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1. Top Player Palmer Available for High-Stakes London Clash with The Gunners

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca announced on the final weekday that Cole Palmer is ready to play for the team's important Premier League match against London rivals Arsenal.

The 23-year-old England midfielder was out of action due to a broken toe sustained after an accidental occurrence.

“He is fit to begin and feature,” Maresca declared. “The whole team is delighted.”

This season, Palmer has featured in just four games in all tournaments, scoring twice.

Since his arrival from Manchester City in 2023, he has notched 45 scores and 29 helpers in 101 appearances for the London club.

“He is our top performer, we are happy he is back, we need to provide him with time to be 100% fit,” Maresca noted. “His past performances have been excellent and no doubt he is going to do very good for this club in the future.”

Second Story: Everton Receive No Explanation for Rejected Idrissa Gueye Dismissal Appeal

Everton were unsuccessful in their challenge against Idrissa Gueye's red card for a fight with teammate Michael Keane during the team's narrow win at Manchester United.

The veteran Senegalese player was shown a red card only early on into the match after slapping Keane amid a disagreement over a poor pass.

Gueye quickly said sorry, and the teammates appeared making up afterwards in a mock social media post.

However, the appeal against the dismissal was rejected, and Gueye must serve a three-game suspension, making Everton depleted for their next fixture against Newcastle.

“We have appealed it and our appeal was turned down,” coach the manager said. “No explanation was provided for the rejection but we did appeal it.”

When asked about additional consequences from the event, Moyes remarked: “It ended right away, it was done, that was it, we moved on rapidly and it was all sorted within the team environment.”

Third Story: Wissa Practices with The Magpies for Initial Session since Setback

Newcastle United's recent signing Yoane Wissa has practiced with his squad for the initial occasion since suffering a knee problem shortly after his arrival from his former club in September.

Head coach Eddie Howe announced the news on Friday but kept private a potential comeback timeline for the 29-year-old.

Newcastle signed the forward for a significant fee to fill the void left by Alexander Isak, who joined Liverpool for a British record sum.

Unfortunately, Wissa was hurt while on national team service before he could make his debut for Newcastle.

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

The manager added: “There is a planned comeback timeline, but it’s probably best if I keep that to myself. We aim to avoid letting people down. Of course, we want to include him as soon as possible.”

In other news, the defender will be out of action for a four-week period with a hamstring injury.

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

West Ham United head coach Nuno Espírito Santo has claimed that the reigning champions' recent poor form “doesn’t really matter” as his team prepares to take on the ailing top-flight title holders.

Arne Slot's side has lost six of the last seven league games, falling out of the top 10 of the standings.

Nevertheless, Nuno stressed that there can be no taking it easy when the sides clash on the weekend at the London Stadium.

“Liverpool is a good team and in football, what matters is what you do on the day,” Nuno said. “We are preparing to play the title winners, players that are talented and capable of doing great things, so we have to get ready.

“The history of the outcomes before, the form of the teams, doesn’t really matter. It is about the match day. Knowing that we are going to face a excellent team, that has players able of doing wonderful things, so we have to get ready, to challenge.”

West Ham will have available Lucas Paquetá after his suspension, while Crysencio Summerville and Dinos Mavropanos are stepping up their return from injury.

5. Gibbs-White Could Feature for Forest against Brighton

The club's boss Sean Dyche is hopeful that Morgan Gibbs-White will be fit for the team's at home match against Brighton on Sunday.

The English international was absent for Thursday's Europa League match against Malmö due to a back issue.

“We hope it is improving,” Dyche said as he prepared to face the Brighton manager's side, who have taken seven points 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 move improperly. So we’re not anticipating, at this stage anyway, that it’s too serious and it’s settling down already. So we’re hopeful that it’ll be okay for the weekend.”

The defender was feeling his hamstring muscle after the 3-0 Europa League win, but Dyche said the player “will likely be available”.

However, Ola Aina (thigh injury), the midfielder (thigh), the winger (hamstring), the striker (knee), and Oleksandr Zinchenko (hip) are expected to miss out.

Sixth Story: Glasner: Conference League Loss Won't Set Back Palace

Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner believes that the disappointment of midweek's Conference League loss to Strasbourg is a sign of how far the team has come in competing on two fronts.

The FA Cup holders took the lead at the away ground through Tyrick Mitchell's opening period goal but were pegged back by Liam Rosenior's team, who climbed to runner-up in the group standings.

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

“Maybe like the late defeat at Everton, it just feels that it was totally avoidable and it is our fault,” Glasner commented. “However, we have to acknowledge it. The commitment was there but it is a game we ought not to have lost.”

Glasner confirmed that Borna Sosa would not be available for Sunday's match after he did not travel to Strasbourg, but Will Hughes, who went off during the opening period against the opponents, is expected to be in the matchday squad.