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First Story: Key Player Palmer Fit for Important Capital 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 top-flight encounter against London opponents Arsenal.

The young England midfielder was unavailable due to a broken toe suffered after an unfortunate incident.

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

This season, Palmer has made only four appearances in every contest, finding the net on two occasions.

After joining from Manchester City in the previous year, he has achieved 45 strikes and 29 setups in 101 matches for the London club.

“He is our best player, we are happy he is back, we need to give him time to be 100% fit,” Maresca noted. “He has been brilliant historically and no doubt he is going to do very good for this club in the future.”

2. Everton Receive No Reason for Failed Gueye Red Card Challenge

The Merseyside club were unsuccessful in their protest against Idrissa Gueye's sending off for a fight with fellow player Michael Keane during the team's narrow win at Manchester United.

The 36-year-old Senegal midfielder was dismissed only 13 minutes into the match after slapping Keane amid a disagreement over a misplaced pass.

Gueye immediately apologized, and the pair appeared reconciled later in a light-hearted online video.

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

“We have appealed it and our appeal was turned down,” manager the manager stated. “We haven’t been given any reason why it was turned down but we did appeal it.”

Inquired about any further fallout from the event, Moyes added: “It ended right away, it was done, that was it, we moved on rapidly and it was all sorted within the dressing room.”

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

Newcastle United's new signing Yoane Wissa has practiced with his new teammates for the first time since suffering a knee injury soon after his arrival from Brentford in September.

Head coach Eddie Howe confirmed the development on the end of the week but withheld a possible return date for the player.

The team signed the forward for £55m to replace Alexander Isak, who moved to Liverpool for a record-breaking sum.

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

“His recovery is going smoothly, he trained with us for the first time on Wednesday, 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 continued: “We have a target return date, but it’s probably best if I withhold that information. We don’t want to disappoint anyone. Of course, we want to involve him as quickly.”

In other news, Kieran Trippier will be sidelined for a month with a hamstring injury.

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

The Hammers manager Nuno Espírito Santo has claimed that the reigning champions' dip in performance “is largely irrelevant” as his side gets ready to face the struggling top-flight champions.

Arne Slot's team has lost six of the last seven Premier League games, falling out of the top 10 of the table.

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

“Liverpool are a quality side and in football, what counts is what you do on the day,” Nuno commented. “So what we expect is the champions of the Premier League, players that are skilled and capable of doing great things, so we have to prepare.

“The past of the results before, the performance of the teams, doesn’t really matter. It is about the match day. Aware that we are going to face a excellent team, that has players able of doing fantastic things, so we have to prepare thoroughly, to challenge.”

West Ham will welcome back Lucas Paquetá after his suspension, while Crysencio Summerville and Dinos Mavropanos are stepping up their recovery from injury.

5. Morgan Gibbs-White Could Feature for Forest against The Seagulls

Nottingham Forest's manager Sean Dyche is optimistic that Morgan Gibbs-White will be ready for the side's at home fixture against Brighton & Hove Albion on the weekend.

The English international was absent for Thursday's Europa League game against the Swedish side due to a back issue.

“We hope it is improving,” Dyche commented as he got ready to face Fabian Hürzeler's side, who have secured seven points from their last three matches.

“It’s comparable to back pain, but a waking-up sort of injury, one where you just rest awkwardly or twist funny. So we’re not anticipating, at this stage anyway, that it’s too serious and it’s easing already. So we’re confident that it’ll be fine for the weekend.”

The defender was feeling his hamstring after the 3-0 Europa League win, but Dyche said the player “should be fine”.

Meanwhile, Ola Aina (thigh injury), Douglas Luiz (thigh), Dilane Bakwa (hamstring), Chris Wood (knee), and Oleksandr Zinchenko (hip) are expected to be unavailable.

6. Glasner: Conference League Defeat Won't Hinder Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace head coach Oliver Glasner believes that the setback of midweek's European defeat to the French side is a sign of how far the team has advanced in competing on two 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 moved up to second in the table.

Crystal Palace now switch focus to domestic competition with a at Selhurst Park fixture against Manchester United, and Glasner is optimistic 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 completely unnecessary and it is our fault,” Glasner said. “Alternatively, we have to acknowledge it. The commitment was there but it is a game we could have avoided losing.”

Glasner confirmed that Borna Sosa would be absent for the weekend's game after he stayed behind to Strasbourg, but Will Hughes, who was substituted during the opening period against the opponents, is expected to be in the matchday squad.