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1. Key Talent Palmer Fit for High-Stakes Capital Derby with Arsenal

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca announced on Friday that Cole Palmer is ready to play for the team's important top-flight encounter against London rivals Arsenal.

The 23-year-old English international was unavailable due to a broken toe suffered after an accidental incident.

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

This season, Palmer has made only four appearances across all competitions, netting two goals.

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

“He is our most valuable asset, we are delighted he is back, we need to allow him time to be 100% fit,” Maresca noted. “He has done fantastic in the past and no doubt he is going to do great things for this club in the future.”

Second Story: Everton Receive No Reason for Rejected Gueye Red Card Appeal

The Merseyside club have failed in their challenge against Idrissa Gueye's sending off for a fight with teammate Michael Keane during the squad's single-goal triumph at Manchester United.

The 36-year-old Senegal midfielder was dismissed only early on into the contest after striking Keane amid a argument over a poor pass.

Gueye promptly expressed regret, and the pair appeared making up later in a light-hearted online video.

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

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

When asked about any further fallout from the incident, Moyes added: “It ended right away, it was done, that was it, we progressed rapidly and it was all sorted within the dressing room.”

3. Wissa Practices with Newcastle for First Time since Injury

Newcastle United's recent acquisition Yoane Wissa has trained with his new teammates for the first time 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 did not disclose a possible comeback timeline for the player.

Newcastle brought in the forward for £55m to replace Alexander Isak, who joined Liverpool for a British record sum.

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

“He is doing well, he trained with us for the first time on midweek, so I was extremely satisfied with how he looked,” Howe commented. “That’s his first time competitively with the group. Let’s see how he reacts today.”

Howe added: “We have a target return date, but it’s probably best if I do not share it publicly. We aim to avoid letting people down. Naturally, we want to utilize him as soon as possible.”

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

4. The Reds' Slump ‘Doesn’t Matter’, Says Hammers Boss Nuno

The Hammers manager Nuno Espírito Santo has stated that Liverpool' current slump “should not be a focus” as his team prepares to face the ailing top-flight champions.

The Liverpool manager's team has lost six of the last seven Premier League matches, falling out of the top 10 of the standings.

However, Nuno stressed that there can be no complacency when the teams meet 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 said. “We anticipate facing the league champions, players that are skilled and able of doing fantastic things, so we have to prepare.

“The past of the results before, the performance of the teams, doesn’t really matter. It is about the 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 perform.”

West Ham will welcome back Lucas Paquetá after his ban, while Crysencio Summerville and Dinos Mavropanos are stepping up their return from injury.

5. Gibbs-White Could Feature for Forest against Brighton

Nottingham Forest's boss Sean Dyche is hopeful that Morgan Gibbs-White will be available for the team's home fixture against Brighton on the weekend.

The English international missed Thursday's Europa League match against the Swedish side due to a back issue.

“Hopefully it’s settling down,” Dyche stated as he got ready to face the Brighton manager's team, who have taken seven points from their last three outings.

“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 expecting, at this stage anyway, that it’s very severe and it’s settling down already. So we’re confident that it’ll be right for the weekend.”

The defender was feeling his hamstring muscle after the 3-0 European win, but Dyche indicated the player “should be fine”.

Meanwhile, the full-back (thigh injury), Douglas Luiz (thigh), the winger (hamstring), the striker (knee), and Oleksandr Zinchenko (hip) are expected to miss out.

Sixth Story: Oliver Glasner: Conference League Loss Won't Hinder Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace head coach Oliver Glasner believes that the setback of Thursday's Conference League loss to the French side is a sign of how far the team has advanced in competing on multiple fronts.

The FA Cup holders went ahead at the away ground through Tyrick Mitchell's first-half goal but were equalized against by Liam Rosenior's team, who moved up to runner-up in the table.

Crystal Palace now return to domestic competition with a at Selhurst Park match against Manchester United, and Glasner is confident 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 completely unnecessary and it is our fault,” Glasner remarked. “Alternatively, we have to accept it. The effort was there but it is a game we could have avoided losing.”

Glasner confirmed that Borna Sosa would not be available for Sunday's match after he stayed behind to France, but Will Hughes, who went off during the first half against Strasbourg, is expected to be in the team selection.