Press Conferences – GW17

Arsenal

Ruled out: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (internal club suspension) and Sead Kolasinac (ankle).
Might play: Bernd Leno (groin).

“The rest is always good, hopefully we had all the negative tests of the players and regarding that it is obviously a big concern with everything that is happening in the league and in the country but hopefully everybody will be available and fit.”
~ Mikel Arteta

Aston Villa

Ruled out: Leon Bailey (muscle), Bertrand Traore (thigh) and Marvelous Nakamba (knee).

“We were all retested this morning and we’ve got a couple of cases on the playing side and we’ve got a couple of cases on the staff side. They are isolating now so we send our best wishes to them.”
~ Steven Gerrard

Brighton

Ruled out: Shane Duffy (suspended), Lewis Dunk (knee), Jeremy Sarmiento (hamstring), Steven Alzate (ankle), Danny Welbeck (hamstring) and Adam Webster (calf).
Might play: Adam Lallana (thigh).
Fit: Leandro Trossard (arm), Joel Veltman (facial).

“We won’t have Lewis Dunk available until January, Adam Webster is getting closer and there’s an outside chance of him being available for the weekend. Jeremy Sarmiento has had surgery so he’s not in the squad for the upcoming games.”
~ Graham Potter

Burnley

Ruled out: Ashley Barnes (thigh).
Might play: Maxwel Cornet (thigh), Dale Stephens (Covid) and Connor Roberts (illness).

“Touch and go with Maxwel (Cornet) so we’ll have to wait on that one. The challenge if he can’t make Wednesday, is can he make Saturday? We’ll have to wait and see. Barnesy is still a bit longer term. Dale Stephens is back out of Covid but needs to catch up now.”
~ Sean Dyche

Chelsea

Ruled out: Ben Chilwell (knee) and Mateo Kovacic (Covid).
Might play: N’Golo Kante (knee) and Trevoh Chalobah (hamstring).

Crystal Palace

Ruled out: Nathan Ferguson (Achilles) and James McArthur (hamstring).
Might play: Joachim Andersen (hamstring).

Everton

Ruled out: Dominic Calvert-Lewin (thigh), Tom Davies (knee) and Yerry Mina (calf).
Might play:Allan (muscle) and Richarlison (calf).

Leeds Utd

Ruled out: Patrick Bamford (hamstring), Rodrigo (heel), Kalvin Phillips (hamstring), Liam Cooper (hamstring), Pascal Struijk (knee) and Robin Koch (pelvic/illness).

“No new injuries from the last game, no new players returning. At the moment, there’s no news on whether Kalvin (Phillips) going to be operated on.”
~ Marcelo Bielsa

Leicester

Ruled out: Jonny Evans (hamstring), James Justin (knee/match fitness) and Wesley Fofana (leg).
Might play: Kelechi Iheanacho (illness), Ademola Lookman (illness), Jannik Vestergaard (illness), Ayoze Perez (illness), Daniel Amartey (illness) and Hamza Choudhury (illness).

Liverpool

Ruled out: Nathaniel Phillips (cheekbone), Curtis Jones (eye) and Harvey Elliott (ankle).
Might play: Roberto Firmino (hamstring).

Man City

Ruled out: Joao Cancelo (suspension) and Ferran Torres (foot).
Fit: Ilkay Gundogan (back).

“Everyone is fit except Ferran (Torres).”
~ Pep Guardiola

Newcastle

Ruled out: Paul Dummett (calf).

Norwich

Ruled out: Christos Tzolis (Covid), Milot Rashica (groin), Grant Hanley (shoulder), Christoph Zimmermann (ankle), Andrew Omobamidele (back) and Mathias Normann (pelvic).
Might play: Ben Gibson (groin).
Fit: Brandon Williams (missed GW16 vs parent club).

“[Christos] Tzolis is our one confirmed COVID case so he’s isolating. He [Normann] hasn’t trained yet so he won’t be ready. Rashica is back on the grass and hopefully ready for Arsenal.”
~ Dean Smith

Southampton

Ruled out: Che Adams (thigh), Alex McCarthy (hamstring), Fraser Forster (hamstring) and Stuart Armstrong (calf).
Might play: Adam Armstrong (calf), Armando Broja (hamstring) and Tino Livramento (cut).
Fit: Oriol Romeu (back from suspension) and Mohamed Salisu (back from suspension).

“I think for him [Adams], it’s still not 100% clear how long it will take. Definitely not available for the Wednesday game. Tino (Livramento) had a cut on his muscle, it’s a little bit swollen but hopefully not an issue for him to play. Arma [Armstrong] and Broja, they are both maybe available – we don’t know it yet. We ae happy that the injuries are not too serious, so it looks good.”
~ Ralph Hasenhuttl

Spurs

Ruled out: Cristian Romero (hamstring).
Might play: Emerson Royal (illness) and Bryan Gil (illness).
Fit: Sergio Reguilon (muscle) and Giovani Lo Celso (knock).

Watford

Ruled out: Ben Foster (groin), Ismaila Sarr (knee), Nicolas Nkoulou (hamstring), Christian Kabasele (knock), Peter Etebo (thigh) and Kwadwo Baah (ankle).
Might play: Adam Masina (thigh) and Francisco Sierralta (hamstring).

West Ham

Ruled out: Kurt Zouma (hamstring), Angelo Ogbonna (knee), Ben Johnson (hamstring) and Ryan Fredericks (groin).
Might play: Aaron Cresswell (back).

“I think we’ve got people who’ve got injuries. We’re hoping Cresswell [has] got a chance and we’re pushing hard. At the moment we have no COVID in the camp. It’s a real tough shift to play three games in six days – it’s not easy.”
~ David Moyes

Wolves

Ruled out: Raul Jimenez (suspension), Yerson Mosquera (thigh), Jonny (knee) and Pedro Neto (knee).