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First Story: Key Talent Palmer Fit for Crucial London Derby with The Gunners

The Blues head coach Enzo Maresca stated on the final weekday that Cole Palmer is available for selection for the squad's important top-flight fixture against local rivals Arsenal.

The young English midfielder had been sidelined due to a fractured toe suffered after an accidental occurrence.

“He is ready to start and participate,” Maresca declared. “Everyone is happy.”

In the current campaign, Palmer has featured in just four games in every contest, scoring twice.

Following his transfer from Manchester City in 2023, he has notched 45 goals and 29 assists in 101 matches for the London club.

“He is our top performer, we are pleased he is back, we need to give him time to be 100% fit,” Maresca continued. “He has been brilliant historically and no doubt he is going to do great things for this club in the future.”

Second Story: The Toffees Receive No Reason for Rejected Gueye Dismissal Appeal

The Merseyside club were unsuccessful in their protest against Idrissa Gueye's dismissal for an on-field altercation with teammate Michael Keane during the team's narrow win at Old Trafford.

The 36-year-old Senegal player was shown a red card just 13 minutes into the contest after striking Keane amid a dispute over a misplaced pass.

Gueye quickly said sorry, and the pair appeared making up later in a mock social media video.

However, the appeal against the red card was rejected, and Gueye must serve a three-game ban, leaving Everton short-staffed for their next fixture against Newcastle.

“We challenged the decision and it was rejected,” manager the manager revealed. “We haven’t been given any reason why it was turned down but we did appeal it.”

When asked about additional consequences from the incident, Moyes continued: “The matter was resolved instantly, it was done, that was it, we progressed quite quickly and it was all sorted within the team environment.”

Third Story: Wissa Practices with The Magpies for First Time since Setback

Newcastle United's recent acquisition Yoane Wissa has practiced with his squad for the initial occasion since sustaining a knee injury shortly after his move from his former club in the autumn.

Head coach Eddie Howe announced the development on Friday but did not disclose a potential comeback timeline for the player.

The team brought in the striker for £55m to fill the void left by Alexander Isak, who moved to Liverpool for a British record transfer fee.

Regrettably, Wissa was injured while on national team duty before he could make his debut for his new club.

“He is doing well, he trained with us for the first time on midweek, so I was very happy with how he looked,” Howe said. “It was his initial competitive session with the team. Let’s see how he responds today.”

Howe added: “We’ve got [a return date] in mind, but it’s likely best if I withhold that information. We don’t want to disappoint anyone. Of course, we want to involve him as quickly.”

In other news, Kieran Trippier will be sidelined for a four-week period with a hamstring injury.

Fourth Story: The Reds' Slump ‘Doesn’t Matter’, Insists Hammers Manager Nuno

The Hammers manager Nuno Espírito Santo has stated that the reigning champions' current slump “doesn’t really matter” as his team gets ready to face the ailing top-flight champions.

The Liverpool manager's side has been defeated in six of their previous seven Premier League matches, falling out of the top 10 of the table.

Nevertheless, Nuno highlighted that there can be no taking it easy when the sides meet on the weekend at the their home ground.

“The Reds are a strong team and in football, what matters is what you do on the day,” Nuno remarked. “We anticipate facing the league champions, players that are skilled and able of doing great things, so we have to prepare.

“The history of the outcomes before, the form of the teams, is largely insignificant. It is about the day. Knowing that we are going to face a excellent team, that has players able of doing amazing feats, so we have to be fully prepared, to perform.”

The Hammers will welcome back Lucas Paquetá after his suspension, while Crysencio Summerville and Dinos Mavropanos are progressing in their recovery from fitness issues.

Fifth Story: Morgan Gibbs-White in Contention for Forest against Brighton

The club's manager Sean Dyche is hopeful that Morgan Gibbs-White will be available for the side's home match against Brighton & Hove Albion on the weekend.

The English player missed Thursday's Europa League match against the Swedish side due to a back issue.

“Hopefully it’s settling down,” Dyche commented as he got ready to face the Brighton manager's team, who have taken a decent haul from their last three matches.

“It’s similar to a sore back, but a waking-up sort of injury, one where you just rest awkwardly or twist funny. So we’re not expecting, at this point anyway, that it’s very severe and it’s easing already. So we’re hopeful that it’ll be okay for the weekend.”

Murillo was experiencing discomfort in his hamstring muscle after the comfortable European win, but Dyche indicated the player “is expected to be okay”.

Meanwhile, the full-back (thigh injury), the midfielder (thigh), the winger (hamstring), Chris Wood (knee), and the defender (hip) are expected to be unavailable.

6. Oliver Glasner: Conference League Loss Won't Set Back Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace head coach Oliver Glasner feels that the setback of Thursday's Conference League loss to the French side is a sign of how far the team has come in competing on multiple fronts.

The FA Cup holders went ahead at the away ground through Tyrick Mitchell's first-half goal but were equalized against by Liam Rosenior's team, who climbed to runner-up in the table.

Crystal Palace now switch focus to domestic action with a home match against Manchester United, and Glasner is optimistic his team can maintain their push for a Champions League place.

“Similar to the late loss against Everton, it just feels that it was entirely needless and it is our fault,” Glasner commented. “However, we have to accept it. The effort was there but it is a game we shouldn’t definitely lose.”

Glasner confirmed that Borna Sosa would miss out for the weekend's game after he did not travel to France, but Will Hughes, who went off during the first half against Strasbourg, should be in the team selection.