Manchester City: Haaland + Gvardiol among five given midweek off, Nunes still injured<\/a><\/p>\n Liverpool: Wirtz could be available, Iraola less confident about Szoboszlai + Munoz<\/a><\/p>\n Arsenal: No standalone presser from Arteta \u2013 so nothing new on Calafiori<\/a><\/p>\n Brighton and Hove Albion: Minteh + Wieffer could return, Mitoma out until after break, Kadioglu + Andres have hip pain<\/a><\/p>\n Bournemouth: Kroupi not yet ready to start, Rose set to rotate<\/a><\/p>\n Newcastle United: Miley + Fernandez-Pardo still doubtful<\/a><\/p>\n Brentford: Janelt back from ban, Yarmolyuk still suspended, Henry out, Milambo + Dasilva train<\/a><\/p>\n Crystal Palace: Henderson set to return, Strand Larsen to be assessed, Sarr struggling with groin issues<\/a><\/p>\n Sunderland: Meunier + Isidor could return, Danso back from a ban<\/a><\/p>\n Fulham: No injuries, Sessegnon remains out<\/a><\/p>\n CHELSEA<\/p>\n Joao Pedro will be out for a \u201cfew weeks\u201d with the thigh injury that caused him to miss Gameweek 8.<\/p>\n \u201cHe has an injury on his thigh and he is going to be a few weeks out. Let\u2019s see how many. We don\u2019t want to predict on that but not ready for the next games.\u201d \u2013 Xabi Alonso on Joao Pedro<\/p>\n Emmanuel Emegha (hamstring), one of the possible deputies for Pedro, is now available, at least.<\/p>\n \u201cEmegha is in the squad.<\/p>\n \u201cFor sure, it\u2019s important that we have him available because he has special qualities. He\u2019s fully fit, he has been training for the last couple of weeks, 10 days in a good way to allow him to build a strong base for his fitness. Gradually, we want to see him, and maybe tomorrow he has the chance to play.\u201d \u2013 Xabi Alonso <\/p>\n We\u2019re assuming Pep Chavarria (muscle) is still out, however, as Alonso was asked about the defender and Emegha but only gave an update on the latter.<\/p>\n Emiliano Martinez (jaw), Reece James (knee) and Jamie Gittens (ankle) remain on the sidelines, too.<\/p>\n Cole Palmer is suspended for this one but will be available in Gameweek 9.<\/p>\n \u201cWe spoke, and for sure he knows the mistake he made. Things that you can avoid. I hope that this is not going to be repeated. He\u2019s aware of that, he\u2019s mature and it was a mistake.\u201d \u2013 Xabi Alonso on Cole Palmer<\/p>\n MANCHESTER CITY<\/p>\n Enzo Maresca will rest Erling Haaland, Elliot Anderson, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Jo\u0161ko Gvardiol and R\u00faben Dias for Wednesday\u2019s EFL Cup tie against Brighton and Hove Albion.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter the Villa game, we gave five players three days off to recover energy: Erling, Ruben, Elliot, Gio and Josko. They are all on holiday and they can go away wherever, and then come back wit full energy.\u201d \u2013 Enzo Maresca<\/p>\n Among the many changes Maresca is set to make for the League Cup is a start for back-up goalkeeper Ger\u00f3nimo Rulli.<\/p>\n \u201cIn terms of how we plan, [the two games against Brighton] are so close, so we need to make some changes. But again, we have one more session this afternoon and then we decide for tomorrow.\u201d \u2013 Enzo Maresca on the midweek rotation<\/p>\n Antoine Semenyo (knee) will be sidelined till mid-December, while Matheus Nunes looks set to miss out again based on the below quote.<\/p>\n \u201cIn this moment, we have also Matheus Nunes that is injured. So, I think he was he was good second half against Villa. But again, I think he can play full-back, he can play midfielder. Depends where do we need him.\u201d \u2013 Enzo Maresca on Rico Lewis<\/p>\n LIVERPOOL<\/p>\n Florian Wirtz should make a very quick return from an ankle issue he picked up in Gameweek 8 and could even be available for Liverpool\u2019s EFL Cup fourth-round tie against Chelsea.<\/p>\n Dominik Szoboszlai (hamstring) and Victor Munoz (knock) are less likely to feature, however.<\/p>\n Hugo Ekitike (Achilles), Conor Bradley (knee), Jeremie Frimpong (hamstring) and Giovanni Leoni (knee)\u00a0 remain out, too.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think I can help you a lot. We still have to wait; we train later. We want to [use] this last day.<\/p>\n \u201cHe was quite fine, I think, Florian \u2013 I\u2019m quite optimistic that he will be available.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd with Dom and Victor, I\u2019m not so sure. I don\u2019t want to say no, but I think it\u2019s going to be more difficult than Florian.\u201d \u2013 Andoni Iraola on the Liverpool team news<\/p>\n We can expect rotation from the Liverpool boss, meanwhile.<\/p>\n \u201cI think there will definitely be changes. But we want to win the game; we want to be competitive.<\/p>\n \u201cWe need to see how the legs are. We are kind of, not just in the Carabao Cup, also in the Champions League. We are trying to make some changes from game to game, because I think it\u2019s almost mandatory.<\/p>\n \u201cWe need to rotate. Every top team that plays every three days needs to rotate. Sometimes there are forced rotations because you don\u2019t have players available.\u201d \u2013 Andoni Iraola<\/p>\n ARSENAL<\/p>\n Mikel Arteta didn\u2019t host a standalone presser ahead of Tuesday\u2019s clash with Fleetwood Town, so we haven\u2019t got any fresh team news updates from the Arsenal boss.<\/p>\n So, nothing on Riccardo Calafiori, who had an issue late on in Gameweek 8,<\/a> nor the injured trio of Bukayo Saka (quad), William Saliba (back) and Christos Tzolis (hamstring).<\/p>\n Instead, Arteta tagged an EFL Cup section onto the end of Saturday\u2019s post-match press conference. It was less than three minutes in length, too, so there\u2019s not a great deal to report.<\/p>\n The Gunners\u2019 head coach did seem to be laying the groundwork for the expected wholesale rotation:<\/p>\n \u201cWell, let\u2019s see tomorrow where everybody is because individually, as well, we have put so much demand on so many players. We\u2019ll see how we can plan the next week.\u201d \u2013 Mikel Arteta when asked if the Fleetwood game was a good chance for fringe players to impress<\/p>\n BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION<\/p>\n Mats Wieffer (knee) and Yankuba Minteh (knee) are both back in contention for the midweek cup clash with Man City.<\/p>\n \u201cWe try to take them tomorrow to Manchester.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s a positive one, that Minteh and Wieffer will be back.\u201d \u2013 Fabian Hurzeler on Mats Wieffer and Yankuba Minteh<\/p>\n And we also had an update on Kaoru Mitoma (hamstring); Maxim De Cuyper\u2018s owners can rest easy for the time being.<\/p>\n \u201cKaoru, we need to be a little bit more patient [with]. Like I said a few weeks ago, I don\u2019t expect him to be back before the international break but definitely after the international break.\u201d \u2013 Fabian Hurzeler on Kaoru Mitoma<\/p>\n Ferdi Kadioglu and Chema Andres will be assessed after picking up hip injuries on Sunday. Neither player is seriously hurt.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s just a hit on the hips. Of course, it\u2019s very painful. So, it\u2019s something that both players have to deal with, the pain. I think pain, for every player, feels differently. We have to see how they train today, if it\u2019s possible if they can train. If yes, then, of course, they will be an option for tomorrow\u201d \u2013 Fabian Hurzeler on Ferdi Kadioglu and Chema Andres<\/p>\n Pascal Struijk (hamstring),\u00a0Femi Azeez (hamstring), Zadok Yohanna (unspecified), Evan Ferguson (ankle) and Stefan Tzimas (knee) remain out.<\/p>\n BOURNEMOUTH<\/p>\n Marco Rose was another manager to opt for EFL Cup presser duties in the aftermath of Gameweek 8.<\/p>\n A midweek League Cup tie might seem like an opportune time to hand the newly fit-again Eli Junior Kroupi some more significant minutes but Rose said the talented attacker was not yet ready to start a match, even a cup match such as this.<\/p>\n \u00a0\u201cNo, because as you could see, Junior needs some more training and to respond better on the load.<\/p>\n \u201cBut he was out for several months. We are going to train hard and we are going to improve his match time, and everyone in the club, our fans and the players and the technical staff, is really happy to have this guy back.\u201d \u2013 Marco Rose on whether Eli Junior Kroupi could start in midweek<\/p>\n Some other fringe players will get their chances on Wednesday, however.<\/p>\n \u201cNow, we have another game on Wednesday, so two\u00a0days in between, and then we have another game on\u00a0Saturday, two days in between. So, we have\u00a0to be aware, and we have to be ready. And\u00a0I feel the squad right now [is] in a really, really\u00a0good spot because I have players on the bench,\u00a0they deserve to play. Julio [Soler] as a\u00a0left-back, Bafo [Bafod\u00e9 Diakit\u00e9], he came in.\u00a0\u00c1lvaro [Rodr\u00edguez] improved a lot the last couple\u00a0of weeks. Brooksy [David Brooks] is waiting for\u00a0his match time. So, of course, we\u2019re gonna see\u00a0 another team on Wednesday, home against Villa,\u00a0but we\u2019re gonna have a competitive team, that\u2019s\u00a0for sure.\u201d \u2013 Marco Rose<\/p>\n Alex Toth (hamstring), Alex Scott (tendon) and Julian Araujo (thigh) remain on the injury list but Veljko Milosavljevic (knee), who has been getting game-time with the under-21s, may feature.<\/p>\n NEWCASTLE UNITED<\/p>\n Having missed out in Gameweek 8, Mathias Fernandez-Pardo (illness) and Lewis Miley (glute) are still doubtful for Thursday\u2019s cup clash with Everton. <\/p>\n \u201cThese two players are still doubtful. There are question marks if they can make it [for Thursday night], so we need to see step-by-step. There are still two days to decide if they\u2019re able to be in the squad or not.<\/p>\n \u201cWith both of them, we don\u2019t want to take any additional risk. Hopefully, they are getting back soon.\u201d \u2013 Matthias Jaissle on Mathias Fernandez-Pardo and Lewis Miley<\/p>\n Ewen Jaouen (hamstring) and Tino Livramento (knee) remain unavailable.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t want to put too much pressure on him, first of all, but also now on the medical department. This is usually my approach when it comes to injuries.<\/p>\n \u201cI can just assure you that I see him everyday with a great professionalism in the rehab, hard-working, so hopefully we have him back soon and\u2026 that he is stable in his approach when he is joining us.\u201d \u2013 Matthias Jaissle on Tino Livramento<\/p>\n Unlike several other Premier League managers who plan to rotate in midweek, Matthias Jaissle says he will go strong.<\/p>\n \u201cDue to the history of the club in that competition, I have the same approach: to play with the best possible line-up. This is clear.<\/p>\n \u201cI heard now that we are getting huge support again in an away match. Really special, during the week, having 8,000 fans with us, taking the journey to support us. That\u2019s something that shows the importance of that competition, and we will, for sure, also be aligned with that and go all in.\u201d \u2013 Matthias Jaissle<\/p>\n BRENTFORD<\/p>\n Yehor Yarmolyuk serves game two of a three-match ban on Wednesday but Vitaly Janelt is available again after his one-match suspension. <\/p>\n Rico Henry (hip) and Kaye Furo (knee) remain out but Antoni Milambo (knee) and Josh Dasilva (hamstring) are closing in on returns.<\/p>\n \u201cHe picked up an injury a few weeks ago \u2013 hip quad injury in training. Unfortunately, he\u2019s going to be out for a period of weeks, probably until after the international break. That\u2019s the reason he hasn\u2019t been involved. So really unfortunate for him. But he\u2019s working hard to get back up to speed.\u201d \u2013 Keith Andrews on Rico Henry, via the Hounslow Herald<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cAntoni trained with the group a couple of days ago. He\u2019s involved today, so he\u2019s in and around it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cKaye is doing really well. He\u2019s out of his boot in a week, ten days, maybe something like that. He\u2019s not on grass yet, but making really good progress, so that\u2019s good. He\u2019s in good spirits.<\/p>\n \u201cJosh, similarly to Antoni, was involved in sessions. He\u2019s building. He was involved in a bigger session midweek last week as well. Again, making really good strides.\u201d \u2013 Keith Andrews, via the Hounslow Herald<\/a><\/p>\n CRYSTAL PALACE<\/p>\n Dean Henderson (ankle) could be back in action on Wednesday, having recently returned to training.<\/p>\n Jorgen Strand Larsen (ankle), an absentee against Newcastle on Sunday, needs further assessing, however.<\/p>\n Ismaila Sarr is also struggling with ongoing groin issues.<\/p>\n \u201cI think [Henderson] will play on Wednesday.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will see on Wednesday for Strand Larsen, because he received, as you saw, a tackle [against Be\u0219ikta\u0219], and his ankle twisted.<\/p>\n \u201cFor Isma\u00efla Sarr, it\u2019s difficult, because his groin is really making him struggle.<\/p>\n \u201cHe was able to play 15-30 minutes [against Besiktas]. We tried to push more in Lyon. He played 60, but it\u2019s really difficult for him. And I think you saw in his performance, he ran less, especially with high-speed runs. We spoke together yesterday, and we took the decision to leave him out [against Newcastle], because he needs treatment to come and help the team with 100 percent of his capacity.\u201d \u2013 Pierre Sage, via the Crystal Palace website<\/a><\/p>\n Takehiro Tomiyasu (calf) and Chadi Riad (knee) remain out, while there were no further updates on Quinten Timber (hamstring). Again, though, this was a presser held just after Gameweek 8, with the quotes embargoed until today.<\/p>\n SUNDERLAND<\/p>\n Another EFL Cup press conference delivered just as the dust on Gameweek 8 was settling, and embargoed till today.<\/p>\n Speaking on Sunday, Regis Le Bris was hopeful that Thomas Meunier (hamstring) will be able to make his return from injury against Brentford on Wednesday.<\/p>\n \u201cProbably Thomas will be available coming off the bench, we\u2019ll decide based on training on Monday and Tuesday.\u201d \u2013 Regis Le Bris, quoted by the Sunderland Echo<\/a><\/p>\n Le Bris added that a late call will also be made on Wilson Isidor (knock).<\/p>\n \u201cFor Wilson, we are just on the edge, [so we\u2019ll see].\u201d \u2013 Regis Le Bris, quoted by the Sunderland Echo<\/a><\/p>\n Kevin Danso also returns after serving a one-match ban in the goalless draw with Leeds United.<\/p>\n Dan Ballard (hamstring) and Romaine Mundle (knee) are out longer term.<\/p>\n FULHAM<\/p>\n Ryan Sessegnon remains suspended but Fulham have no injury concerns, with Alvaro Arbeloa saying \u201ceveryone is available\u201d.<\/p>\n Sander Berge was limited to substitute duty at the weekend due to illness but is \u201cfeeling better\u201d.<\/p>\n
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