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1. Key Player Palmer Ready for Crucial London Clash with The Gunners

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca announced on Friday that Cole Palmer is ready to play for the team's vital Premier League fixture against local opponents Arsenal.

The young English midfielder was unavailable due to a broken toe sustained after an unfortunate incident.

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

In the current campaign, Palmer has featured in just four games across all competitions, scoring twice.

After joining from City in the previous year, he has notched 45 goals and 29 assists in 101 appearances for the London club.

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

2. Everton Get No Explanation for Rejected Idrissa Gueye Red Card Appeal

The Merseyside club were unsuccessful in their challenge against Idrissa Gueye's dismissal for a physical confrontation with teammate Michael Keane during the squad's narrow win at Manchester United.

The veteran Senegal midfielder was shown a red card just 13 minutes into the match after slapping Keane during a dispute over a misplaced pass.

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

However, the appeal against the red card was rejected, and Gueye must serve a three-game suspension, making Everton shorthanded for their next fixture against Newcastle.

“We have appealed it and our appeal was turned down,” coach David Moyes 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 ended right away, it was done, that was it, we moved on quite quickly and it was all sorted within the team environment.”

3. Wissa Trains with Newcastle for First Time since Setback

The club's new signing Yoane Wissa has practiced with his new teammates for the initial occasion since sustaining a knee injury shortly after his arrival from Brentford in the autumn.

Head coach Eddie Howe confirmed the development on Friday but kept private a potential return date for the 29-year-old.

Newcastle signed the forward for a significant fee to replace Alexander Isak, who joined Liverpool for a record-breaking transfer fee.

Unfortunately, Wissa was injured while on national team service before he could make his debut for Newcastle.

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

Howe continued: “We’ve got [a return date] in mind, but it’s likely best if I withhold that information. We don’t want to disappoint anyone. Naturally, we want to involve him as promptly.”

In other news, the defender will be out of action for a month with a hamstring issue.

Fourth Story: The Reds' Poor Form ‘Irrelevant’, Insists Hammers Manager Nuno

The Hammers manager Nuno Espírito Santo has claimed that Liverpool' dip in performance “doesn’t really matter” as his team gets ready to face the struggling Premier League title holders.

The Liverpool manager's side has lost six of the last seven Premier League games, dropping out of the top 10 of the standings.

Nevertheless, Nuno emphasized that there can be no complacency when the sides meet on Sunday at the London Stadium.

“Liverpool are a quality side and in football, what counts is what you do on the day,” Nuno remarked. “We are preparing to play the title winners, players that are skilled and able of doing good things, so we have to prepare.

“The past of the results before, the form of the teams, is largely insignificant. It is about the day. Knowing that we are going to face a excellent team, that has players capable of doing amazing feats, so we have to prepare thoroughly, to perform.”

West Ham will welcome back Lucas Paquetá after his suspension, while Crysencio Summerville and Dinos Mavropanos are stepping up their recovery from fitness issues.

Fifth Story: Morgan Gibbs-White in Contention for Forest against The Seagulls

The club's manager Sean Dyche is hopeful that Morgan Gibbs-White will be fit for the team's at home fixture against Brighton on Sunday.

The England player missed Thursday's Europa League match against the Swedish side due to a back injury.

“We hope it is improving,” Dyche said as he got ready to face Fabian Hürzeler's side, who have taken a decent haul from their past three outings.

“It’s like a bad back, but a morning sort of injury, one where you just rest awkwardly or move improperly. So we’re not anticipating, at this point anyway, that it’s too serious and it’s easing already. So we’re hopeful that it’ll be fine for the weekend.”

Murillo was experiencing discomfort in his hamstring muscle after the 3-0 Europa League win, but Dyche indicated the player “will likely be available”.

However, the full-back (thigh injury), the midfielder (thigh), Dilane Bakwa (hamstring), Chris Wood (knee), and the defender (hip) are likely to be unavailable.

6. Glasner: Conference League Loss Will Not Hinder Crystal Palace

The Eagles manager Oliver Glasner believes that the disappointment of Thursday's Conference League defeat to Strasbourg is a sign of how far the club has come in competing on two fronts.

The FA Cup winners took the lead at Stade de la Meinau through Tyrick Mitchell's opening period goal but were equalized against by the opposition manager's team, who climbed to runner-up in the table.

Crystal Palace now switch focus to Premier League competition with a at Selhurst Park match against the Red Devils, and Glasner is confident his side can maintain their push for a Champions League 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 could have avoided losing.”

Glasner stated that Borna Sosa would not be available for the weekend's match after he stayed behind to France, but Will Hughes, who was substituted during the first half against Strasbourg, should be in the team selection.