The Africa Cup of Nations kicks off sooner than traditional this 12 months – with by gamers jetting off to host nation Morocco.
The match runs from 21 December till 18 January.
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Gamers must report for responsibility on Monday, 15 December – however Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim mentioned his membership are holding talks in an effort to permit their Afcon internationals to function towards Bournemouth that evening.
Gamers may miss as much as six, or in some instances seven, Premier League matches – plus FA Cup and Carabao Cup video games – in the event that they attain the ultimate.
The group levels finish on 31 December, so shortly eradicated gamers could solely miss half that quantity.
Sunderland will lose essentially the most gamers to the match, whereas Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Chelsea, Leeds and Newcastle don’t have any Afcon gamers.
Manchester United’s Bryan Mbeumo and Sunderland’s Arthur Masuaku are each set to go to Afcon [Getty Images]
Aston Villa (0)
Ivory Coast ahead Evann Guessand has been named as a reserve for the match, so the 24-year-old is ready to overlook out.
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Nonetheless, the 24-year-old has solely began six Premier League matches – so Villa will likely be assured of coping with out him if he will get a late call-up.
Bournemouth (0)
Like Villa, Bournemouth won’t be affected by Afcon.
Attacking midfielder Amine Adli missed out on Morocco’s ultimate squad. The 25-year-old has began solely three Premier League match since his summer time arrival.
Luckily for boss Andoni Iraola, his star man Antoine Semenyo’s Ghana didn’t qualify for the competitors.
Brentford (2)
Brentford could have two gamers going off to Afcon – together with one first-team common.
Membership-record signing Dango Ouattara will function for Burkina Faso. The £42.5m ahead has scored on three events for the Bees.
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Midfielder Frank Onyeka – who has solely performed 88 minutes within the league this season – performs for Nigeria.
Brighton (1)
Brighton should do with out Cameroon midfielder Carlos Baleba, who has began almost each recreation for Albion this season.
Yankuba Minteh’s Gambia didn’t qualify.
Burnley (3)
Burnley could have three gamers on the match
Former England Beneath-21 defender Axel Tuanzebe will likely be enjoying for DR Congo.
Striker Lyle Foster will function for South Africa, whereas playmaker Hannibal Mejbri will symbolize Tunisia.
Crystal Palace (1)
The largest blow for Crystal Palace could possibly be the lack of Senegal winger Ismaila Sarr, who has scored eight targets in all competitions this season.
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Three others gamers missed out on choice.
Neither Morocco defender Chadi Riad nor Mali midfielder Cheick Doucoure have performed a aggressive recreation of soccer since January following severe knee accidents.
Ahead Christantus Uche, who scored towards Shelbourne within the Europa Convention League, is a Nigeria worldwide however was not chosen.
Sarr may miss Palace’s Carabao Cup quarter-final with Arsenal on 23 December.
Everton (2)
Everton are set to lose two members of their beginning XI, each to Senegal – four-goal ahead Iliman Ndiaye and midfielder Idrissa Gueye.
Younger defender Adam Aznou has not been in a Morocco squad since his summer time transfer from Bayern Munich to Merseyside and missed out once more.
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Beto is a Guinea-Bissau worldwide however they didn’t qualify.
Fulham (3)
Fulham will see three gamers be part of the Nigeria squad.
Midfielder Alex Iwobi and defender Calvin Bassey have performed each recreation within the league this season, whereas winger Samuel Chukwueze has impressed in current outings, scoring twice towards Manchester Metropolis in December.
Liverpool (1)
Eighth-placed Liverpool will solely lose one participant to Afcon – however that one participant is one among their biggest footballers ever, regardless of his current omissions.
Mohamed Salah, who has scored 5 occasions up to now in an underwhelming marketing campaign, will definitely be within the Egypt squad.
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Manchester Metropolis (2)
Title-chasing Metropolis have two gamers going off to Afcon, however neither have performed all that a lot this season due to damage.
Egypt ahead Omar Marmoush has began two Premier League video games, with three begins for Algeria left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri.
Manchester United (3)
Manchester United’s right-hand facet could have a really totally different look to it over the festive interval.
Cameroon ahead Bryan Mbeumo and two gamers who’ve featured at proper wing-back – Ivory Coast’s Amad Diallo and Morocco’s Noussair Mazraoui – are all heading off.
Newcastle (0)
DR Congo ahead Yoane Wissa, a summer time signing from Brentford, injured his knee on worldwide responsibility in September and solely returned on 6 December.
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He missed out on choice, which means the Magpies could have no gamers on the match.
Nottingham Forest (2)
Nottingham Forest have two gamers who will depart for Afcon.
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangare is within the Ivory Coast squad, whereas defender Willy Boly additionally made it regardless of his lack of minutes within the Premier League.
Each full-back Ola Aina and ahead Taiwo Awoniyi weren’t chosen by Nigeria. Aina has not performed since an operation on his hamstring in September – and Awoniyi has not been in a squad this 12 months.
Sunderland (5-6)
This season’s shock bundle, fourth-placed Sunderland would be the worst affected crew by far with 5 gamers on account of depart.
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They’re Morocco winger Chemsdine Talbi, Mozambique full-back Reinildo, Burkina Faso ahead Bertrand Traore and DR Congo pair Arthur Masuaku and Noah Sadiki.
Senegal midfielder Habib Diarra is also chosen, however they’re but to call their squad. He has been out since September by damage.
Ivory Coast winger Simon Adingra and Cameroon’s Blondy Nna Noukeu each didn’t get call-ups.
The vast majority of them are first-team regulars, with 50 Premier League appearances between them this season.
Tottenham Hotspur (1-2)
Tottenham are set to have two midfielders going off to Afcon – Mali’s Yves Bissouma is confirmed whereas Pape Matar Sarr is one other Senegalese participant ready for the squad announcement.
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Bissouma has not performed for Spurs this season and had an operation on an ankle damage in October.
Mohammed Kudus will likely be out there for his membership as a result of Ghana didn’t qualify.
West Ham (1-2)
Struggling West Ham will lose each of their beginning full-backs for a number of weeks.
Proper-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka will hyperlink up with DR Congo, whereas left-back El Hadji Malick Diouf is ready to listen to if he is within the Senegal squad.
Wolves (2)
Wolves, backside of the Premier League and with no win, will lose two gamers.
Defender Emmanuel Agbadou is heading off to play for Ivory Coast, whereas Zimbabwe’s Tawanda Chirewa, who has not performed for Wolves this season, may even be departing.
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Nigeria striker Tolu Arokodare missed out after failing to attain a aim this season within the Premier League.
Zimbabwe’s Marshall Munetsi was additionally not chosen regardless of making 13 top-flight appearances this marketing campaign, scoring as soon as.
Cameroon full-back Jackson Tchatchoua was additionally not named.
Chirewa has not performed for Wolves this season, however the remainder are all regulars.
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