Liverpool make ten changes to the team selected for the League Cup win over Derby. Joe Gomez is the only player to retain his place. He deputises for Ibrahima Konate, who has picked up a minor knock. Exciting wing prospect Ben Doak, 17 yesterday, is on the bench, while Jordan Henderson misses out for personal reasons.
Southampton are under new management. Nathan Jones makes three changes from the 4-1 defeat to Newcastle, calling up Duje Caleta-Car, Romeo Lavia and Adam Armstrong. Theo Walcott and Ainsley Maitland-Niles drop to the bench.
West Ham name the same starting XI selected for the 2-1 home defeat to Crystal Palace. Declan Rice, rested for the Carabao Cup defeat by Blackburn Rovers, returns to the midfield.
Leicester make one change to the XI sent out at Goodison Park last weekend, and it’s enforced. Luke Thomas comes in for poor James Justin, who picked up another long-term injury in the League Cup tie against Newport.
Tottenham welcome back the fully fit pair of Dejan Kulusevski and Richarlison to their starting XI. Hugo Lloris, Emerson Royal, Ben Davies and Rodrigo Bentancur are also recalled in the wake of the League Cup defeat at Forest.
Leeds give Wilfried Gnonto his full debut. Liam Cooper, Rodrigo and Crysencio Summerville are recalled, but Jack Harrison is missing.
Nottingham Forest make five changes after their successful midweek Carabao Cup caper against Spurs. Dean Henderson, Morgan Gibbs-White, Brennan Johnson, Cheikhou Kouyate and Remo Freuler return.
Crystal Palace name the same starting XI that did for West Ham United at the London Stadium last Sunday. Odsonne Edouard returns from injury and takes up a place on the bench.
Bournemouth make a couple of changes to the starting XI named for the 4-3 defeat at Leeds last Saturday. Chris Mepham is suspended so Jack Stephens takes his place, while Jordan Zemura steps up as Ryan Fredericks drops to the bench.
Everton also make two changes after losing 2-0 at home to Leicester. Nathan Patterson replaces benched club captain Seamus Coleman at right back, while up front Neal Maupay stands in for the injured Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
Premier League teams
Bournemouth: Travers, Smith, Stephens, Senesi, Zemura, Billing, Cook, Lerma, Tavernier, Moore, Solanke.
Subs: Fredericks, Christie, Rothwell, Stacey, Stanislas, Dembele, Pearson, Anthony, Plain.
Everton: Pickford, Patterson, Coady, Tarkowski, Mykolenko, Iwobi, Gueye, Onana, Gray, Maupay, McNeil.
Subs: Keane, Gordon, Mina, Begovic, Doucoure, Coleman, Davies, Cannon, Mills.
Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, van Dijk, Robertson, Elliott, Fabinho, Thiago, Firmino, Salah, Nunez.
Subs: Milner, Adrian, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Tsimikas, Carvalho, Bajcetic, Phillips, Doak, Kelleher.
Southampton: Bazunu, Kotchap, Caleta-Car, Salisu, Perraud, Lavia, Ward-Prowse, Stuart Armstrong, Adams, Elyounoussi, Adam Armstrong.
Subs: McCarthy, Maitland-Niles, Lyanco, Aribo, Mara, Djenepo, Edozie, Diallo, Walcott.
Nottingham Forest: Henderson, Aurier, Boly, Worrall, Renan Lodi, Freuler, Kouyate, Yates, Lingard, Johnson, Gibbs-White.
Subs: Cook, Williams, Colback, Awoniyi, Hennessey, O’Brien, Surridge, McKenna, Dale Taylor.
Crystal Palace: Guaita, Clyne, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell, Olise, Doucoure, Schlupp, Ayew, Zaha, Eze.
Subs: Ward, Milivojevic, Tomkins, Mateta, Hughes, Johnstone, Edouard, Ebiowei, Riedewald.
Tottenham Hotspur: Lloris, Dier, Lenglet, Davies, Emerson, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Perisic, Kulusevski, Kane, Richarlison.
Subs: Doherty, Skipp, Sanchez, Gil Salvatierra, Forster, Spence, Tanganga, Lucas Moura, Bissouma.
Leeds United: Meslier, Kristensen, Koch, Cooper, Struijk, Adams, Roca, Gnonto, Aaronson, Summerville, Rodrigo.
Subs: Ayling, Firpo, Llorente, Perkins, Gyabi, Robles, Gelhardt, Greenwood, Fernandez.
West Ham United: Fabianski, Dawson, Kehrer, Cresswell, Zouma, Scamacca, Soucek, Lucas Paqueta, Benrahma, Rice, Bowen.
Subs: Johnson, Coufal, Fornals, Lanzini, Downes, Areola, Ogbonna, Aguerd, Emerson Palmieri.
Leicester City: Ward, Castagne, Amartey, Faes, Thomas, Soumare, Maddison, Tielemans, Dewsbury-Hall, Barnes, Daka.
Subs: Evans, Vardy, Albrighton, Iheanacho, Perez, Mendy, Ndidi, Praet, Iversen.
Preamble
Welcome to the final edition of Clockwatch before the Premier League goes into cold storage for the World Cup. A decent 3pm card looks like this:
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Bournemouth v Everton
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Liverpool v Southampton
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Nottingham Forest v Crystal Palace
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Tottenham Hotspur v Leeds United
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West Ham United v Leicester City
Other scores may be mentioned on a charmingly/irritatingly ad hoc basis. Team news when we have it … and it is ON.
