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First Story: Star Talent Palmer Ready for Important 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 significant top-flight encounter against local rivals Arsenal.

The 23-year-old England international was out of action due to a fractured toe sustained after an unfortunate occurrence.

“He is fit to begin and feature,” Maresca declared. “The whole team is delighted.”

This season, Palmer has featured in just four games in all tournaments, netting two goals.

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

“He is our top performer, we are pleased he is back, we need to provide him with time to be 100% fit,” Maresca noted. “He has done fantastic in the past and no doubt he is going to do very good for this club in the future.”

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

The Merseyside club have failed in their appeal against Idrissa Gueye's dismissal for an on-field altercation with fellow player Michael Keane during the squad's single-goal triumph at Manchester United.

The 36-year-old Senegalese midfielder was sent off just 13 minutes into the contest after hitting Keane amid a dispute over a misplaced pass.

The player quickly said sorry, and the teammates were seen reconciled later in a light-hearted social media video.

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

“We have appealed it and our appeal was turned down,” manager David Moyes stated. “No explanation was provided for the rejection but we did appeal it.”

When asked about additional consequences from the event, Moyes continued: “It ended right away, it was done, that was it, we moved on swiftly and it was all sorted within the dressing room.”

3. Yoane Wissa Practices with The Magpies for First Time since Injury

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

Head coach Eddie Howe announced the development on the end of the week but withheld a possible comeback timeline for the 29-year-old.

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

Regrettably, Wissa was hurt while on national team duty before he could make his debut for his new club.

“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 said. “That’s his first time competitively with the group. Let’s see how he responds today.”

The manager added: “There is a planned comeback timeline, but it’s likely best if I withhold that information. We wish to prevent any disappointment. Naturally, we want to include him as promptly.”

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

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

West Ham United manager Nuno Espírito Santo has insisted that Liverpool' current slump “doesn’t really matter” as his side gets ready to face the struggling Premier League champions.

Arne Slot's side has been defeated in six of their previous seven league matches, falling out of the top 10 of the table.

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

“The Reds are a strong team and in football, what counts is what you do on the day,” Nuno commented. “We anticipate facing the league champions, players that are skilled and able of doing great things, so we have to get ready.

“The past of the outcomes before, the performance of the teams, is not that important. It is about the day. Knowing 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 compete.”

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

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

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

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

“We hope it is improving,” Dyche said as he prepared to face the Brighton manager's team, who have taken a decent haul from their past three matches.

“It’s similar to a sore back, but a morning sort of injury, one where you just rest awkwardly or twist funny. So we’re not expecting, at this stage anyway, that it’s too serious and it’s improving already. So we’re confident that it’ll be right for the weekend.”

Murillo was experiencing discomfort in his hamstring muscle after the comfortable Europa League victory, but Dyche indicated the player “should be fine”.

Meanwhile, the full-back (thigh injury), the midfielder (thigh), Dilane Bakwa (hamstring), Chris Wood (knee), and the defender (hip) are likely to be unavailable.

6. Oliver Glasner: European Loss Won't Hinder Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner believes that the setback of Thursday's Conference League defeat to the French side is a indication of how much progress the team has come in challenging on two fronts.

The domestic cup winners went ahead at the away ground through Tyrick Mitchell's opening period goal but were pegged back by Liam Rosenior's side, who moved up to runner-up in the group standings.

Crystal Palace now return to domestic competition with a home fixture against Manchester United, and Glasner is confident his team can maintain their challenge for a Champions League spot.

“Maybe like the late defeat at Everton, it just feels that it was entirely needless and it is our fault,” Glasner commented. “On the other side, we have to accept it. The commitment was there but it is a game we ought not to have lost.”

Glasner confirmed that Borna Sosa would not be available for Sunday's game after he did not travel to France, but Will Hughes, who went off during the opening period against Strasbourg, is expected to be in the matchday squad.