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First Story: Top Talent Palmer Fit for Important London Clash with Arsenal

The Blues manager Enzo Maresca confirmed on Friday that Cole Palmer is available for selection for the team's important Premier League encounter against local rivals Arsenal.

The young England international had been sidelined due to a broken toe sustained after an accidental occurrence.

“He is available to start and to play,” Maresca commented. “The whole team is delighted.”

In the current campaign, Palmer has featured in just four games in every contest, finding the net on two occasions.

After joining from City in the previous year, he has recorded 45 scores and 29 helpers in 101 appearances for the London club.

“He is our best player, we are happy he is back, we need to allow him time to be 100% 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 Receive No Explanation for Rejected Gueye Dismissal Challenge

The Merseyside club have failed in their challenge against Idrissa Gueye's red card for an on-field altercation with teammate Michael Keane during the team's 1-0 victory at Old Trafford.

The 36-year-old Senegal midfielder was sent off just 13 minutes into the match after striking Keane amid a argument over a misplaced pass.

Gueye immediately apologized, and the teammates were seen reconciled afterwards in a mock social media video.

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

“We lodged an appeal and it was unsuccessful,” manager David Moyes stated. “We received no rationale for the denial but we did appeal it.”

When asked about additional consequences from the incident, Moyes remarked: “It ended right away, it was done, that was it, we moved on quite quickly and it was all sorted within the team environment.”

Third Story: Yoane Wissa Practices with Newcastle for Initial Session since Injury

Newcastle United's new signing Yoane Wissa has trained with his new teammates for the first time since sustaining a knee problem shortly after his arrival from Brentford in September.

Manager Eddie Howe confirmed the news on the end of the week but withheld a potential return date for the player.

The team brought in the striker for £55m to replace Alexander Isak, who moved to Liverpool for a British record sum.

Unfortunately, Wissa was hurt while on international service before he could make his debut for Newcastle.

“His recovery is going smoothly, he trained with us for the first time on midweek, so I was extremely satisfied with how he looked,” Howe commented. “It was his initial competitive session with the team. Let’s see how he reacts today.”

The manager added: “There is a planned comeback timeline, but it’s probably best if I withhold that information. We wish to prevent any disappointment. Of course, we want to utilize him as quickly.”

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

Fourth Story: The Reds' Slump ‘Irrelevant’, Says Hammers Boss Nuno

West Ham United head coach Nuno Espírito Santo has insisted that the reigning champions' dip in performance “doesn’t really matter” as his side gets ready to face the ailing Premier League champions.

Arne Slot's team has been defeated in six of their previous seven Premier League games, dropping out of the upper half of the standings.

However, Nuno highlighted 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 remarked. “So what we expect is the champions of the Premier League, players that are skilled and able of doing fantastic things, so we have to be ready.

“The past of the outcomes before, the form of the teams, doesn’t really matter. It is about the match day. Knowing that we are going to face a very good team, that has players capable of doing wonderful things, so we have to prepare thoroughly, to compete.”

The Hammers will welcome back Lucas Paquetá after his ban, while Crysencio Summerville and Dinos Mavropanos are progressing in their recovery from fitness issues.

Fifth Story: Morgan Gibbs-White in Contention for Nottingham Forest against The Seagulls

The club's manager Sean Dyche is optimistic that Morgan Gibbs-White will be fit for the team's at home fixture against Brighton & Hove Albion on the weekend.

The England international was absent for the midweek European match against the Swedish side due to a back issue.

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

“It’s like a bad back, but a waking-up sort of injury, one where you just rest awkwardly or move improperly. So we’re not anticipating, at this stage anyway, that it’s too serious and it’s settling down already. So we’re confident that it’ll be fine for the weekend.”

The defender was feeling his hamstring muscle after the 3-0 European victory, but Dyche indicated the player “will likely be available”.

Meanwhile, the full-back (thigh injury), the midfielder (thigh), Dilane Bakwa (hamstring), the striker (knee), and Oleksandr Zinchenko (hip) are expected to be unavailable.

6. Oliver Glasner: Conference League Loss Will Not Hinder Palace

The Eagles manager Oliver Glasner feels that the disappointment of midweek's Conference League defeat to Strasbourg is a sign of how much progress the club has advanced in challenging on multiple fronts.

The FA Cup holders went ahead at the away ground through Tyrick Mitchell's opening period goal but were equalized against by the opposition manager's team, who moved up to second in the group standings.

Crystal Palace now switch focus to domestic competition with a at Selhurst Park match against the Red Devils, and Glasner is confident his side can maintain their challenge for a Champions League spot.

“Similar to the late loss against Everton, it just feels that it was totally avoidable and it is our fault,” Glasner remarked. “On the other side, we have to accept it. The commitment was there but it is a game we could have avoided losing.”

Glasner confirmed that Borna Sosa would not be available for the weekend's match after he stayed behind to France, but Will Hughes, who went off during the first half against Strasbourg, is expected to be in the matchday squad.