Premier League Projected Lineups: Gameweek 15

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MATCHES (EST)

• Saturday, 7:30 am: Leicester City vs. Manchester United
• Saturday, 10:00 am: Aston Villa vs. Crystal Palace
• Saturday, 10:00 am: Fulham vs. Southampton
• Saturday, 12:30 pm: Arsenal vs. Chelsea
• Saturday, 3:00 pm: Manchester City vs. Newcastle United
• Saturday, 3:00 pm: Sheffield United vs. Everton
• Sunday, 7:00 am: Leeds United vs. Burnley
• Sunday, 9:15 am: West Ham United vs. Brighton & Hove Albion
• Sunday, 11:30 am: Liverpool vs. West Bromwich Albion
• Sunday, 2:15 pm: Wolverhampton vs. Tottenham Hotspur

Leicester City vs. Manchester United

Leicester City Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1 v. Man United): Kasper Schmeichel (GK), Wesley Fofana (DC), Jonny Evans (DC), Timothy Castagne (DL), James Justin (DR), Wilfred Ndidi (DMC), Youri Tielemans (DMC), Cengiz Under (AMR), James Maddison (AMC), Harvey Barnes (AML), Jamie Vardy (FW)

Notes: Leicester continue with the 4-2-3-1 after Castagne returned last weekend. The main question is who starts on the wings, with Under and Barnes maybe the first options ahead of Ayoze Perez, Dennis Praet and Marc Albrighton.

Manchester United Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1 v. Leicester): David de Gea (GK), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (DR), Victor Lindelof (DC), Harry Maguire (DC), Luke Shaw (DL), Paul Pogba (DMC), Fred (DMC), Marcus Rashford (AML), Bruno Fernandes (AMC), Daniel James (AMR), Anthony Martial (FW)

Notes: Pogba is back in the XI for McTominay, Shaw and James stay in the XI after sitting midweek.

Aston Villa vs. Crystal Palace

Aston Villa Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1 v. Palace): Emiliano Martinez (GK), Matt Targett (DL), Tyrone Mings (DC), Ezri Konsa (DC), Matty Cash (DR), Douglas Luiz (DMC), John McGinn (DMC), Bertrand Traore (AMR), Jack Grealish (AMC), Anwar El Ghazi (AML), Ollie Watkins (FW)

Notes: Konsa should be back from illness to replace Kortney Hause, but everything could stay the same with the hope that Barkley makes the bench.

Crystal Palace Projected Lineup (4-4-2 v. Villa): Vicente Guaita (GK), Patrick van Aanholt (DL), Scott Dann (DC), Cheikhou Kouyate (DC), Nathaniel Clyne (DR), Eberechi Eze (ML), James McArthur (MC), Luka Milivojevic (MC), Jeffrey Schlupp (MR), Wilfried Zaha (FW), Christian Benteke (FW)

Notes: Benteke is back from suspension and the rest is fairly similar outside of Dann replacing Cahill. More rotation will likely be seen in the following match unless Roy Hodgson wants to send the players a message after losing 7-0.

Fulham vs. Southampton

Fulham Projected Lineup (3-4-2-1 v. Southampton): Alphonse Areola (GK), Joachim Andersen (DC), Ola Aina (DC), Tosin Adarabioyo (DC), Antonee Robinson (ML), Bobby Decordova-Reid (MR), Andre Zambo Anguissa (MC), Harrison Reed (MC), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AMC), Ademola Lookman (AMC), Aleksandar Mitrovic (FW)

Notes: Fulham should be rested after a week away, which means Scott Parker can use his ideal starting XI outside of Mitrovic, who should again start for the injured Cavaleiro.

Southampton Projected Lineup (4-4-2 v. Fulham): Alex McCarthy (GK), Kyle Walker-Peters (DR), Jan Bednarek (DC), Jack Stephens (DC), Ryan Bertrand (DL), Stuart Armstrong (ML), Ibrahima Diallo (MC), James Ward-Prowse (MC), Moussa Djenepo (MR), Che Adams (FW), Theo Walcott (FW)

Notes: The injury to Ings likely pushes Walcott back up front, allowing Djenepo into the starting XI. Vestergaard hasn't been training, which moves Stephens into the XI. Diallo starts for the suspended Romeu.

Arsenal vs. Chelsea

Arsenal Projected Lineup (3-4-3 v. Chelsea): Bernd Leno (GK), Kieran Tierney (DC), Gabriel (DC), David Luiz (DC), Hector Bellerin (MR), Mohamed Elneny (MC), Granit Xhaka (MC), Bukayo Saka (ML), Willian (FWL), Nicolas Pepe (FWR), Edward Nketiah (FW)

Notes: Mikel Arteta returned to a 3-4-3 the last couple matches including Cup play, and he'll hope it finally works against Chelsea. Xhaka is back from suspension, taking the spot of Ceballos, while the front line is the same unless Aubameyang can return from a calf issue.

Chelsea Projected Lineup (4-3-3 v. Arsenal): Edouard Mendy (GK), Cesar Azpilicueta (DR), Thiago Silva (DC), Kurt Zouma (DC), Emerson Palmieri (DL), N'Golo Kante (MC), Mason Mount (MC), Kai Havertz (MC), Timo Werner (FWL), Christian Pulisic (FWR), Tammy Abraham (FW)

Notes: Frank Lampard goes with his top attacking squad to try and dispose of Arsenal early, featuring Mount in more of a midfield role along with both Havertz and Pulisic. Azpilicueta and Emerson are set to start at full-back due to injuries to Ben Chilwell and Reece James, while Abraham retains his spot after bracing last match.

Manchester City vs. Newcastle United

Manchester City Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1 v. Newcastle): Ederson (GK), Benjamin Mendy (DL), Ruben Dias (DC), John Stones (DC), Joao Cancelo (DR), Ilkay Gundogan (DMC), Rodri (DMC), Kevin De Bruyne (AMC), Riyad Mahrez (AMR), Raheem Sterling (AML), Ferran Torres (FW)

Notes: Mahrez may be the biggest question up front after going a full 90 midweek, while Cancelo and Torres come into the XI following a positive COVID-19 result for Walker and Jesus.

Newcastle Projected Lineup (4-4-2 v. Man City): Karl Darlow (GK), Federico Fernandez (DC), Ciaran Clark (DC), Jamal Lewis (DL), Emil Krafth (DR), Matt Ritchie (ML), Jeff Hendrick (MC), Sean Longstaff (MC), Miguel Almiron (MR), Joelinton (FW), Callum Wilson (FW)

Notes: Fernandez should be back after resting midweek, while Krafth takes over for Yedlin at right-back. Otherwise, the XI shouldn't be much different from last league match after Steve Bruce rotated midweek. Longstaff and Wilson continue to not miss a minute and may be two of the only players who didn't have COVID-19 for the team.

Sheffield United vs. Everton

Sheffield United Projected Lineup (3-5-2 v. Everton): Aaron Ramsdale (GK), John Egan (DC), Jack Robinson (DC), Chris Basham (DC), George Baldock (MR), Enda Stevens (ML), Ben Osborn (MC), John Fleck (MC), Ethan Ampadu (MC), Rhian Brewster (FW), David McGoldrick (FW)

Notes: Chris Wilder looks to run things back after almost securing there points last time out, but the suspension to Lundstram could re-introduce Osborn into the XI.

Everton Projected Lineup (4-3-3 v. Sheffield United): Jordan Pickford (GK), Ben Godfrey (DL), Michael Keane (DC), Yerry Mina (DC), Mason Holgate (DR), Tom Davies (MC), Abdoulaye Doucoure (MC), Gylfi Sigurdsson (MC), Alex Iwobi (FWR), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (FW), Richarlison (FWL)

Notes: Holgate remains in the XI after Seamus Coleman started midweek. Everything else could stay the same, but Everton went with their first team Wednesday, so there's a chance Carlo Ancelotti opts for rotation against Sheffield United. Richarlison is also a major question with a possible concussion, which could mean Bernard or Gomes come back into the XI.

Leeds United vs. Burnley

Leeds United Projected Lineup (4-1-4-1 v. Burnley): Illan Meslier (GK), Luke Ayling (DC), Diego Llorente (DC), Ezgjan Alioski (DL), Stuart Dallas (DR), Kalvin Phillips (DMC), Mateusz Klich (MC), Rodrigo (MC), Jack Harrison (ML), Raphinha (MR), Patrick Bamford (FW)

Notes: Leeds have questions if Cooper is forced to miss out, which could see a change in formation and in the midfield. That said, Llorente is apparently back and could start.

Burnley Projected Lineup (4-4-2 v. Leeds): Nick Pope (GK), Matthew Lowton (DR), Ben Mee (DC), James Tarkowski (DC), Charlie Taylor (DL), Josh Benson (MR), Josh Brownhill (MC), Ashley Westwood (MC), Erik Pieters (ML), Jay Rodriguez (FW), Chris Wood (FW)

Notes: Injuries force Benson and Pieters into the XI, while Rodriguez and Barnes continue to fight for starts alongside Wood.

West Ham United vs. Brighton & Hove Albion

West Ham Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1 v. Brighton): Lukasz Fabianski (GK), Vladimir Coufal (DR), Fabian Balbuena (DC), Issa Diop (DC), Aaron Cresswell (DL), Declan Rice (DMC), Tomas Soucek (DMC), Jarrod Bowen (AMR), Said Benrahma (AMC), Pablo Fornals (AML), Sebastien Haller (FW)

Notes: West Ham revert to their usual XI, which sees Noble back on the bench and Benrahma taking his spot.

Brighton Projected Lineup (3-4-1-2 v. West Ham): Robert Sanchez (GK), Ben White (DC), Lewis Dunk (DC), Adam Webster (DC), Solomon March (ML), Yves Bissouma (MC), Adam Lallana (MC), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (MR), Pascal Gross (AMC), Danny Welbeck (FW), Neal Maupay (FW)

Notes: Graham Potter continues to tinker with his XI, as nothing is working as planned. Jahanbakhsh could start for the injured Tariq Lamptey after coming on after the break for Joel Veltman last match, while Gross and Welbeck return for Trossard and Connolly, respectively.

Liverpool vs. West Bromwich Albion

Liverpool Projected Lineup (4-3-3 v. West Brom): Alisson Becker (GK), Andrew Robertson (DL), Joel Matip (DC), Fabinho (DC), Trent Alexander-Arnold (DR), Georginio Wijnaldum (MC), Jordan Henderson (MC), Naby Keita (MC), Sadio Mane (FWL), Mohamed Salah (FWR), Roberto Firmino (FW)

Notes: After getting a week of rest, Jurgen Klopp isn't expected to change much outside of Salah coming back into the XI for Minamino.

West Bromwich Albion Projected Lineup (4-1-4-1 v. Liverpool): Sam Johnstone (GK), Semi Ajayi (DC), Dara O'Shea (DC), Darnell Furlong (DR), Kieran Gibbs (DL), Romaine Sawyers (DMC), Matthew Phillips (MR), Conor Gallagher (MC), Matheus Pereira (MC), Grady Diangana (ML), Karlan Grant (FW)

Notes: Sam Allardyce has a lot of work to do, but he fortunately gets back Pereira into the squad, replacing the suspended Livermore. He could go with the same 4-1-4-1 or switch to a 4-4-2 after a week of training.

Wolverhampton vs. Tottenham Hotspur

Wolverhampton Projected Lineup (3-4-2-1 v. Spurs): Rui Patricio (GK), Willy Boly (DC), Conor Coady (DC), Romain Saiss (DC), Fernando Marcal (ML), Nelson Semedo (MR), Ruben Neves (MC), Joao Moutinho (MC), Daniel Podence (AMC), Pedro Neto (AMC), Fabio Silva (FW)

Notes: Even after losing to Burnley, Wolves will likely continue with a three-man back line. Boly is a question to start, while Silva could be back in the XI to give some juice to the attack.

Tottenham Hotspur Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1 v. Wolves): Hugo Lloris (GK), Serge Aurier (DR), Toby Alderweireld (DC), Eric Dier (DC), Sergio Reguilon (DL), Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (DMC), Moussa Sissoko (DMC), Tanguy Ndombele (AMC), Steven Bergwijn (AMR), Son Heung-Min (AML), Harry Kane (FW)

Notes: Jose Mourinho goes with what has been his trusted XI which features Bergwijn up front, pushing the injured Lo Celso out of the lineup.