPTON

West Ham is determined to be with out Michail Antonio after he examined determined for coronavirus. Aaron Cresswell (ribs) stays uncertain while Vladimir Coufal serves a one-sport ban for his fresh dismissal at Arsenal.

Southampton supervisor Ralph Hasenhuttl has a possibility to build up over his goalkeeper after Fraser Forster returned to coaching, with Willy Caballero deputizing in the closing two games. Stuart Armstrong, Che Adams and Adam Armstrong fill recovered from fresh injuries so are aid in rivalry.

POSTPONEMENTS

Three of the nine matches scheduled for Sunday fill been postponed attributable to coronavirus outbreaks: Burnley vs. Everton, Liverpool vs. Leeds and Wolverhampton vs. Watford

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