FA Cup injury latest: Trent Alexander-Arnold, Sven Botman, Luke Shaw all ruled out of fourth-round fixtures

Which players are injury doubts for the fourth round of the FA Cup this weekend? Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold, Manchester United's Luke Shaw, Newcastle's Sven Botman, and Tottenham Hotspur's Richarlison are all dealing with injury issues. Man Utd do, however, have new signings Patrick Dorgu and Ayden Heaven available for the visit of Leicester City on Friday.

Brighton

Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder Mats Wieffer has returned to training but is a doubt to play Chelsea in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Saturday.

On Carlos Baleba, Yasin Ayari and Pervis Estupinan, manager Fabian Hurzeler said: "They are all doubtful, but there might be a possibility that two out of three have a chance to play."

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Bournemouth

Bournemouth have no fresh injury concerns ahead of their FA Cup clash with Everton.

"We will have the same players that we had the other day, I don’t think we are losing anyone, I don’t think we recovering anyone," said manager Andoni Iraola.

Chelsea

Defender Marc Guiu will miss out against Brighton and is facing several weeks on the sidelines.

"Marc is unfortunately a bad injury," said Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca.

"We are still waiting to know the extent but it doesn’t look like a short injury, it looks long. Exactly how long, we don’t know yet. Probably weeks."

Forward Nicolas Jackson is a doubt after being taken off against West Ham United on Monday with a hamstring injury.

"Nico is better and he could be [available]," said Maresca. "But it could also be a risk [to play him] so we will see. But it doesn't look like a long injury."

Defenders Wesley Fofana and Benoit Badiashile are still out along with midfielder Romeo Lavia.

Crystal Palace

Ebere Eze will miss Monday night's FA Cup trip to Doncaster in the FA Cup due to a foot injury.

A decision on Chris Richards (illness) and Eddie Nketiah (ankle injury) will be taken over the weekend, while Adam Wharton and Matheus Franca look set to be available along with January signing Ben Chilwell.

"The plan is he will get minutes at Doncaster," said Palace boss Oliver Glasner about Chilwell.

Everton

New signing Charly Alcaraz is available to make his Everton debut against Bournemouth in the FA Cup on Saturday.

Alcaraz has joined the Toffees on loan from Brazilian side Flamengo.

"He looks match-fit," said Everton manager David Moyes about Alcaraz. "I think the biggest thing is just getting him used to the group of players and letting him come in without putting him under too much pressure."

Youssef Chermiti, Seamus Coleman, Armando Broja, Dwight McNeil, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Orel Mangala are out.

Fulham

Fulham will be without Reiss Nelson and Harry Wilson for their FA Cup trip to Wigan Athletic.

Wilson has undergone foot surgery and is not expected back until April, while Fulham boss Marco Silva says Nelson is facing a "long period" out.

The manager said: "I feel really sorry for Reiss Nelson, he was excited and working with the team. It's going to be a longer period out. He's so so important for us."

Defender Kenny Tete is also out, but Willian could feature after returning to the club on a deal until the end of the season.

Ipswich Town

Sammie Szmodics could return to face Coventry in the FA Cup after missing the last five matches with an ankle injury.

Conor Chaplin will miss out again with a knee issue.

Winger Wes Burns has undergone surgery for his ACL injury.

Liverpool

Trent Alexander-Arnold will not play for Liverpool in their fourth-round clash against Plymouth Argyle.

The right-back missed the midweek Carabao Cup semi-final second leg win over Tottenham Hotspur with injury.

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Head coach Arne Slot said: "It's too early for him [to play against Plymouth].

"Difficult to say for Everton, it won't take months or even weeks, but it is only three days after Plymouth, so let's wait and see. We look long term; we take no risks, but if he is fit, then we will use him."

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Manchester City

Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake and Jeremy Doku may all be available for Manchester City for their FA Cup clash with Leyton Orient.

"Maybe some of them, we will see," said City boss Pep Guardiola.

Midfielder Nico Gonzalez could make his debut following his deadline day move from Porto.

Manchester United

Defender Lisandro Martinez looks set to miss the rest of the season with a cruciate knee ligament injury.

Luke Shaw is a doubt to face Leicester City on Friday evening, with head coach Ruben Amorim saying: "It's hard to give a time because he has a small issue, then we have to work the fitness, to be aware of the last injury.

"I don't want to put any pressure on the medical department, on Luke, we just need the players fit to help the team."

Left-back Shaw has only made three appearances for Manchester United this season.

Andre Onana looks set to start in goal with Altay Bayindir and Tom Heaton both out, while new signings Patrick Dorgu and Ayden Heaven are available.

Mason Mount and Jonny Evans are sidelined.

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Newcastle

Defender Sven Botman, who recently returned from a 10-month absence due to an ACL injury, is set to miss out for Newcastle United against Birmingham City in the FA Cup.

"He has taken a knock on his knee. I don't believe it is a serious injury, but it's enough to keep him out of this weekend," said manager Eddie Howe. "We will assess him next week for our next Premier League game."

Joelinton is also sidelined with a knee issue, with Howe saying after the midweek win over Arsenal that he "will be out for weeks, not months".

Southampton

Taylor Harwood-Bellis will miss out for Southampton against Burnley due to injury.

"We had a problem with Harwood-Bellis with his ankle," said manager Ivan Juric.

"I was optimistic after the game against Ipswich but things are not going well. We will see for next week but for this game he won't be ready."

Nathan Wood and Tyler Dibling are set to be available but captain Jack Stephens is set for a spell out.

"[Jack] is upset because he wants to help the team, he's captain," said Juric. "He gives a lot for the team so it's frustrating for him - we think it's not really bad like I was afraid after the match, but we will see over the next couple of weeks."

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Tottenham

Tottenham lost Richarlison to injury during their 4-0 defeat to Liverpool in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final on Thursday. 

Manager Ange Postecoglou said: "It looks like his calf. It didn't look too good after the game, so probably one to add to the list."

New signing Mathys Tel replaced Richarlison in the first half of the game and could feature in the FA Cup against Aston Villa on Sunday.

Defender Radu Dragusin is out with an ACL injury and Postecoglou has said he doesn't expect to have any injured players back to face Villa.

That would mean Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero, Guglielmo Vicario, Destiny Udogie, James Maddison, Wilson Odobert, Timo Werner, Dominic Solanke and Brennan Johnson are all still out.

Striker Dane Scarlett is cup-tied after playing in the FA Cup for Oxford United during a loan spell.

"We're still hopeful we’ll get at least two, maybe three back for the Manchester United game [on February 16]," added Postecoglou.

Wolves

Wolves boss Vitor Pereira is unsure if new signings Marshall Munetsi and Yacouba Djiga will feature against Blackburn on Sunday.

"Marshall worked just one time with us, and Djiga will tomorrow (Saturday) for the first time. We will see," said Pereira.

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