Team News

FPL team news scant ahead of Gameweek 19

Our Team News and predicted line-ups are all updated and ready for your Gameweek 19 research.

As it’s Christmas Day, I don’t want to keep you any longer than is necessary.

For that reason, I shall prefer to direct you to the Team News tab above, where you can find all the latest information on all 20 Premier League sides.

Only a select few clubs gave press conferences on Christmas Eve to keep us in the loop.

They were Cardiff City, Brighton and Hove Albion and Liverpool. To these three clubs we extend our collective Fantasy Premier League thanks!

Six other sides doubled-up their post-match press conferences in Gameweek 18 to give their pre-match thoughts on Gameweek 19.

They were Arsenal, Burnley, Crystal Palace, Huddersfield, Leicester City and Newcastle United. Again, we thank these clubs too.

All others were unable to give us completely accurate up to date information, which is the unfortunate disclaimer we have to put out at this time of year.

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1,410 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Taegugk Warrior
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Alonso/Kola/Doh
    Salah/sterling/FAnderson/Richarlison
    Auba/wilson/rashford

    Subs: Hamer/Camarasa/Dunk(!!)/peltier

    1FT

    A. FAnderson to lingard
    B. FAnderson to martial
    C. Save FT

    1. LarryDuff
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      C

    2. Disco Stu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I'd consider saving. Anderson has a good fixture and nothing is ever guaranteed with a new manager especially over the Christmas fixtures

    3. The 5% Team
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      sounds boring, but C

      1. Taegugk Warrior
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        How about sterling to Hazard..?

    4. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B

    5. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B

  2. Disco Stu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    With Chicharito looking like he's out and Auba supposedly to the bench, would you do those two > Ings and Kane for a -4?

    1. LarryDuff
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Nah you'll want Auba back

      1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        no

    2. adam28193
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Do you have a source?

    3. Rash
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      What makes you say auba bench?

    4. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Auba bench source? Everyone said he’s be benched against Burnley and look how that turned out.

      1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        true

    5. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Auba bench is pure speculation

      1. Disco Stu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        No source. Just going on the rampant speculation around here

    6. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      even if auba plays or not i would do this

  3. Taegugk Warrior
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    D. Sterling to Hazard

  4. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Guys stay calm and trust Salah.

    Last 11 pl starts

    Firmino- 1 goal
    Mane- 3 goals
    Salah- 8 goals

    Salah has been liverpools main goal threat over this period and will start imo.

    Think Sturridge and Shaqiri are able deputys for firmino and mane.

    1. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      If he's ever going to get benched then it's this next game

      1. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Why.? 4 days rest is enough I'm. No worry of fatigue.

        Without Salah Liverpool will find it hard to break down Newcastle. And klopp won't risk dropping points as he would like to take 4 points advantage to arsenal nd city clash

        1. CRO KLOPP
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          He's been rested before,why?

        2. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          It’s all own personal bias and interpretation to be fair, but you would think if he is going to be rested, then logically it would be Newcastle or with limited minutes

          1. HurriKane
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Klopp can take Salah off at 60 -70 mins if Liverpool are leading.

            Get the business done first and then preserve him 😉

            1. CRO KLOPP
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              I think similar with Burnley game, doesn't

              1. CRO KLOPP
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                start and comes on for a 30-35 mins if needed,but that's my opinion

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Salah the most likliest to be rested from those to preserve him for the next big games to follow

      1. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Can't see klopp benching their most inform attacker when likes of firmino mane are struggling to find top form

  5. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Correct XI and bench? Wondering about Fraser/Awb.

    Pat
    Alonso Robbo Doherty
    Salah Sane Rich Fraser
    Kane Rashford Jim

    Bench: (Fab), Awb, Laporte, Stephens

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Awb over fraser IMO.

    2. Taking one for the team
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Maybe play AWB over Fraser this week based on fixtures

  6. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Lot of talk about rest and rotation this gw.

    One particular player that people are not too sure about starting is Aubameyang. He has had a meteoric rise in ownership in the past few weeks and a lot of people are contemplating getting rid of him for hits including myself.

    He has hauled last gw. He is a very fit player. He has rested in the cup games. Was injured for a bit and missed some minutes and has been the talisman for Arsenal this season.

    But Arsenal have a very important game vs Liverpool at the weekend where they need him fit and firing.

    I have a feeling that Emery won't risk not getting a result away vs a stoic Brighton by benching Auba. He probably would get his rest vs Fulham at home in GW 21. Arsenal play Saturday, Wednesday,Saturday,Tuesday and Saturday in GW 18,19,20,21,22.

    The Tuesday game looks the easiest and Laca,Ozil and Iwobi should be enough for that game but I'm not sure if that would be for the other games.

    Would like to hear what the community thinks about this one. Is a Auba benching in GW 19 on the cards?

    Merry Christmas to all! 🙂

    1. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Trying to make others sell? 😛

      1. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Ummmm....

    2. Disco Stu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I hope you're right

    3. Jealous Viper
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I think both start. Auba is by far their most in form player and top 4 race is tight. I see no reason why he is benched and even if he is, he has done well coming off the bench multiple times this season. If i owned him, I'll hold but might not cap

    4. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Don’t see it logical at all that Auba needs a rest now. And Arsenal needs him to keep up the pace.

      Don’t think very many of all the rotation risks mentioned here, will be rested. Most will probably start, but some will get linited minutes.

      1. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I think this could be the case. Sub at 70 odd minutes.

    5. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Auba benched for this game and also the FA Cup game. Then no more benchings except in the FA Cup or Europa League if the opposition is weak.

      1. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I think Fulham and FA cup.

        1. S.Kuqi
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Pls no. Best captain option that gw 🙁

    6. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Auba could be benched. But I agree with you that he’s likely to start. We will never know but those dumping him because they “are sure” he will be rested will suffer. A lot sold him last age because they were sure he would be rested and look how that turned out.

      1. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Very true.

  7. lindeg
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Any news on chicha?

  8. BlzE_94
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Wait did Klopp mention anything about Salah being rested?

  9. Taking one for the team
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Who to play this week in defence:

    Robbo (New)
    Shaw (HUD)
    Alonso (wat)
    Doherty (ful)
    AWB (Car)

    Pick 3 to play & 2 to bench?

    1. nibby
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Alonso bench. Really tough one. Have a feeling robertson to be rested

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Bench AWB and Alonso

    3. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Ouch that’s a really tough one. Do you have to only play 3 at the bank?

      If forced I guess I’d bench Shaw and Doherty but I don’t like it

      1. Taking one for the team
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I know I’m struggling to pick the right team this week. Here’s my team and preferred line-up:

        Fab
        Shaw, Alonso, Robbo,
        Haz, Sane, Anderson, Lingard
        Kane (C), Jimmy, Rashford

        Subs - Doherty, Patterson, AWB

        What would you change?

        1. Don Kloppeone
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Looking at it like that I think I’d bench the ones you have but play AWB ahead of Patterson

          1. Taking one for the team
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Nice one thanks

          2. RamaJama
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            This

  10. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Who would you bench?

    A) Wilson (tot)
    B) AWB (CAR)
    C) Luiz (wat)
    D) Snoddy (sou)

    Currently have Wilson on bench and playing the rest. Agree?

    Xmas greetings to all!

    1. Taking one for the team
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Agree

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Think Wilson is more likely to score than both Snoddy and AWB. Would bench AWB, Cpl’s defensive form not the best

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Wilson could score but not sure I agree re AWB. They are playing Cardiff at home and are back in form atm.

        1. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Cpl conceded 2 last match and 3 against West Ham 2 weeks ago.

          1. Don Kloppeone
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Last match was vs MCI!
            And WHU are a v attacking side.

            Not sure you can compare either to Cardiff!

  11. french holiday
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Redman TV predicted team news shows Salah being benched for Sturridge for the Newcastle game.

    1. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Need to be confirmed by Klopp TV but highly likely imo

    2. rokonto
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Is redman tv a good indicator then?

    3. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      No its just a fan channel .Not an indicator at all

  12. nibby
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Start AWB or TAA?

    1. french holiday
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      TAA injured

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      TAA

  13. BlzE_94
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Captain Salah or Kane?

    Fabianski
    Alonso Robertson Doherty
    Salah Son Martial Richarlison
    Kane Jimenez Ings

    Bench: Button, Snodgrass, Wan-Bissaka, Digne

    1. Taking one for the team
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Kane

    2. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Harry

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Not fancy any City?

      1. BlzE_94
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Nope! Might bring a city mid in but not anytime soon

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Hehe that’s fair enough then

  14. FleckyT
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Bench one?
    A) Dig (bur)
    B) Kola (bri)
    C) AWB (CAR)

    Torn between AWB and Kola

    1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      C imo still

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A or C

  15. TeamSteam
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sane for Haz for -4? Not liking Sane and Citys form or rotation risk.

    1. Taking one for the team
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Would try to get Haz in another way

      1. TeamSteam
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        No other way really possible.

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      No

    3. Not again Shirley
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Crazy talk. City lose one game and people say dodgy citry form. Sane was flavour of the month a week ago. Surely not that much ha changed just because he didn’t return at the weekend (if the shot had gone in that hit the post people would be reacting so different)

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        This. People have too much time to kneejerk during Christmas, and very biased by chasing last week’s points

      2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        absolute godamnnn madness.Last week sane sterling pair was a must on here to keep for a long time and now all dumping to get salah(which i can understand but still sideways) and utd mids(lolololol) ,son(which is a bit shortterm).Not sure how one result means city are in a slump lol .Would be nice if city thump a team in next 2 to punish the sellers

  16. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Richarlison or lingard?

    1. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Lingard no brainer. Has been so consistent over this season and will suddenly be a world beater under olle 😉

    2. Ibralicious
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Lingard for now but once Lukaku and Sanchez return and fit in probably Rich. So Richarlison if you want a long-term option

    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Richa

      1. Iceball
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Lingard

    4. Garlana
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Haha thanks guys, knew it wasn't a straight forward move!

    5. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Lingard

    6. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Lingard

  17. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    https://twitter.com/FPLMario/status/1077581494871310338?s=20

    FPL parody of Billy Joel's we didnt start the fire. Absolutely hilarious!

    1. Azathoth
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      How many of the posters here,do u think know BJ?

  18. Ibralicious
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    McCarthy - Bennett - Fraser - Bednarek

    Been losing out on a lot of bench points lately so:

    1) Start Fraser over Paterson?
    2) Is the bench order correct?

    Merry Christmas to everyone and cheers!

  19. luk46
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Fabianski
    Kolasinac Alonso Doherty AWB
    Salah Hazard Martial
    Auba Jimenez Rashford

    Anderson, Digne on the bench

    keep ft or sub Alonso out?
    Robbo, VVD, Trippier, Laporte?

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Save

  20. as33
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Any good on my WC: Fab/Hart
    Robbo, Kola, Jonny, Bednarek, WB
    Salah, Hazard, Anderson, Martial, Camarasa
    Kane, Rashford, Jeminez?

    None of City players

  21. Azathoth
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Who 2 to play?
    a) Laporte
    b) Doherty
    c) Digne
    d) Chicharito

    Thanx

    1. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A,B

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      AB

  22. Jealous Viper
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Why do people think Alonso may not play?

    1. altan8797
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      he will get his rest at some point. timing looks right

    2. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      ITK tweet

      1. fr3d
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        He’s not ITK, he’s a Chelsea fan that thinks Emerson deserves a chance. You and I can make stupid predictions on Twitter as well. Nothing in it.

        1. S.Kuqi
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Hopefully you are right

      2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        No he is not an itk.He is has got predictions wrong too.Sarri doesnt make crazy unpredictable changes like unai or pep so easy to predict

  23. lindeg
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Would you do pedro to lingard -4??

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      No

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Nope

  24. french holiday
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Pochettino: "...players that need rest will be rested and everyone will be ready for the game..."

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Kane won’t be rested

      1. Party time
          5 years, 3 months ago

          This.

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Just saw the tweet about Scout Selected team getting 33 points last gw.
      Everyone had a bad one 😛

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        They have lost their touch

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Yeah

    3. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Don't mimd odd benching of my starting 11.

      All my bench players have favorable fixture

      1. Liber
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        You wouldn't mind odd 1 pointer?

    4. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Thinking of some moves:
      A) Rich + Rondon —>Martial + Ings
      B) Sterling + Rich —> Son + Martial
      Any advice?
      Have a good Christmas 🙂

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        A

      2. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        A

      3. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Rondon >> ings only.
        Why sell richa after holding him through bad fixtures ??

      4. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        A maybe but i still wouldnt do that but cant see much advantage of ings over rondon next 3 and martial over rich .B is madness

    5. Slitherene
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Best week punts, for GW 19?

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Zaha
        Kdb
        Aguero

        1. Slitherene
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Don't expect Zaha to do much.

      2. french holiday
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Mata

        1. Slitherene
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          You don't expect Lingard to play?

      3. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Shaq
        Kun

    6. altan8797
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      probability kane being benched?

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        2%

      2. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        15 %

      3. Azathoth
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        after 60-70 mins,if Spurs are winning 2-0

    7. The Alli Way
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Best defender to get for under 5.2? Currently thinking Lovren or Digne

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        AWB

      2. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Doherty
        Taa
        Digne
        Lovren
        In order.

      3. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Would also put Shaw into that mix