Fantasy managers have a new option to consider with the assistant manager offering a chance to add a manager to your team to score points for three consecutive gameweeks. Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola, who has led the South Coast club to an unbeaten league streak of 11 matches, is one of the best candidates for the first rounds of this new incentive.

Congratulations to January monthly winner Blenn Bean, whose team Buddyroe’s Gunz scored 305 points. Jay Webster and Nil Desperandum XI lead the overall standings with 1,548 points.

Saturday

Nottingham Forest v Brighton & Hove Albion (8.30am)

Forest were thrashed 5-0 at Bournemouth last weekend for their first defeat in ten games across all competitions. Ibrahim Sangare is out with a hamstring injury, while Callum Hudson-Odoi is doubtful.

Brighton lost at home to Everton last week and have Jason Steele, Igor Julio, Ferdi Kadioglu, James Milner and Evan Ferguson out injured. Mats Wieffer, Pervis Estupinan and Solly March are doubtful.

Prediction: 2-1

Bournemouth v Liverpool (11am)

Dango Ouattara made history last week as the first player from Burkina Faso to score a hat-trick in the Premier League. James Hill, Marcus Senesi, Adam Smith, Julian Araujo, Julio Soler, Alex Scott, Luis Sinisterra, Enes Unal and Evanilson are unavailable for Bournemouth this week.

Liverpool cruised past Ipswich to remain six points clear at the summit of the league. Joe Gomez, Diogo Jota and Curtis Jones are out to hamstring and muscle injuries for the tricky visit to Vitality Stadium.

Prediction: 2-2

Everton v Leicester City (11am)

Everton have started their third stint under David Moyes with consecutive victories, most recently a clean sheet at Brighton. Seamus Coleman, Dwight McNeil, Armando Broja and Youssef Chermiti are out to a series of injuries, while Tim Iroegbunam, Orel Mangala and Dominic Calvert-Lewin are doubtful with injury and lack of fitness.

Leicester climbed out of the relegation zone after their comeback win at Spurs. Mads Hermansen, Ricardo Pereira and Abdul Fatawu are out injured, while Wilfried Ndidi remains doubtful.

Prediction: 1-1

Ipswich Town v Southampton (11am)

Ipswich have conceded 12 goals in their latest three league games. Chiedozie Ogbene remains out with an Achilles injury this match, while Wes Burns, Conor Chaplin and Sammie Szmodics are doubtful.

Southampton remain on course for the worst points tally in top-flight history after their eleventh defeat in 13 matches against Newcastle last week. Juan Larios Lopez, Tyler Dibling and Ross Stewart will miss this match through injury, while Jack Stephens, Aaron Ramsdale and Kamaldeen Sulemana are doubtful.

Prediction: 2-0

Newcastle United v Fulham (11am)

Newcastle striker Alexander Isak became the first Magpies player to score in five consecutive top-flight away games with his brace at Southampton. Jamaal Lascelles, Harvey Barnes and Callum Wilson are out this weekend.

Fulham have just two wins from their last nine league outings after the narrow home defeat to Manchester United. Kenny Tete is out with a knee injury, while Reiss Nelson and Harry Wilson are doubtful to hamstring and ankle injuries.

Prediction: 1-2

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa (1.30pm)

Wolves have lost four consecutive games, scoring only one goal in that span to slip into the bottom three. Joao Gomes is suspended and Yerson Mosquera, Enso Gonzalez and Sasa Kalajdzic are injured. Boubacar Traore, Carlos Roberto Forbes Borges and Jorgen Strand Larsen are doubtful.

Aston Villa are unbeaten in five league matches, with three draws in that period. Pau Torres is out with a foot injury, while Ross Barkley, Amadou Onana and Tyrone Mings are doubtful.

Prediction: 0-2

Sunday

Brentford v Tottenham Hotspur (10am)

Brentford cruised past Crystal Palace despite conceding late at Selhurst Park. Aaron Hickey, Ethan Pinnock, Josh Dasilva, Gustavo Nunes and Igor Thiago are out to various injuries, while Rico Henry, Christian Norgaard and Kevin Schade are doubtful.

Spurs have taken just five points from their last 11 games and the shock home defeat to Leicester leaves them just eight points above the relegation zone. Guglielmo Vicario, Destiny Udogie, Brennan Johnson, Timo Werner, Wilson Odobert and Dominic Solanke are injured, while Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Djed Spence, James Maddison and Richarlison are doubtful.

Prediction: 2-1

Manchester United v Crystal Palace (10am)

Manchester United stayed strong defensively to beat Fulham 1-0 last week. Jonny Evans, Luke Shaw and Mason Mount are out this match, while Manuel Ugarte is doubtful.

Crystal Palace lost a close London derby with Brentford last week but Romain Esse did score on his English football debut. Chadi Riad, Joel Ward, Cheick Doucoure, Matheus Franca and Adam Wharton are out for this match.

Prediction: 2-0

Arsenal v Manchester City (12.30pm)

Arsenal edged Wolves through Riccardo Calafiori’s second Premier League goal last week. Defender Myles Lewis-Skelly had his suspension overturned on appeal after he was sent off at Molineux. Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Ben White are out, while Mikel Merino is doubtful.

Manchester City have taken four wins in their last five league games after winning just one of their previous nine. Nathan Ake, Ruben Dias, Jeremy Doku and Rodri are out, while Oscar Bobb is doubtful.

Prediction: 2-2

Monday

Chelsea v West Ham United (4pm)

Chelsea were soundly beaten by Manchester City, slipping outside the top five with the result. Mykhailo Mudryk remains suspended for use of a banned substance, while Benoit Badiashile, Wesley Fofana, Omari Kellyman and Romeo Lavia are out injured .

West Ham earned a valuable draw at Aston Villa to pull 11 points clear of the bottom three. Jean-Clair Todibo, Michail Antonio and Niclas Fullkrug are out injured this match, while Jarrod Bowen and Crysencio Summerville are doubtful

Prediction: 3-1

Wednesday, February 12

Everton v Liverpool (3.30pm)

Everton will miss Seamus Coleman, Dwight McNeil, Armando Broja and Youssef Chermiti for this Merseyside derby, while Tim Iroegbunam, Orel Mangala and Dominic Calvert-Lewin are doubtful.

Liverpool have Joe Gomez, Diogo Jota and Curtis Jones out injured.

This will be the final Merseyside derby at Goodison Park, with the Toffees suffering just one defeat in their previous seven home and four of those have ended goalless.

Prediction: 1-2