26/12/2022 Football
26/12/2022 Football – Premier League football returns. There are televised games including Brentford v Tottenham & Arsenal v West Ham.
26/12/2022 Football – Premier League – Brentford v Tottenham
- Thomas Frank will hope to welcome back no fewer than five players for Brentford’s Boxing Day meeting with Tottenham.
- However, Frank may be tempted to go with the same XI and setup from the 2-1 win at Manchester City before the World Cup break.
- Ivan Toney has been charged over alleged breaches of the Football Association’s betting rules, but is available for selection for the time being.
- Rodrigo Bentancur and Richarlison both sustained injuries on World Cup duty and miss out, while Ryan Sessegnon will be assessed.
- Hugo Lloris and Cristian Romero both played in Sunday’s World Cup final and will miss out. Ivan Perisic has already returned to Hotspur Way following Croatia’s exploits in Qatar.
- Fraser Forster can be expected to feature between the sticks here, while Matt Doherty may take Emerson Royal’s spot on the right.
Brentford-Tottenham – Premier League 2022/2023 Statistical Preview (whoscored.com)
26/12/2022 Football – Premier League – Crystal Palace v Fulham
- James McArthur and Nathan Ferguson continue to be ruled out through injury.
- Sam Johnstone is also ruled out with a lower back injury, which could see him out of action until February.
- Harrison Reed and Kenny Tete can both return to the matchday squad, after missing the final league game before the World Cup break, due to suspensions.
- Manor Solomon continues to be ruled out with a knee injury, but could make a return at some point in January
- Neeskens Kebano will likely be out of action for several months, after suffering a ruptured Achilles in training at the start of November.
Crystal Palace-Fulham – Premier League 2022/2023 Statistical Preview (whoscored.com)
26/12/2022 Football – Premier League – Everton v Wolves
- James Garner will continue to miss out owing to the lower back injury he sustained near the end of November.
- Dominic Calvert-Lewin is a doubt, due to hamstring and shoulder problems.
- Andros Townsend is also a doubt, but could be in contention to be involved in this game, but will have to be assessed beforehand to see if he is ready to play after being out of action for a number of weeks with a knee injury.
- Mason Holgate is a long term absentee, owing to a knee injury.
- Chiquinho, Pedro Neto and Sasa Kalajdzic all remain sidelined.
- Boubacar Traore could be involved, after sustaining a knock and so will have to be assessed.
- Jonny sustained a hamstring injury before the World Cup break and likely remains out here.
- Diego Costa continues to miss out through suspension.
- Raul Jimenez made his first appearance for Wolves since the end of August on Wednesday, scoring from the bench in the League Cup, and he is likely to start here.
Everton-Wolverhampton – Premier League 2022/2023 Statistical Preview (whoscored.com)
26/12/2022 Football – Premier League – Leicester v Newcastle
- James Justin is likely to be ruled out for the remainder of the season with a ruptured Achilles.
- Ricardo Pereira and Ryan Bertrand remain sidelined.
- Jonny Evans and Caglar Soyuncu are doubts for this game.
- Emil Krafth, Alexander Isak, Paul Dummett and Matt Ritchie continue to be sidelined.
- Elliot Anderson is working back to fitness, doing work behind the scenes to make sure he is back t
Leicester-Newcastle – Premier League 2022/2023 Statistical Preview (whoscored.com)
26/12/2022 Football – Premier League – Southampton v Brighton
- Tino Livramento and Juan Larios continue to miss out for Saints.
- Romeo Lavia remains a doubt with a thigh injury and will have to be assessed before seeing if he can take part in this game.
- Theo Walcott came off in midweek in the League Cup win over Lincoln with a tight calf and so will have to be assessed before this game.
- Jakub Moder remains sidelined.
- Alexis Mac Allister’s involvement in the World Cup Final with Argentina means he won’t be involved here.
- Adam Webster and Danny Welbeck remain doubts for this game.
Southampton-Brighton – Premier League 2022/2023 Statistical Preview (whoscored.com)
26/12/2022 Football – Premier League – Aston Villa v Liverpool
- Robin Olsen is set to start between the sticks with Emiliano Martinez celebrating Argentina’s World Cup success.
- Diego Carlos and Philippe Coutinho miss out for Unai Emery’s side.
- Jurgen Klopp is without Diogo Jota, Luis Diaz and Arthur for the trip to Aston Villa, with Roberto Firmino and Curtis Jones joining the trio on the sidelines.
- Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold have been struggling with illness, but should be fine to feature here.
- James Milner sustained a hamstring injury against Manchester City and may miss out, while Ibrahima Konate was part of the France squad that played the World Cup final against France, so is unlikely to feature.
Aston Villa-Liverpool – Premier League 2022/2023 Statistical Preview (whoscored.com)
26/12/2022 Football – Premier League – Arsenal v West Ham United
- Gabriel Jesus injured his knee at the World Cup, requiring surgery and will likely be out until February.
- This game will come too soon for Emile Smith Rowe, though he is likely to return soon.
- None of Takehiro Tomiyasu, Oleksandr Zinchenko or Albert Sambi Lokonga could take part in Arsenal’s final friendly game during the World Cup break, so will likely have to be assessed before this game.
- Reiss Nelson injured his leg in that game and will be out of action for a few weeks
- William Saliba was apart of the France squad who made the World Cup Final, but he could still start here.
- Nayef Aguerd and Alphonse Areola were apart of the World Cup squads of Morocco and France respectively, who both made it to the latter stages, so they will likely be unavailable for this one.
- Kurt Zouma had knee surgery at the end of November, so he won’t be available for this game.
- Maxwel Cornet suffered a setback in his recovery from a calf injury, so remains out.
- Gianluca Scamacca came off in West Ham’s friendly vs Fulham with an ankle injury, so is a potential doubt for this game.
- Michail Antonio and Aaron Cresswell didn’t feature at all in that game, so will have to be assessed before this game.
Arsenal-West Ham – Premier League 2022/2023 Statistical Preview (whoscored.com)
OTHER FOOTBALL – MONDAY 26 DECEMBER
8:00am UK / 3:00am ET
FOOTBALL – Philly’s Games 2022
South Africa – Supersport PSL / Supersport Variety 4
11:30am UK / 6:30am ET
ITALIAN SERIE B – Brescia v Palermo
UK – Mola TV
Indonesia – Mola TV
USA – Fox Soccer Plus
12:30pm UK / 7:30am ET
BELGIAN PRO LEAGUE – Club Brugge v OH Leuven
UK – Mola TV
Canada – DAZN
Eurasia – Setanta Sports
South Africa – ESPN 2 Africa
USA – ESPN+
2:00pm UK / 9:00am ET
INDIAN SUPER LEAGUE – Kerala Blasters v Odisha
UK – OneFootball
India – Star Sports 1
2:00pm UK / 9:00am ET
ITALIAN SERIE B – Como v Cittadella
UK – Mola TV
Indonesia – Mola TV
USA – Fox Soccer Plus
2:00pm UK / 9:00am ET
NIFL PREMIERSHIP – Glentoran v Linfield
UK – BBC Two Northern Ireland / iPlayer
3:00pm UK / 10:00am ET
NATIONAL LEAGUE – Barnet v Boreham Wood
UK – BT Sport 1 / BT Sport Ultimate
5:00pm UK / 12:00pm ET
ITALIAN SERIE B – Frosinone v Ternana
UK – Mola TV
Indonesia – Mola TV
7:30pm UK / 2:30pm ET
ITALIAN SERIE B – Bari v Genoa
UK – Mola TV
Indonesia – Mola TV
USA – Fox Soccer Plus
7:45pm UK / 2:45pm ET
BELGIAN PRO LEAGUE – Charleroi v Anderlecht
UK – Mola TV
Canada – DAZN
Eurasia – Setanta Sports
South Africa – ESPN Africa
USA – ESPN+
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