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First Story: Star Player Palmer Ready for Important Capital Clash with Arsenal

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca announced on the final weekday that Cole Palmer is set to return for the squad's important top-flight match against local opponents Arsenal.

The young English international was unavailable due to a fractured toe incurred after an unfortunate occurrence.

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

In the current campaign, Palmer has been limited to four outings in all tournaments, scoring twice.

Following his transfer from Manchester City in the previous year, he has notched 45 goals and 29 assists in 101 games for the London club.

“He is our best player, we are happy he is back, we need to provide him with time to be completely ready,” Maresca noted. “His past performances have been excellent and no doubt he is going to do great things for this club in the future.”

2. The Toffees Get No Reason for Rejected Gueye Red Card Appeal

The Merseyside club were unsuccessful in their appeal against Idrissa Gueye's red card for a fight with fellow player Michael Keane during the team's narrow win at Old Trafford.

The 36-year-old Senegal player was shown a red card just 13 minutes into the contest after hitting Keane during a dispute over a misplaced pass.

The player immediately apologized, and the pair were seen making up later in a mock online post.

However, the appeal against the red card was denied, and Gueye must serve a three-game ban, leaving Everton short-staffed for their next fixture against Newcastle United.

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

When asked about any further fallout from the event, Moyes continued: “It was over immediately, it was done, that was it, we progressed quite quickly and it was all sorted within the dressing room.”

Third Story: Wissa Trains with The Magpies for Initial Session since Setback

The club's recent acquisition Yoane Wissa has practiced with his new teammates for the first time since suffering a knee injury shortly after his move from his former club in September.

Manager Eddie Howe confirmed the news on Friday but withheld a potential comeback timeline for the player.

Newcastle brought in the striker for a significant fee to replace Alexander Isak, who joined Liverpool for a record-breaking sum.

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

“He is doing well, he trained with us for the first time on midweek, so I was extremely satisfied 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 have a target return date, but it’s likely best if I do not share it publicly. We wish to prevent any disappointment. Of course, we want to involve him as quickly.”

In other news, the defender will be sidelined for a month with a hamstring injury.

Fourth Story: Liverpool' Slump ‘Doesn’t Matter’, Insists West Ham Manager Nuno

The Hammers manager Nuno Espírito Santo has stated that the reigning champions' current slump “is largely irrelevant” as his team gets ready to face the struggling Premier League champions.

The Liverpool manager's team has suffered six losses in seven recent Premier League games, falling out of the upper half of the table.

Nevertheless, Nuno emphasized that there can be no taking it easy when the teams clash on the weekend at the their home ground.

“The Reds are a strong team and in football, what matters is what you do on the day,” Nuno said. “We anticipate facing the league champions, players that are skilled and capable of doing good things, so we have to prepare.

“The past of the outcomes before, the form of the teams, doesn’t really matter. It is about the day. Knowing that we are going to face a excellent team, that has players able of doing amazing feats, so we have to be fully prepared, to challenge.”

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

Fifth Story: Gibbs-White Could Feature for Nottingham Forest against Brighton

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

The England international missed Thursday's Europa League match against the Swedish side due to a back injury.

“We hope it is improving,” Dyche said as he prepared to face Fabian Hürzeler's side, who have taken seven points from their last three outings.

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

The defender was experiencing discomfort in his hamstring after the 3-0 Europa League win, but Dyche indicated the player “is expected to be okay”.

Meanwhile, the full-back (thigh injury), the midfielder (thigh), the winger (hamstring), Chris Wood (knee), and the defender (hip) are likely to miss out.

Sixth Story: Oliver Glasner: Conference League Loss Won't Hinder Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace head coach Oliver Glasner feels that the setback of midweek's European loss to the French side is a sign of how far the club has advanced in competing on multiple fronts.

The domestic cup holders took the lead at Stade de la Meinau through Tyrick Mitchell's first-half goal but were equalized against by Liam Rosenior's side, who moved up to second in the group standings.

Crystal Palace now switch focus to Premier League competition with a at Selhurst Park fixture against the Red Devils, and Glasner is confident his team can keep up their challenge 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 remarked. “On the other side, we have to take it on the chin. The commitment was there but it is a game we shouldn’t definitely lose.”

Glasner confirmed that Borna Sosa would be absent for Sunday's game 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.