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The Midweek Team News

Danny Welbeck is a doubt for Arsenal’s visit to St Mary’s. Everton’s Tim Howard is out for up to six weeks with a calf injury. Palace skipper Mile Jedinak is unavailable for the trip to Villa due to the upcoming Asia Cup. Yaya Toure confirms he was rested for the weekend draw at Burnley and is not injured, whilst James Tomkins misses the Hammers’ home clash with West Brom due to suspension.

Arsene Wenger has concerns over Danny Welbeck as Arsenal head to Southampton. The Gunners boss has conceded the forward may miss out due to a thigh problem, though Tomas Rosicky returns to the squad after being rested at West Ham.

Ciaran Clark (back) and Tom Cleverley (foot) will be assessed for Aston Villa’s home match with Crystal Palace, whilst Joe Cole is back in training and available for selection. Fabian Delph is ruled out for three matches due to suspension.

Palace are without skipper Mile Jedinak for the Villa clash – the midfielder has joined up with the Australian national team ahead of the Asia Cup.

Yaya Toure has refuted Manuel Pellegrini’s suggestion that he missed the weekend clash with Burnley due to a groin injury. The Ivorian has confirmed he was merely rested for the 2-2 stalemate and hopes to be involved against Sunderland.

Tim Howard is sidelined for up to six weeks with a calf complaint for Everton. Phil Jagielka, John Stones and James McCarthy will be assessed prior to the trip to Hull, though Tony Hibbert, Leon Osman, Steven Pienaar and Darron Gibson all remain out.

Bojan is set for hamstring scans ahead of Stoke’s home encounter with Man United. Mark Hughes has conceded he expects the Spaniard to miss out, though Jon Walters is expected to fully recover from the illness that forced him onto the bench last time out. The Potters’ boss has revealed he is set to contact the Senegal FA in an attempt to postpone Mame Biram Diouf’s departure to the African Cup of Nations until after the Gameweek 21 clash with Arsenal.

Seb Larsson has returned to training after sustaining a weekend ankle injury and “has a chance”, according to Gus Poyet. Liam Bridcutt won’t be risked, though, after he was forced off with a head injury on Sunday.

James Tomkins is ruled out through suspension for West Ham’s home clash with West Brom, though Carl Jenkinson is available again – he was ineligible to face parent club Arsenal on Sunday afternoon.

Swansea have confirmed Wilfried Bony and Ki Sung-yueng will play their final matches before departing for international duties tomorrow. The Welsh club will be without Jefferson Montero for up to a month after the Ecuadorian suffered a hamstring injury.

Ander Herrera and Adnan Januzaj are both back in training ahead of United’s trip to the Britannia, Louis van Gaal confirmed yesterday.

Leonardo Ulloa is available for Leicester’s trip to Anfield – the forward was replaced due to fatigue at the weekend, Nigel Pearson has confirmed. Andy King is sidelined for the Foxes and, whilst Jamie Vardy is available after serving a one-match ban, Paul Konchesky is sidelined for a similar timeframe.

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  1. TSILIKAFENEIAKOS
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Re-post (bottom of last pages)

    Team is :

    Hart (Krul)
    Chambers - Hutton - Wisdom - (Clyne/Duff)
    Downing - Yaya - Haz - Sterling (Ameobi)
    Austin - Bony - Rooney

    1.3ITB, 1FT

    A. Save FT so as to do yaya and bony out next week who leave for ACON
    B. Do Chambers to someone else? Creswell or a City def for next 2/3 gws? (assuming then I will do a WC)

    1. lmgroves1
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      B - unlikely that you have 3 defenders in your team starting. Then WC to get rid of Yaya and Bony

  2. lmgroves1
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Team for this week:

    Guzan

    Terry Wisdom Hutton

    Sterling Fabregas Sigurdsson Silva (c) Sanchez

    Austin Costa

    0.8 in the Bank, and only 1 FT

    Any suggestions?

    1. Special Mou
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Who do you have on the bench ?
      See if you can get somebody instead of Wisdom, I think Jenkinson or Dummet are good.

      1. lmgroves1
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Kane, Bertrand and Chambers on the bench

        Might be a good shout actually, can't see wisdom getting a clean...

  3. Special Mou
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    is Sanchez or Cazorla good for the next match ?
    I think Southampton will be tough and the match will end 2-1 for them,so they aren't going to score high points!

    tell me what you think please.

  4. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    I want to use my freebie to do Krul>Adrian. Is there a chance that a player could get injured between now and the time games will be played?

  5. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    GtG

  6. BigBlackBony
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Will jovetic be playing tomorrow

  7. flippetyflop
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Is it always a bad idea for me to wildcard for GW1 if I have had 4 red arrows in a row?? I understand that due to fixtures it's better to wait until gw 22/23

  8. wh36tom
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Which City Full backs will be starting this gameweek?

    ZABA and CLICHY?

  9. premierglaser
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    What to do with this lot? Front 8 look ok?

    Hart--Hamer

    Clyne--Chambers--Azpi--Naylor--Duff

    Silva--Haz--Sanchez--Erikson--Downing

    Kane--Costa--Austin

    Would love to get sterling in but don't know for who...probably time to lose chambers.

    Cheers

    1. djenzio
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      erickson to sterling. cant see any other way you can get him

      1. izy
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Exactly the same conundrum!

        I have:
        Guzan Forster
        Zab Baines Caulker Azpi Wisdom
        Silva Sanchez Downing Hazard Marney
        Costa Kane Austin

        Thought Sanchez -> Sterling, since Sterling has easier fixtures, but that might be crazy.

  10. gillbee
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Will be using my wildcard as late as possible in Jan but currently stuck between tweaking defence - maybe getting in Trippier for underperforming Coleman to free up some cash or getting Liverpool midfielder into my team. Lallana might be coming onto a bit of form, Sterling is probably overdue a decent week, Henderson would let me bank some cash.

    So where would you use 1 FT / 1.5 M in the bank? Can just scrape Sterling / Lalla for either Siggy or Mirallas.

    Heaton / Pantilimon
    Coleman / Azpilicueta / Taylor / Wisdom / Skrtel
    Downing / Mirallas / Sigurdsson / Silva / Chadli
    Rooney / Costa / Kane

  11. Gazj11
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Will Jovetic start tomorrow?

    1. Slickville
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Hoping so.Would love to have him in the squad