Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the opening weekend

New-look Tottenham head to Brentford on Saturday while Newcastle v Liverpool is the headline fixture on Sunday

HULL v MANCHESTER UTD

Saturday 12.30pm TNT Sports 1 Venue MKM Stadium

Referee Darren England Last season G23 Y101 R3 4.52 cards/game

Hull

Subs from Phillips, Morita, Millar, Akintola, Hjertø-Dahl, Egan, McNair, Drameh, Herrington, Targett, Dowell, Omur, Sellars-Fleming

Doubtful Morita (calf)

Injured Gelhardt (ankle, 29 Aug), Hughes (groin, Sep), Zambrano (match fitness, Sep), Butland (elbow, Nov), Gyabi (groin, Nov), Matazo (knee, Feb), Jacob (hip unknown)

Suspended None

Last season 6th (Championship, playoff winners) 2025-26 top scorer McBurnie 18

Manchester Utd

Subs from Mee, Heaton, Obi, J Fletcher, T Fletcher, Zirkzee, Mbeumo, Mazraoui, Martínez, Lacey, Rashford, Collyer, Amass, Darlow, Mount, Yoro, Mainoo

Doubtful Mount (match fitness)

Injured Sesko (shin, Sep), De Ligt (back, Sep), Ugarte (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Last season 3rd 2025-26 top scorers Sesko, Mbeumo 11

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EVERTON v CRYSTAL PALACE

Saturday 3pm Venue Hill Dickinson Stadium

Referee Paul Tierney Last season G12 Y40 R2 3.5 cards/game

Everton

Subs from Travers, King, Patterson, Keane, O’Brien, Aznou, Alcaraz, George, Johnson, Beto

Doubtful None

Injured Nørgaard (match fitness, Sep), Garner (groin, Sep), Iroegbunam (groin, Oct)

Suspended None

Last season 13th 2025-26 top scorer Beto 9

Crystal Palace

Subs from Whitworth, Benítez, Matthews, Muñoz, Lerma, Nketiah, Pino, Mateta, Tomiyasu, Hughes, Esse, Sosa, Khalaili, França, Doucouré, Guessand, Rak-Sakyi, Ozoh, Devenny

Doubtful Henderson (ankle)

Injured None

Suspended None

Last season 15th 2025-26 top scorer Mateta 12

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IPSWICH v SUNDERLAND

Saturday 3pm Venue Portman Road

Referee Farai Hallam Last season G5 Y13 R0 2.6 cards/game

Ipswich

Subs from Palmer, Button, Walton, Furlong, Kipré, Matusiwa, Enciso, Philogene, Luís, Taylor, Johnson, McAteer, Ogbene, Akpom, Humphreys, Oevelen, Mehmeti, Ouattara, Clarke

Doubtful Fatawu (match fitness), Matusiwa (match fitness), Taylor (knee)

Injured None

Suspended None

Last season 2nd (Championship) 2025-26 top scorer Clarke 16

Sunderland

Subs from Moore, Ellborg, Talbi, Browne, Rigg, Mundle, Alderete, Isidor, Diarra, Mukiele, Seelt, Ta Bi, Alese, Ba

Doubtful None

Injured Adingra (ankle, Sep)

Suspended None

Last season 7th 2025-26 top scorer Brobbey 7

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NOTTINGHAM FOREST v LEEDS

Saturday 3pm Venue City Ground

Referee Robert Jones Last season G18 Y75 R0 4.17 cards/game

Nottingham Forest

Subs from Victor, Benda, Morato, Hudson-Odoi, Domínguez, Wood, Kalimuendo, Moreira, Hutchinson, Cunha, McAtee, Netz, Richards, Bakwa, Bindon, Abbott

Doubtful None

Injured Yates (match fitness, Sep), Savona (knee, Oct)

Suspended None

Last season 16th 2025-26 top scorer Gibbs-White 15

Leeds

Subs from Cairns, Perri, James, Longstaff, Nmecha, Okafor, Tanaka, Gruev, Elvedi

Doubtful Perri (quadriceps), Gruev (knee)

Injured Gudmundsson (hamstring, 30 Aug), Gnonto (hamstring, Sep)

Suspended None

Last season 14th 2025-26 top scorer Calvert-Lewin 14

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BRENTFORD v TOTTENHAM

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Gtech Community Stadium

Referee Michael Oliver Last season G29 Y89 R2 3.14 cards/game

Brentford

Subs from Balcombe, Valdimarsson, Hickey, Henry, Van den Berg, Pinnock, Yarmolyuk, Dasilva, Wilson, Carvalho, Milambo, Anthony, Meghoma, Damsgaard, Balcombe, Kim, Nunes, Schuster, Furo, Fredrick

Doubtful Milambo (knee), Van den Berg (match fitness)

Injured None

Suspended None

Last season 9th 2025-26 top scorer Igor Thiago 22

Tottenham

Subs from Dubravka, Austin, Danso, Maddison, Udogie, Bergvall, Solanke, Kudus, Porro, Takai, Sarr, Bentancur, Davies, Van de Ven, Scarlett

Doubtful Kudus (hamstring)

Injured Odobert (knee, Nov), Simons (knee, Feb), Kulusevski (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Last season 17th 2025-26 top scorer Richarlison 11

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BRIGHTON v ASTON VILLA

Sunday 2pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Amex Stadium

Referee Peter Bankes Last season G22 Y86 R4 4.09 cards/game

Brighton

Subs from Steele, McGill, Igor Julio, Struijk, Dunk, Mitoma, David, Osman, Cashin, Kostoulas, Costinha, Cozier-Duberry, Svodoba, O’Riley, Yalcouyé, Yohanna, McGill

Doubtful Mitoma (hamstring), O’Riley (illness)

Injured Tzimas (knee, Sep), Ferguson (ankle, Sep), Minteh (calf, Oct)

Suspended None

Last season 8th 2025-26 top scorer Welbeck 13

Aston Villa

Subs from Suzuki, Mings, Ruggeri, Abraham, Jimoh-Aloba, Bogarde, Manzambi, Alysson, Cissé, Burrowes, Hemmings, Wan-Bissaka

Doubtful Manzambi (knee), Abraham (match fitness)

Injured Madjo (ankle, Sep), João Gomes (calf, Sep), Bailey (match fitness, Sep), Onana (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Last season 4th 2025-26 top scorer Watkins 16

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MANCHESTER CITY v BOURNEMOUTH

Sunday 2pm Sky Sports Main Event Venue Etihad Stadium

Referee Jarred Gillett Last season G22 Y79 R1 3.64 cards/game

Manchester City

Subs from Bettinelli, Rulli, Guéhi, Cherki, Doku, Nunes, González, Grealish, Reis, Echeverri, Monga, Wilson-Esbrand, Lewis

Doubtful Doku (calf), Nunes (match fitness)

Injured None

Suspended None

Last season 2nd 2025-26 top scorer Haaland 27

Bournemouth

Subs from Forster, Dennis, Soler, Brooks, Gannon-Doak, Adams, Diakité, Sánchez, Toth, Aarons, Jebbison, Akinmboni, Winterburn, Rees-Dottin

Doubtful Brooks (match fitness), Soler (match fitness)

Injured Adli (calf, Sep), Araujo (thigh, Nov), Kroupi (ankle, Nov), Milosavljevic (knee, unknown)

Suspended Christie (last of three)

Last season 6th 2025-26 top scorer Kroupi 13

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NEWCASTLE v LIVERPOOL

Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue St James’ Park

Referee Stuart Attwell Last season Y117 R3 4.8 cards/game

Newcastle

Subs from Pope, Gillespie, Schär, Steur, Touré, Murphy, Jaouen, Willock, Burn, Miley

Doubtful None

Injured Livramento (calf, 29 Aug), Joelinton (goin, Sep)

Suspended None

Last season 12th 2025-26 top scorer Guimarães 9

Liverpool

Subs from Mamardashvili, Woodman, Jaros, Araújo, Ndiaye, Tsimikas, Mac Allister, Elliott, Nyoni, McConnell, Chiesa, Muñoz, Wright, Koumas

Doubtful None

Injured Gomez (match fitness, Sep), Ekitiké (achilles, Dec), Bradley (knee, unknown), Leoni (knee, unknown), Endo (ankle, unknown)

Suspended None

Last season 5th 2025-26 top scorer Ekitiké 11

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FULHAM v CHELSEA

Monday 8pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Craven Cottage

Referee John Brooks Last season G12 Y44 R3 3.92 cards/game

Fulham

Subs from Lecomte, Tete, Reed, Muniz, Kevin, Kusi-Asare, Charles, Sessegnon, Smith Rowe, Harris

Doubtful None

Injured Cairney (knee, Oct)

Suspended Andersen (last of three)

Last season 11th 2025-26 top scorer Wilson 10

Chelsea

Subs from Sharman-Lowe, Penders, Slonina, Barco, Fernández, Gittens, Delap, Jackson, Essugo, Welbeck, Sarr, Hato, Quenda, Gusto, Chavarría, Anselmino, Watson, Nicoll-Jazuli, Acheampong, Mudryk, Subuloye, Adarabioyo, Estêvão

Doubtful Anselmino (match fitness)

Injured Emegha (hamstring, 30 Aug), Henderson (wrist, Sep)

Suspended Fofana (first of two)

Last season 10th 2025-26 top scorer João Pedro 15