The Premier League returns this weekend as the biggest teams in England's top flight provide updates on which stars could be in action and who's likely to remains sidelined

Manchester United and Chelsea open week nine of the Premier League on Saturday and will each be without some big names. Hot on the heels of the midweek slate of Carabao Cup clashes, some in England's top flight have suffered fresh fitness blows that could impact their seasons greatly.

Many Premier League bosses have already provided pre-match information on who to expect in action this weekend, as well as who's likely to be missing. And some teams are being hit harder than others as the season moves into its busiest period.

Mirror Football provides the latest Premier League news on which players are injured and when to expect them back on the field.

Arsenal

Christos Tzolis (thigh)Expected return date: November 1 (vs Liverpool away)

Declan Rice (knock)Expected return date: November 1 (vs Liverpool away)

Noni Madueke (ankle)Expected return date: November 1 (vs Liverpool away)

Riccardo Calafiori (hip and stomach)Expected return date: November 1 (vs Liverpool away)

William Saliba (back)Expected return date: November 20 (vs Newcastle away)

Bukayo Saka (quad)Expected return date: December/early January 2027

Mikel Arteta said after the Carabao Cup loss at Fleetwood Town: "Calafiori was out, Noni was out with an ankle [issue]. And Declan finished with a problem [against Everton] the other day. That’s why I had to substitute him."

Aston Villa

Modou Keba Cisse (groin)Expected return date: October 31 (vs Fulham home)

Aaron Wan-Bissaka (hamstring)Expected return date: November 21 (vs Sunderland home)

Matteo Ruggeri (hamstring)Expected return date: December 2 (vs Everton home)

Amadou Onana (ACL)Expected return date: Approx. April 2027

Speaking prior to last weekend's win over Manchester City, Unai Emery said: "We are training now in the afternoon and we are still being with players who are clearly out like Onana, Aaron [Wan-Bissaka] and Ruggeri.

"The other players, we will see how they are after the match they played on Wednesday. Some have some pain, but I can’t tell you now until after the training session this afternoon."

Bournemouth

Alex Scott (hamstring)Expected return date: November 8 (vs Ipswich away)

Eli Junior Kroupi (foot)

Expected return date: November 8 (vs Ipswich away)

Alex Toth (hamstring)

Expected return date: November 8 (vs Ipswich away)

Julian Araujo (hamstring)

Expected return date: November 21 (vs Nottingham Forest home)

Veljko Milosavljevic (knee)Expected return date: Unknown

Marco Rose provided a recent update on Eli Junior Kroupi's recovery process: "Junior needs some more training to respond better to the load. We’re going to train hard and improve his match time. Everyone at the club, our fans, the players and the technical staff, is really happy to have this guy back."

On Alex Scott, he said on Thursday: "He’s on the pitch, he works hard, he has no problems. He didn’t train with the team so far, but I’m quite sure that he’s going to do it the next couple of days and then we’re going to see: is it worth bringing him back before the international break in the squad or do we do it after the international break to be maybe more reasonable?"

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Brentford

Josh Dasilva (hamstring)Expected return date: October 31 (vs Nottingham Forest home)

Antoni Milambo (fitness)Expected return date: October 31 (vs Nottingham Forest home)

Kaye Furo (foot)Expected return date: November 27 (vs Man Utd away)

Rico Henry (hip and quad)Expected return date: November 27 (vs Man Utd away)

Kevin Schade (shoulder)Expected return date: Unknown

Keith Andrews said prior to Wednesday's Carabao Cup loss at Sunderland: “Rico is going to be out for a period of weeks, probably until after the international break. It’s really unfortunate for him. He’s working hard to get back up to speed.

"Antoni trained with the group on Saturday and he’s involved today [Tuesday], so he’s in and around it. Kaye is doing really well. He’s been out of his boot for about a week to 10 days. He’s not on the grass yet but is making really good progress and is in good spirits.

"Josh, similarly to Antoni, was involved with the Saturday session before the Hull game. He’s building, was involved in a bigger session in midweek last week and is making really good strides."

Brighton

Ferdi Kadioglu (hip)Expected return date: October 31 (vs Man City away)

Andres Chema (groin)Expected return date: October 31 (vs Man City away)

Pascal Struijk (thigh)Expected return date: November 8 (vs Brentford home)

Kaoru Mitoma (thigh)Expected return date: November 22 (vs Hull City away)

Femi Azeez (thigh)Expected return date: November 22 (vs Hull City away)

Evan Ferguson (ankle)Expected return date: November 22 (vs Hull City away)

Zadok Yohanna (fitness)Expected return date: November 22 (vs Hull City away)

Stefanos Tzimas (knee)Expected return date: December 2 (vs Bournemouth away)

Fabian Hurzeler said prior to Saturday's rematch with City: "A positive was that Minteh and Mats Wieffer had their comeback yesterday. Ferdi, Chema, also Kostoulas, we rested yesterday… we are quite convinced that they will be an option for Saturday.

"Regarding Pascal Struijk, he won’t be an option for the weekend, but we are quite convinced that he will be back afterwards. And regarding the other players who were out for a long time, Zadok is back on the training pitch. Also, Stefanos Tzimas, after his ACL, is back on the training pitch, so therefore plenty of positives.

"Hopefully we can keep this availability now because this will be also crucial for the next period."

Chelsea

Jamie Gittens (ankle)Expected return date: October 31 (vs Man Utd home)

Pep Chavarria (fitness)Expected return date: October 31 (vs Man Utd home)

Joao Pedro (hamstring)Expected return date: November 21 (vs Leeds home)

Emiliano Martinez (jaw)Expected return date: November 21 (vs Leeds home)

Maxence Lacroix (hamstring)Expected return date: November 21 (vs Leeds home)

Jorrel Hato (unknown)Expected return date: November 21 (vs Leeds home)

Reece James (knee)Expected return date: Mid-January

Addressing Joao Pedro's hamstring injury in the build-up to Wednesday's shootout defeat at Liverpool, Xabi Alonso said: "He has an injury in his thigh and he’s going to be out for a few weeks. Let’s see how many; we don’t want to predict that. But he will not be ready for the next games."

Regarding the injury Maxence Lacroix picked up in that defeat, the Spaniard added on Friday: "Max picked up an injury and we expect that he is not going to be ready before the international break. So, he will be a few weeks out."

Asked about first-choice goalkeeper Emi Martinez, he provided a positive update: "Yes, there is a chance [Martinez could return before the break]. We need to still wait for next week, let’s see how things go, but there’s a chance. In case he’s ready to play, he will probably need a face mask."

Coventry City

Bobby Thomas (calf)Expected return date: November 6 (vs Everton away)

Luke Woolfenden (knee)Expected return date: November 21 (vs Crystal Palace home)

Josh Eccles (calf)Expected return date: November 21 (vs Crystal Palace home)

Haji Wright (hamstring)Expected return date: December 1 (vs Ipswich home)

Aurele Amenda (calf)Expected return date: November 21 (vs Bournemouth away)

Frank Lampard recently addressed Josh Eccles' injury latest and said: "He’s progressing. The ankle has been an annoyance really for all of us because his calf injury has cleared up and now the ankle has been a bit of a problem so it’s affecting his rehab and his recovery.

"He’s still not with us out on the grass yet. We’re looking forward to him being back outside with us."

Regading Bobby Thomas' recent setback, he added: "Yeah, he’s got a small calf issue. So, thankfully, our fears in the beginning when you don’t know...you’re worried about that lower region of the leg around the Achilles, but it’s a small calf problem. So, we’re not sure about this weekend. We’ll see. We’ve got another 48 hours at the moment, but yeah, the injury is hopefully not a terrible one and we’ll see."

Crystal Palace

Dean Henderson (ankle)Expected return date: October 31 (vs Tottenham away)

Jorgen Strand Larsen (ankle and foot)Expected return date: October 31 (vs Tottenham away)

Quinten Timber (thigh)Expected return date: October 31 (vs Tottenham away)

Ismaila Sarr (groin)Expected return date: November 8 (vs Liverpool away)

Takehiro Tomiyasu (calf)Expected return date: November 21 (vs Coventry away)

Chadi Riad (knee)Expected return date: 2027

Pierre Sage spoke about Ismaila Sarr's absence on Thursday and ruled him out of this week: “At the moment, he’s not able to play.

"We will see today. [Jorgen Strand Larsen] will train with the group today. He’s trained individually for the moment, but today he will be ready to be with us."

Addressing concerns over Quinten Timber, he added: "Tomorrow for him [he will return] and [he will have] maybe have some minutes with the team on Saturday.

Everton

Jack Grealish (illness)Expected return date: November 2 (vs Newcastle away)

Jarrad Branthwaite (head)Expected return date: November 2 (vs Newcastle away)

Vitaliy Mykolenko (calf)Expected return date: November 2 (vs Newcastle away)

David Moyes has been tight-lipped over Jarrad Branthwaite's fitness but said on Friday: “Jarrad should have recovered from his concussion and also the timescale which we had to abide by.”

Fulham

Emile Smith Rowe (fitness)Expected return date: October 31 (vs Aston Villa away)

Speaking before Wednesday's Carabao Cup loss to Palace, Alvaro Arbeloa said: "Yes, I think everyone is available. Sander Berge is feeling better. Who we will see there because we played two days ago, how everyone is feeling if we have some issues, but I think no problem at all. So, everyone is available."

Hull City

Lucas Gourna-Douath (calf)Expected return date: October 31 (vs Ipswich home)

Nobel Mendy (thigh)Expected return date: October 31 (vs Ipswich home)

Jack Butland (elbow)Expected return date: October 31 (vs Ipswich home)

Darko Gyabi (groin)Expected return date: November 22 (vs Brighton home)

Charlie Hughes (hernia)Expected return date: Unknown

Matt Targett (ankle)Expected return date: Mid-December

Elliot Matazo (knee)Expected return date: Mid-February

Sergej Jakirovic said: "Everybody, they are ready. We are in good shape. We have, I think, now 27 players in the squad, which is good.

"It’s great but it’s also about match fitness, it’s about form, it’s about performance. I think we played a good game against Brentford. We have some things to improve. We played 35-40 minutes, a very good game. Second half, if we can extend these good minutes from the first half, we could be even much better."

Ipswich Town

Sasa Lukic (thigh)Expected return date: October 31 (vs Hull City away)

Gary O'Neil said: "The fitness levels are top. We run a lot every weekend. We cover an awful lot of ground, which I can imagine can be difficult to play against for the opposition."

Leeds United

Anton Stach (foot)Expected return date: October 31 (vs Bournemouth away)

Nico Elvedi (illness)Expected return date: October 31 (vs Bournemouth away)

Joe Rodon (hamstring)Expected return date: Unknown

Mateo Joseph (knee)Expected return date: Early February

Daniel Farke provided a positive update on defender Nico Elvedi on Thursday: "Nico is way better. He is back in training and is available for this game. Also a good training week for Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Noah Okafor. They had a normal training week. It seems, if nothing happens, that they are also fully available.

"Anton Stach is struggling still a bit with his foot injury. So, let’s see. I hope it will get better in the next 48 hours but it’s a question mark.

"Also some good news with Joe Rodon. First time, yesterday, part-integrated back in team training. It’s the next steps in his rehab. Right now, he just needs session after session after being out for so long but a way better situation that it was last week."

Liverpool

Victor Munoz (knee)Expected return date: November 1 (vs Arsenal home)

Domink Szoboszlai (thigh)Expected return date: November 4 (vs Fenerbahce away)

Jeremie Frimpong (muscular)Expected return date: November 22 (vs Man Utd away)

Conor Bradley (knee)

Expected return date: November 22 (vs Man Utd away)

Hugo Ekitike (Achilles)Expected return date: Early 2027

Giovanni Leoni (knee)

Expected return date: Unknown

Vitezslav Jaros (knee)

Expected return date: Unknown

Andoni Iraola said prior to Wednesday's win over Chelsea: "He was quite fine, Florian – I’m quite optimistic that he will be available.

"And with Dom and Victor [Munoz], I’m not so sure. I don’t want to say no, but I think it’s going to be more difficult than Florian, yes."

Manchester City

Matheus Nunes (thigh)Expected return date: October 31 (vs Brighton home)

Antoine Semenyo (knee)Expected return date: Mid-December

Enzo Maresca gave a host of stars a brief holiday this week but confirmed they will each return in time to face Brighton on Saturday: "After Villa, we gave five players three days off. Erling [Haaland], Elliot [Anderson], Gigio [Donnarumma], Ruben [Dias] and Josko [Gvardiol]. Go away on holiday. Three days off, go, come back. Full energy."

Speaking on Friday, he said: “[Apart from] Antoine Semenyo, the rest, they are all available.”

Manchester United

Bruno Fernandes (knock)Expected return date: October 31 (vs Chelsea away)

Marcus Rashford (groin)Expected return date: October 31 (vs Chelsea away)

Kobbie Mainoo (back)Expected return date: November 8 (vs Aston Villa home)

Benjamin Sesko (shin)Expected return date: November 22 (vs Liverpool away)

Patrick Dorgu (thigh)Expected return date: November 22 (vs Liverpool away)

Luke Shaw (thigh)Expected return date: November 22 (vs Liverpool away)

Manuel Ugarte (thigh)Expected return date: April 2027

Michael Carrick said: "Kobbie [Mainoo] has done a little bit of training yesterday, so he is back and around the group, so that is a positive. Unfortunately Ben [Sesko] looks like he is going to be out for a period of time.

"We are still not clear of exactly how long but it is going to be for a longer period of time. It is a process and as I said before we have to go through the process, there is a healing process for the injury to see how he would react and what direction to go with that. Even now we are still working through it.

"First and foremost for Ben for the period that he has had and tried to get through it. Going through it again and to not have him available is a blow but we will get him back as quick as we can.

"There’s no decision to be made on [whether Bruno remains as captain]. He’s the captain of our football club, you know, and there’s different personalities, there’s different characteristics, there’s different ways to lead. It all comes down to what happens on the football pitch and whether you win or not, in the end.

"So, all the questions get asked, and I understand why you’re asking them now, but he cares deeply about this football club and about the team and he’s desperate to do well. So, we’ll lead that together."

Newcastle

Matias Fernandez Pardo (illness)Expected return date: November 2 (vs Everton home)

Lewis Miley (glute)Expected return date: November 2 (vs Everton home)

Will Osula (ankle)Expected return date: November 2 (vs Everton home)

Tino Livramento (knee)Expected return date: November 7 (vs Fulham away)

Ewen Jaouen (thigh)Expected return date: Mid-December

Speaking after Thursday's loss at Everton, Matthias Jaissle addressed the situations of both Matias Fernandez-Pardo and Lewis Miley: "Sorry, right now, I cannot give you an update on them. Hopefully, they can make progress in the next days to be able maybe to make it in the squad but right now, I cannot update you, really."

He also commented on Will Osula's recent ankle injury and shared a similar diagnostic: "Will Osula was not able to continue. He twisted his ankle in that occasion when he took the shot. It’s too early at the moment [to know if he’ll be fit for Monday]."

Nottingham Forest

Neco Williams (arm)Expected return date: October 31 (vs Brentford away)

Nicolo Savona (knee)Expected return date: November 7 (vs Man City home)

Igor Jesus (calf)Expected return date: November 7 (vs Man City home)

Nicolas Dominguez (muscular)Expected return date: November 7 (vs Man City home)

Oliver Glasner said: "[Nicolas Dominguez] has a minor muscle injury, but he could be back next week. It’s always when we have these small issues that we don’t want to take the risk because it’s the same as Morgan [Gibbs-White], and [we need to consider] whether he will be available next week.

"We are confident he will be available against Brentford, or at the latest against City."

Regarding, Neco Williams, he said the Welshman is fine to feature this weekend: “He trained from day one. He fell on his nerve and he was numb to his fingers and he had a huge pain during the game. Everything is settled and he trained the entire week, so he is fine."

Sunderland

Brian Brobbey (hamstring)Expected return date: October 31 (vs Coventry away)

Wilson Isidor (muscular)Expected return date: October 31 (vs Coventry away)

Norsi Mukiele (neck)Expected return date: October 31 (vs Coventry away)

Juan Riquelme Angulo (knock)Expected return date: October 31 (vs Coventry away)

Dan Ballard (hamstring)Expected return date: Unknown

Romaine Mundle (knee)Expected return date: January 2027

Regis Le Bris said: "[Isidor] should be available. At the minute, except Ballard and Romaine, all our players are more or less available. We have to manage minor injuries. It’s a question of three days, four days, depending on the players."

Tottenham Hotspur

Destiny Udogie (knee)Expected return date: October 31 (vs Crystal Palace home)

Tosin Adarabioyo (calf)Expected return date: October 31 (vs Crystal Palace home)

James Maddison (muscular)Expected return date: October 31 (vs Crystal Palace home)

Lucas Bergvall (knee)Expected return date: November 7 (vs Leeds away)

Mykhailo Mudryk (ankle)Expected return date: November 21 (vs Ipswich home)

Savio (muscular)Expected return date: November 21 (vs Ipswich home)

Wilson Odobert (knee)Expected return date: November 29 (vs Sundayaway)

Xavi Simons (knee)Expected return date: February 2027

Roberto De Zerbi spoke about James Maddison's latest injury setback and said: "Not very important problem I hope. We need to make the medical check tomorrow. I hope it's not a big problem because he's a special player for us. We need him."