While Coutinho misses out for the hosts, Alexis Sanchez could
make his first appearance of the season for Arsenal.
He made his first appearance of the season for the U23s yesterday in their 1 - 4 loss to Everton, coming on as a substitute in the 64th minute and twice almost reduced the deficit with efforts that brought out good saves from the Everton shot stopper.
Not exact matches
The 20 year - old only hit the
first team last
season but has already
made 13
appearances for his club, after playing 18 times in the whole
of last
season, and has already played
for the Turkey national side four times.
The 18 - year - old midfielder is really starting to
make a name
for himself in the Championship with Derby County, establishing himself as a key part
of the
first team in the 2012/13
season,
making 35
appearances.
Still, the absence
of Gibbs could mean another star
for Spanish youngster Hector Bellerin, who has
made a few unexpected
appearances in the
first - team this
season as a host
of big names have been out
of key fixtures.
Lennon has found himself out
of favour at White Hart Lane this campaign, ending up at the Toffees temporarily after only
making 14
appearances for Spurs in the
first half
of the
season.
Atsu spent the
first half
of the
season with new boys Bournemouth, but
made just two
appearances for the club in the League Cup, and there are fears that he won't play again at Stamford Bridge as he has too much competition there.
Jenkinson
of course
made his
first start
of the
season last night and it was his
first appearance in an Arsenal shirt
for well over two years after a stint at West Ham.
Tammy Abraham is currently the third highest scorer in the Championship with 19 goals, impressive stats
for a striker that previous to this
season had only ever
made 2
first team
appearances for his parent club Chelsea, racking up a combined on pitch time
of 53 minutes.
A major boost from Saturday's win was a
first goal
of the
season for former Arsenal and Real Madrid forward Julio Baptista, who was
making only his seventh
appearance in the last 18 months due to Achilles and hamstring injuries.
The England international was tipped
for great things by Sir Alex Ferguson, but injuries and a lack
of regular
first - team football — he
made only 13
appearances last
season — have stalled his development.
According to Le Prof, the club has an insight
for the player to
make his
first appearance of the
season at some point in January, which will be coming up close to almost a year out
of professional football.
Despite racking up 344
first - team
appearances for Liverpool, it was a different story
for Lucas last
season as he
made just 12 league starts, while also being used as a makeshift central defender in the event
of absentees in the backline.
Hernandez never managed to
make a
first team
appearances for Atletico, however the player did get his chance when he was loaned out to Alaves
for the entirety
of last
season.
Davies has
made over 350
appearances for the Trotters and notched up 74 goals in the process though this
season he has been in and out
of the
first team and hasn't started a Premier League match
for over a month as N'Gog looks to have become a more favoured choice
for the Bolton boss.
THE PRIDES
OF THE WAYWARD BUSES When Atlanta pitcher Zane Smith couldn't make his scheduled Aug. 5 start in San Diego, 29 - year - old Cliff Speck and 28 - year - old Ed Olwine — who between them had 18 full minor league seasons and 17 major league appearances — combined to beat the Padres 3 - 2 for the first victory and save of their respective career
OF THE WAYWARD BUSES When Atlanta pitcher Zane Smith couldn't
make his scheduled Aug. 5 start in San Diego, 29 - year - old Cliff Speck and 28 - year - old Ed Olwine — who between them had 18 full minor league
seasons and 17 major league
appearances — combined to beat the Padres 3 - 2
for the
first victory and save
of their respective career
of their respective careers.
Having been a virtual ever present in his
first four
seasons at the west London club,
making 195
appearances before the current camapain got under way, Ramires has started just two
of Chelsea's
first seven Premier League fixtures with Serbian battler Nemanja Matic getting the nod
for a central midfield berth.
Jack Wilshere was expected to be available to
make his
first Premier League
appearance of the
season for Arsenal on Thursday, but he will have to wait.
The goalkeeper, who signed from Ajax
for the Spanish giants in 2016, found his
first team chances limited last
season, having only
made 10
appearances in all competitions, with most
of these coming in the Copa Del Rey.
Dean, 21,
made six
first team
appearances in his rookie
season, including a pair
of starts at the 2014 Amway Canadian Championship, and has featured a number
of times
for the USA under - 23 team.
McTominay
made his
first team debut
for Jose Mourinho's side towards the tail end
of last
season, with the player also having
made a handful
of appearances for the Red Devils this
season in both the Champions League and the EFL Cup.
After
making over 100
appearances during his
first spell at Selhurst Park, Zaha joined United in January 2013, returning to the London club on loan
for the remainder
of that
season.
The Arsenal and France international striker Olivier Giroud may have
made 14
appearances for the Gunners already this
season, with eight
of those coming in the Premier League, but the 31 - year old is still waiting
for his
first league start
of the current campaign.
The defender
made 52
appearances in his
first season at Anfield and played 41 times the following campaign, but has been injured
for the majority
of 2017 - 18.
The 24 - year - old is yet to
make an
appearance for United this
season as manager Louis van Gaal opted
for summer signing Sergio Romero in between the sticks
for the club's
first six games
of the new
season.
Since the beginning
of the 2006/07
season the following academy graduates have
made a
first team
appearance (excluding Europa League)
for the Hammers:
If indeed Hennessey is ruled out, it will pave the way
for club legend Julian Speroni to
make his
first appearance of the
season.
Mourinho, however, stuck with Fellaini and afforded him plenty
of opportunities to prove himself, ultimately
making 47
appearances for United in the Portuguese manager's
first season in charge.
Nasri
made his
first appearance of the
season in Saturday's 0 - 2 loss to Liverpool and is available
for the second leg against Udinese on Wednesday.
Schwarzer
made 12 starts and one substitute
appearance during his
first season at Chelsea, featuring in the UEFA Champions League semi-final against Atletico Madrid after Cech picked up a shoulder injury which ruled him out
for the final few weeks
of last
season.
They were in the Championship when he
first signed
for them but
made seven
appearances for them in the
first half
of the 2014/15
season in the top flight.
R's youth product Doughty has
made 11
first - team
appearances for the club, with seven
of them coming this
season.
The former Nigeria U-20 ace is one
of the players Granada are banking on this
season to fire them to new height after his permanent elevation to the
first team towards the end
of last
season when he
made six
appearances for the main team in addition to the 24 he
made for Granada II in the lower league.
Bamford spent the
first part
of the 2015 - 2016
season on loan at Crystal Palace,
making six
appearances, before moving to Norwich City
for the second - half
of the campaign.
Although Samper did manage four senior
appearances for last
season's treble winners,
making his debut in the Champions League against Apoel, reports in Catalonia suggested he may move from his boyhood club in search
of regular
first - team football.
The 32 - year - old
made 18 Serie A
appearances for the Rossoneri last
season but a summer
of reinforcement across the squad at San Siro, with 11 new
first - team players signed, has limited his opportunities in Milan.
The Holland international will be
making his
first appearance for the club against the Old Trafford club and says he «can't wait
for it to start» ahead
of the match which could go a long way to deciding who finishes second behind Manchester City this
season.
He became the
first signing
of the summer
for the Rugby Park outfit, he will be hoping to experience some
first team football in the coming
season after
making just five
appearances in the Championship under Robbie Neilson.
The 21 year old who was rated the best defender on show
for his team in their last weekend clash against Groningen has so far
made 26
appearances this
season with a goal to his name from his position as a full back
for ADO Deen Haag who ate struggling to remain in the
first division
of Dutch football League.
Mathieu Debuchy has been out
of the picture all
season so Carl Jenkinson, who last month
made his
first Arsenal
appearance since May 2014, is in line
for a run in the side.
Pulisic was reported to be concerned about his prospects
for first - team football at the Westfalenstadion before the 2016 - 17
season but he is enjoying a breakthrough campaign, having
made a total
of 16
appearances in the Bundesliga and Champions League, starting all but one
of those games.
McTominay has started seven
of the last nine games
for Jose Mourinho's side,
making 18
appearances for the
first team this
season after earning his senior debut last May.
Peter Crouch
made 11 Premier League
appearances — only four
of which were as a starter —
for Stoke City last
season, and failed to score a league goal
for the
first time in over a decade.
He certainly has a bright future ahead
of him, this
season he has
made 1 start and 2
appearances off the bench
for the
first - team, I'm yet to see him have a bad game.
Dutch goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen
made his
first appearance of the
season, while there were also starts
for Barcelona B players Carles Alena and Jose Arnaiz as well as Belgian defender Thomas Vermaelen, while Javier Mascherano captained the side.
Having
made only three
appearances for the Catalan Giants this
season, the 26 year old doesn't seem to be part
of Tata Martino's
first team plans
for the Blaugrana.
Gabby» as Houllier likes to call him, because he struggles to pronounce his surname, has
made only a handful
of appearances for Villa this
season and his absence from the
first - team fold has been so noticeable.
Small, stocky and quite powerful
for his size on the ball, he has already
made well over 100 senior
appearances over the last four
seasons and will be at the centre
of Markus Weinzierl's plans in his
first season in charge at the Veltins - Arena after having impressed as manager
of Bundesliga overachievers Augsburg.
He
made 15 league
appearances for Latina during the
first half
of the
season.
As Gov. Andrew Cuomo prepares to
make his
first campaign
appearance of the 2011
season at a GOTV rally
for Democratic Suffolk County executive contender Steve Bellone this afternoon, his Republican predecessor, ex-Gov.