The Premier League will be without the services of 40 players due to the upcoming AFCON which will start in January 2021 and end in February that year.
Some of the top clubs in the division will be without their start players as they battle for the coveted AFCON title at the start of the new year.
Aston Villa will be without Mahmoud Trezeguet (Egypt), Bertrand Traore (Burkina Faso) and Marvelous Nakamba (Zimbabwe), while Brentford will lose Julian Jeanvier (Guinea), Frank Onyeka (Nigeria) and Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Ghana).
Brighton’s challenge will be without only Yves Bissouma (Mali), while Burnley miss Maxwel Cornet (Cote d’Ivoire).
Watford (6)
Ismaila Sarr (Senegal)*, Peter Etebo*, Emmanuel Dennis, William Troost-Ekong (all Nigeria), Adam Masina, Imran Louza (both Morocco)
*Sarr and Etebo likely to miss out through injury
Arsenal(4)
Thomas Partey (Ghana), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon), Nicolas Pepe (Ivory Coast), Mohamed Elneny (Egypt)
Crystal Palace (4)
Cheikhou Kouyate (Senegal), Jeffrey Schlupp, Jordan Ayew (both Ghana), Wilfried Zaha (Ivory Coast)
Leicester City (4)
Kelechi Iheanacho, Wilfred Ndidi (both Nigeria), Daniel Amartey (Ghana), Nampalys Mendy (Senegal)*
*Mendy is not in the Foxes’ Premier League squad
Aston Villa (3)
Bertrand Traore (Burkina Faso), Trezeguet (Egypt), Marvelous Nakamba (Zimbabwe)
Brentford (3)
Frank Onyeka (Nigeria), Tariqe Fosu (Ghana), Julian Jeanvier (Guinea)
Liverpool (3)
Naby Keita (Guinea), Mohamed Salah (Egypt), Sadio Mane (Senegal)
Chelsea (2)
Edouard Mendy (Senegal), Hakim Ziyech (Morocco)
Everton (2)
Alex Iwobi (Nigeria), Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Ivory Coast)
Manchester United (2)
Eric Bailly, Amad Diallo (both Ivory Coast)
Southampton (2)
Moussa Djenepo (Mali), Mohammed Salisu (Ghana)*
*Salisu is uncapped
Wolverhampton Wanderers (2)
Willy Boly (Ivory Coast)*, Romain Saiss (Morocco)
*Boly has not played in the Premier League because of injury this season but is expected to go to Afcon
Brighton & Hove Albion (1)
Yves Bissouma (Mali)
Burnley (1)
Maxwel Cornet (Ivory Coast)
Manchester City (1)
Riyad Mahrez (Algeria)
West Ham United (1)
Said Benrahma (Algeria)