April
16

The Weekend Team News

Filed under: Fantasy Football Team Selection, Team News - Posted by: Mark

Torres looks to be out of Hammers clash as he heads back to Spain. Rooney back in training and to be assessed prior to City clash. Wenger insists he will start Van Persie if he’s 100% but rules out gambling on Dutchman’s fitness for Wigan trip. Warnock concern for O’Neill ahead of Villa’s double gameweek. Ryan Nelson set to return as Chris Samba misses out for Rovers – Olsson looks to have shaken off his dead leg and is set to start. Moyes states that the trip to Ewood looks to early for Mikel Arteta…

All the latest manager musings and mutterings are being captured and collected for you in our team news section. Keep your browsers set to this page going into the evening and keep one eye on our Scout Tweets for the fresh goods as they arrive.

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Up Evans MUN B, VsX, £
Up Rangel SWA B, VsX, £
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“Alex Chamberlain played three games for the first time in his career. He had a stiff neck at half-time, so I did not want to take a gamble with him. Then we had a problem with Koscielny, and I wanted to give some playing time to Benayoun.”

Arsene Wenger explains why Van Persie wasn't substituted in the 7-1 win over Blackburn following pre-game talk of the Dutch hitman needing rest