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First Story: Top Player Palmer Ready for High-Stakes London Clash with Arsenal

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca confirmed on the final weekday that Cole Palmer is ready to play for the team's vital Premier League match against London opponents Arsenal.

The 23-year-old England midfielder had been sidelined due to a broken toe suffered after an unfortunate occurrence.

“He is fit to begin and feature,” Maresca declared. “All involved are pleased.”

In the current campaign, Palmer has featured in just four games in every contest, netting two goals.

Following his transfer from City in the previous year, he has achieved 45 scores and 29 helpers in 101 appearances for Chelsea.

“He is our top performer, we are happy he is back, we need to give him time to be completely ready,” Maresca continued. “He has been brilliant historically and no doubt he is going to do very good for this club in the future.”

Second Story: The Toffees Get No Explanation for Rejected Gueye Red Card Appeal

The Merseyside club were unsuccessful in their appeal against Idrissa Gueye's sending off for a fight with teammate Michael Keane during the team's single-goal triumph at Manchester United.

The 36-year-old Senegal midfielder was sent off just early on into the contest after hitting Keane during a argument over a poor pass.

The player quickly said sorry, and the teammates appeared reconciled later in a light-hearted online video.

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

“We have appealed it and our appeal was turned down,” manager David Moyes said. “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 added: “It was over immediately, it was done, that was it, we progressed rapidly and it was all sorted within the dressing room.”

Third Story: Yoane Wissa Trains with Newcastle for First Time since Setback

The club's new signing Yoane Wissa has trained with his new teammates for the initial occasion since sustaining a knee injury shortly after his move from his former club in the autumn.

Manager Eddie Howe confirmed the development on Friday but kept private a possible return date for the 29-year-old.

The team brought in the forward for a significant fee to replace Alexander Isak, who moved to Liverpool for a record-breaking transfer fee.

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

“His recovery is going smoothly, he trained with us for the first time on midweek, so I was really pleased with how he looked,” Howe said. “It was his initial competitive session with the team. Let’s see how he reacts today.”

Howe continued: “We have a target return date, but it’s probably best if I withhold that information. We wish to prevent any disappointment. Naturally, we want to include him as quickly.”

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

4. Liverpool' Poor Form ‘Doesn’t Matter’, Insists Hammers Boss Nuno

The Hammers manager Nuno Espírito Santo has claimed that the reigning champions' recent poor form “is largely irrelevant” as his side prepares to face the struggling top-flight title holders.

The Liverpool manager's side has lost six of the last seven Premier League matches, dropping out of the upper half of the table.

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

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

“The past of the results before, the performance of the teams, is not that important. It is about the match day. Aware that we are going to face a high-quality team, that has players able of doing fantastic things, 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: Gibbs-White Could Feature for Nottingham Forest against The Seagulls

The club's boss Sean Dyche is optimistic that Morgan Gibbs-White will be available for the team's home fixture against Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday.

The England player was absent for the midweek European game against the Swedish side due to a back issue.

“Hopefully it’s settling down,” Dyche commented as he got ready to face Fabian Hürzeler's team, who have taken seven points from their last three matches.

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

The defender was feeling his hamstring after the comfortable Europa League victory, but Dyche indicated the player “is expected to be okay”.

However, the full-back (thigh injury), the midfielder (thigh), the winger (hamstring), Chris Wood (knee), and Oleksandr Zinchenko (hip) are likely to be unavailable.

Sixth Story: Oliver Glasner: European Loss Will Not Hinder Crystal Palace

The Eagles manager Oliver Glasner believes that the disappointment of midweek's European defeat to Strasbourg is a indication of how far the club has advanced in challenging on multiple fronts.

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

Crystal Palace now return to Premier League competition with a at Selhurst Park match against the Red Devils, and Glasner is optimistic his side can maintain their push for a top four place.

“Maybe like the late defeat at Everton, it just feels that it was completely unnecessary and it is our fault,” Glasner said. “Alternatively, we have to accept it. The commitment was there but it is a game we could have avoided losing.”

Glasner confirmed that Borna Sosa would be absent for Sunday's game after he stayed behind to Strasbourg, but Will Hughes, who went off during the first half against the opponents, should be in the matchday squad.