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First Story: Key Talent Palmer Ready for High-Stakes Capital Derby with The Gunners

The Blues head coach Enzo Maresca confirmed on Friday that Cole Palmer is set to return for the team's important top-flight fixture against local rivals Arsenal.

The young English midfielder had been sidelined due to a fractured toe suffered after an unfortunate occurrence.

“He is available to start and to play,” Maresca declared. “Everyone is happy.”

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 recorded 45 goals and 29 assists in 101 matches for Chelsea.

“He is our most valuable asset, we are happy he is back, we need to provide him with time to be fully fit,” Maresca continued. “His past performances have been excellent and no doubt he is going to do exceptionally well for this club in the future.”

Second Story: Everton Get No Reason for Rejected Gueye Dismissal Appeal

The Merseyside club were unsuccessful in their appeal against Idrissa Gueye's red card for a physical confrontation with teammate Michael Keane during the squad's single-goal triumph at Manchester United.

The veteran Senegalese midfielder was sent off only 13 minutes into the match after striking Keane amid a disagreement over a misplaced pass.

The player immediately apologized, and the teammates appeared making up later in a light-hearted social media video.

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

“We challenged the decision and it was rejected,” manager the manager stated. “We received no rationale for the denial but we did appeal it.”

When asked about more issues from the event, Moyes added: “The matter was resolved instantly, it was done, that was it, we progressed rapidly and it was all sorted within the dressing room.”

Third Story: Yoane Wissa Trains with The Magpies for First Time since Injury

Newcastle United's recent signing Yoane Wissa has practiced with his squad for the initial occasion since suffering a knee injury soon after his arrival from his former club in September.

Head coach Eddie Howe confirmed the news on the end of the week but withheld a potential comeback timeline for the player.

The team signed the striker for a significant fee to replace Alexander Isak, who moved to Liverpool for a record-breaking sum.

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

“He is progressing nicely, he trained with us for the first time on Wednesday, so I was very happy with how he looked,” Howe commented. “That’s his first time competitively with the group. Let’s see how he responds today.”

The manager added: “We’ve got [a return date] in mind, but it’s likely best if I withhold that information. We wish to prevent any disappointment. Of course, we want to involve him as soon as possible.”

Additionally, Kieran Trippier will be sidelined for a four-week period with a hamstring injury.

4. Liverpool' Poor Form ‘Irrelevant’, Insists Hammers Boss Nuno

The Hammers head coach Nuno Espírito Santo has claimed that Liverpool' current slump “should not be a focus” as his team gets ready to take on the ailing top-flight champions.

Arne Slot's side has been defeated in six of their previous seven league matches, falling out of the upper half of the standings.

However, Nuno highlighted that there can be no taking it easy when the sides clash on the weekend at the London Stadium.

“The Reds are a strong team and in football, what counts is what you do on the day,” Nuno remarked. “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 results before, the form of the teams, doesn’t really matter. It is about the match day. Knowing that we are going to face a high-quality team, that has players capable of doing wonderful things, so we have to get ready, to perform.”

The Hammers will have available Lucas Paquetá after his suspension, while Crysencio Summerville and Dinos Mavropanos are stepping up their recovery from fitness issues.

5. Gibbs-White in Contention for Forest against The Seagulls

Nottingham Forest's manager Sean Dyche is optimistic that Morgan Gibbs-White will be fit for the side's at home fixture against Brighton on Sunday.

The English player missed Thursday's Europa League game against Malmö due to a back issue.

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

“It’s similar to a sore back, but a waking-up sort of injury, one where you just rest awkwardly or move improperly. So we’re not anticipating, at this stage anyway, that it’s very severe and it’s settling down already. So we’re hopeful that it’ll be fine for the weekend.”

The defender was feeling his hamstring muscle after the comfortable Europa League victory, but Dyche indicated the player “is expected to be okay”.

However, the full-back (thigh injury), Douglas Luiz (thigh), Dilane Bakwa (hamstring), the striker (knee), and the defender (hip) are likely to be unavailable.

6. Oliver Glasner: European Loss Will Not Set Back Palace

Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner feels that the setback of midweek's European defeat to Strasbourg is a indication of how far the team has advanced in challenging on multiple fronts.

The domestic cup holders went ahead at Stade de la Meinau through Tyrick Mitchell's opening period goal but were pegged back by Liam Rosenior's team, who moved up to runner-up in the table.

Crystal Palace now return to domestic action with a home match against the Red Devils, and Glasner is confident his side can keep up their challenge for a Champions League place.

“Similar to the late loss against Everton, it just feels that it was totally avoidable 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 not be available for the weekend's game after he did not travel to Strasbourg, but Will Hughes, who went off during the opening period against Strasbourg, should be in the matchday squad.