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1. Key Player Palmer Fit for High-Stakes London Derby with The Gunners

The Blues head coach Enzo Maresca confirmed on Friday that Cole Palmer is set to return for the squad's vital top-flight encounter against London rivals Arsenal.

The 23-year-old England midfielder was out of action due to a fractured toe suffered after an unfortunate incident.

“He is ready to start and participate,” Maresca said. “All involved are pleased.”

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

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

“He is our top performer, we are delighted he is back, we need to provide him with time to be fully fit,” Maresca added. “His past performances have been excellent and no doubt he is going to do exceptionally well for this club in the future.”

Second Story: Everton Get No Reason for Failed Idrissa Gueye Dismissal Appeal

Everton have failed in their appeal against Idrissa Gueye's red card for a fight with fellow player Michael Keane during the squad's single-goal triumph at Old Trafford.

The 36-year-old Senegalese midfielder was dismissed just early on into the match after hitting Keane amid a disagreement over a misplaced pass.

Gueye promptly expressed regret, and the teammates were seen reconciled afterwards in a mock social media video.

However, the appeal against the dismissal was denied, and Gueye must complete a three-game ban, leaving Everton depleted for their next fixture against Newcastle.

“We lodged an appeal and it was unsuccessful,” manager David Moyes stated. “No explanation was provided for the rejection but we did appeal it.”

Inquired about additional consequences from the incident, Moyes added: “It was over immediately, it was done, that was it, we progressed quite quickly and it was all sorted within the team environment.”

Third Story: Wissa Trains with The Magpies for First Time since Injury

The club's recent signing Yoane Wissa has trained with his new teammates for the initial occasion since suffering a knee injury shortly after his arrival from Brentford in the autumn.

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

The team brought in the forward for a significant fee to fill the void left by Alexander Isak, who joined Liverpool for a record-breaking sum.

Regrettably, Wissa was injured while on national team duty before he could play his first game for Newcastle.

“His recovery is going smoothly, he trained with us for the first time on midweek, so I was very happy with how he looked,” Howe stated. “That’s his first time competitively with the group. Let’s see how he reacts today.”

Howe continued: “We’ve got [a return date] in mind, but it’s likely best if I keep that to myself. We wish to prevent any disappointment. Naturally, we want to involve him as quickly.”

In other news, the defender will be out of action for a month with a hamstring injury.

4. Liverpool' Poor Form ‘Irrelevant’, Says West Ham Manager Nuno

West Ham United head coach Nuno Espírito Santo has insisted that the reigning champions' current slump “should not be a focus” as his side gets ready to take on the struggling Premier League champions.

Arne Slot's team has suffered six losses in seven recent Premier League matches, falling out of the top 10 of the standings.

Nevertheless, Nuno stressed that there can be no taking it easy when the teams clash 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 talented and capable of doing great things, so we have to get ready.

“The history of the results before, the form of the teams, doesn’t really matter. It is about the match day. Aware that we are going to face a high-quality team, that has players able of doing wonderful things, so we have to prepare thoroughly, 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 manager Sean Dyche is hopeful that Morgan Gibbs-White will be ready for the side's home match against Brighton on Sunday.

The England player missed the midweek European match against the Swedish side due to a back injury.

“Fortunately, it seems to be calming down,” Dyche said as he prepared to face Fabian Hürzeler's team, who have secured a decent haul from their past three outings.

“It’s like a bad back, but a morning sort of injury, one where you just sleep funny or twist funny. So we’re not anticipating, at this stage anyway, that it’s too serious and it’s improving already. So we’re hopeful that it’ll be right for the weekend.”

Murillo was feeling his hamstring after the comfortable European victory, but Dyche said the player “will likely be available”.

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

6. Oliver Glasner: European Defeat Won't Set Back Palace

Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner feels that the setback of Thursday's European defeat to the French side is a indication of how far the team has come in competing on multiple fronts.

The domestic cup holders went ahead at Stade de la Meinau through Tyrick Mitchell's opening period goal but were pegged back by the opposition manager's side, who moved up to runner-up in the table.

Crystal Palace now return to Premier League action with a at Selhurst Park fixture against Manchester United, and Glasner is confident his team can maintain their push for a top four spot.

“Comparable to the recent setback at Goodison Park, it just feels that it was entirely needless and it is our fault,” Glasner said. “Alternatively, we have to take it on the chin. The effort was there but it is a game we could have avoided losing.”

Glasner stated that Borna Sosa would be absent for the weekend's match after he did not travel to France, but Will Hughes, who went off during the first half against the opponents, should be in the team selection.