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Premier League LIVE: Liverpool increase lead over City, Alexander-Arnold strikes, Guardiola loses four consecutive games for first time
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Premier League LIVE: Liverpool increase lead over City, Alexander-Arnold strikes, Guardiola loses four consecutive games for first time

Premier League team news

Here’s what the top-flight standings look like ahead of Saturday’s action at 3 p.m. in just over half an hour.

Two changes for West Ham and Everton as the two sides meet, with Mohammed Kudus and Edson Alvarez unavailable due to suspension.

West Ham XI: Fabianski, Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Emerson, Soucek, Rodriguez, Bowen, Paqueta, Summerville, Antonio

Substitutes: Foderingham, Cresswell, Soler, Coufal, Mavropanos, Guilherme, Ings, Irving, Scarles.

For Everton, Jarrad Branthwaite makes his second start of the campaign but talisman Dwight McNeil misses through injury.

Everton XI: Pickford, Young, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Gueye, Mangala, Lindstrom, Doucoure, Ndiaye, Calvert-Lewin.

Subs: Virginia, Begovic, Patterson, Keane, Harrison, Beto, O’Brien, Armstrong, Bates.

Mario Lemina returns for Wolves to lead the hosts against Southampton, who remain unchanged from the win over Everton.

Wolves XI: Sa, Bueno, Dawson, Toti, Semedo, J Gomes, Lemina, Sarabia, Ait-Nouri, Cunha, Strand Larsen.

Subs: Doherty, Andre, R Gomes, Doyle, Forbs, Bellegarde, Guedes, Pond, Bentley.

Southampton XI: Ramsdale, Walker-Peters, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Manning, Stephens, Downes, Lallana, Fernandes, Armstrong, Archer.

Subs: Bree, Aribo, Dibling, Brereton-Diaz, Amo-Ameyaw, Sugawara, Onuachu, Ugochukwu, McCarthy.

Elsewhere, Crystal Palace are without suspended Will Hughes and injured Eddie Nketiah for their crucial clash against Fulham.

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Chalobah, Lacroix, Guehi, Munoz, Kamada, Clyne, Mitchell, Devenny, Sarr, Mateta.

Substitutes: Turner, Matthews, Schlupp, Ward, Richards, Doucoure, Kporha, Marsh, Agbinone.

Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson, Pereira, Berge, Nelson, Smith Rowe, Iwobi, Jimenez.

Substitutes: Benda, Reed, Wilson, Rodrigo Muniz, Cairney, Traoré, Castagne, Sessegnon, Diop.

And finally, on-loan Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga returned from injury to start for Bournemouth at Brentford.

Brentford XI: Flekken, Collins, Pinnock, Van den Berg, Norgaard, Janelt, Jensen, Damsgaard, Mbeumo, Lewis-Potter, Wissa.

Substitutes: Schade, Carvalho, Mee, Yarmoliuk, Meghoma, Konak, Roerslev, Maghoma, Valdimarsson.

Bournemouth XI: Kepa, Smith, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Kerkez, Cook, Christie, Semenyo, Kluivert, Adams, Evanilson.

Substitutes: Huijsen, Brooks, Tavernier, Araujo, Hill, Unal, Billing, Aarons, Travers.