Pope absent for a month

Newcastle No.1 Nick Pope will be out for a month with a knee ligament injury.

The England goalkeeper twisted his knee while stopping a shot during the Toon’s match at Brentford last weekend.

Eddie Howe will likely call on Martin Dubravka or Odeyssas Vlochodimos for this afternoon’s meeting with Leicester.

Jota and Chiesa could return for the Reds

Arne Slot has revealed that Diogo Jota and Federico Chiesa could be included in this afternoon’s squad to face Fulham.

Jota has been sidelined since October with a rib injury, while Chiesa has made just one Premier League appearance since arriving from Juventus for £12.5 million in the summer.

Slot said before the game: “I think they are,” Slot said when asked if the players were ready to be on the team this weekend.

“We have one training session left. Federico missed a lot for a long time, he was ill last week. We have to wait and see how he is.

“But maybe Diogo is in the team and maybe Federico too, but it depends a bit on the numbers and how he recovers from his illness.”

Today’s program in full

Here are all the Premier League matches taking place today:

Arsenal vs Everton – 3 p.m. (Follow our dedicated live blog)

Liverpool v Fulham – 3 p.m.

Newcastle v Leicester – 3 p.m.

Wolves v Ipswich – 3 p.m.

Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa – 5:30 p.m.

Hello and welcome to SunSport’s live blog of this afternoon’s Premier League action!

Football fans are in for a treat as league leaders Liverpool take on Fulham at Anfield.

The Reds are in superb form and will look to extend their four-point lead at the top of the table.

Elsewhere, another remarkable match saw Newcastle host a rejuvenated Leicester side, unbeaten since the arrival of Ruud van Nistelrooy as manager.

Gary O’Neil lives to fight another day as Wolves boss despite his side’s 2-1 defeat to compatriots West Ham on Monday night.

The West Midlands side host Ipswich this afternoon and a defeat will likely see the 41-year-old lose his job.

SunSport will bring you the latest from all five Premier League matches taking place on Saturday.