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Before the latest round of Premier League fixtures, here is all the key injury news alongside essential Fantasy Premier League statistics.

The gameweek kicks off tonight with West Ham United hosting Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Friday evening kick-off (20:00 GMT) - here is the full fixture list.

This article will be updated as Premier League managers give their weekly news conferences.

For more FPL help, don't miss our regular Friday Q&A from 15:30 GMT live on the BBC Sport website, with one of our four experts answering your questions

Friday

West Ham United v Wolverhampton Wanderers (20:00 GMT)

West Ham boss Nuno Espirito Santo has told reporters Crysencio Summerville, Jean-Clair Todibo and Callum Wilson are all "improving" and could be available.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka is back in the fold after DR Congo allegedly refused to release him for last week's FA Cup game against Leeds, while Dinos Mavropanos is clear of the concussion protocol.

Wolves head coach Rob Edwards confirmed goalkeeper Sam Johnstone is suffering with a "shoulder issue" and could potentially miss the rest of the season.

Defender Matt Doherty has picked up a "niggle" so he won't feature, nor will winger Enso Gonzalez, who has been out for two months with a knee issue.

Players out:West Ham - Fabianski Wolves - Doherty, Gonzalez, Johnstone

Doubts: West Ham - Summerville, Todibo, Wilson

Key FPL notes:

  • Since gameweek 25, no defender has kept as many clean sheets as West Ham's El Hadji Malick Diouf (£4.1m, four). The Senegalese full-back has also produced two assists in that time.

  • In the last four home matches, no forward has produced as many assists (three) or created as many chances (eight) as West Ham's Jarrod Bowen (£7.6m).

  • In the last four gameweeks, only one midfielder has a higher points-per-start average than Wolves' Joao Gomes (£5.3m, 8.0). The Portuguese has racked up a goal, two assists, five bonus and two defensive contribution points in that time.

Saturday

Arsenal v Bournemouth (12:30 GMT)

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has remained tight-lipped over the fitness of several of his stars but did confirm that Eberechi Eze will be available after a calf injury.

He did not provide any clarity on the status of Piero Hincapie, Bukayo Saka and Jurrien Timber, all of whom missed the midweek win over Sporting CP, or captain Martin Odegaard, who went off in discomfort.

Julian Soler, who hasn't featured for Bournemouth since January, has "kind of recovered" from his thigh problem and could manage some minutes, head coach Andoni Iraola has said.

Eli Kroupi and Alex Jimenez have recovered from niggles picked up on international duty, Tyler Adams and Ben Doak are in contention, but Justin Kluivert (knee) and Lewis Cook (thigh) are definitely ruled out.

Players out: Bournemouth - Cook, Kluivert Arsenal - Merino

Doubts: Bournemouth - Soler Arsenal - Hincapie, Odegaard, Saka, Timber

Key FPL notes:

  • Since gameweek 19, no player has amassed more points than Arsenal's Gabriel Magalhaes (7.2m, 91). The Brazilian found the net in the reverse fixture against Bournemouth earlier this season.

  • Arsenal's Viktor Gyokeres (£8.8m) has found the net three times in his last four home matches, averaging a goal every 86.7 minutes.

  • In the last four gameweeks, Arsenal's Gabriel is the only defender to have amassed more FPL points than the 27 of Bournemouth's Adrien Truffert (£4.7m).

Brentford v Everton (15:00 GMT)

Everton boss David Moyes has a relatively clean bill of health. Iliman Ndiaye is available despite withdrawing from the Senegal squad during the international break, while Charly Alcaraz is back in early training but won't be available for selection.

On-loan winger Jack Grealish is out for the season following surgery on a stress fracture in his foot.

Brentford head coach Keith Andrews will have Mikkel Damsgaard available after the midfielder returned to action for Denmark during the international break.

Vitaly Janelt will be out for a "good few weeks", Andrews added, while Aaron Hickey "probably" won't feature.

Players out: Everton - Alcaraz, Grealish Brentford - Carvalho, Damsgaard, Dasilva, Henry, Janelt, Milambo

Doubts: Brentford - Hickey

Key FPL notes:

  • Brentford's Igor Thiago (£7.3m) is running Erling Haaland (£14.4m) close for the 2025-26 Golden Boot. The Brazilian has plundered 19 goals this season, just three fewer than Haaland.

  • Dango Ouattara (£6.0m) has created four big chances for Brentford over the last four gameweeks, the joint-most of any FPL player except Bruno Fernandes (£10.3m).

  • Everton's James Tarkowski (£5.7m) has earned 36 defensive contribution points this season, which is bettered by only Marcos Senesi (£5.1m) among defenders.

Burnley v Brighton & Hove Albion (15:00 GMT)

Burnley head coach Scott Parker has a lengthy injury list that includes long-term absentees Zeki Amdouni, Jordan Beyer, Josh Cullen, Connor Roberts and Mike Tresor.

Hannibal Mejbri is still out with a thigh problem, Josh Laurent is suspended after his red card against Fulham, while it remains to be seen if Axel Tuanzebe is fit enough after his World Cup play-off heroics for DR Congo.

Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler - himself suspended from the dugout - must do without his captain Lewis Dunk, who has picked up 10 league bookings.

Stefanos Tzimas and Adam Webster, both of whom have serious knee injuries, remain sidelined, but Jack Hinshelwood has shaken off his own minor knee issue and is available.

Players out: Burnley - Amdouni, Beyer, Cullen, Hannibal, Laurent, Roberts, Tresor Brighton - Dunk, Tzimas, Webster

Doubts: Burnley - Tuanzebe

Key FPL notes:

  • In the last four home matches, only two midfielders have attempted more shots than Burnley's Jaidon Anthony (£5.0m), with 14.

  • Zian Flemming (£5.3m) has scored three goals in his last four matches for Burnley, amassing 24 points.

  • Brighton Danny Welbeck (£6.2m) has scored four goals in his last four starts. After this weekend's game, Fabian Hurzeler's side play twice in gameweek 33, so it's no surprise he is the most transferred-in player of the week.

Liverpool v Fulham (17:30 GMT)

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has said goalkeeper Alisson won't be available this weekend but is "working hard to find his way back into the squad".

The Reds remain without three players because of long-term injuries - Conor Bradley (knee), Wataru Endo (foot), and Giovanni Leoni (ACL) - although forward Alexander Isak made his return off the bench against PSG in midweek after almost four months out.

Fulham head coach Marco Silva is without a trio of players - Kevin (foot), Kenny Tete and Harrison Reed (both knee) won't make the trip to Anfield.

In better news, defender Calvin Bassey has recovered from a back injury.

Players out:Liverpool - Alisson, Bradley, Endo, Leoni Fulham - Kevin, Reed, Tete

Key FPL notes:

  • Liverpool's Dominik Szoboszlai (£7.1m) has racked up 28 points across his last four home matches, thanks to two goals, one assist, six defensive contribution points and five bonus.

  • Since gameweek 20, only two midfielders have amassed more FPL points than Fulham's Harry Wilson (£6.1m). However, all five of his goals scored in that time (including one against Liverpool) arrived at Craven Cottage.

  • Alex Iwobi's (£6.4m) 28 shots and 39 chances created are both among Fulham's top three players this season.

Sunday

Crystal Palace v Newcastle United (14:00 GMT)

Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe must do without captain Bruno Guimaraes, whose return from a hamstring injury has been delayed after the midfielder contracted mumps.

A trio of defenders are absent for the Magpies - Emil Krafth (knee), Fabian Schar (infected foot), Sven Botman (facial fracture) - but midfield pair Lewis Miley and Sandro Tonali are fit.

Crystal Palace head coach Oliver Glasner has problems in attack. Jorgen Strand Larsen and Christantus Uche are unavailable, while Eddie Nketiah is out for the season after suffering a fourth hamstring injury. Evan Guessand and Jean-Philippe Mateta will be assessed.

Cheick Doucoure hasn't played since January 2025 and Glasner said the Mali midfielder's target "should be when the new pre-season starts".

Players out:Newcastle - Botman, Guimaraes, Krafth, Schar Palace - Doucoure, Nketiah, Strand Larsen, Uche

Doubts: Palace - Guessand, Mateta

Key FPL notes:

  • Since gameweek 24, only one midfielder has scored more goals than Ismaila Sarr's (£6.3m) four for Crystal Palace

  • This season, no defender has scored more goals (four) or had more big chances (nine) than Newcastle's Malick Thiaw (£5.1m).

  • The Magpies' Anthony Gordon (£7.4m) has scored three goals in as many gameweeks, amassing 28 points.

Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa (14:00 GMT)

Aston Villa winger Jadon Sancho missed the Europa League win over Bologna with a shoulder injury but manager Unai Emery isn't ruling him out of contention. "He's improving and getting better," Emery said.

Teenage winger Alysson (muscle injury) and midfield general Boubacar Kamara (knee) are definitely unavailable for selection.

Nottingham Forest head coach Vitor Periera welcomed back striker Chris Wood in Thursday's draw with Porto - his first start since October.

Jair Cunha travelled to Portugal but didn't even make the bench, so he remains a doubt, while Willy Boly, Nicolo Savona and John Victor are out long-term with knee injuries.

Players out: Villa - Alysson, Kamara Forest - Boly, Savona, Victor

Doubts: Forest - Villa - Sancho Forest - Cunha

Key FPL notes:

  • Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White (£7.4m) has blanked just once in his last four matches, a period which has seen him score three goals.

  • In gameweek 31, no midfielder created as many chances (four) as Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers (£7.4m), and only two had more shots (four).

  • Ollie Watkins (£8.5m) looked back to his best in gameweek 31, scoring in Villa's 2-0 win over West Ham to claim nine points.

Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur (14:00 GMT)

Sunderland head coach Regis Le Bris has several players sidelined for this clash. Simon Moore (hand), Romaine Mundle (thigh), Jocelin Ta Bi (foot), and Bertrand Traore (knee) are unavailable, while it's also too soon for Nilson Angulo and Daniel Ballard.

"The rest of the group are available," said Le Bris, presumably including first-choice keeper Robin Roefs, who hasn't played since 28 February because of a thigh problem.

New Spurs boss Roberto De Zerbi has inherited the club's dreadful injury list, with first-choice goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario ruled out after his recent hernia operation.

There are doubts over Pape Sarr, who injured his shoulder with Senegal, and Mathys Tel, who withdrew from France Under-21 duty, while the club confirmed Mohammed Kudus has suffered a setback in his recovery from a thigh problem.

Players out: Spurs - Bentacur, Bissouma, Davies, Kudus, Kulusevski, Maddison, Odobert, Vicario Sunderland - Angulo, Ballard, Moore, Mundle, Ta Bi, Traore

Doubts: Spurs - Sarr, Tel

Key FPL notes:

  • No defender has created more big chances (six) or produced more assists (five) in home matches this season than Sunderland's Nordi Mukiele (£4.5m).

  • Among defenders, only Nico O'Reilly (£5.0m) has attempted more shots on home turf this season than Sunderland's Trai Hume (£4.5m, 18).

  • Spurs' Micky van de Ven (£4.4m) claimed an assist and earned seven points in the reverse fixture earlier this season.

Chelsea v Manchester City (16:30 GMT)

Manchester City midfielder Mateo Kovacic is in line for a first appearance since October after a lengthy lay-off with an ankle problem. Pep Guardiola told reporters on Friday: "He is fine."

City are, however, without centre-backs Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol, while John Stones may participate in partial training today but remains a doubt.

Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior has confirmed that midfielder Enzo Fernandez will not play after an internal two-game ban was imposed following comments about a move to Spain in a recent interview.

Rosenior's defensive woes persist, with Trevoh Chalobah (foot), Levi Colwill (knee), Reece James (thigh) and Filip Jorgensen (groin) all ruled out, while Benoit Badiashile is recovering from a virus.

Players out: Man City - Dias, Gvardiol Chelsea - Chalobah, Colwill,Fernandez, Gittens, James, Jorgensen, Mudryk

Doubts: Man City - Stones Chelsea - Badiashile

Key FPL notes:

  • In the last four home matches, no midfielder has produced more shots (15) or had more big chances (four) than Chelsea's Cole Palmer (£10.6m).

  • Manchester City's Nico O'Reilly's 31 shots this season are the second-most of any FPL defender.

  • City's Antoine Semenyo (£8.2m) has racked up 21 attacking returns this season (15 goals, six assists), the fourth-most of any FPL player.

Monday

Manchester United v Leeds United (20:00 GMT)

Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick won't speak to the media until Saturday, but he will definitely be without the suspended Harry Maguire.

Fellow centre-back Lisandro Martinez has returned to training but Matthijs de Ligt and Patrick Dorgu are still out. Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko both withdrew from international duty but are expected to be fit.

Leeds United manager Daniel Farke has confirmed midfielder Anton Stach will not be available because of an ankle injury sustained in last Sunday's FA Cup tie against West Ham.

Dan James (abductor) and Joe Rodon (ankle) will also miss out, while there are "question marks" over Jaka Bijol, Gabriel Gudmundsson and Noah Okafor.

Players out: Leeds - James, Rodon, Stach Man Utd - De Ligt, Dorgu, Maguire

Doubts: Leeds - Bijol, Gudmundsson, Okafor Man Utd - Martinez

Key FPL notes:

  • Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes' 101 chances created this season are at least 43 more than any other player.

  • His Old Trafford teammate Casemiro (£5.7m) has scored more goals from set-pieces (six) than any other FPL midfielder in 2025-26.

  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£5.6m) is Leeds' second top-scoring player in 2025-26 (110 points), thanks to 10 goals, two assists and 16 bonus.

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