Aston Villa v Newcastle, Fulham v Everton: Premier League and more – live | first division

Fulham return to their strongest XI after resting several players in the FA Cup loss to Newcastle.

Everton are light in central midfield, so ashley young may prove to be an even better swiss army knife than we thought. Either that or he plays right back and Jack Harrison is in midfield.

Fulham (4-2-3-1) Lion; Chestnut, Tosin, Diop, Robinson; Palhinha, Cairney; De Córdova-Reid, Pereira, Willian, Jiménez.
Substitutes: Rodak, Tete, Reed, Ream, Muniz, Lukic, Vinicius, Francois, Sekularac.

Everton (possible 4-2-3-1) Pickford; Godfrey, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Young, Garner; McNeil, Harrison, Danjuma; Calvert-Lewin.
Substitutes: Virginia, Lonergan, Patterson, Keane, Beto, Chermiti, Hunt, Dobbin, Metcalfe.

There are no big surprises in either team, although Luton have omitted Andros Townsend. Carlton Morris starts in place, while Danny Welbeck Evan Ferguson is preferred up front for Brighton.

Luton (possible 3-4-2-1) Kaminski; Burke, Osho, Bell, Ogbene, Sambi Lokonga, Barkley, Doughty; Clark, Morris; Adebayo.
Substitutes: Krul, Potts, Berry, Woodrow, Chong, Mpanzu, Townsend, Johnson, Nelson.

Brighton (possible 3-4-2-1) steel; Van Hecke, Dunk, Igor Julio; Milner, Gilmour, Gross, Estupiñán; Brutus, Gilmour, Milner; Buonanotte, Joao Pedro; Welbeck.
Substitutes: Verbruggen, Lamptey, Webster, Lallana, Moder, Baleba, Hinshelwood, Ferguson, Baker-Boaitey.

the influencers Morgan Gibbs-White returns to Forest's starting eleven, with Anthony Elanga and Taiwo Awoniyi is fit enough for the bench. AND Emile Smith-Rowe – he is still only 23 years old and still extremely talented – he gets a rare first division start for Arsenal. All the best for him.

Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1) Turner; Montiel, Omobamidele, Murillo, Toffolo; Mangala, Danilo; Williams, Gibbs-White, Dominguez; Wood.
Substitutes: Worrall, Awoniyi, Hennessey, Hudson-Odoi, Felipe, Elanga, Yates, Vlachodimos, Aguilera.

Arsenal (4-1-2-3) stripe; Blanco, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Rice; Odegaard, Smith Rowe; Saka, Gabriel Jesús, Martinelli.
Substitutes: Ramsdale, Nketiah, Kiwior, Cedric, Trossard, Jorginho, Nelson, Havertz, Walters.

That party has its own dedicated MBM, with the great Scott Murray at the helm.

He first division It's nice to be back, darling. It never really went away (Brighton 0-0 Wolves was less than nine days ago), but there was technically a winter break and the second half of the season, the part that really matters, starts tonight.

There are five games, generously staggered to ensure you don't have a bathroom break for about three hours. And they cover all the mini-leagues: the title race, Europa League qualification, mid-table non-mediocrity and the relegation battle.

• Nottingham Forest-Arsenal (7:30 p.m.)

• Luton-Brighton (7.45pm)

• Fulham-Everton (7:45 p.m.)

• Crystal Palace – Sheff Utd (8:00 p.m.)

• Aston Villa-Newcastle (8:15 p.m.)