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First Story: Star Talent Palmer Fit for High-Stakes London Clash with Arsenal

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca stated on Friday that Cole Palmer is set to return for the team's vital Premier League encounter against local rivals Arsenal.

The 23-year-old England international was out of action due to a fractured toe incurred after an accidental occurrence.

“He is ready to start and participate,” Maresca declared. “Everyone is happy.”

In the current campaign, Palmer has made only four appearances in every contest, scoring twice.

After joining from Manchester City in the previous year, he has notched 45 scores and 29 helpers in 101 games for the London club.

“He is our most valuable asset, we are delighted he is back, we need to give him time to be completely ready,” Maresca continued. “He has done fantastic in the past and no doubt he is going to do very good for this club in the future.”

2. The Toffees Receive No Explanation for Rejected Gueye Red Card Appeal

The Merseyside club have failed in their protest against Idrissa Gueye's sending off for a physical confrontation with teammate Michael Keane during the team's 1-0 victory at Old Trafford.

The veteran Senegal midfielder was dismissed only 13 minutes into the contest after striking Keane during a dispute over a misplaced pass.

Gueye immediately apologized, and the teammates appeared making up later in a light-hearted social media post.

However, the appeal against the dismissal was rejected, and Gueye must complete a three-match ban, making Everton short-staffed for their next match against Newcastle United.

“We have appealed it and our appeal was turned down,” coach the manager said. “We haven’t been given any reason why it was turned down but we did appeal it.”

Inquired about any further fallout from the event, Moyes added: “It was over immediately, it was done, that was it, we progressed swiftly and it was all sorted within the team environment.”

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

The club's new signing Yoane Wissa has trained with his new teammates for the first time since sustaining a knee injury soon after his arrival from his former club in September.

Head coach Eddie Howe confirmed the news on Friday but did not disclose a potential return date for the 29-year-old.

Newcastle signed the striker for £55m to replace Alexander Isak, who joined Liverpool for a record-breaking transfer fee.

Regrettably, Wissa was hurt while on international service before he could make his debut for his new club.

“His recovery is going smoothly, he trained with us for the first time on midweek, so I was really pleased with how he looked,” Howe commented. “This marked his debut in a competitive setting with the squad. Let’s see how he responds today.”

Howe added: “We’ve got [a return date] in mind, but it’s probably best if I keep that to myself. We don’t want to disappoint anyone. Of course, we want to involve him as soon as possible.”

In other news, the defender will be out of action for a four-week period with a hamstring injury.

Fourth Story: Liverpool' Slump ‘Doesn’t Matter’, Insists Hammers Boss Nuno

West Ham United head coach Nuno Espírito Santo has claimed that the reigning champions' current slump “doesn’t really matter” as his side gets ready to face the struggling top-flight title holders.

The Liverpool manager's side has been defeated in six of their previous seven league matches, 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 counts is what you do on the day,” Nuno commented. “We anticipate facing the league champions, players that are talented and able of doing great things, so we have to be ready.

“The history of the results before, the form of the teams, is not that important. It is about the match day. Aware that we are going to face a high-quality team, that has players capable of doing amazing feats, so we have to get ready, to challenge.”

West Ham will have available Lucas Paquetá after his suspension, while Crysencio Summerville and Dinos Mavropanos are progressing in their recovery from injury.

5. Gibbs-White Could Feature for Forest against The Seagulls

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 the weekend.

The English international missed the midweek European match against Malmö due to a back injury.

“We hope it is improving,” Dyche commented as he prepared to face Fabian Hürzeler's side, who have secured a decent haul from their past three matches.

“It’s like a bad back, but a morning sort of injury, one where you just rest awkwardly or twist funny. So we’re not anticipating, at this point anyway, that it’s very severe and it’s easing already. So we’re confident that it’ll be right for the weekend.”

The defender was experiencing discomfort in his hamstring after the 3-0 European victory, but Dyche said the player “will likely be available”.

However, the full-back (thigh injury), Douglas Luiz (thigh), the winger (hamstring), the striker (knee), and Oleksandr Zinchenko (hip) are expected to be unavailable.

6. Oliver Glasner: Conference League Loss Won't Set Back Palace

The Eagles head coach Oliver Glasner feels that the setback of midweek's Conference League loss to the French side is a indication of how much progress the club has advanced in challenging on two fronts.

The FA Cup winners took the lead at the away ground through Tyrick Mitchell's opening period goal but were equalized against by the opposition manager's side, who climbed to runner-up in the group standings.

The Eagles now return to Premier League competition with a home match against the Red Devils, and Glasner is optimistic his side can keep up their challenge for a top four place.

“Maybe like the late defeat at Everton, it just feels that it was entirely needless and it is our fault,” Glasner remarked. “However, we have to accept it. The effort 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 match after he did not travel to Strasbourg, but Will Hughes, who was substituted during the opening period against Strasbourg, is expected to be in the matchday squad.