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The English top flight kicks off again this round of fixtures following the international break, with bosses providing important fitness reports ahead of Saturday's games.

Anfield Side Encounter Major Unavailable Stars

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has announced that Bradley, Frimpong, and Wirtz will all be unavailable for this weekend's fixture against the visitors.

Meanwhile, number one goalkeeper the Brazilian has fully recovered from his hamstring injury and is fit to play.

The Liverpool boss revealed that Joe Gomez missed sessions recently but is expected to be available for selection, though he may not be played for the complete game.

Burnley Have Encouraging Report on Armando Broja

Burnley manager the manager has stated that attacker Broja may have "avoided serious injury" after suffering an knock while appearing for the Albanian side against the English team.

Broja left the match on a stretcher, but subsequent checks have shown the issue is "much less severe than feared."

The Burnley manager commented that their striker has trained since Wednesday and could still feature versus his old team the Blues on Saturday.

St James' Park Side Injury Reports

St James' Park coach the manager has provided reports on multiple key players ahead of their fixture against the champions.

Gordon has "put in significant effort" to recover from his hip injury and is "questionable" for Saturday's match.

the full-back is "almost ready" after overcoming a knee ligament injury and is also in consideration for the squad.

Nick Pope is "okay" after following safety procedures, while Joelinton and Sandro Tonali are both available to take on Manchester City.

Weekend English Football Matches

• Chelsea travel to Burnley (Saturday early kickoff GMT)
• Liverpool v Nottingham Forest (3pm)
• West Ham travel to Bournemouth (standard kickoff)
• Wolves v Crystal Palace (3pm)
• Brighton v Brentford (afternoon)
• Fulham host Sunderland (3pm)
• Newcastle v Man City (evening)
• Leeds host Villa (Sunday early kickoff)
• Arsenal v Tottenham (Sunday 4.30pm)
• United host Everton (Mon 8pm)

Coaching Attention on Howe

Newcastle could find themselves in the bottom three if they are defeated against Manchester City and results elsewhere are unfavorable.

The statistics don't look good for Eddie Howe, who has never won the City boss in eighteen previous Premier League matches.

The statistics against Guardiola stands at two stalemates and sixteen defeats from their historical matchups.

"Our progress and definitely I've seen a massive improvement from us," commented Burnley coach Parker. "It's only minor aspects at this point in our development."

The comeback of Premier League fixtures comes after a eventful international break that featured memorable highlights including Scotland's thrilling success for the international competition.