Premier League Injury News

Several Premier League clubs could be without key players when the first round of fixtures gets underway next Friday, with a number of teams dealing with injuries across their squads.

Arsenal begin the weekend at home to Coventry City on Friday night, with William Saliba recovering from a back injury and Jurrien Timber sidelined with a groin problem.

On Saturday, Manchester United travel to Hull City with Mason Mount (knock), Manuel Ugarte (knee), Benjamin Sesko (shin) and Matthijs de Ligt (back) among their injury concerns.

There are also doubts for Everton, who host Crystal Palace. James Garner is dealing with a groin problem, while Jarrad Branthwaite has a hamstring injury. Palace could be without midfielder Adam Wharton, who is recovering from an ankle injury.

Brentford face Tottenham Hotspur with Antoni Milambo and Fabio Carvalho both suffering from knee injuries. Tottenham's injury list is considerably longer, with Mateus Fernandes (calf), James Maddison (knock), Xavi Simons (knee), Mohammed Kudus (thigh), Wilson Odobert (ACL), Dejan Kulusevski (knee) and Ben Davies (ankle) all listed as unavailable or doubts.

Elsewhere, Nottingham Forest could be without Murillo (muscle), Callum Hudson-Odoi (thigh) and Nicolo Savona (knee) when they face Leeds United, who have Ilia Gruev sidelined with a knee injury.

Sunderland's trip to Ipswich Town could come without Nordi Mukiele, who has suffered a knock, while Omar Alderete's availability is also uncertain due to an unspecified issue.

Sunday features several significant injury concerns. Brighton & Hove Albion host Aston Villa with Yankuba Minteh (knock), Kaoru Mitoma (hamstring) and Stefanos Tzimas (knee) on their injury list. Villa, meanwhile, have an uncertainty surrounding captain John McGinn, who is listed with an unspecified injury.

Manchester City host Bournemouth with Rodri dealing with a back injury and Jack Grealish nursing a foot problem. Bournemouth have their own concerns, with Julian Araujo (thigh) and Junior Kroupi (foot) sidelined.

The biggest injury list of the weekend belongs to Newcastle United, who host Liverpool. Newcastle have Tino Livramento (thigh), Lewis Miley (leg), Fabian Schar (ankle), Emil Krafth (knee) and Joelinton (unknown) listed as injury concerns.

Liverpool head into the fixture with a lengthy list of their own. Curtis Jones (hip), Jeremy Jacquet (knock), Hugo Ekitike (Achilles), Wataru Endo (foot), Giovanni Leoni (knee), Stefan Bajcetic (hamstring), Jayden Danns (hamstring) and Conor Bradley (knee) are all unavailable or doubts.

The round concludes on Monday when Fulham welcome Chelsea to Craven Cottage. Fulham have Tom Cairney and Jonah Kusi-Asare both dealing with knee injuries, while Chelsea have Levi Colwill listed with an unspecified injury.

With several squads carrying multiple injuries, managers could be forced into changes to their starting XIs as clubs look to build momentum in the early stages of the Premier League campaign.

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